The best indicator for Regions Financial Corporation (RF)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Regions Financial Corporation (RF) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 20/50 Cross
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Regions Financial Corporation (RF) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.3% 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 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.45 | -53.4% | 52.4% | 21 | -2.3% |
| 2 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.44 | -47.8% | 42.9% | 35 | -2.4% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.43 | -46.2% | 54.1% | 37 | -2.6% |
| 4 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.4 | -47.8% | 48.7% | 39 | -4.3% |
| 5 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 5.5% | 0.34 | -89.6% | 40.5% | 610 | -4.1% |
| 6 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.31 | -73.3% | 45.7% | 94 | -4.5% |
| 7 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.2% | 0.31 | -71.9% | 74.4% | 43 | -4.4% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.3 | -77.6% | 39.7% | 131 | -5.5% |
| 9 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.28 | -86.9% | 44.2% | 720 | -5.6% |
| 10 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.28 | -74.1% | 77.4% | 62 | -5.2% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.27 | -77.7% | 35.3% | 116 | -6.0% |
| 12 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 3.8% | 0.27 | -88.9% | 73.7% | 57 | -5.9% |
| 13 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.26 | -75.2% | 67.4% | 224 | -6.1% |
| 14 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.26 | -78.4% | 64.9% | 288 | -6.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Regions Financial Corporation (RF), EMA 20/50 Cross 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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