The best indicator for AT&T (T)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real AT&T (T) 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 AT&T (T) over ~42.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.6% 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 | 8.5% | 0.53 | -51.1% | 62.5% | 16 | -2.6% |
| 2 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.5 | -45.7% | 74.0% | 219 | -4.3% |
| 3 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.49 | -52.7% | 39.3% | 28 | -3.6% |
| 4 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.49 | -51.3% | 48.4% | 31 | -3.6% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.47 | -51.7% | 68.8% | 32 | -4.8% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.44 | -45.5% | 73.9% | 161 | -4.7% |
| 7 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.42 | -54.5% | 71.9% | 274 | -5.4% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 4.6% | 0.37 | -53.4% | 78.9% | 57 | -6.5% |
| 9 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.36 | -48.1% | 83.3% | 42 | -6.7% |
| 10 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.1% | 0.34 | -34.2% | 79.6% | 54 | -8.0% |
| 11 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.34 | -56.5% | 83.3% | 36 | -6.8% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.4% | 0.34 | -41.9% | 78.6% | 28 | -7.8% |
| 13 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.33 | -48.1% | 81.0% | 42 | -7.2% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 4.1% | 0.32 | -59.9% | 35.6% | 101 | -7.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For AT&T (T), 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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