The best indicator for Expeditors International (EXPD)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Expeditors International (EXPD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Expeditors International (EXPD) over ~41.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.6% 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 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 13.1% | 0.64 | -48.6% | 74.1% | 162 | -5.6% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.63 | -35.7% | 90.2% | 41 | -8.8% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.6 | -46.2% | 73.8% | 210 | -7.8% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.59 | -37.4% | 66.3% | 181 | -9.3% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.57 | -46.5% | 78.8% | 33 | -9.6% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.53 | -49.5% | 61.1% | 18 | -7.4% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 7.7% | 0.52 | -37.1% | 77.2% | 57 | -11.0% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.51 | -40.6% | 71.1% | 194 | -10.0% |
| 9 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.48 | -45.0% | 73.4% | 64 | -10.0% |
| 10 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.48 | -47.7% | 83.0% | 53 | -11.0% |
| 11 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.47 | -55.8% | 42.9% | 28 | -8.9% |
| 12 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.46 | -68.8% | 38.7% | 31 | -8.9% |
| 13 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.44 | -47.7% | 83.3% | 36 | -12.4% |
| 14 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.42 | -43.6% | 68.4% | 269 | -11.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Expeditors International (EXPD), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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