The best indicator for Zoetis (ZTS)
We backtested 20 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Zoetis (ZTS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Zoetis (ZTS) over ~13.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.0% 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 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.88 | -12.8% | 86.7% | 15 | 2.0% |
| 2 | Donchian Midline | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.71 | -28.7% | 44.8% | 29 | 3.0% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.68 | -24.9% | 62.5% | 24 | 2.6% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross | Daily | 8.1% | 0.53 | -27.7% | 44.4% | 27 | -0.1% |
| 5 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 5.5% | 0.5 | -18.4% | 63.2% | 19 | -2.7% |
| 6 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.8% | 0.49 | -29.7% | 71.4% | 21 | -1.4% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.48 | -36.6% | 72.9% | 70 | -1.1% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.47 | -39.7% | 71.4% | 91 | -1.3% |
| 9 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.36 | -38.5% | 62.7% | 59 | -3.7% |
| 10 | Donchian Breakout | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.43 | -32.0% | 58.3% | 12 | -2.6% |
| 11 | EMA-10 Trend | Weekly | 4.1% | 0.33 | -37.3% | 52.4% | 63 | -4.0% |
| 12 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) | Daily | 4.1% | 0.31 | -42.6% | 69.8% | 43 | -4.1% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI | Weekly | 3.3% | 0.3 | -37.7% | 41.2% | 17 | -4.9% |
| 14 | Rate of Change | Weekly | 3.6% | 0.3 | -45.5% | 55.0% | 40 | -4.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Zoetis (ZTS), Bollinger Mean-Reversion on the weekly 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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