The best indicator for Ecolab (ECL)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ecolab (ECL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ecolab (ECL) over ~53.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.6% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.48 | -33.2% | 85.1% | 47 | -3.6% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.47 | -50.1% | 70.4% | 203 | -2.8% |
| 3 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.47 | -52.2% | 79.5% | 83 | -3.7% |
| 4 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.44 | -58.1% | 72.7% | 344 | -4.0% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.44 | -54.0% | 81.0% | 63 | -3.9% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.42 | -42.3% | 75.9% | 257 | -4.2% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.4% | 0.41 | -56.6% | 82.7% | 52 | -4.8% |
| 8 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.4 | -33.9% | 78.8% | 80 | -6.2% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.39 | -71.6% | 38.1% | 21 | -4.4% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.8% | 0.38 | -42.3% | 72.8% | 217 | -5.5% |
| 11 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.38 | -50.9% | 73.0% | 252 | -4.9% |
| 12 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.38 | -49.8% | 72.7% | 55 | -5.0% |
| 13 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.38 | -39.8% | 80.0% | 40 | -5.7% |
| 14 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.38 | -56.6% | 88.4% | 43 | -4.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Ecolab (ECL), Stochastic 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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