The best indicator for Verizon (VZ)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Verizon (VZ) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Verizon (VZ) over ~42.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.3% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.46 | -39.8% | 69.2% | 224 | -3.3% |
| 2 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.45 | -34.8% | 84.4% | 32 | -4.9% |
| 3 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.41 | -26.9% | 79.1% | 67 | -5.4% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 5.7% | 0.41 | -50.5% | 71.0% | 162 | -3.6% |
| 5 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.41 | -52.8% | 47.6% | 21 | -3.5% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 5.2% | 0.41 | -47.2% | 85.7% | 35 | -4.1% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.4 | -38.0% | 77.4% | 62 | -4.7% |
| 8 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.36 | -35.6% | 68.1% | 191 | -5.3% |
| 9 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.36 | -46.7% | 85.7% | 42 | -5.1% |
| 10 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.4% | 0.35 | -45.3% | 68.7% | 284 | -4.9% |
| 11 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.35 | -49.1% | 73.7% | 38 | -4.8% |
| 12 | SMA 50/200 Cross | Daily | 4.5% | 0.34 | -45.6% | 45.7% | 35 | -4.8% |
| 13 | Bollinger Breakout | Weekly | 3.0% | 0.32 | -27.0% | 52.5% | 40 | -6.3% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 3.4% | 0.32 | -46.7% | 78.4% | 37 | -6.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Verizon (VZ), Stochastic on the daily 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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