The best indicator for Dash (DASH)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Dash (DASH) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Rate of Change
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Dash (DASH) over ~12.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 33.1% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.55 | -69.9% | 36.8% | 182 | 33.1% |
| 2 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.44 | -73.3% | 36.4% | 107 | 24.8% |
| 3 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 10.3% | 0.43 | -64.7% | 33.3% | 51 | 26.4% |
| 4 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.42 | -93.3% | 44.4% | 545 | 23.1% |
| 5 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 4.2% | 0.37 | -88.5% | 36.7% | 286 | 20.3% |
| 6 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.36 | -78.6% | 33.3% | 45 | 20.8% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 3.3% | 0.35 | -80.9% | 36.4% | 165 | 19.4% |
| 8 | ADX / DMI | Daily | 1.0% | 0.3 | -87.0% | 33.8% | 74 | 17.1% |
| 9 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 0.7% | 0.3 | -76.6% | 37.9% | 169 | 16.8% |
| 10 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | -7.2% | 0.27 | -84.9% | 20.6% | 34 | 19.6% |
| 11 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | -7.8% | 0.26 | -92.1% | 37.7% | 77 | 19.0% |
| 12 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | -10.8% | 0.24 | -88.4% | 36.0% | 25 | 15.9% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | -6.1% | 0.23 | -92.7% | 54.9% | 51 | 10.1% |
| 14 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.39 | -81.8% | 62.5% | 8 | 30.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Dash (DASH), Rate of Change 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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