The best indicator for Digital Realty (DLR)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Digital Realty (DLR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Money Flow Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Digital Realty (DLR) over ~21.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.6% 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 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.63 | -27.0% | 88.9% | 18 | -10.6% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 11.3% | 0.61 | -54.9% | 73.7% | 137 | -6.8% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.58 | -46.3% | 48.2% | 56 | -7.4% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.56 | -34.5% | 70.2% | 84 | -9.5% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.52 | -38.2% | 85.7% | 21 | -10.8% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.51 | -47.5% | 47.7% | 44 | -8.6% |
| 7 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.5 | -38.2% | 88.2% | 17 | -11.7% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.49 | -47.1% | 42.4% | 59 | -9.4% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.44 | -39.6% | 87.5% | 16 | -12.2% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.43 | -52.5% | 75.3% | 93 | -11.0% |
| 11 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.43 | -37.5% | 71.0% | 31 | -11.8% |
| 12 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.43 | -48.1% | 50.7% | 67 | -10.8% |
| 13 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.42 | -51.0% | 43.8% | 16 | -10.6% |
| 14 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.41 | -45.1% | 53.7% | 108 | -11.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Digital Realty (DLR), Money Flow Index 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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