The best indicator for Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Akamai Technologies (AKAM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 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.
WMA 10/40 Cross
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Akamai Technologies (AKAM) over ~26.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 17.2% CAGR.
Akamai Technologies (AKAM) 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 Akamai Technologies (AKAM) — beating buy-and-hold by 0.9% 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 | WMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 17.4% | 0.62 | -48.3% | 50.0% | 24 | 17.2% |
| 2 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 17.0% | 0.6 | -58.7% | 60.9% | 23 | 16.9% |
| 3 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 16.4% | 0.6 | -61.6% | 52.9% | 17 | 16.3% |
| 4 | T3 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.6 | -56.8% | 40.0% | 30 | 15.2% |
| 5 | CCI (50) ✓ | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.59 | -63.4% | 61.5% | 26 | 15.8% |
| 6 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 18.5% | 0.59 | -45.4% | 39.0% | 41 | 18.4% |
| 7 | Awesome Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.58 | -56.3% | 42.3% | 26 | 15.5% |
| 8 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.58 | -58.7% | 47.4% | 19 | 15.5% |
| 9 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.58 | -51.1% | 60.0% | 15 | 14.7% |
| 10 | MAMA / FAMA ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.57 | -52.5% | 42.3% | 26 | 14.5% |
| 11 | EMA 9/26 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.2% | 0.57 | -49.2% | 42.9% | 21 | 14.1% |
| 12 | WMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.5% | 0.57 | -66.3% | 53.3% | 15 | 14.4% |
| 13 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.56 | -60.3% | 54.5% | 44 | 14.0% |
| 14 | T3 8/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 17.6% | 0.56 | -63.1% | 53.8% | 26 | 17.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Akamai Technologies (AKAM)
34 of 673 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Akamai Technologies (AKAM) outright. Another 50 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 89 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mean-Reversion | 2 | none needed | 4.81× |
| Williams %R | 2 | none needed | 3.61× |
| Connors RSI | 2 | none needed | 4.2× |
| MA Envelope | 2 | none needed | 4.48× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 2.46× |
| Demand Index | 2 | none needed | 2.78× |
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 Akamai Technologies (AKAM), WMA 10/40 Cross on the weekly 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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