The best indicator for Zcash (ZEC)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Zcash (ZEC) 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 Zcash (ZEC) over ~12.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 34.6% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 38.6% | 0.81 | -75.5% | 33.8% | 148 | 34.6% |
| 2 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Daily | 33.9% | 0.78 | -64.0% | 41.4% | 58 | 29.9% |
| 3 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 39.4% | 0.73 | -86.3% | 40.8% | 76 | 34.8% |
| 4 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 34.2% | 0.8 | -82.5% | 76.9% | 13 | 30.2% |
| 5 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 26.6% | 0.67 | -87.8% | 47.1% | 533 | 22.6% |
| 6 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Daily | 26.0% | 0.67 | -77.2% | 44.4% | 171 | 22.0% |
| 7 | Rate of Change ✓ | Daily | 25.5% | 0.66 | -71.6% | 39.6% | 192 | 21.5% |
| 8 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 24.6% | 0.65 | -79.7% | 40.0% | 45 | 20.6% |
| 9 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 23.0% | 0.63 | -91.4% | 45.7% | 276 | 19.1% |
| 10 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 20.6% | 0.6 | -72.0% | 42.2% | 83 | 16.6% |
| 11 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.53 | -83.3% | 41.7% | 115 | 10.8% |
| 12 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.5 | -85.1% | 30.6% | 36 | 7.6% |
| 13 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.5 | -82.5% | 33.3% | 21 | 9.7% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.9% | 0.47 | -89.2% | 27.6% | 29 | 5.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Zcash (ZEC), 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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