The best indicator for LAB (LAB)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real LAB (LAB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for LAB (LAB) over ~2.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 30.4% 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 | Daily | -0.8% | 0.56 | -81.4% | 53.8% | 13 | 87.5% |
| 2 | Williams %R | Daily | -39.2% | 0.28 | -91.1% | 42.9% | 14 | 49.1% |
| 3 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Daily | -46.8% | 0.24 | -95.9% | 24.5% | 102 | 41.5% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend | Daily | -52.5% | 0.17 | -98.0% | 17.0% | 47 | 35.8% |
| 5 | ADX / DMI | Daily | -48.6% | 0.11 | -96.9% | 23.1% | 13 | 39.7% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | -57.9% | 0.09 | -97.6% | 42.9% | 14 | 30.4% |
| 7 | Rate of Change | Daily | -56.6% | 0.06 | -98.0% | 19.4% | 31 | 31.7% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) | Daily | -59.2% | -0.01 | -97.8% | 29.6% | 27 | 29.1% |
| 9 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | -75.9% | -0.15 | -98.1% | 20.0% | 10 | 12.4% |
| 10 | CCI | Daily | -66.6% | -0.15 | -95.2% | 41.7% | 12 | 21.7% |
| 11 | MACD | Daily | -73.8% | -0.32 | -96.9% | 26.3% | 19 | 14.5% |
| 12 | Donchian Breakout | Daily | -64.7% | -0.94 | -93.0% | 11.1% | 9 | 23.6% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout | Daily | -61.2% | -1.0 | -91.1% | 11.1% | 9 | 27.1% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline | Daily | -69.6% | -0.87 | -96.1% | 23.3% | 30 | 18.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For LAB (LAB), Stochastic 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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