The best indicator for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SMA 200 Trend
On the 1-hour chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over ~2.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 20.6% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) — beating buy-and-hold by 10.4% 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 ✓ | 1-Hour | 85.3% | 1.69 | -33.5% | 29.0% | 31 | 20.6% |
| 2 | CCI (200) ✓ | 1-Hour | 76.4% | 1.53 | -36.9% | 37.2% | 43 | 11.7% |
| 3 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | 1-Hour | 68.7% | 1.46 | -42.6% | 32.3% | 62 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | 1-Hour | 53.1% | 1.42 | -27.8% | 65.2% | 66 | -11.5% |
| 5 | Hull MA 200 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 55.1% | 1.42 | -27.4% | 40.8% | 76 | -9.6% |
| 6 | T3 100 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 58.2% | 1.36 | -42.1% | 40.0% | 35 | -6.4% |
| 7 | T3 20/80 Cross ✓ | 1-Hour | 59.8% | 1.35 | -48.5% | 51.7% | 29 | -4.9% |
| 8 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | 1-Hour | 61.4% | 1.33 | -41.5% | 42.9% | 21 | -3.3% |
| 9 | Coral Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 58.8% | 1.31 | -35.1% | 42.3% | 104 | -5.9% |
| 10 | Positive Volume Index ✓ | 1-Hour | 61.5% | 1.3 | -37.8% | 23.3% | 30 | -3.1% |
| 11 | Vegas Tunnel ✓ | 1-Hour | 54.5% | 1.3 | -35.2% | 43.8% | 32 | -10.2% |
| 12 | SMA 100 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 55.6% | 1.3 | -36.2% | 33.3% | 87 | -9.1% |
| 13 | TRIMA 200 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 55.1% | 1.3 | -43.3% | 32.0% | 25 | -9.5% |
| 14 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | 1-Hour | 52.7% | 1.3 | -27.4% | 40.3% | 67 | -12.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), SMA 200 Trend on the 1-hour 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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