The best indicator for Comcast (CMCSA)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Comcast (CMCSA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Comcast (CMCSA) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.5% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 8.5% | 0.48 | -45.8% | 72.2% | 227 | -5.5% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.47 | -58.1% | 47.4% | 19 | -4.3% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.4 | -45.5% | 67.9% | 293 | -7.1% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.39 | -70.8% | 40.6% | 106 | -7.2% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.39 | -51.7% | 72.0% | 225 | -7.4% |
| 6 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.38 | -50.7% | 51.5% | 33 | -7.2% |
| 7 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.37 | -60.6% | 39.4% | 33 | -7.6% |
| 8 | Stochastic | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.36 | -46.4% | 76.1% | 46 | -8.2% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.36 | -53.1% | 50.0% | 38 | -8.0% |
| 10 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.35 | -37.4% | 69.7% | 66 | -9.7% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.2% | 0.33 | -55.6% | 66.9% | 166 | -8.7% |
| 12 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.33 | -65.9% | 43.9% | 139 | -8.4% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.31 | -47.7% | 46.7% | 45 | -9.7% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.3 | -42.5% | 65.6% | 180 | -9.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Comcast (CMCSA), Stochastic 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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