The best indicator for Ares Management (ARES)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ares Management (ARES) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
EMA 30 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ares Management (ARES) over ~12.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.0% CAGR.
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 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 20.2% | 0.9 | -35.3% | 38.2% | 136 | -2.0% |
| 2 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 19.7% | 0.88 | -34.5% | 40.0% | 145 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Daily | 22.1% | 0.88 | -43.1% | 45.5% | 88 | -0.1% |
| 4 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 16.5% | 0.88 | -45.2% | 80.0% | 35 | -5.7% |
| 5 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Daily | 19.8% | 0.88 | -34.6% | 43.1% | 123 | -2.3% |
| 6 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 19.6% | 0.84 | -39.2% | 54.3% | 35 | -2.4% |
| 7 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.9% | 0.84 | -26.5% | 56.2% | 16 | -7.2% |
| 8 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 18.5% | 0.84 | -31.5% | 55.1% | 69 | -3.5% |
| 9 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 15.0% | 0.83 | -22.8% | 49.4% | 81 | -7.2% |
| 10 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.81 | -28.9% | 55.2% | 67 | -4.1% |
| 11 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 19.0% | 0.81 | -34.8% | 42.6% | 141 | -3.2% |
| 12 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Daily | 18.0% | 0.81 | -37.1% | 39.4% | 127 | -4.2% |
| 13 | Ease of Movement ✓ | Daily | 17.3% | 0.79 | -31.1% | 53.9% | 152 | -4.9% |
| 14 | Ehlers TrendFlex ✓ | Daily | 17.6% | 0.79 | -32.4% | 62.3% | 61 | -4.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Ares Management (ARES), EMA 30 Trend 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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