The best indicator for KuCoin (KCS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real KuCoin (KCS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Rate of Change
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for KuCoin (KCS) over ~12.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 66.6% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 85.8% | 1.16 | -68.8% | 38.8% | 178 | 66.6% |
| 2 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 80.0% | 1.15 | -55.8% | 51.1% | 45 | 60.7% |
| 3 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 74.8% | 1.08 | -59.6% | 42.4% | 264 | 55.5% |
| 4 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 72.8% | 1.06 | -67.8% | 39.7% | 156 | 53.5% |
| 5 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 69.1% | 1.04 | -73.6% | 33.3% | 72 | 49.8% |
| 6 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 68.2% | 1.03 | -83.6% | 41.0% | 39 | 49.0% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 66.5% | 1.01 | -62.9% | 36.6% | 145 | 47.2% |
| 8 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 63.2% | 0.98 | -87.7% | 45.3% | 106 | 43.9% |
| 9 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 52.4% | 0.91 | -70.7% | 43.0% | 514 | 33.1% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 49.9% | 0.61 | -79.9% | 44.9% | 69 | 17.2% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 24.9% | 0.59 | -75.0% | 46.7% | 15 | -7.8% |
| 12 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 18.1% | 0.53 | -68.9% | 34.6% | 26 | -14.6% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.9% | 0.52 | -90.5% | 32.1% | 28 | -4.4% |
| 14 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 12.8% | 0.49 | -73.3% | 22.7% | 22 | -19.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For KuCoin (KCS), Rate of Change on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — 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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