The best indicator for Equity Residential (EQR)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Equity Residential (EQR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Equity Residential (EQR) over ~32.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% 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 ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.48 | -36.7% | 71.9% | 160 | -3.1% |
| 2 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.4% | 0.47 | -44.7% | 66.7% | 18 | -3.0% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.44 | -41.6% | 45.0% | 20 | -3.6% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.44 | -37.7% | 70.0% | 130 | -4.4% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.44 | -44.0% | 71.0% | 210 | -3.7% |
| 6 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.8% | 0.41 | -35.9% | 82.9% | 41 | -6.7% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.41 | -65.4% | 68.9% | 119 | -3.1% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.41 | -42.7% | 39.3% | 89 | -4.7% |
| 9 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.41 | -31.9% | 60.0% | 40 | -5.7% |
| 10 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.39 | -51.0% | 80.9% | 47 | -4.3% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.38 | -48.7% | 50.0% | 16 | -5.2% |
| 12 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.38 | -38.3% | 56.0% | 25 | -5.7% |
| 13 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.35 | -47.9% | 73.9% | 153 | -5.3% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.35 | -48.4% | 86.2% | 29 | -5.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Equity Residential (EQR), Stochastic 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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