The best indicator for Agilent Technologies (A)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Agilent Technologies (A) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Agilent Technologies (A) stands
Computed from our own daily OHLCV history, not quoted from a third party. Moving averages use closing prices; "52-week" is the last 252 trading sessions.
SMC: Break of Structure
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Agilent Technologies (A) over ~26.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 7.9% CAGR.
Agilent Technologies (A) on the daily chart
The timeframe our backtest found best for this asset. The chart is live market data; the results above are hypothetical and historical.
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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Agilent Technologies (A) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.7% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.
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 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Daily | 15.2% | 0.67 | -53.2% | 50.7% | 69 | 7.9% |
| 2 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 13.2% | 0.66 | -32.7% | 50.4% | 113 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Gann HiLo Activator ✓ | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.65 | -43.5% | 51.7% | 89 | 7.7% |
| 4 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.62 | -42.5% | 57.7% | 26 | 3.2% |
| 5 | TEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.61 | -31.6% | 46.5% | 43 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.59 | -71.6% | 43.2% | 139 | 5.6% |
| 7 | MAMA / FAMA ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.57 | -55.2% | 44.1% | 127 | 5.3% |
| 8 | T3 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.57 | -29.5% | 41.3% | 63 | 1.3% |
| 9 | T3 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.57 | -53.0% | 51.4% | 37 | 3.1% |
| 10 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.5% | 0.56 | -51.0% | 40.0% | 55 | 4.3% |
| 11 | Donchian 20 Break ✓ | Daily | 12.1% | 0.56 | -61.8% | 53.4% | 73 | 4.8% |
| 12 | ZLEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.56 | -43.4% | 41.2% | 153 | 1.8% |
| 13 | T3 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.5% | 0.55 | -45.5% | 47.4% | 76 | 3.2% |
| 14 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.55 | -56.7% | 53.6% | 28 | 2.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Agilent Technologies (A)
14 of 661 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Agilent Technologies (A) outright. Another 248 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 257 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | 2.48× | 3.11× |
| QQE | 1 | 1.22× | 2.18× |
| Coppock (fast) | 1 | 1.33× | 3.15× |
| Percentage Price Osc. | 1 | 1.49× | 2.88× |
| PPO Cross | 1 | 1.49× | 2.88× |
| HalfTrend | 1 | 1.65× | 3.15× |
Out-of-sample, costs included. A setup is only listed if the leverage it needs is less than the leverage its own worst drawdown survives — when it isn't, no amount of leverage gets there. Volatility drag isn't modelled, so these are the optimistic case. Every indicator, ranked this way
For Agilent Technologies (A), SMC: Break of Structure 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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