The best indicator for Barclays
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Barclays 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 Barclays over ~39.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.3% CAGR.
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 | 11.6% | 0.55 | -57.0% | 75.0% | 52 | 3.3% |
| 2 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.46 | -69.4% | 40.5% | 84 | 0.6% |
| 3 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.44 | -71.5% | 59.4% | 32 | -0.7% |
| 4 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.41 | -81.8% | 56.7% | 323 | -0.2% |
| 5 | Delta Volume (CVD proxy) ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.41 | -78.5% | 51.6% | 95 | -0.9% |
| 6 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.4 | -73.7% | 71.3% | 202 | -0.7% |
| 7 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.4 | -64.6% | 64.1% | 306 | -1.3% |
| 8 | Accumulation/Distribution ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.4 | -86.1% | 51.9% | 104 | -1.3% |
| 9 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.39 | -93.2% | 44.1% | 118 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.38 | -69.8% | 65.1% | 109 | -1.8% |
| 11 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.38 | -81.2% | 50.0% | 22 | -0.8% |
| 12 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.4 | -80.6% | 28.6% | 14 | -1.3% |
| 13 | VIDYA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.37 | -71.7% | 31.6% | 38 | -1.8% |
| 14 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.37 | -81.8% | 58.5% | 347 | -1.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Barclays, 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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