The best indicator for Blackstone Inc. (BX)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Blackstone Inc. (BX) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Midline
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Blackstone Inc. (BX) over ~18.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.0% 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 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 16.3% | 0.67 | -37.9% | 39.8% | 244 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.63 | -50.3% | 42.9% | 280 | 2.5% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.62 | -54.5% | 41.4% | 244 | 2.2% |
| 4 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.9% | 0.6 | -50.1% | 47.7% | 906 | 2.6% |
| 5 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.6 | -61.8% | 48.5% | 33 | 3.0% |
| 6 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.59 | -43.1% | 58.8% | 17 | -1.0% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.53 | -68.6% | 37.2% | 43 | -1.2% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.53 | -45.6% | 93.8% | 16 | -1.9% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 13.2% | 0.63 | -36.5% | 50.0% | 12 | 1.0% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.48 | -61.1% | 60.4% | 48 | -2.0% |
| 11 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.51 | -53.8% | 50.0% | 14 | -1.5% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.47 | -76.0% | 45.3% | 172 | -2.3% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.45 | -39.5% | 51.7% | 29 | -3.5% |
| 14 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.44 | -64.4% | 47.0% | 66 | -3.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Blackstone Inc. (BX), Donchian Midline 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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