The best indicator for Masco (MAS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Masco (MAS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Masco (MAS) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.3% 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 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.46 | -67.2% | 78.1% | 32 | -1.3% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.38 | -74.1% | 72.7% | 44 | -3.8% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.34 | -74.7% | 70.5% | 44 | -4.4% |
| 4 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.31 | -52.4% | 50.0% | 34 | -5.0% |
| 5 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 4.8% | 0.31 | -82.4% | 42.0% | 464 | -4.9% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.31 | -83.7% | 76.4% | 233 | -5.2% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.31 | -69.5% | 69.4% | 72 | -5.2% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.31 | -53.1% | 43.8% | 144 | -5.0% |
| 9 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.4% | 0.3 | -63.0% | 34.5% | 29 | -5.3% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.3 | -84.3% | 63.5% | 167 | -5.2% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.3 | -69.1% | 38.1% | 21 | -5.1% |
| 12 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.36 | -87.3% | 91.7% | 12 | -3.2% |
| 13 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.28 | -68.2% | 47.1% | 429 | -5.7% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.3% | 0.27 | -79.3% | 70.2% | 198 | -6.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Masco (MAS), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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