The best indicator for Omnicom Group (OMC)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Omnicom Group (OMC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Omnicom Group (OMC) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.7% 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) ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.46 | -75.7% | 72.9% | 177 | -3.7% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.42 | -51.0% | 81.8% | 33 | -5.3% |
| 3 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.41 | -52.0% | 78.7% | 47 | -5.7% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.39 | -63.0% | 68.8% | 224 | -5.5% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.39 | -47.9% | 76.7% | 43 | -5.9% |
| 6 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.38 | -53.6% | 69.5% | 298 | -5.6% |
| 7 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.35 | -54.9% | 35.3% | 34 | -6.0% |
| 8 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.34 | -62.7% | 38.8% | 116 | -6.2% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.33 | -58.7% | 72.6% | 197 | -7.1% |
| 10 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 4.5% | 0.33 | -43.8% | 46.1% | 89 | -6.6% |
| 11 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.33 | -52.9% | 41.5% | 130 | -6.4% |
| 12 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.9% | 0.4 | -20.5% | 100.0% | 12 | -7.2% |
| 13 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Daily | 4.5% | 0.32 | -90.8% | 45.2% | 2147 | -6.7% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.9% | 0.32 | -44.2% | 78.4% | 37 | -7.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Omnicom Group (OMC), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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