The best indicator for Corpay (CPAY)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Corpay (CPAY) 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 Corpay (CPAY) over ~15.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.9% 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 | 14.0% | 0.76 | -39.1% | 80.5% | 77 | -3.9% |
| 2 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.64 | -39.1% | 76.7% | 30 | -6.3% |
| 3 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.63 | -30.6% | 85.7% | 14 | -8.7% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.56 | -39.5% | 75.4% | 61 | -7.6% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.52 | -28.8% | 85.7% | 14 | -9.7% |
| 6 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.48 | -42.6% | 72.3% | 65 | -10.6% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI | Daily | 6.4% | 0.48 | -33.6% | 45.9% | 98 | -11.5% |
| 8 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.46 | -28.8% | 80.0% | 15 | -10.3% |
| 9 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.52 | -31.3% | 84.6% | 13 | -8.9% |
| 10 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.44 | -33.0% | 77.8% | 18 | -10.5% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.43 | -44.4% | 45.8% | 142 | -10.8% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.41 | -38.3% | 45.3% | 137 | -10.8% |
| 13 | EMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 6.7% | 0.4 | -58.6% | 25.0% | 16 | -11.2% |
| 14 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.55 | -50.2% | 40.0% | 10 | -7.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Corpay (CPAY), 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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