The best indicator for Iron Mountain (IRM)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Iron Mountain (IRM) 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 Iron Mountain (IRM) over ~30.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.3% 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 | 10.4% | 0.59 | -48.0% | 69.8% | 149 | -6.3% |
| 2 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.55 | -34.6% | 72.2% | 133 | -8.3% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.52 | -30.2% | 71.7% | 46 | -7.5% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.51 | -48.7% | 73.3% | 120 | -7.4% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.51 | -29.9% | 71.4% | 28 | -9.5% |
| 6 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.5 | -53.5% | 68.9% | 193 | -7.9% |
| 7 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 8.2% | 0.49 | -41.3% | 71.4% | 42 | -8.5% |
| 8 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.49 | -41.1% | 78.1% | 32 | -8.6% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.4 | -46.4% | 44.4% | 124 | -10.7% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.4 | -41.1% | 83.3% | 24 | -10.5% |
| 11 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.39 | -53.1% | 42.5% | 87 | -10.2% |
| 12 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.37 | -69.0% | 38.7% | 75 | -10.8% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.37 | -50.9% | 39.2% | 199 | -11.4% |
| 14 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.37 | -54.7% | 54.7% | 64 | -10.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Iron Mountain (IRM), 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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