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The best indicator for Applied Materials (AMAT)

We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Applied Materials (AMAT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling LONG right now — DeMarker (14) (Weekly) has been long for 55 bars. Signal computed on 2026-09-07, 3 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-09-10

Where Applied Materials (AMAT) stands

454.01
last daily close (2026-09-10)
409.87
200-day simple moving average price 10.8% above
520.34
50-day simple moving average price 12.7% below
162.52–722.23
52-week range

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.

Momentum · Weekly

DeMarker (14)

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Applied Materials (AMAT) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.9% CAGR.

19.8%
CAGR
0.69
Sharpe
-63.5%
Max DD
53.8%
Win rate
4.73
Profit factor
-0.9%
vs Buy&Hold
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Applied Materials (AMAT) 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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Confluence · Weekly

Best multi-indicator combo

Hull SuiteRSI Trend (>50)

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Applied Materials (AMAT) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.6% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

14.2%
CAGR
0.58
Sharpe
39.2%
Win rate
79
Trades
-6.6%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
DeMarker (14)
-0.9% · Sharpe 0.69
Daily
PMax
-4.2% · Sharpe 0.62
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1DeMarker (14) Weekly19.8%0.69-63.5%53.8%93-0.9%
2Supertrend (20,3) Weekly18.8%0.68-71.6%41.4%29-1.9%
3Supertrend Fast (10,2) Weekly18.1%0.67-60.3%51.9%54-2.6%
4Ease of Movement Weekly18.9%0.67-60.1%48.9%92-1.8%
5Supertrend (10,2) Weekly18.1%0.67-60.3%51.9%54-2.6%
6Price Momentum Oscillator Weekly18.0%0.67-61.0%54.7%64-2.8%
7Zero-Lag EMA Cross Weekly17.4%0.66-62.7%48.1%104-3.4%
8Coral Trend Weekly18.6%0.66-60.1%55.6%45-2.1%
9Adaptive Supertrend Weekly17.9%0.66-76.0%45.6%68-2.8%
10ZLEMA 10/30 Cross Weekly17.4%0.66-62.7%48.1%104-3.4%
11Chandelier Exit Weekly18.9%0.65-83.9%35.4%82-1.8%
12Volatility Stop (ATR) Weekly17.0%0.65-72.8%50.0%64-3.8%
13Supertrend (10,3) Weekly17.4%0.64-73.1%43.3%30-3.3%
14Momentum Weekly17.4%0.64-57.9%45.1%144-3.3%

= held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on Applied Materials (AMAT)

2 of 689 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Applied Materials (AMAT) outright. Another 295 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 371 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
Ichimoku TK Cross12.41×2.93×
Chandelier Exit1none needed2.12×
Awesome Oscillator1.3×2.14×
Sine-Weighted MA1.3×2.36×
EMA 9/26 Cross1.31×2.2×
Relative Momentum Index1.34×2.33×

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

What this means

For Applied Materials (AMAT), DeMarker (14) 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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