The best indicator for IQVIA (IQV)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real IQVIA (IQV) 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 IQVIA (IQV) over ~13.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.6% 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 | 7.4% | 0.46 | -43.2% | 81.0% | 63 | -4.6% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.46 | -37.6% | 88.9% | 18 | -5.1% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.48 | -37.6% | 78.6% | 14 | -5.0% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.9% | 0.45 | -43.2% | 71.4% | 14 | -4.0% |
| 5 | Williams %R | Daily | 6.5% | 0.4 | -43.2% | 78.2% | 87 | -5.5% |
| 6 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.4 | -44.1% | 76.2% | 21 | -5.8% |
| 7 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.39 | -40.5% | 37.9% | 124 | -6.0% |
| 8 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.38 | -31.6% | 54.2% | 24 | -6.1% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.34 | -37.9% | 35.3% | 34 | -7.0% |
| 10 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.43 | -34.2% | 81.8% | 11 | -5.4% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | 4.5% | 0.31 | -52.2% | 66.0% | 47 | -7.4% |
| 12 | CCI | Daily | 4.2% | 0.3 | -51.2% | 76.7% | 60 | -7.7% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline | Weekly | 3.9% | 0.29 | -53.3% | 43.8% | 32 | -7.9% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.48 | -34.2% | 88.9% | 9 | -5.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For IQVIA (IQV), 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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