The best indicator for Robotics
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Robotics history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Robotics over ~9.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 6.3% 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 16.5% | 1.03 | -23.0% | 46.2% | 104 | 6.3% |
| 2 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Daily | 15.8% | 0.98 | -24.2% | 44.4% | 135 | 5.6% |
| 3 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 16.2% | 0.96 | -26.1% | 48.0% | 98 | 5.9% |
| 4 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Daily | 15.2% | 0.95 | -28.9% | 44.7% | 132 | 5.0% |
| 5 | Ehlers Decycler ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.93 | -28.9% | 44.2% | 138 | 4.6% |
| 6 | Relative Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.93 | -23.7% | 38.5% | 39 | 4.6% |
| 7 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.7% | 0.93 | -26.6% | 46.9% | 98 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Williams %R (21) ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.93 | -22.9% | 44.4% | 99 | 4.9% |
| 9 | EMA 9/26 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.7% | 0.92 | -21.3% | 40.5% | 37 | 4.4% |
| 10 | VWAP Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.91 | -30.5% | 44.4% | 126 | 4.4% |
| 11 | Williams %R (28) ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.9 | -26.3% | 45.7% | 81 | 4.4% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Daily | 14.3% | 0.9 | -27.8% | 43.5% | 108 | 4.1% |
| 13 | WMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.9 | -24.0% | 47.0% | 115 | 3.1% |
| 14 | HLC Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.1% | 0.9 | -28.2% | 42.3% | 123 | 3.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Robotics, RSI Trend (>50) 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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