The best indicator for Jacobs Solutions (J)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Jacobs Solutions (J) 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 Jacobs Solutions (J) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.0% 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 | 8.0% | 0.46 | -67.1% | 68.0% | 244 | -5.0% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.42 | -66.1% | 54.5% | 22 | -4.7% |
| 3 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.41 | -64.9% | 47.1% | 138 | -5.0% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.39 | -72.8% | 71.4% | 56 | -5.9% |
| 5 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.38 | -61.5% | 42.9% | 35 | -6.3% |
| 6 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.37 | -67.7% | 70.5% | 61 | -6.7% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.37 | -73.3% | 80.4% | 46 | -7.1% |
| 8 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.36 | -70.1% | 82.5% | 40 | -6.7% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.34 | -82.4% | 40.8% | 103 | -7.3% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.8% | 0.34 | -60.9% | 66.1% | 192 | -8.2% |
| 11 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.34 | -68.6% | 73.2% | 71 | -7.9% |
| 12 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.33 | -69.3% | 40.0% | 35 | -7.6% |
| 13 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.4% | 0.33 | -68.6% | 71.2% | 73 | -8.5% |
| 14 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.33 | -67.6% | 69.2% | 211 | -7.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Jacobs Solutions (J), 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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