The best indicator for Keysight Technologies (KEYS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Keysight Technologies (KEYS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
ADX / DMI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Keysight Technologies (KEYS) over ~11.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.2% 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 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.68 | -28.7% | 40.0% | 15 | -10.2% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.62 | -28.9% | 53.8% | 26 | -11.0% |
| 3 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.61 | -37.1% | 52.9% | 34 | -10.2% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.6 | -39.8% | 56.9% | 51 | -10.9% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 11.3% | 0.59 | -34.4% | 38.7% | 150 | -12.3% |
| 6 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.58 | -42.1% | 43.5% | 269 | -12.7% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.57 | -41.1% | 60.0% | 30 | -11.3% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.57 | -54.5% | 54.2% | 24 | -11.1% |
| 9 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.55 | -34.7% | 65.2% | 23 | -12.2% |
| 10 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.52 | -36.7% | 40.4% | 114 | -14.1% |
| 11 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 7.8% | 0.51 | -32.2% | 80.7% | 57 | -15.8% |
| 12 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.48 | -35.2% | 70.2% | 57 | -15.1% |
| 13 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.45 | -32.2% | 68.8% | 48 | -17.3% |
| 14 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.45 | -33.5% | 71.4% | 42 | -15.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Keysight Technologies (KEYS), ADX / DMI 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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