The best indicator for Corteva (CTVA)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Corteva (CTVA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Corteva (CTVA) over ~7.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 6.8% 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 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 23.2% | 0.99 | -28.2% | 75.9% | 29 | 6.8% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.94 | -28.2% | 80.0% | 40 | 3.1% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 19.9% | 0.92 | -28.2% | 70.0% | 50 | 3.5% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 17.6% | 0.85 | -28.2% | 69.2% | 39 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.73 | -28.2% | 73.3% | 30 | -3.5% |
| 6 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.58 | -28.2% | 72.7% | 11 | -7.1% |
| 7 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.64 | -29.5% | 88.9% | 9 | -4.8% |
| 8 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.5 | -34.0% | 54.5% | 11 | -7.6% |
| 9 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.29 | -35.4% | 40.0% | 25 | -12.1% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 3.6% | 0.27 | -36.6% | 39.1% | 69 | -12.6% |
| 11 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.2% | 0.44 | -20.1% | 100.0% | 9 | -11.2% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 2.6% | 0.23 | -38.1% | 41.7% | 72 | -13.8% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 1.6% | 0.18 | -48.6% | 33.3% | 18 | -14.8% |
| 14 | Bollinger Breakout | Weekly | 1.8% | 0.19 | -21.0% | 25.0% | 8 | -14.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Corteva (CTVA), WaveTrend (8/6/4) on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — 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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