The best indicator for Las Vegas Sands (LVS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Las Vegas Sands (LVS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Las Vegas Sands (LVS) over ~21.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.3% 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 | Bollinger Breakout | Daily | 13.0% | 0.6 | -51.2% | 48.9% | 88 | 10.5% |
| 2 | ADX / DMI | Daily | 12.6% | 0.57 | -61.4% | 41.2% | 136 | 10.1% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 10.4% | 0.47 | -62.7% | 40.0% | 15 | 7.8% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross | Daily | 9.8% | 0.46 | -54.9% | 38.3% | 47 | 7.3% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.44 | -59.5% | 35.3% | 17 | 7.0% |
| 6 | MACD | Daily | 9.5% | 0.43 | -81.6% | 41.0% | 205 | 6.9% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.42 | -56.3% | 52.5% | 99 | 7.1% |
| 8 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 7.9% | 0.4 | -59.2% | 41.2% | 80 | 5.3% |
| 9 | Donchian Midline | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.38 | -67.8% | 47.6% | 63 | 5.5% |
| 10 | Rate of Change | Daily | 7.0% | 0.37 | -77.7% | 43.4% | 339 | 4.4% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.35 | -91.3% | 39.0% | 41 | 4.7% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.33 | -75.7% | 48.5% | 198 | 3.6% |
| 13 | EMA-10 Trend | Daily | 5.2% | 0.32 | -77.6% | 43.4% | 479 | 2.7% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline | Daily | 4.7% | 0.31 | -84.1% | 36.1% | 288 | 2.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Donchian Breakout 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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