The best indicator for CrowdStrike (CRWD)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real CrowdStrike (CRWD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for CrowdStrike (CRWD) over ~7.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.0% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 42.1% | 1.11 | -47.3% | 35.0% | 80 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 42.1% | 1.09 | -41.9% | 48.9% | 329 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 34.9% | 0.98 | -49.3% | 40.9% | 88 | -7.2% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 32.5% | 0.97 | -40.3% | 57.7% | 26 | -7.2% |
| 5 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 31.6% | 0.91 | -48.9% | 43.7% | 151 | -10.5% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 32.1% | 0.86 | -48.7% | 52.9% | 17 | -7.6% |
| 7 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 26.0% | 0.8 | -45.6% | 42.9% | 105 | -16.1% |
| 8 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 22.7% | 0.78 | -38.1% | 53.3% | 30 | -19.4% |
| 9 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 16.0% | 0.66 | -46.2% | 51.6% | 31 | -26.1% |
| 10 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.6 | -46.2% | 52.4% | 21 | -22.5% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 19.2% | 0.68 | -54.3% | 53.8% | 13 | -20.5% |
| 12 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.57 | -73.7% | 52.4% | 21 | -24.4% |
| 13 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.2% | 0.55 | -68.1% | 59.4% | 69 | -25.5% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.4% | 0.54 | -56.3% | 33.3% | 15 | -27.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For CrowdStrike (CRWD), RSI Trend (>50) 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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