The best indicator for Ares Management (ARES)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ares Management (ARES) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Ares Management (ARES) 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.
Intraday Momentum Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ares Management (ARES) over ~12.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.6% CAGR.
Ares Management (ARES) on the daily 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 Ares Management (ARES) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.7% 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 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 16.4% | 0.88 | -45.2% | 77.8% | 36 | -4.6% |
| 2 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Daily | 21.8% | 0.87 | -43.1% | 45.6% | 90 | 0.9% |
| 3 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.86 | -34.5% | 40.3% | 149 | -1.5% |
| 4 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.86 | -34.6% | 42.9% | 126 | -1.5% |
| 5 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.2% | 0.86 | -35.3% | 37.9% | 140 | -1.8% |
| 6 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.1% | 0.85 | -21.7% | 60.0% | 15 | -5.9% |
| 7 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.83 | -22.8% | 48.8% | 82 | -5.9% |
| 8 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 18.4% | 0.83 | -30.5% | 52.1% | 71 | -2.6% |
| 9 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.4% | 0.82 | -28.9% | 54.4% | 68 | -2.6% |
| 10 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 19.0% | 0.81 | -29.6% | 54.3% | 35 | -2.0% |
| 11 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 18.7% | 0.79 | -34.8% | 43.1% | 144 | -2.3% |
| 12 | Williams Fractals ✓ | Daily | 16.8% | 0.79 | -28.6% | 47.8% | 67 | -4.1% |
| 13 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Daily | 17.7% | 0.79 | -37.1% | 38.2% | 131 | -3.3% |
| 14 | Williams %R (21) ✓ | Daily | 17.7% | 0.79 | -33.6% | 40.3% | 149 | -3.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Ares Management (ARES)
10 of 477 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Ares Management (ARES) outright. Another 260 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 126 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume Zone Oscillator | 1 | 1.18× | 4.6× |
| Chandelier Exit | 1 | none needed | 3.5× |
| Ehlers Cyber Cycle | 1 | none needed | 3.99× |
| Hull Suite | 1 | none needed | 4.57× |
| Gann HiLo Activator | 1 | none needed | 4.28× |
| Elastic VW MA | 1 | none needed | 5.1× |
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 Ares Management (ARES), Intraday Momentum Index on the daily 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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