The best indicator for Conagra Brands (CAG)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Conagra Brands (CAG) 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 Conagra Brands (CAG) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.2% 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 | 6.2% | 0.46 | -43.4% | 69.1% | 55 | -4.2% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.41 | -42.3% | 81.8% | 66 | -5.5% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 4.5% | 0.4 | -45.5% | 72.5% | 40 | -6.1% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.39 | -42.7% | 71.0% | 31 | -5.8% |
| 5 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.36 | -52.6% | 72.2% | 72 | -6.2% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.36 | -68.8% | 47.6% | 21 | -5.0% |
| 7 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.36 | -41.0% | 76.5% | 34 | -6.8% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.34 | -54.6% | 47.2% | 36 | -5.3% |
| 9 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.3% | 0.34 | -44.1% | 73.2% | 71 | -7.1% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.34 | -57.2% | 70.1% | 221 | -6.1% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.34 | -49.8% | 69.9% | 166 | -5.8% |
| 12 | EMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 4.9% | 0.33 | -54.4% | 34.4% | 32 | -5.5% |
| 13 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 3.8% | 0.32 | -47.7% | 71.7% | 46 | -6.7% |
| 14 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.3 | -64.5% | 49.3% | 138 | -6.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Conagra Brands (CAG), 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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