The best indicator for PG&E Corporation (PCG)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real PG&E Corporation (PCG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 50/200 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for PG&E Corporation (PCG) over ~54.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.2% 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 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.48 | -53.7% | 48.1% | 27 | 1.2% |
| 2 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.41 | -60.7% | 57.9% | 19 | 0.1% |
| 3 | Donchian Breakout | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.35 | -67.7% | 56.8% | 37 | -1.3% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross | Daily | 4.6% | 0.34 | -83.5% | 41.2% | 114 | -1.0% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 4.2% | 0.34 | -52.1% | 46.2% | 210 | -1.4% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.33 | -69.3% | 44.6% | 139 | -1.4% |
| 7 | Bollinger Breakout | Weekly | 3.2% | 0.32 | -53.4% | 49.0% | 49 | -2.4% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.32 | -58.3% | 47.5% | 160 | -1.3% |
| 9 | SMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 4.1% | 0.3 | -89.2% | 50.0% | 34 | -1.5% |
| 10 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 3.3% | 0.26 | -69.1% | 45.0% | 111 | -2.2% |
| 11 | ADX / DMI | Weekly | 2.3% | 0.24 | -68.9% | 56.6% | 76 | -3.3% |
| 12 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 2.5% | 0.23 | -72.9% | 51.6% | 275 | -3.1% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 1.9% | 0.21 | -84.6% | 78.8% | 33 | -3.6% |
| 14 | Rate of Change | Weekly | 2.2% | 0.21 | -78.8% | 54.0% | 189 | -3.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For PG&E Corporation (PCG), EMA 50/200 Cross 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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