The best indicator for Dover Corporation (DOV)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Dover Corporation (DOV) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
CCI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Dover Corporation (DOV) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.2% 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 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.59 | -35.3% | 82.6% | 46 | -5.2% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.52 | -36.2% | 82.9% | 35 | -5.5% |
| 3 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.47 | -54.5% | 45.4% | 141 | -6.0% |
| 4 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.46 | -57.0% | 38.8% | 134 | -6.1% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.44 | -49.2% | 87.8% | 41 | -7.3% |
| 6 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.44 | -49.8% | 49.8% | 410 | -6.6% |
| 7 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.43 | -35.3% | 44.9% | 454 | -6.8% |
| 8 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.43 | -53.2% | 73.0% | 226 | -6.8% |
| 9 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.43 | -40.6% | 77.5% | 40 | -7.4% |
| 10 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.41 | -42.9% | 42.7% | 735 | -7.2% |
| 11 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.39 | -57.7% | 40.1% | 1048 | -7.6% |
| 12 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.38 | -54.7% | 72.3% | 184 | -7.5% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.37 | -48.2% | 42.1% | 629 | -7.9% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 5.4% | 0.37 | -53.9% | 44.9% | 156 | -8.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Dover Corporation (DOV), CCI 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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