The best indicator for Kimberly-Clark (KMB)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Kimberly-Clark (KMB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.7% 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 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.57 | -25.9% | 81.2% | 32 | -6.7% |
| 2 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.55 | -36.8% | 71.8% | 238 | -4.6% |
| 3 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.49 | -26.8% | 66.3% | 187 | -6.0% |
| 4 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.49 | -31.8% | 74.6% | 71 | -5.7% |
| 5 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.4% | 0.48 | -46.5% | 60.0% | 35 | -4.0% |
| 6 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.7% | 0.47 | -22.6% | 79.7% | 59 | -7.7% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.43 | -48.3% | 50.0% | 20 | -4.9% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.42 | -52.5% | 68.6% | 299 | -6.5% |
| 9 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.41 | -35.8% | 81.4% | 43 | -6.5% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.41 | -28.2% | 77.1% | 35 | -7.1% |
| 11 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.4 | -60.6% | 31.2% | 32 | -5.5% |
| 12 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 3.8% | 0.38 | -27.8% | 81.4% | 43 | -7.7% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross | Daily | 4.7% | 0.36 | -49.8% | 40.4% | 104 | -6.7% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.34 | -36.7% | 45.8% | 179 | -7.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Kimberly-Clark (KMB), Bollinger Mean-Reversion 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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