The best indicator for VeChain (VET)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real VeChain (VET) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Donchian Breakout
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for VeChain (VET) over ~11.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 52.1% 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 Breakout ✓ | Daily | 42.5% | 0.88 | -66.7% | 41.2% | 34 | 52.1% |
| 2 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 37.0% | 0.86 | -58.0% | 44.2% | 43 | 46.7% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 34.1% | 0.78 | -75.9% | 42.1% | 133 | 43.8% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 34.1% | 0.72 | -87.5% | 40.0% | 30 | 46.8% |
| 5 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 28.5% | 0.67 | -91.3% | 38.1% | 21 | 41.2% |
| 6 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 26.7% | 0.65 | -83.5% | 27.8% | 18 | 39.5% |
| 7 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 27.7% | 0.65 | -70.5% | 37.5% | 16 | 40.4% |
| 8 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 23.1% | 0.64 | -88.7% | 40.9% | 22 | 32.8% |
| 9 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.9% | 0.58 | -82.6% | 42.4% | 262 | 28.6% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.54 | -71.4% | 44.1% | 68 | 28.3% |
| 11 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.52 | -63.7% | 40.3% | 77 | 24.5% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.52 | -94.8% | 33.3% | 15 | 23.3% |
| 13 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.5% | 0.48 | -88.0% | 43.5% | 503 | 21.2% |
| 14 | Donchian Midline | Daily | 11.2% | 0.47 | -84.3% | 42.6% | 162 | 20.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For VeChain (VET), Donchian Breakout 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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