The best indicator for Gate (GT)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Gate (GT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gate (GT) over ~9.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 29.4% 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 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 51.1% | 0.99 | -58.2% | 40.7% | 27 | 29.4% |
| 2 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 42.1% | 0.89 | -44.3% | 47.6% | 416 | 20.4% |
| 3 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 43.1% | 0.88 | -61.4% | 43.6% | 55 | 21.4% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 42.9% | 0.88 | -54.9% | 44.6% | 224 | 21.2% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 42.1% | 0.88 | -61.1% | 45.7% | 138 | 20.4% |
| 6 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 55.1% | 0.86 | -70.4% | 42.9% | 28 | 18.0% |
| 7 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 53.2% | 0.84 | -70.7% | 63.6% | 22 | 16.0% |
| 8 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 39.9% | 0.82 | -74.8% | 41.2% | 17 | 18.2% |
| 9 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 38.8% | 0.82 | -56.8% | 47.5% | 122 | 17.1% |
| 10 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 33.6% | 0.78 | -60.2% | 43.2% | 37 | 11.9% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 31.6% | 0.74 | -56.4% | 43.4% | 83 | 9.9% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 39.5% | 0.74 | -72.4% | 43.3% | 60 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 46.5% | 0.79 | -52.7% | 42.9% | 14 | 9.4% |
| 14 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 31.0% | 0.72 | -67.5% | 46.1% | 167 | 9.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Gate (GT), Donchian Breakout 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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