The best indicator for DoorDash (DASH)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real DoorDash (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 DoorDash (DASH) over ~5.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 21.8% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 18.4% | 0.66 | -53.7% | 46.7% | 75 | 21.8% |
| 2 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 13.6% | 0.57 | -47.4% | 66.7% | 15 | 15.6% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.37 | -53.4% | 39.1% | 64 | 10.4% |
| 4 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.49 | -32.9% | 54.5% | 11 | 12.5% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.51 | -32.1% | 60.0% | 10 | 13.1% |
| 6 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.32 | -53.4% | 40.6% | 69 | 8.8% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.53 | -54.4% | 44.4% | 9 | 15.4% |
| 8 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 3.3% | 0.28 | -60.8% | 39.2% | 125 | 6.7% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.27 | -52.9% | 52.4% | 21 | 7.0% |
| 10 | Holy Grail Confluence | Daily | 9.1% | 0.42 | -47.0% | 75.0% | 8 | 12.5% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | -0.8% | 0.2 | -70.1% | 57.1% | 21 | 2.6% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion | Daily | 0.1% | 0.17 | -43.2% | 63.2% | 19 | 3.5% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 1.0% | 0.16 | -52.2% | 47.8% | 23 | 4.4% |
| 14 | CCI | Daily | -5.4% | 0.07 | -68.2% | 70.4% | 27 | -2.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For DoorDash (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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