The best indicator for Jabil (JBL)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Jabil (JBL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Jabil (JBL) 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 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 16.9% | 0.63 | -63.7% | 68.0% | 25 | -3.1% |
| 2 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.53 | -77.8% | 54.5% | 22 | -6.6% |
| 3 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.51 | -71.2% | 45.2% | 104 | -7.3% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.5 | -85.4% | 56.2% | 16 | -7.1% |
| 5 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.48 | -47.3% | 47.1% | 34 | -10.1% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.47 | -76.3% | 38.5% | 78 | -9.4% |
| 7 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.47 | -90.3% | 41.5% | 94 | -9.1% |
| 8 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.46 | -80.3% | 50.0% | 292 | -9.1% |
| 9 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.3% | 0.45 | -81.8% | 43.5% | 23 | -10.2% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.44 | -90.4% | 44.8% | 96 | -10.2% |
| 11 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.42 | -88.0% | 70.3% | 222 | -11.6% |
| 12 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.42 | -87.9% | 47.5% | 158 | -11.0% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.41 | -77.9% | 76.0% | 25 | -11.2% |
| 14 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.4 | -88.2% | 43.9% | 66 | -11.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Jabil (JBL), Donchian Breakout on the weekly 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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