The best indicator for American Tower (AMT)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real American Tower (AMT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
McGinley 30 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for American Tower (AMT) over ~28.2 years — beating buy-and-hold by 9.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for American Tower (AMT) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.7% 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 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.67 | -80.2% | 29.5% | 44 | 9.4% |
| 2 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.1% | 0.66 | -71.3% | 31.6% | 19 | 9.0% |
| 3 | Stochastic (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 17.1% | 0.64 | -72.0% | 44.2% | 865 | 6.9% |
| 4 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.63 | -84.5% | 29.0% | 69 | 7.9% |
| 5 | Nadaraya-Watson Envelope ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.62 | -21.3% | 83.3% | 36 | -3.0% |
| 6 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.61 | -49.2% | 50.0% | 30 | 2.3% |
| 7 | QQE MOD ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.61 | -35.6% | 47.5% | 59 | -1.2% |
| 8 | Historical Volatility Regime ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.61 | -31.0% | 48.6% | 37 | -1.7% |
| 9 | Momentum (50) ✓ | Weekly | 12.6% | 0.61 | -55.7% | 50.0% | 42 | 2.5% |
| 10 | ROC (60) ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.59 | -51.4% | 53.8% | 26 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Donchian 10 Break | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.59 | -52.0% | 50.0% | 24 | 1.4% |
| 12 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.58 | -46.4% | 46.7% | 15 | 1.8% |
| 13 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.58 | -59.3% | 52.9% | 17 | 1.0% |
| 14 | WMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.58 | -40.1% | 46.7% | 30 | 0.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For American Tower (AMT), McGinley 30 Trend 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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