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, out-of-sample, with costs.
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.
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.
Adobe Inc. (ADBE) on the weekly 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 | 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 | Price Momentum Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.59 | -51.9% | 44.1% | 68 | -5.4% |
| 12 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.58 | -73.7% | 54.5% | 44 | -4.7% |
| 13 | Andean Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.58 | -74.3% | 58.1% | 43 | -6.1% |
| 14 | Deviation-Scaled MA ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.58 | -70.6% | 49.0% | 208 | -4.8% |
✓ = 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), 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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