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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Robotics stands
Computed from our own daily OHLCV history, not quoted from a third party. Moving averages use closing prices; "52-week" is the last 252 trading sessions.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Robotics over ~10.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.8% CAGR.
Robotics on the daily chart
The timeframe our backtest found best for this asset. The chart is live market data; the results above are hypothetical and historical.
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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 | 15.3% | 0.97 | -23.0% | 45.4% | 108 | 5.8% |
| 2 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.91 | -24.2% | 43.6% | 140 | 5.0% |
| 3 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 14.9% | 0.9 | -26.1% | 47.1% | 102 | 5.4% |
| 4 | Relative Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 14.1% | 0.9 | -23.7% | 37.5% | 40 | 4.6% |
| 5 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Daily | 14.0% | 0.89 | -28.9% | 44.1% | 136 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Ehlers Decycler ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.88 | -28.9% | 44.4% | 142 | 4.4% |
| 7 | EMA 9/26 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.7% | 0.87 | -21.3% | 39.5% | 38 | 4.2% |
| 8 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.6% | 0.87 | -26.6% | 46.1% | 102 | 4.1% |
| 9 | WMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.85 | -24.0% | 46.2% | 117 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Daily | 13.1% | 0.84 | -27.8% | 42.9% | 112 | 3.6% |
| 11 | RSI (9) ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.84 | -28.7% | 43.0% | 151 | 3.5% |
| 12 | HLC Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.84 | -28.2% | 41.7% | 127 | 3.5% |
| 13 | ADXR ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.84 | -18.3% | 46.7% | 15 | 1.1% |
| 14 | VWAP Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.1% | 0.83 | -30.5% | 44.3% | 131 | 3.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Robotics
94 of 483 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Robotics outright. Another 153 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 53 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relative Vigor Index | 2 | none needed | 5.68× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 6.08× |
| Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) | 2 | none needed | 6.41× |
| UT Bot (ATR Trailing) | 1 | 1.06× | 5.93× |
| Arnaud Legoux MA | 1 | 1.14× | 6.39× |
| Ultimate Osc (4,8,16) | 1 | 1.26× | 5.71× |
Out-of-sample, costs included. A setup is only listed if the leverage it needs is less than the leverage its own worst drawdown survives — when it isn't, no amount of leverage gets there. Volatility drag isn't modelled, so these are the optimistic case. Every indicator, ranked this way
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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