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Best indicators for etfs
The backtested best indicator + timeframe for each of these 80 etfs.
-3x Nasdaq (SQQQ)
No edge — buy & hold
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1-3Y Treasuries (SHY)
SMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -0.2%
1.5x VIX (UVXY)
No edge — buy & hold
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20Y Treasuries (TLT)
MACD
Weekly · +0.2%
3x Nasdaq (TQQQ)
RSI Trend (>50)
Weekly · -13.5%
3x S&P (SPXL)
Stochastic
Weekly · -7.8%
3x S&P (UPRO)
Rate of Change
Daily · -12.9%
3x Semis (SOXL)
RSI Trend (>50)
Weekly · -3.6%
7-10Y Treasuries (IEF)
MACD
Weekly · -0.9%
ARK Genomic (ARKG)
Stochastic
Daily · +15.0%
ARK Innovation (ARKK)
ADX / DMI
Daily · -0.4%
Agriculture (DBA)
Bollinger Breakout
Weekly · +1.7%
Airlines (JETS)
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
Weekly · +13.0%
Biotech (IBB)
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
Weekly · -1.6%
Biotech (XBI)
Stochastic
Daily · -2.2%
Bitcoin Strategy (BITO)
MACD
Daily · +18.1%
Blockchain (BLOK)
RSI Trend (>50)
Daily · +13.8%
Brazil (EWZ)
MACD
Weekly · +4.0%
Canada (EWC)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -1.5%
China (MCHI)
Money Flow Index
Daily · +3.1%
China Large-Cap (FXI)
Donchian Midline
Weekly · -1.0%
Clean Energy (ICLN)
ADX / DMI
Weekly · +10.7%
Commodities (DBC)
Rate of Change
Weekly · +2.5%
Communications (XLC)
Rate of Change
Weekly · +1.7%
Consumer Disc. (XLY)
Williams %R
Weekly · -3.0%
Consumer Staples (XLP)
Holy Grail Confluence
Daily · -1.9%
Crude Oil (USO)
Rate of Change
Weekly · +9.9%
Dividend (DVY)
Donchian Breakout
Weekly · -2.9%
Dividend (SCHD)
Donchian Breakout
Daily · -6.6%
Dividend Growth (VIG)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -2.8%
Energy (VDE)
Williams %R
Weekly · -1.0%
Energy (XLE)
EMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -0.1%
Financials (VFH)
SMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · +0.2%
Financials (XLF)
SMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -0.8%
Germany (EWG)
Donchian Breakout
Weekly · -1.1%
Gold (GLD)
RSI Trend (>50)
Weekly · -3.0%
Gold (IAU)
Donchian Midline
Weekly · -3.3%
Gold Miners (GDX)
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
Daily · +0.8%
Health Care (VHT)
Stochastic
Weekly · -4.5%
Health Care (XLV)
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
Weekly · -3.0%
High Dividend (VYM)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -3.0%
High Yield (HYG)
RSI Trend (>50)
Weekly · -1.2%
Home Construction (ITB)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · +2.6%
India (INDA)
Rate of Change
Weekly · +0.3%
Industrials (XLI)
EMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -3.2%
Info Tech (VGT)
RSI Trend (>50)
Weekly · -3.5%
Inv-Grade Corp (LQD)
Donchian Midline
Weekly · -1.4%
Japan (EWJ)
EMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · +0.8%
Junior Gold Miners (GDXJ)
RSI Mean-Reversion
Daily · +4.6%
Lithium & Battery (LIT)
Rate of Change
Daily · +4.4%
Materials (XLB)
Stochastic
Daily · -3.4%
Min Volatility (USMV)
Money Flow Index
Daily · -6.9%
Momentum (MTUM)
Donchian Midline
Weekly · -3.8%
Natural Gas (UNG)
No edge — buy & hold
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Quality (QUAL)
Rate of Change
Weekly · -5.1%
Real Estate (VNQ)
Stochastic
Weekly · -2.2%
Real Estate (XLRE)
Stochastic
Weekly · -0.1%
Regional Banks (KRE)
Stochastic
Weekly · +2.4%
Russell 1000 Growth (IWF)
Donchian Breakout
Weekly · -1.2%
Russell 1000 Value (IWD)
EMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -1.8%
S&P Equal Weight (RSP)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -2.3%
S&P MidCap (MDY)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -3.9%
Semiconductors (SMH)
EMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · +2.3%
Semiconductors (SOXX)
Donchian Breakout
Weekly · -1.4%
Short VIX (SVXY)
MACD
Daily · +6.7%
Silver (SLV)
Rate of Change
Daily · +3.2%
Solar (TAN)
Donchian Breakout
Daily · +16.0%
South Korea (EWY)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · +1.4%
TIPS (TIP)
Williams %R
Weekly · -2.0%
Taiwan (EWT)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · +0.1%
Technology (XLK)
SMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -0.0%
Total Bond (BND)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -0.6%
US Agg Bond (AGG)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -0.8%
United Kingdom (EWU)
Bollinger Mean-Reversion
Daily · 0.0%
Uranium (URA)
Heikin-Ashi Trend
Daily · +13.1%
Utilities (XLU)
SMA 50/200 Cross
Daily · -0.1%
VIX Futures (VXX)
No edge — buy & hold
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Value (VLUE)
ADX / DMI
Weekly · -6.9%
Wide Moat (MOAT)
EMA 20/50 Cross
Daily · -5.2%
iShares Bitcoin (IBIT)
MACD
Daily · +8.1%
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