The best indicator for D. R. Horton (DHI)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real D. R. Horton (DHI) 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 D. R. Horton (DHI) over ~34.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.3% 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 | 14.1% | 0.56 | -71.2% | 73.7% | 133 | -1.3% |
| 2 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 9.0% | 0.49 | -65.5% | 73.4% | 143 | -6.5% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.43 | -67.9% | 70.0% | 223 | -6.6% |
| 4 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.43 | -57.6% | 55.1% | 69 | -6.3% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.43 | -64.7% | 69.4% | 36 | -7.0% |
| 6 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.42 | -66.2% | 79.2% | 53 | -7.4% |
| 7 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.2% | 0.4 | -66.5% | 48.0% | 25 | -7.3% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.39 | -59.5% | 78.8% | 33 | -7.9% |
| 9 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.38 | -61.7% | 71.5% | 165 | -8.4% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.38 | -82.1% | 38.4% | 99 | -8.2% |
| 11 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.37 | -66.6% | 67.4% | 43 | -8.2% |
| 12 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.37 | -74.7% | 48.4% | 93 | -8.3% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.36 | -61.8% | 55.6% | 18 | -8.6% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.35 | -81.6% | 38.0% | 79 | -9.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For D. R. Horton (DHI), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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