The best indicator for Kraft Heinz (KHC)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Kraft Heinz (KHC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Kraft Heinz (KHC) over ~11.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 8.1% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 1.6% | 0.18 | -56.7% | 66.7% | 15 | 8.1% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 1.5% | 0.18 | -59.0% | 56.2% | 16 | 8.0% |
| 3 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 1.5% | 0.18 | -52.7% | 61.5% | 13 | 8.0% |
| 4 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 0.7% | 0.12 | -50.7% | 57.1% | 21 | 6.7% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | 0.3% | 0.11 | -48.1% | 61.0% | 41 | 6.3% |
| 6 | Money Flow Index | Daily | 0.8% | 0.13 | -52.0% | 58.3% | 12 | 6.8% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI | Daily | 0.4% | 0.09 | -38.1% | 35.2% | 71 | 6.4% |
| 8 | Stochastic | Daily | -0.2% | 0.07 | -42.5% | 57.7% | 52 | 5.8% |
| 9 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | -0.7% | 0.02 | -40.0% | 50.0% | 18 | 5.4% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Weekly | -2.0% | -0.02 | -49.4% | 37.0% | 100 | 4.4% |
| 11 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | -1.8% | -0.06 | -43.1% | 42.3% | 26 | 4.7% |
| 12 | CCI | Weekly | -3.8% | -0.1 | -68.6% | 66.7% | 9 | 2.7% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Weekly | -4.3% | -0.12 | -70.3% | 75.0% | 8 | 2.2% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion | Daily | -2.5% | -0.07 | -59.9% | 53.1% | 49 | 3.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Kraft Heinz (KHC), Stochastic on the weekly 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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