The best indicator for CRH plc (CRH)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real CRH plc (CRH) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Williams %R
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for CRH plc (CRH) over ~36.9 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.2% 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 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.56 | -54.7% | 67.8% | 239 | -2.2% |
| 2 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.55 | -49.8% | 70.7% | 174 | -2.9% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.5 | -52.2% | 70.9% | 172 | -3.2% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.5 | -54.3% | 74.6% | 130 | -3.1% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.42 | -45.4% | 61.3% | 31 | -5.8% |
| 6 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.5% | 0.38 | -51.3% | 69.4% | 124 | -7.3% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.38 | -51.5% | 77.6% | 49 | -6.9% |
| 8 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.2% | 0.37 | -52.3% | 67.3% | 52 | -8.6% |
| 9 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.36 | -42.2% | 71.4% | 28 | -7.5% |
| 10 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.53 | -28.3% | 100.0% | 10 | -5.4% |
| 11 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.35 | -60.8% | 65.5% | 58 | -7.2% |
| 12 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.5% | 0.34 | -57.7% | 38.1% | 21 | -7.3% |
| 13 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.32 | -43.1% | 77.8% | 45 | -8.5% |
| 14 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.47 | -33.7% | 70.0% | 10 | -6.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For CRH plc (CRH), Williams %R 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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