The best indicator for Emerson Electric (EMR)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Emerson Electric (EMR) 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 Emerson Electric (EMR) over ~54.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.2% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.44 | -51.2% | 84.9% | 53 | -4.2% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.44 | -51.2% | 78.5% | 79 | -4.0% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.43 | -56.0% | 69.4% | 271 | -4.0% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.43 | -52.0% | 83.0% | 47 | -3.8% |
| 5 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.42 | -61.4% | 85.7% | 42 | -3.6% |
| 6 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.42 | -50.2% | 79.6% | 54 | -4.3% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.4 | -54.1% | 72.9% | 218 | -3.8% |
| 8 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.39 | -46.8% | 82.1% | 84 | -5.0% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.38 | -55.9% | 67.8% | 233 | -5.2% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.37 | -39.2% | 82.5% | 40 | -6.0% |
| 11 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.36 | -50.1% | 40.5% | 37 | -4.8% |
| 12 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.33 | -57.8% | 67.4% | 362 | -5.6% |
| 13 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.31 | -54.3% | 71.0% | 272 | -6.1% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.3 | -64.2% | 42.9% | 28 | -5.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Emerson Electric (EMR), 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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