The best indicator for Teledyne Technologies (TDY)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Teledyne Technologies (TDY) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Money Flow Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Teledyne Technologies (TDY) over ~26.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.2% 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 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.62 | -28.2% | 87.0% | 23 | -8.2% |
| 2 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 10.3% | 0.55 | -48.9% | 75.7% | 37 | -7.2% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 9.9% | 0.52 | -59.7% | 70.5% | 132 | -7.6% |
| 4 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.52 | -52.9% | 69.0% | 171 | -7.4% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.52 | -64.3% | 71.9% | 96 | -6.8% |
| 6 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.51 | -45.0% | 71.3% | 115 | -8.8% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.42 | -50.8% | 83.3% | 24 | -10.3% |
| 8 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.4 | -62.4% | 50.0% | 18 | -10.0% |
| 9 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.36 | -67.5% | 31.8% | 22 | -11.1% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.35 | -55.8% | 72.2% | 133 | -11.8% |
| 11 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.35 | -51.1% | 88.2% | 17 | -12.2% |
| 12 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 4.5% | 0.32 | -51.1% | 81.2% | 32 | -12.0% |
| 13 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 4.5% | 0.32 | -55.0% | 83.3% | 18 | -12.0% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.31 | -75.0% | 44.9% | 69 | -12.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Money Flow Index on the daily 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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