The best indicator for Best Buy (BBY)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Best Buy (BBY) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
HMA 9/21 Cross
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Best Buy (BBY) over ~41.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 7.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Best Buy (BBY) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.4% 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 | HMA 9/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 24.5% | 0.79 | -53.7% | 57.2% | 138 | 7.0% |
| 2 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 23.0% | 0.78 | -62.1% | 47.0% | 168 | 5.4% |
| 3 | Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓ | Weekly | 22.3% | 0.76 | -63.0% | 52.1% | 146 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 22.5% | 0.76 | -60.8% | 52.7% | 146 | 5.0% |
| 5 | Relative Vigor Index ✓ | Weekly | 21.9% | 0.75 | -52.9% | 50.0% | 154 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Least Squares MA ✓ | Weekly | 22.2% | 0.75 | -51.4% | 52.4% | 170 | 4.7% |
| 7 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 21.8% | 0.75 | -54.8% | 51.2% | 172 | 4.3% |
| 8 | FRAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 21.1% | 0.74 | -67.8% | 40.2% | 793 | 3.5% |
| 9 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Daily | 21.4% | 0.74 | -65.1% | 37.1% | 286 | 3.7% |
| 10 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 22.8% | 0.73 | -63.3% | 33.6% | 453 | 5.2% |
| 11 | On-Balance Volume | Daily | 21.1% | 0.72 | -83.5% | 41.3% | 632 | 3.5% |
| 12 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 19.7% | 0.7 | -77.8% | 51.0% | 104 | 2.1% |
| 13 | ALMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.7 | -65.4% | 38.0% | 271 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Volume Zone Oscillator | Daily | 19.0% | 0.69 | -72.3% | 44.6% | 941 | 1.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Best Buy (BBY), HMA 9/21 Cross on the weekly 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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