The best indicator for Cooper Companies (The) (COO)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Cooper Companies (The) (COO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 20/50 Cross
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Cooper Companies (The) (COO) over ~43.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.4% 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 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.47 | -55.5% | 42.9% | 14 | 4.4% |
| 2 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.4 | -70.8% | 44.4% | 27 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.39 | -74.4% | 51.3% | 396 | 2.4% |
| 4 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.37 | -64.6% | 40.6% | 106 | 1.8% |
| 5 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.36 | -84.4% | 45.1% | 91 | 1.4% |
| 6 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.35 | -72.1% | 43.3% | 30 | 1.1% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 5.4% | 0.33 | -77.1% | 48.3% | 60 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.32 | -75.1% | 45.1% | 102 | 0.0% |
| 9 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 4.9% | 0.31 | -76.1% | 45.5% | 191 | -0.4% |
| 10 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.3 | -71.2% | 42.1% | 140 | -0.7% |
| 11 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 2.6% | 0.23 | -90.5% | 48.8% | 164 | -2.7% |
| 12 | MACD | Daily | 1.3% | 0.22 | -96.9% | 39.5% | 441 | -4.0% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 2.3% | 0.22 | -93.5% | 43.0% | 270 | -3.0% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout | Weekly | 2.0% | 0.2 | -76.1% | 39.0% | 41 | -3.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Cooper Companies (The) (COO), EMA 20/50 Cross on the weekly 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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