The best indicator for NetApp (NTAP)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real NetApp (NTAP) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for NetApp (NTAP) over ~30.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.3% 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 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 17.7% | 0.63 | -63.1% | 52.0% | 25 | 0.3% |
| 2 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.7% | 0.61 | -66.8% | 55.6% | 18 | -0.9% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 15.4% | 0.58 | -65.0% | 48.8% | 84 | -2.0% |
| 4 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 16.1% | 0.56 | -79.8% | 50.0% | 18 | -2.4% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.55 | -62.1% | 36.7% | 412 | -3.8% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.54 | -80.7% | 43.0% | 86 | -3.2% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.53 | -59.3% | 32.5% | 80 | -4.6% |
| 8 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.52 | -60.3% | 49.3% | 150 | -4.3% |
| 9 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 12.5% | 0.5 | -62.3% | 51.1% | 94 | -4.8% |
| 10 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 16.2% | 0.57 | -72.1% | 61.5% | 13 | -1.2% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.48 | -87.8% | 51.6% | 62 | -5.6% |
| 12 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.46 | -79.0% | 39.6% | 391 | -7.9% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.45 | -83.9% | 48.9% | 47 | -7.5% |
| 14 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 10.2% | 0.44 | -85.1% | 43.0% | 298 | -8.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For NetApp (NTAP), Donchian Breakout on the weekly 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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