The best indicator for APA Corporation (APA)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real APA Corporation (APA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Ultimate Oscillator
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for APA Corporation (APA) over ~47.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.6% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for APA Corporation (APA) — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.0% 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 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 10.3% | 0.49 | -61.6% | 70.2% | 47 | 3.6% |
| 2 | Order-Flow Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.44 | -48.2% | 72.5% | 40 | 1.7% |
| 3 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.4 | -48.2% | 70.5% | 44 | 1.0% |
| 4 | Fibonacci Bands ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.4 | -48.2% | 70.5% | 44 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.39 | -47.8% | 75.0% | 24 | -0.1% |
| 6 | Three White Soldiers ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.39 | -50.1% | 53.9% | 102 | 0.2% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.38 | -62.5% | 70.3% | 37 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.37 | -55.7% | 75.8% | 66 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.36 | -59.6% | 78.7% | 47 | -0.0% |
| 10 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.36 | -79.8% | 39.6% | 144 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.36 | -93.4% | 54.4% | 377 | -0.5% |
| 12 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.36 | -77.7% | 43.7% | 174 | 0.4% |
| 13 | VWAP Bands ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.34 | -49.3% | 62.9% | 35 | -1.3% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 5.5% | 0.33 | -88.6% | 68.6% | 229 | -1.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For APA Corporation (APA), Ultimate Oscillator 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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