The best indicator for Sysco (SYY)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Sysco (SYY) 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 Sysco (SYY) over ~53.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.7% 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 | 8.1% | 0.56 | -59.9% | 90.7% | 54 | -5.7% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.49 | -65.3% | 72.9% | 192 | -5.3% |
| 3 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.49 | -61.7% | 60.0% | 20 | -4.7% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.48 | -48.8% | 71.6% | 67 | -6.5% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.48 | -54.6% | 73.0% | 74 | -6.7% |
| 6 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.47 | -44.2% | 46.6% | 479 | -6.1% |
| 7 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.44 | -58.1% | 42.9% | 35 | -6.0% |
| 8 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.44 | -62.6% | 69.0% | 213 | -7.8% |
| 9 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.44 | -50.0% | 88.6% | 44 | -7.7% |
| 10 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.42 | -66.8% | 70.2% | 84 | -7.8% |
| 11 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.41 | -50.4% | 82.2% | 45 | -8.2% |
| 12 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.39 | -58.6% | 48.2% | 247 | -7.8% |
| 13 | SMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 6.4% | 0.38 | -68.3% | 55.0% | 40 | -7.7% |
| 14 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.38 | -59.9% | 78.9% | 38 | -8.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Sysco (SYY), 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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