The best indicator for Blockchain (BLOK)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Blockchain (BLOK) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Blockchain (BLOK) over ~8.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 13.8% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 31.1% | 1.13 | -33.2% | 38.2% | 89 | 13.8% |
| 2 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 28.3% | 1.12 | -27.9% | 62.5% | 32 | 11.0% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 31.0% | 1.12 | -33.9% | 41.0% | 83 | 13.7% |
| 4 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 21.4% | 0.98 | -25.0% | 57.6% | 33 | 4.1% |
| 5 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 25.9% | 0.92 | -44.5% | 31.0% | 29 | 8.9% |
| 6 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 21.8% | 0.86 | -59.1% | 47.1% | 121 | 4.6% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 20.4% | 0.83 | -47.7% | 46.9% | 175 | 3.1% |
| 8 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 20.0% | 0.77 | -48.6% | 52.4% | 82 | 3.1% |
| 9 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 20.1% | 0.76 | -47.4% | 36.8% | 19 | 3.1% |
| 10 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 19.2% | 0.73 | -51.6% | 41.7% | 24 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 18.0% | 0.71 | -40.4% | 44.4% | 18 | 1.1% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 18.2% | 0.71 | -50.0% | 42.9% | 14 | 1.2% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.64 | -38.8% | 39.3% | 56 | -4.4% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.57 | -50.7% | 38.1% | 21 | -4.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Blockchain (BLOK), RSI Trend (>50) on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — 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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