The best indicator for Becton Dickinson (BDX)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Becton Dickinson (BDX) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Williams %R
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Becton Dickinson (BDX) over ~53.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% 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 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.54 | -34.5% | 84.9% | 73 | -3.1% |
| 2 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.49 | -37.4% | 77.1% | 83 | -3.8% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.43 | -39.3% | 83.3% | 54 | -4.7% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.42 | -43.7% | 68.6% | 258 | -4.6% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.41 | -34.5% | 79.2% | 53 | -5.4% |
| 6 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.4 | -41.2% | 67.7% | 350 | -4.7% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.4 | -44.7% | 71.1% | 197 | -4.3% |
| 8 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.39 | -38.1% | 73.8% | 225 | -5.6% |
| 9 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.39 | -45.8% | 76.2% | 42 | -5.1% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.37 | -47.7% | 71.5% | 270 | -5.3% |
| 11 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.2% | 0.34 | -47.3% | 70.0% | 40 | -5.9% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.4% | 0.34 | -34.6% | 76.9% | 39 | -6.7% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.32 | -66.8% | 33.3% | 27 | -5.6% |
| 14 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.39 | -19.8% | 100.0% | 12 | -6.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Becton Dickinson (BDX), Williams %R on the weekly 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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