The best indicator for Adobe Inc. (ADBE)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Adobe Inc. (ADBE) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SSL Channel
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Adobe Inc. (ADBE) over ~40.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Adobe Inc. (ADBE) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.8% 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 | SSL Channel ✓ | Weekly | 16.3% | 0.63 | -69.2% | 52.5% | 80 | -3.1% |
| 2 | McGinley 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.5% | 0.61 | -72.7% | 48.1% | 54 | -1.2% |
| 3 | Least Squares MA | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.6 | -68.0% | 50.6% | 164 | -4.6% |
| 4 | DMI Direction ✓ | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.6 | -66.9% | 50.6% | 79 | -4.2% |
| 5 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.6 | -70.5% | 55.2% | 29 | -4.7% |
| 6 | Kaufman Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.59 | -65.8% | 46.9% | 130 | -4.8% |
| 7 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.59 | -69.6% | 46.5% | 101 | -3.4% |
| 8 | Q-Stick ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.59 | -65.9% | 46.8% | 171 | -4.8% |
| 9 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.59 | -59.4% | 46.5% | 129 | -5.2% |
| 10 | Gann HiLo Activator ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.59 | -57.3% | 48.2% | 141 | -4.9% |
| 11 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.58 | -73.7% | 54.5% | 44 | -4.7% |
| 12 | Andean Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.58 | -74.3% | 58.1% | 43 | -6.1% |
| 13 | Deviation-Scaled MA ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.58 | -70.6% | 49.0% | 208 | -4.8% |
| 14 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.58 | -71.0% | 58.8% | 170 | -6.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Adobe Inc. (ADBE), SSL Channel on the weekly timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It still trailed buy-and-hold on raw return — 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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