The best indicator for Texas Instruments (TXN)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Texas Instruments (TXN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Rate of Change
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Texas Instruments (TXN) over ~54.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.9% 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 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.42 | -80.6% | 39.0% | 164 | -3.9% |
| 2 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.4 | -65.4% | 66.7% | 294 | -4.8% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.39 | -75.0% | 45.2% | 42 | -4.6% |
| 4 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.39 | -56.7% | 70.4% | 280 | -4.9% |
| 5 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.39 | -76.0% | 42.6% | 162 | -4.8% |
| 6 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.37 | -64.4% | 40.7% | 54 | -6.1% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.39 | -43.9% | 78.6% | 14 | -6.7% |
| 8 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.36 | -71.7% | 44.2% | 43 | -5.5% |
| 9 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.36 | -59.9% | 65.9% | 370 | -5.8% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.35 | -65.8% | 66.7% | 198 | -5.8% |
| 11 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.35 | -74.7% | 50.0% | 26 | -5.6% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 5.4% | 0.34 | -66.4% | 47.0% | 117 | -6.3% |
| 13 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.33 | -75.6% | 39.2% | 166 | -6.6% |
| 14 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.33 | -73.6% | 46.8% | 47 | -6.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Texas Instruments (TXN), Rate of Change 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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