The best indicator for Ford Motor Company (F)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ford Motor Company (F) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 20/50 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ford Motor Company (F) over ~54.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.5% 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 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.47 | -73.1% | 40.3% | 119 | 0.5% |
| 2 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.46 | -67.4% | 41.4% | 145 | 0.1% |
| 3 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.44 | -65.2% | 37.0% | 27 | -0.5% |
| 4 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.44 | -66.1% | 37.8% | 156 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.44 | -60.9% | 36.6% | 41 | -1.1% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 7.8% | 0.43 | -78.4% | 38.1% | 749 | -0.4% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.41 | -61.9% | 47.7% | 262 | -0.8% |
| 8 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.38 | -78.8% | 30.4% | 46 | -2.0% |
| 9 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.38 | -90.1% | 40.0% | 105 | -1.4% |
| 10 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.2% | 0.36 | -62.4% | 41.1% | 56 | -3.1% |
| 11 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.35 | -92.7% | 47.1% | 174 | -2.5% |
| 12 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.31 | -70.2% | 34.0% | 47 | -3.6% |
| 13 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.31 | -69.4% | 40.8% | 879 | -3.6% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.31 | -72.2% | 40.4% | 774 | -3.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Ford Motor Company (F), EMA 20/50 Cross on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — 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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