The best indicator for Intuit (INTU)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Intuit (INTU) 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 Intuit (INTU) over ~33.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% 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 | 12.7% | 0.55 | -48.2% | 73.3% | 165 | -3.1% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 11.5% | 0.49 | -63.9% | 69.5% | 128 | -4.2% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 10.2% | 0.48 | -48.2% | 73.1% | 167 | -5.5% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 8.5% | 0.45 | -47.6% | 78.9% | 38 | -7.2% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.42 | -54.3% | 71.7% | 219 | -7.2% |
| 6 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.41 | -84.4% | 50.0% | 22 | -7.3% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.47 | -82.0% | 38.5% | 13 | -4.7% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.39 | -83.5% | 59.1% | 22 | -7.7% |
| 9 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.38 | -76.9% | 55.3% | 114 | -8.2% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.37 | -44.9% | 67.9% | 134 | -9.4% |
| 11 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.37 | -49.8% | 81.0% | 42 | -9.5% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.35 | -67.5% | 53.8% | 78 | -9.0% |
| 13 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.32 | -89.1% | 50.5% | 109 | -10.1% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.32 | -89.7% | 53.6% | 28 | -10.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Intuit (INTU), 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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