The best indicator for EchoStar (SATS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real EchoStar (SATS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Heikin-Ashi Trend
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for EchoStar (SATS) over ~18.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.5% 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 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.42 | -63.9% | 43.8% | 160 | 2.5% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.38 | -59.4% | 70.2% | 94 | -0.4% |
| 3 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.37 | -70.9% | 41.2% | 34 | 0.5% |
| 4 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.4% | 0.37 | -67.2% | 42.9% | 14 | -1.0% |
| 5 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.34 | -53.9% | 68.8% | 32 | -3.3% |
| 6 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.34 | -44.4% | 77.8% | 18 | -2.2% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.33 | -61.2% | 56.5% | 23 | -1.2% |
| 8 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.35 | -49.0% | 50.0% | 14 | -2.5% |
| 9 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.4% | 0.31 | -71.1% | 40.0% | 15 | -3.0% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.3 | -65.2% | 67.1% | 85 | -3.7% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.3 | -58.7% | 70.3% | 74 | -3.7% |
| 12 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.28 | -68.5% | 61.5% | 96 | -4.3% |
| 13 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.28 | -78.8% | 35.4% | 48 | -3.2% |
| 14 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.27 | -65.3% | 69.2% | 26 | -4.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For EchoStar (SATS), Heikin-Ashi Trend 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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