The best indicator for Qualcomm (QCOM)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Qualcomm (QCOM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Rate of Change
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Qualcomm (QCOM) over ~34.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.1% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 16.4% | 0.6 | -76.4% | 43.0% | 100 | -4.1% |
| 2 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 15.5% | 0.58 | -73.5% | 43.3% | 67 | -5.0% |
| 3 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.53 | -71.5% | 33.3% | 75 | -7.2% |
| 4 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.52 | -61.6% | 43.8% | 32 | -8.9% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 12.8% | 0.51 | -72.9% | 40.2% | 92 | -7.7% |
| 6 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.5 | -80.9% | 38.4% | 164 | -8.3% |
| 7 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.48 | -41.7% | 74.1% | 27 | -12.2% |
| 8 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.48 | -65.3% | 81.5% | 27 | -10.1% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.47 | -67.0% | 46.7% | 137 | -10.8% |
| 10 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.46 | -63.1% | 78.4% | 37 | -10.6% |
| 11 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.46 | -76.9% | 35.7% | 98 | -9.8% |
| 12 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.43 | -51.8% | 76.3% | 38 | -12.1% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.42 | -59.3% | 68.3% | 123 | -11.8% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.41 | -81.7% | 27.3% | 22 | -11.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Qualcomm (QCOM), Rate of Change on the weekly 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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