The best indicator for EOG Resources (EOG)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real EOG Resources (EOG) 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 EOG Resources (EOG) over ~36.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.1% 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 | 10.8% | 0.56 | -51.9% | 83.3% | 42 | -2.1% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.47 | -51.9% | 75.9% | 29 | -3.7% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.46 | -63.1% | 71.7% | 187 | -4.3% |
| 4 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.5% | 0.45 | -54.2% | 69.8% | 245 | -4.5% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.41 | -59.1% | 75.0% | 52 | -5.9% |
| 6 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.38 | -52.0% | 74.4% | 39 | -6.3% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.37 | -63.7% | 67.1% | 140 | -6.6% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.34 | -68.6% | 39.3% | 28 | -7.3% |
| 9 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.32 | -57.6% | 50.0% | 52 | -8.2% |
| 10 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.4% | 0.3 | -70.6% | 36.0% | 89 | -8.6% |
| 11 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 4.4% | 0.3 | -68.0% | 35.5% | 521 | -8.6% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.3 | -53.1% | 79.3% | 29 | -8.7% |
| 13 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 4.2% | 0.29 | -54.5% | 69.2% | 185 | -8.8% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.29 | -72.5% | 51.6% | 31 | -8.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For EOG Resources (EOG), 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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