The best indicator for Kenvue (KVUE)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Kenvue (KVUE) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
MACD
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Kenvue (KVUE) over ~3.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 11.3% 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 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 2.1% | 0.2 | -23.5% | 45.8% | 24 | 11.3% |
| 2 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 0.2% | 0.09 | -20.0% | 33.3% | 15 | 8.8% |
| 3 | ADX / DMI | Daily | -0.3% | 0.04 | -16.2% | 45.5% | 22 | 8.9% |
| 4 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Weekly | -1.1% | 0.02 | -21.2% | 48.3% | 29 | 7.6% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | -5.8% | -0.15 | -35.5% | 54.5% | 11 | 3.4% |
| 6 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion | Daily | -4.2% | -0.12 | -35.0% | 60.0% | 15 | 5.0% |
| 7 | Donchian Midline | Daily | -3.7% | -0.18 | -23.4% | 41.0% | 39 | 5.5% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | -5.3% | -0.33 | -18.9% | 33.3% | 9 | 3.3% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout | Daily | -5.5% | -0.33 | -21.3% | 27.3% | 11 | 3.7% |
| 10 | EMA-10 Trend | Daily | -5.0% | -0.3 | -23.3% | 39.7% | 63 | 4.2% |
| 11 | CCI | Daily | -10.0% | -0.38 | -44.5% | 61.5% | 13 | -0.8% |
| 12 | Bollinger Breakout | Daily | -4.5% | -0.42 | -15.0% | 53.8% | 13 | 4.6% |
| 13 | Stochastic | Daily | -12.0% | -0.49 | -45.4% | 53.8% | 13 | -2.8% |
| 14 | Williams %R | Daily | -11.9% | -0.47 | -45.1% | 61.1% | 18 | -2.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Kenvue (KVUE), MACD 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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