The best indicator for Becton Dickinson (BDX)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Becton Dickinson (BDX) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Becton Dickinson (BDX) over ~53.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Becton Dickinson (BDX) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.1% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.54 | -43.3% | 72.9% | 251 | -2.1% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.54 | -34.5% | 84.9% | 73 | -3.1% |
| 3 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.52 | -45.9% | 60.7% | 28 | -1.5% |
| 4 | MA Envelope ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.51 | -39.6% | 73.1% | 119 | -3.0% |
| 5 | T3 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.51 | -35.9% | 52.9% | 17 | -2.5% |
| 6 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.5 | -38.1% | 73.4% | 184 | -2.9% |
| 7 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.5 | -40.4% | 80.7% | 57 | -3.1% |
| 8 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 6.3% | 0.49 | -37.4% | 77.1% | 83 | -3.8% |
| 9 | Trend Intensity Index ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.49 | -47.0% | 50.0% | 16 | -2.2% |
| 10 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.49 | -56.4% | 56.2% | 16 | -1.4% |
| 11 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.49 | -35.6% | 68.1% | 141 | -2.7% |
| 12 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.48 | -38.1% | 77.3% | 150 | -3.4% |
| 13 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.48 | -46.8% | 59.4% | 32 | -2.6% |
| 14 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.48 | -52.1% | 33.3% | 18 | -1.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Becton Dickinson (BDX), Stochastic 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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