The best indicator for Baidu
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Baidu history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Parabolic SAR (fast)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Baidu over ~21.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 9.2% 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 | Parabolic SAR (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 19.9% | 0.71 | -68.9% | 47.2% | 72 | 9.2% |
| 2 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.66 | -50.2% | 60.0% | 15 | 4.1% |
| 3 | CCI (50) ✓ | Daily | 17.3% | 0.63 | -79.9% | 32.5% | 151 | 6.5% |
| 4 | ADXR ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.63 | -53.7% | 50.0% | 28 | 5.4% |
| 5 | Bandpass Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 16.9% | 0.63 | -73.4% | 36.7% | 49 | 6.2% |
| 6 | Hull MA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 15.5% | 0.62 | -55.3% | 36.9% | 160 | 4.7% |
| 7 | Historical Volatility Regime | Daily | 12.7% | 0.61 | -48.4% | 46.6% | 176 | 1.9% |
| 8 | T3 8/21 Cross ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.61 | -64.9% | 45.9% | 98 | 5.9% |
| 9 | Hull MA Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.5% | 0.6 | -77.5% | 37.7% | 53 | 4.7% |
| 10 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Weekly | 15.8% | 0.6 | -51.8% | 38.1% | 21 | 5.0% |
| 11 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 15.6% | 0.59 | -77.3% | 32.4% | 71 | 4.8% |
| 12 | Guppy Multiple MA ✓ | Daily | 15.4% | 0.58 | -80.8% | 35.9% | 78 | 4.6% |
| 13 | ALMA 100 Trend | Daily | 14.7% | 0.58 | -72.2% | 41.4% | 145 | 3.9% |
| 14 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 15.4% | 0.58 | -73.3% | 38.3% | 81 | 4.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Baidu, Parabolic SAR (fast) 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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