The best indicator for Prudential Financial (PRU)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Prudential Financial (PRU) 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 Prudential Financial (PRU) over ~24.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.5% 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 | 10.1% | 0.45 | -71.2% | 80.0% | 20 | 1.5% |
| 2 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.44 | -73.9% | 95.8% | 24 | 1.2% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.41 | -76.8% | 78.8% | 33 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.37 | -73.7% | 75.0% | 36 | -1.8% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.36 | -68.6% | 76.0% | 25 | -1.8% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.34 | -78.9% | 71.7% | 92 | -2.7% |
| 7 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.32 | -66.0% | 69.2% | 104 | -3.4% |
| 8 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.3 | -79.2% | 71.8% | 117 | -4.1% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.7% | 0.3 | -71.8% | 81.8% | 22 | -3.9% |
| 10 | EMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 3.9% | 0.29 | -51.3% | 35.3% | 17 | -4.8% |
| 11 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.29 | -84.6% | 71.6% | 116 | -4.4% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 3.5% | 0.26 | -66.5% | 47.6% | 231 | -5.0% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 3.6% | 0.26 | -65.4% | 47.9% | 71 | -5.0% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout | Daily | 3.2% | 0.25 | -59.3% | 43.8% | 105 | -5.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Prudential Financial (PRU), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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