The best indicator for AMC
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real AMC history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
TEMA 10/30 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for AMC over ~12.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 64.5% 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 | TEMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 35.5% | 0.62 | -79.7% | 45.9% | 109 | 64.5% |
| 2 | True Strength Index ✓ | Daily | 27.5% | 0.56 | -87.1% | 43.3% | 104 | 56.5% |
| 3 | Jurik MA (approx.) | Daily | 24.4% | 0.53 | -85.9% | 41.7% | 252 | 53.4% |
| 4 | SSL Channel | Daily | 24.0% | 0.52 | -85.3% | 33.9% | 115 | 53.0% |
| 5 | Holt Double-Exp MA | Daily | 24.5% | 0.52 | -83.6% | 41.2% | 250 | 53.5% |
| 6 | Hull MA Trend | Daily | 21.5% | 0.51 | -85.7% | 39.7% | 156 | 50.5% |
| 7 | T3 (Tillson) | Daily | 20.6% | 0.51 | -89.8% | 40.0% | 210 | 49.6% |
| 8 | Schaff Trend Cycle ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.51 | -33.8% | 46.2% | 80 | 38.2% |
| 9 | MACD-V | Daily | 19.4% | 0.51 | -91.6% | 42.2% | 102 | 48.4% |
| 10 | MACD | Daily | 17.9% | 0.5 | -90.7% | 43.0% | 100 | 46.9% |
| 11 | KDJ | Daily | 19.3% | 0.49 | -87.7% | 41.7% | 288 | 48.3% |
| 12 | ROC (5) | Daily | 18.0% | 0.49 | -90.6% | 40.0% | 300 | 47.0% |
| 13 | Stoch RSI (fast) | Daily | 20.2% | 0.49 | -90.4% | 41.8% | 311 | 49.2% |
| 14 | TEMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 20.0% | 0.49 | -81.1% | 39.5% | 223 | 49.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For AMC, TEMA 10/30 Cross 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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