The best indicator for Electronic Arts (EA)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Electronic Arts (EA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Electronic Arts (EA) over ~36.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.7% 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 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 11.0% | 0.56 | -62.5% | 66.2% | 145 | -6.7% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.53 | -59.7% | 50.0% | 16 | -5.1% |
| 3 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.46 | -65.4% | 47.4% | 76 | -8.5% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.46 | -55.2% | 79.5% | 39 | -9.3% |
| 5 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.43 | -81.3% | 36.2% | 94 | -8.4% |
| 6 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.43 | -63.7% | 46.7% | 60 | -9.6% |
| 7 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.43 | -72.7% | 45.0% | 120 | -9.0% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.42 | -76.0% | 47.1% | 34 | -8.7% |
| 9 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.41 | -69.1% | 66.1% | 230 | -9.7% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.39 | -65.2% | 69.1% | 181 | -10.3% |
| 11 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.8% | 0.39 | -71.4% | 74.2% | 31 | -10.0% |
| 12 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.39 | -68.6% | 63.6% | 33 | -11.2% |
| 13 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.39 | -65.5% | 51.7% | 29 | -10.5% |
| 14 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.38 | -71.5% | 40.0% | 30 | -10.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Electronic Arts (EA), Bollinger Mean-Reversion 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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