The best indicator for Align Technology (ALGN)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Align Technology (ALGN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Align Technology (ALGN) 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.
SMA 200 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Align Technology (ALGN) over ~25.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 12.3% CAGR.
Align Technology (ALGN) 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 Align Technology (ALGN) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.7% 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 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 21.1% | 0.73 | -46.8% | 36.6% | 71 | 12.3% |
| 2 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 20.8% | 0.67 | -65.3% | 48.7% | 76 | 12.1% |
| 3 | Delta Volume Rising (CVD proxy) ✓ | Weekly | 21.0% | 0.67 | -58.0% | 55.6% | 135 | 11.5% |
| 4 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 20.1% | 0.65 | -69.8% | 48.3% | 87 | 11.4% |
| 5 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Daily | 20.0% | 0.64 | -64.0% | 52.2% | 69 | 11.3% |
| 6 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.62 | -70.7% | 46.4% | 110 | 10.1% |
| 7 | RSI (50) ✓ | Daily | 17.6% | 0.62 | -64.6% | 36.4% | 132 | 8.9% |
| 8 | Elder Ray (Bull/Bear Power) ✓ | Weekly | 17.6% | 0.62 | -53.8% | 48.5% | 68 | 8.2% |
| 9 | SMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.6% | 0.61 | -75.8% | 49.1% | 57 | 8.8% |
| 10 | ROC (30) ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.61 | -76.7% | 40.8% | 218 | 9.4% |
| 11 | CMO (30) ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.61 | -76.7% | 40.8% | 218 | 9.4% |
| 12 | Momentum (30) ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.61 | -76.7% | 40.8% | 218 | 9.4% |
| 13 | On-Balance Volume ✓ | Weekly | 18.0% | 0.61 | -74.7% | 47.8% | 90 | 8.5% |
| 14 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.5% | 0.6 | -49.7% | 36.8% | 114 | 7.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
The question doesn't apply here. Buy-and-hold on Align Technology (ALGN) lost money across the out-of-sample window in 628 of 628 tests, so there is no positive benchmark to lever toward — clearing a negative bar is a much weaker claim than beating a real one, and we keep the two apart rather than counting it as a win. How we compute that
For Align Technology (ALGN), SMA 200 Trend 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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