The best indicator for British Am Tobacco
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real British Am Tobacco history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Connors RSI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for British Am Tobacco over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.2% 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 | Connors RSI ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.78 | -34.2% | 69.2% | 104 | -4.2% |
| 2 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.68 | -36.5% | 57.3% | 377 | -4.6% |
| 3 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.66 | -51.5% | 65.6% | 404 | -4.6% |
| 4 | MA Envelope ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.65 | -57.0% | 71.4% | 276 | -4.7% |
| 5 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.65 | -36.7% | 57.1% | 345 | -5.5% |
| 6 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.64 | -44.9% | 75.5% | 98 | -7.1% |
| 7 | VWAP Bands ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.63 | -44.2% | 71.3% | 171 | -6.7% |
| 8 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 15.2% | 0.63 | -63.6% | 51.9% | 81 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.59 | -39.7% | 63.1% | 517 | -6.1% |
| 10 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.59 | -53.0% | 75.3% | 81 | -6.8% |
| 11 | WMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.57 | -47.7% | 54.2% | 24 | -4.7% |
| 12 | CCI (200) ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.57 | -53.0% | 47.4% | 19 | -4.3% |
| 13 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.56 | -59.0% | 76.9% | 156 | -8.2% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.56 | -60.5% | 57.1% | 21 | -4.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For British Am Tobacco, Connors RSI on the weekly 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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