The best indicator for Internet Computer (ICP)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Internet Computer (ICP) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Internet Computer (ICP) over ~7.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 45.9% 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 | EMA-10 Trend | Daily | 0.5% | 0.3 | -78.4% | 36.7% | 166 | 51.2% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | -4.8% | 0.27 | -86.7% | 68.8% | 32 | 45.9% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.44 | -58.7% | 33.3% | 9 | 71.0% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.35 | -75.2% | 80.0% | 10 | 54.7% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline | Daily | -4.2% | 0.2 | -73.2% | 35.6% | 101 | 46.4% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) | Daily | -5.0% | 0.18 | -70.0% | 31.3% | 99 | 45.7% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | -3.0% | 0.2 | -78.7% | 37.5% | 8 | 56.2% |
| 8 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | -6.6% | 0.08 | -80.8% | 61.5% | 26 | 44.0% |
| 9 | MACD | Daily | -17.0% | 0.06 | -87.2% | 34.3% | 67 | 33.7% |
| 10 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | -4.5% | 0.1 | -72.1% | 37.5% | 8 | 46.1% |
| 11 | CCI ✓ | Daily | -14.6% | 0.04 | -84.9% | 60.0% | 35 | 36.1% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | -19.1% | 0.01 | -97.3% | 36.1% | 313 | 31.5% |
| 13 | Williams %R | Daily | -17.8% | -0.03 | -88.2% | 60.0% | 50 | 32.9% |
| 14 | RSI Mean-Reversion | Daily | -12.3% | -0.04 | -78.7% | 53.8% | 13 | 38.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Internet Computer (ICP), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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