The best indicator for Lowe's (LOW)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Lowe's (LOW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA-10 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Lowe's (LOW) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.1% 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 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.57 | -53.0% | 39.7% | 1023 | -4.1% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.49 | -66.6% | 74.4% | 43 | -6.4% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.47 | -49.0% | 69.5% | 302 | -7.4% |
| 4 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.47 | -50.4% | 80.5% | 41 | -8.3% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 8.4% | 0.46 | -63.7% | 34.9% | 611 | -7.1% |
| 6 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Daily | 8.7% | 0.46 | -83.6% | 45.3% | 2192 | -6.8% |
| 7 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.45 | -63.7% | 44.8% | 192 | -8.1% |
| 8 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.43 | -60.3% | 53.9% | 89 | -7.8% |
| 9 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.4% | 0.42 | -62.1% | 74.5% | 55 | -8.1% |
| 10 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.41 | -68.6% | 39.2% | 620 | -8.4% |
| 11 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.41 | -66.4% | 44.7% | 132 | -8.2% |
| 12 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.4 | -45.0% | 71.1% | 242 | -9.0% |
| 13 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.4 | -67.3% | 74.5% | 47 | -9.0% |
| 14 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.39 | -64.7% | 79.7% | 59 | -9.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Lowe's (LOW), EMA-10 Trend on the daily 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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