The best indicator for General Motors (GM)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real General Motors (GM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
MACD
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for General Motors (GM) over ~15.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.3% 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 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.44 | -40.1% | 44.0% | 25 | 0.3% |
| 2 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.41 | -38.1% | 38.9% | 203 | -0.7% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.4 | -41.8% | 41.3% | 184 | -0.9% |
| 4 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.39 | -51.0% | 83.3% | 18 | -1.1% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.36 | -47.6% | 76.2% | 21 | -1.9% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.36 | -49.0% | 76.5% | 17 | -1.7% |
| 7 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.2% | 0.33 | -47.5% | 68.4% | 19 | -2.6% |
| 8 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.2% | 0.34 | -54.5% | 35.7% | 14 | -2.7% |
| 9 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.29 | -49.4% | 39.2% | 153 | -3.7% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.29 | -59.7% | 26.7% | 45 | -3.6% |
| 11 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.29 | -51.9% | 33.3% | 39 | -3.7% |
| 12 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.28 | -50.9% | 46.7% | 15 | -3.9% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.37 | -31.4% | 63.6% | 11 | -3.0% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.27 | -53.4% | 70.2% | 84 | -4.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For General Motors (GM), MACD on the weekly 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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