The best indicator for United Stables (U)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real United Stables (U) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
ADX / DMI
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for United Stables (U) over ~3.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.6% 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 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | -81.8% | 0.45 | -99.6% | 18.8% | 16 | 1.6% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Daily | -62.3% | 0.35 | -97.5% | 23.1% | 13 | 21.1% |
| 3 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | -80.3% | 0.31 | -99.2% | 42.9% | 14 | 3.1% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | -67.1% | 0.27 | -97.4% | 45.5% | 11 | 16.3% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | -73.2% | 0.16 | -98.4% | 27.3% | 11 | 10.2% |
| 6 | MACD ✓ | Daily | -79.3% | 0.1 | -99.3% | 25.9% | 27 | 4.1% |
| 7 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion | Daily | -48.0% | -0.04 | -93.4% | 46.2% | 13 | 35.4% |
| 8 | Bollinger Breakout | Daily | -58.9% | -0.84 | -95.1% | 50.0% | 12 | 24.5% |
| 9 | Donchian Midline | Daily | -59.9% | -0.78 | -95.4% | 41.2% | 34 | 23.5% |
| 10 | Rate of Change | Daily | -83.2% | -1.14 | -99.6% | 38.9% | 54 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RSI Trend (>50) | Daily | -83.5% | -1.35 | -99.6% | 42.5% | 40 | -0.1% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend | Daily | -97.0% | -1.75 | -100.0% | 30.2% | 149 | -13.6% |
| 13 | EMA-10 Trend | Daily | -95.0% | -1.91 | -100.0% | 35.9% | 64 | -11.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For United Stables (U), ADX / DMI 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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