The best indicator for Henry Schein (HSIC)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Henry Schein (HSIC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Henry Schein (HSIC) over ~30.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.3% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 8.5% | 0.48 | -77.5% | 77.3% | 163 | -1.3% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.45 | -39.7% | 75.0% | 40 | -3.0% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.43 | -34.4% | 84.8% | 33 | -3.1% |
| 4 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.4 | -76.8% | 75.5% | 216 | -3.0% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.38 | -73.9% | 74.1% | 116 | -3.1% |
| 6 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.38 | -39.7% | 79.2% | 24 | -4.6% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.2% | 0.34 | -71.7% | 76.5% | 153 | -4.6% |
| 8 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.34 | -39.7% | 74.1% | 27 | -5.0% |
| 9 | EMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 3.6% | 0.27 | -65.3% | 33.3% | 24 | -6.2% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 3.5% | 0.27 | -65.9% | 80.8% | 26 | -6.2% |
| 11 | SMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 3.5% | 0.26 | -68.4% | 45.8% | 24 | -6.3% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.2% | 0.26 | -65.8% | 66.7% | 123 | -6.6% |
| 13 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 3.1% | 0.26 | -64.0% | 81.5% | 27 | -6.7% |
| 14 | ADX / DMI | Weekly | 2.3% | 0.21 | -57.3% | 43.6% | 39 | -7.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Henry Schein (HSIC), Stochastic 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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