The best indicator for Gartner (IT)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Gartner (IT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SMA 50/200 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gartner (IT) over ~32.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.1% 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 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.54 | -67.9% | 55.0% | 20 | -1.1% |
| 2 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.49 | -43.9% | 43.1% | 51 | -4.4% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.47 | -72.2% | 38.1% | 21 | -3.4% |
| 4 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.46 | -77.8% | 44.0% | 84 | -3.9% |
| 5 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.45 | -89.4% | 44.3% | 70 | -4.1% |
| 6 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.45 | -72.0% | 41.0% | 105 | -3.8% |
| 7 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.41 | -75.6% | 50.8% | 65 | -5.0% |
| 8 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.41 | -74.5% | 45.8% | 24 | -5.7% |
| 9 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.41 | -87.3% | 48.3% | 151 | -5.4% |
| 10 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.4 | -76.8% | 45.2% | 84 | -5.5% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.1% | 0.5 | -77.8% | 45.5% | 11 | -2.9% |
| 12 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.35 | -72.1% | 43.6% | 133 | -7.2% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.34 | -65.1% | 44.1% | 34 | -7.9% |
| 14 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.31 | -80.1% | 49.7% | 296 | -8.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Gartner (IT), SMA 50/200 Cross 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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