The best indicator for Ball Corporation (BALL)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ball Corporation (BALL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Money Flow Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ball Corporation (BALL) over ~53.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.8% CAGR.
The winner on each chart
Every indicator, ranked
Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.
| # | Indicator | TF | CAGR | Sharpe | Max DD | Win | Trades | vs B&H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 8.2% | 0.5 | -48.1% | 78.2% | 55 | -3.8% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.49 | -56.0% | 69.9% | 206 | -3.7% |
| 3 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.49 | -44.4% | 55.0% | 20 | -3.1% |
| 4 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.45 | -49.9% | 51.4% | 35 | -4.0% |
| 5 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.43 | -41.3% | 75.0% | 40 | -6.6% |
| 6 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.41 | -49.3% | 78.9% | 71 | -5.9% |
| 7 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.4 | -54.4% | 51.2% | 43 | -5.3% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.4 | -35.2% | 79.6% | 49 | -6.4% |
| 9 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.4 | -46.2% | 74.4% | 39 | -6.0% |
| 10 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.38 | -58.3% | 37.4% | 147 | -6.3% |
| 11 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.36 | -49.6% | 65.9% | 355 | -6.9% |
| 12 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.36 | -52.8% | 40.8% | 853 | -6.6% |
| 13 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.36 | -44.2% | 77.5% | 80 | -7.3% |
| 14 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.7% | 0.34 | -38.9% | 70.7% | 82 | -8.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Ball Corporation (BALL), Money Flow Index on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It still trailed buy-and-hold on raw return — but remember: this is a hypothetical backtest of a standard rule, not a recommendation. Markets change. See the methodology and disclaimer.
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