The best indicator for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
We backtested 382 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.
Piercing Line
On the 4-hour chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) over ~3.9 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.5% 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 | Piercing Line ✓ | 4-Hour | 37.7% | 1.74 | -11.3% | 48.4% | 31 | -7.5% |
| 2 | Three White Soldiers ✓ | 4-Hour | 43.2% | 1.32 | -26.2% | 56.6% | 76 | -2.0% |
| 3 | ALMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 47.8% | 1.29 | -36.2% | 29.4% | 34 | 2.6% |
| 4 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | 4-Hour | 47.7% | 1.27 | -39.0% | 55.2% | 29 | 2.5% |
| 5 | T3 8/21 Cross ✓ | 4-Hour | 47.6% | 1.27 | -35.5% | 43.3% | 30 | 2.4% |
| 6 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 85.3% | 1.69 | -33.5% | 29.0% | 31 | 20.6% |
| 7 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 37.9% | 1.24 | -36.4% | 42.3% | 52 | -7.3% |
| 8 | SMA 30 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 43.1% | 1.23 | -30.8% | 45.5% | 55 | -2.1% |
| 9 | SMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 40.8% | 1.22 | -27.5% | 31.2% | 16 | -4.4% |
| 10 | TEMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 40.8% | 1.22 | -40.2% | 41.7% | 48 | -4.4% |
| 11 | TRIMA 30 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 42.2% | 1.22 | -24.3% | 46.8% | 47 | -3.0% |
| 12 | Hammer ✓ | 4-Hour | 16.9% | 1.21 | -12.8% | 59.4% | 32 | -28.3% |
| 13 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 43.4% | 1.19 | -33.1% | 46.7% | 15 | -1.8% |
| 14 | Hull MA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 39.0% | 1.18 | -44.1% | 40.0% | 45 | -6.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Piercing Line on the 4-hour 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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