The best indicator for Adobe Inc. (ADBE)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Adobe Inc. (ADBE) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Adobe Inc. (ADBE) 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.
McGinley 10/30 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Adobe Inc. (ADBE) over ~40.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.5% CAGR.
Adobe Inc. (ADBE) 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 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 | McGinley 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.9% | 0.6 | -72.7% | 47.3% | 55 | -1.5% |
| 2 | SSL Channel ✓ | Weekly | 15.4% | 0.6 | -76.6% | 51.9% | 81 | -3.6% |
| 3 | Kaufman Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.59 | -65.8% | 46.6% | 131 | -4.5% |
| 4 | Least Squares MA | Weekly | 14.5% | 0.59 | -73.3% | 50.3% | 165 | -4.6% |
| 5 | DMI Direction ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.59 | -66.9% | 48.1% | 81 | -4.0% |
| 6 | Gann HiLo Activator ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.59 | -57.3% | 48.6% | 142 | -4.3% |
| 7 | Q-Stick ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.58 | -65.9% | 46.8% | 173 | -4.7% |
| 8 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.58 | -60.2% | 46.9% | 130 | -5.0% |
| 9 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.58 | -70.5% | 53.3% | 30 | -4.9% |
| 10 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 16.4% | 0.57 | -80.6% | 51.2% | 254 | -3.0% |
| 11 | Pivot Point SuperTrend ✓ | Daily | 14.4% | 0.57 | -55.5% | 50.0% | 84 | -4.9% |
| 12 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 15.5% | 0.57 | -75.3% | 47.1% | 102 | -3.5% |
| 13 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.2% | 0.57 | -73.7% | 53.3% | 45 | -4.9% |
| 14 | Williams %R (7) ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.57 | -57.3% | 44.2% | 199 | -5.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Adobe Inc. (ADBE)
37 of 660 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Adobe Inc. (ADBE) outright. Another 165 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 269 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trend Regularity Adaptive MA | 1 | 1.33× | 2.77× |
| RSI (21) | 1 | 1.65× | 2.49× |
| RSI (30) | 1 | 1.68× | 2.94× |
| CCI Trend | 1 | 1.7× | 2.26× |
| Disparity (50) | 1 | 1.7× | 2.58× |
| RSI (25) | 1 | 1.79× | 2.53× |
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 Adobe Inc. (ADBE), McGinley 10/30 Cross on the daily 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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