The best indicator for Republic Services (RSG)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Republic Services (RSG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
CCI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Republic Services (RSG) over ~28.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.1% 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 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.68 | -36.3% | 96.4% | 28 | -2.1% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.66 | -32.0% | 91.7% | 36 | -1.8% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.63 | -32.0% | 91.7% | 24 | -1.6% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.57 | -36.3% | 90.0% | 20 | -3.4% |
| 5 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.44 | -55.6% | 50.0% | 14 | -4.2% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.8% | 0.38 | -59.6% | 72.8% | 103 | -5.4% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 4.9% | 0.36 | -45.8% | 40.5% | 79 | -6.3% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.35 | -68.9% | 42.1% | 19 | -6.2% |
| 9 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.51 | -47.6% | 60.0% | 10 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.33 | -40.6% | 100.0% | 15 | -7.5% |
| 11 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.32 | -41.9% | 47.6% | 84 | -7.0% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.31 | -47.3% | 53.7% | 257 | -7.0% |
| 13 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.3 | -45.8% | 46.2% | 286 | -7.4% |
| 14 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 3.9% | 0.3 | -48.5% | 78.4% | 37 | -7.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Republic Services (RSG), CCI 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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