The best indicator for Ventas (VTR)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ventas (VTR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SMA 50/200 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ventas (VTR) over ~29.0 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 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.64 | -45.2% | 55.6% | 18 | 2.8% |
| 2 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.5% | 0.57 | -57.5% | 47.1% | 17 | 0.9% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.54 | -59.8% | 49.2% | 63 | 0.4% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.64 | -44.3% | 50.0% | 12 | 1.7% |
| 5 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.51 | -58.9% | 72.8% | 180 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.47 | -59.8% | 54.4% | 57 | -1.2% |
| 7 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.44 | -31.3% | 56.2% | 32 | -4.2% |
| 8 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.44 | -52.3% | 57.7% | 26 | -3.1% |
| 9 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.4 | -61.3% | 47.2% | 72 | -3.6% |
| 10 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.38 | -45.2% | 42.6% | 136 | -4.3% |
| 11 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.36 | -77.1% | 70.8% | 137 | -3.2% |
| 12 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.36 | -57.9% | 51.6% | 93 | -4.2% |
| 13 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.34 | -49.6% | 45.2% | 115 | -4.5% |
| 14 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.3 | -73.3% | 64.5% | 31 | -5.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Ventas (VTR), SMA 50/200 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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