The best indicator for C3.ai
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real C3.ai history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Supertrend (10,3)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for C3.ai over ~5.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 43.5% CAGR.
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 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.43 | -75.7% | 31.2% | 16 | 43.5% |
| 2 | Historical Volatility Regime | Daily | 8.6% | 0.41 | -35.0% | 31.0% | 29 | 43.3% |
| 3 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.39 | -78.3% | 31.2% | 16 | 40.6% |
| 4 | Advance Trend Pressure | Daily | 5.1% | 0.34 | -59.4% | 32.8% | 67 | 39.9% |
| 5 | Piercing Line | Daily | 4.3% | 0.33 | -15.7% | 38.9% | 18 | 39.1% |
| 6 | Volatility Regime (VIX-style) | Daily | 5.4% | 0.32 | -39.6% | 32.3% | 31 | 40.2% |
| 7 | Pring's Special K ✓ | Daily | 4.6% | 0.3 | -54.2% | 25.0% | 24 | 39.3% |
| 8 | Chaikin Money Flow | Daily | 1.6% | 0.28 | -57.5% | 37.5% | 64 | 36.4% |
| 9 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity | Weekly | 3.2% | 0.28 | -60.2% | 51.9% | 27 | 40.6% |
| 10 | Parabolic SAR (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 0.9% | 0.28 | -66.0% | 33.3% | 21 | 38.3% |
| 11 | T3 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 0.9% | 0.26 | -41.9% | 45.0% | 20 | 35.7% |
| 12 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Daily | -1.9% | 0.25 | -80.1% | 38.1% | 21 | 32.9% |
| 13 | TRIX ✓ | Daily | -2.2% | 0.24 | -84.3% | 36.1% | 36 | 32.6% |
| 14 | DeMarker | Daily | 1.2% | 0.24 | -58.8% | 52.6% | 19 | 35.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For C3.ai, Supertrend (10,3) 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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