The best indicator for KLA Corporation (KLAC)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real KLA Corporation (KLAC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for KLA Corporation (KLAC) over ~45.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.9% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 12.1% | 0.5 | -76.1% | 44.6% | 121 | -6.9% |
| 2 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.49 | -74.9% | 53.8% | 65 | -8.3% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.3% | 0.47 | -91.3% | 48.4% | 31 | -8.1% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.47 | -57.9% | 70.4% | 196 | -9.5% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.47 | -86.4% | 47.4% | 38 | -8.4% |
| 6 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.47 | -72.1% | 47.6% | 124 | -8.5% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.45 | -60.0% | 77.9% | 68 | -10.0% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.44 | -62.9% | 72.1% | 297 | -9.8% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.42 | -88.8% | 38.0% | 108 | -10.4% |
| 10 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.42 | -77.2% | 47.0% | 164 | -9.9% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.41 | -72.8% | 51.0% | 98 | -10.4% |
| 12 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.4 | -91.1% | 47.1% | 34 | -10.9% |
| 13 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.4 | -84.7% | 44.7% | 219 | -10.8% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 7.7% | 0.39 | -65.2% | 66.5% | 227 | -11.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For KLA Corporation (KLAC), RSI Trend (>50) 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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