The best indicator for Block, Inc. (XYZ)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Block, Inc. (XYZ) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Block, Inc. (XYZ) over ~10.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 11.0% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 28.0% | 0.84 | -49.0% | 42.5% | 120 | 11.0% |
| 2 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 21.8% | 0.71 | -75.7% | 40.3% | 129 | 4.8% |
| 3 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.7 | -53.9% | 45.7% | 46 | 0.0% |
| 4 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 21.2% | 0.7 | -62.6% | 45.2% | 42 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 17.9% | 0.67 | -49.3% | 45.0% | 40 | 0.9% |
| 6 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 19.7% | 0.66 | -69.9% | 35.0% | 20 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 18.0% | 0.62 | -50.2% | 36.4% | 22 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.58 | -50.0% | 30.8% | 26 | -1.2% |
| 9 | ADX / DMI | Weekly | 13.9% | 0.56 | -60.5% | 33.3% | 15 | -3.1% |
| 10 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.55 | -49.8% | 38.9% | 72 | -4.4% |
| 11 | Rate of Change | Daily | 13.8% | 0.53 | -78.4% | 44.8% | 165 | -3.2% |
| 12 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.49 | -79.7% | 47.4% | 95 | -4.6% |
| 13 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.48 | -74.9% | 44.4% | 18 | -5.5% |
| 14 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.51 | -58.4% | 92.3% | 13 | -5.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Block, Inc. (XYZ), RSI Trend (>50) 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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