The best indicator for International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) 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 International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) over ~51.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.4% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.43 | -65.4% | 70.6% | 262 | -1.4% |
| 2 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.43 | -55.3% | 77.1% | 83 | -1.6% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.41 | -62.7% | 69.3% | 348 | -1.5% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.4 | -41.7% | 77.8% | 45 | -2.7% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.37 | -71.5% | 69.3% | 257 | -2.5% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.34 | -67.3% | 64.9% | 185 | -2.6% |
| 7 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.3 | -66.4% | 77.4% | 53 | -3.6% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 3.8% | 0.3 | -57.9% | 80.6% | 62 | -3.5% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.28 | -62.5% | 40.7% | 27 | -3.7% |
| 10 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 3.4% | 0.28 | -64.6% | 80.4% | 46 | -3.9% |
| 11 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 3.0% | 0.26 | -57.6% | 75.5% | 49 | -4.3% |
| 12 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 2.3% | 0.25 | -50.9% | 72.6% | 73 | -5.1% |
| 13 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 2.5% | 0.24 | -67.1% | 65.5% | 206 | -5.0% |
| 14 | Money Flow Index | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.45 | -53.9% | 87.5% | 8 | -2.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), 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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