The best indicator for Teradyne (TER)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Teradyne (TER) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 20/50 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Teradyne (TER) over ~53.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.8% 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 ✓ | Daily | 14.2% | 0.55 | -65.9% | 38.3% | 107 | 2.8% |
| 2 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.55 | -58.7% | 43.3% | 104 | 2.8% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.52 | -66.4% | 39.0% | 672 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.49 | -83.8% | 46.7% | 152 | 0.3% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.49 | -70.7% | 38.5% | 135 | 0.1% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.46 | -77.3% | 44.3% | 140 | -0.8% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.1% | 0.45 | -82.2% | 45.0% | 242 | -1.4% |
| 8 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.43 | -81.3% | 39.7% | 693 | -1.9% |
| 9 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.41 | -86.3% | 43.6% | 863 | -2.7% |
| 10 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.41 | -76.9% | 41.7% | 72 | -3.4% |
| 11 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.4 | -75.5% | 43.4% | 53 | -3.9% |
| 12 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.7% | 0.39 | -84.4% | 45.0% | 40 | -3.8% |
| 13 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.39 | -86.1% | 40.9% | 44 | -3.6% |
| 14 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.41 | -51.2% | 100.0% | 14 | -5.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Teradyne (TER), EMA 20/50 Cross on the daily 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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