The best indicator for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Occidental Petroleum (OXY) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Money Flow Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Occidental Petroleum (OXY) over ~44.4 years — beating 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 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.52 | -40.7% | 77.1% | 48 | 1.3% |
| 2 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.41 | -50.7% | 52.0% | 25 | -1.1% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.37 | -61.2% | 47.1% | 34 | -2.1% |
| 4 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.37 | -62.0% | 68.5% | 219 | -2.6% |
| 5 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.33 | -34.1% | 69.2% | 65 | -4.2% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.2% | 0.33 | -69.0% | 44.4% | 18 | -3.0% |
| 7 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.32 | -70.5% | 36.0% | 111 | -3.4% |
| 8 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.3 | -60.1% | 76.7% | 43 | -3.9% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.29 | -58.8% | 44.4% | 36 | -4.3% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 3.9% | 0.28 | -64.3% | 47.6% | 147 | -4.3% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.27 | -86.2% | 79.4% | 34 | -4.6% |
| 12 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 3.2% | 0.26 | -76.6% | 70.8% | 65 | -5.1% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 3.2% | 0.26 | -36.7% | 50.0% | 44 | -5.1% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 2.8% | 0.24 | -79.9% | 63.8% | 218 | -5.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Money Flow Index 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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