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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) 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.
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 28.3% CAGR.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on the 4-hour 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 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 | 29.1% | 1.43 | -13.7% | 41.9% | 31 | -28.3% |
| 2 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | 4-Hour | 53.1% | 1.35 | -39.0% | 56.7% | 30 | -4.3% |
| 3 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 39.7% | 1.27 | -36.4% | 42.6% | 47 | -17.7% |
| 4 | Hammer ✓ | 4-Hour | 18.4% | 1.25 | -12.8% | 63.3% | 30 | -39.0% |
| 5 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | 4-Hour | 53.0% | 1.23 | -55.5% | 40.0% | 15 | -4.4% |
| 6 | ADX Strong Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 32.8% | 1.22 | -28.4% | 48.0% | 25 | -24.6% |
| 7 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 47.8% | 1.19 | -35.1% | 46.2% | 39 | -9.6% |
| 8 | Three White Soldiers ✓ | 4-Hour | 37.8% | 1.17 | -28.6% | 56.8% | 81 | -19.6% |
| 9 | T3 8/21 Cross ✓ | 4-Hour | 44.3% | 1.16 | -35.5% | 37.5% | 32 | -13.1% |
| 10 | SMA 30 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 41.4% | 1.14 | -38.4% | 46.6% | 58 | -16.0% |
| 11 | ALMA 100 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 42.0% | 1.13 | -36.4% | 21.6% | 37 | -15.4% |
| 12 | TRIMA 30 Trend ✓ | 4-Hour | 39.2% | 1.12 | -38.4% | 52.1% | 48 | -18.2% |
| 13 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | 1-Hour | 92.6% | 1.48 | -51.5% | 28.0% | 25 | 7.6% |
| 14 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | 4-Hour | 39.9% | 1.1 | -46.3% | 42.3% | 26 | -17.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
19 of 1370 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) outright. Another 636 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 641 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMA 10/30 Cross | 1 | 1.34× | 2.91× |
| ROC (30) | 1 | 1.35× | 2.52× |
| CMO (30) | 1 | 1.35× | 2.52× |
| Momentum (30) | 1 | 1.35× | 2.52× |
| McGinley 30 Trend | 1 | 1.47× | 1.97× |
| Trade Volume Index | 1 | 1.5× | 2.97× |
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
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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