The best indicator for Cencora (COR)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Cencora (COR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Cencora (COR) over ~31.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.0% 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 Breakout ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.59 | -39.0% | 52.9% | 121 | -7.0% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.56 | -59.0% | 80.5% | 41 | -8.2% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.55 | -59.1% | 33.3% | 18 | -6.2% |
| 4 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.54 | -48.0% | 45.7% | 403 | -7.3% |
| 5 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.53 | -61.4% | 45.0% | 20 | -7.0% |
| 6 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.51 | -44.4% | 50.0% | 24 | -8.7% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.5 | -58.7% | 45.2% | 84 | -8.0% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.5 | -59.0% | 84.4% | 32 | -9.8% |
| 9 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.49 | -39.0% | 49.0% | 153 | -10.4% |
| 10 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.59 | -57.0% | 58.3% | 12 | -5.2% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.43 | -54.8% | 38.6% | 70 | -9.9% |
| 12 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.42 | -62.7% | 82.1% | 28 | -10.7% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.4 | -44.6% | 42.8% | 201 | -11.6% |
| 14 | RSI Trend (>50) | Daily | 6.5% | 0.39 | -63.1% | 40.7% | 420 | -10.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Cencora (COR), Donchian Breakout 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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