The best indicator for Camden Property Trust (CPT)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Camden Property Trust (CPT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 50/200 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Camden Property Trust (CPT) over ~32.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.1% 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 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.56 | -39.1% | 56.2% | 16 | -2.1% |
| 2 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.51 | -45.2% | 57.9% | 19 | -2.6% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.42 | -46.1% | 86.7% | 30 | -4.6% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.4 | -52.0% | 71.2% | 156 | -4.8% |
| 5 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.4 | -45.3% | 86.7% | 45 | -4.8% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.5 | -43.2% | 75.0% | 12 | -2.7% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.39 | -49.4% | 75.9% | 29 | -5.7% |
| 8 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.38 | -73.5% | 70.2% | 124 | -4.8% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 4.5% | 0.38 | -33.3% | 54.2% | 24 | -5.9% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.37 | -59.3% | 73.9% | 153 | -5.2% |
| 11 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.35 | -38.9% | 67.2% | 134 | -6.0% |
| 12 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 3.8% | 0.35 | -28.8% | 55.2% | 58 | -6.7% |
| 13 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.3 | -58.7% | 71.0% | 207 | -6.6% |
| 14 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 3.0% | 0.3 | -44.2% | 59.4% | 32 | -7.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Camden Property Trust (CPT), EMA 50/200 Cross 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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