The best indicator for Trimble Inc. (TRMB)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Trimble Inc. (TRMB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Midline
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Trimble Inc. (TRMB) over ~36.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.1% 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 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.46 | -68.9% | 43.4% | 83 | -0.1% |
| 2 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.45 | -59.6% | 51.9% | 106 | -0.5% |
| 3 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.43 | -72.1% | 45.0% | 80 | -1.0% |
| 4 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.41 | -57.2% | 51.7% | 29 | -1.9% |
| 5 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.39 | -62.0% | 65.5% | 168 | -2.1% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.38 | -68.1% | 47.3% | 91 | -2.9% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.37 | -68.2% | 38.0% | 50 | -3.2% |
| 8 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.35 | -62.4% | 61.4% | 57 | -4.0% |
| 9 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.34 | -62.6% | 61.1% | 175 | -3.9% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.32 | -65.3% | 67.5% | 154 | -4.8% |
| 11 | MACD | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.32 | -70.1% | 49.3% | 73 | -4.7% |
| 12 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.31 | -63.8% | 64.7% | 133 | -5.1% |
| 13 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.31 | -85.4% | 67.4% | 43 | -5.1% |
| 14 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.31 | -76.7% | 45.6% | 169 | -5.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Trimble Inc. (TRMB), Donchian Midline 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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