The best indicator for Gen Digital (GEN)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Gen Digital (GEN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gen Digital (GEN) over ~37.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.9% 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) ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.45 | -67.4% | 75.0% | 28 | -3.9% |
| 2 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 7.8% | 0.43 | -70.6% | 43.6% | 243 | -5.6% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.0% | 0.42 | -78.1% | 56.0% | 25 | -4.3% |
| 4 | ADX / DMI | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.38 | -69.0% | 54.1% | 61 | -6.9% |
| 5 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.38 | -62.7% | 51.9% | 345 | -6.3% |
| 6 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.36 | -82.6% | 40.0% | 30 | -6.8% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.36 | -87.6% | 48.1% | 162 | -7.0% |
| 8 | MACD | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.35 | -71.2% | 57.7% | 71 | -7.2% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.32 | -84.5% | 70.4% | 159 | -8.4% |
| 10 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.31 | -67.3% | 61.1% | 36 | -8.8% |
| 11 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.31 | -81.7% | 75.0% | 60 | -8.7% |
| 12 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.42 | -47.4% | 90.9% | 11 | -7.5% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.3 | -88.0% | 67.9% | 137 | -9.1% |
| 14 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.3 | -73.7% | 39.6% | 106 | -8.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Gen Digital (GEN), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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