The best indicator for Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
MACD
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS) over ~64.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.8% 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 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.62 | -57.6% | 51.6% | 126 | -0.8% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.56 | -55.7% | 40.3% | 149 | -2.2% |
| 3 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.54 | -76.9% | 40.0% | 1441 | -2.5% |
| 4 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.54 | -58.7% | 51.4% | 179 | -2.5% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.53 | -81.3% | 37.8% | 873 | -2.9% |
| 6 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.52 | -76.3% | 37.5% | 850 | -3.1% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.51 | -69.9% | 46.9% | 292 | -3.1% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.51 | -59.7% | 47.3% | 182 | -3.3% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.5 | -57.3% | 46.3% | 255 | -4.3% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.5 | -52.0% | 43.6% | 181 | -3.5% |
| 11 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.49 | -57.0% | 42.7% | 415 | -5.1% |
| 12 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.48 | -66.1% | 45.4% | 291 | -5.5% |
| 13 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 8.2% | 0.47 | -80.3% | 41.0% | 1022 | -4.1% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.45 | -69.9% | 61.8% | 55 | -5.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Walt Disney Company (The) (DIS), MACD on the weekly 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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