The best indicator for CDW Corporation (CDW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real CDW Corporation (CDW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Connors RSI
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for CDW Corporation (CDW) over ~12.9 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.8% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for CDW Corporation (CDW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 12.4% 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 | Adaptive Supertrend | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.7 | -41.2% | 47.4% | 19 | -4.2% |
| 2 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.69 | -39.8% | 66.2% | 148 | -6.8% |
| 3 | Elastic VW MA | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.69 | -40.5% | 44.0% | 25 | -4.2% |
| 4 | G-Channel | Weekly | 13.9% | 0.68 | -40.8% | 46.7% | 15 | -3.7% |
| 5 | Waddah Attar Explosion ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.66 | -17.6% | 45.6% | 160 | -10.7% |
| 6 | Kaufman Adaptive MA | Weekly | 12.5% | 0.66 | -42.1% | 41.7% | 36 | -5.1% |
| 7 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.66 | -43.3% | 52.2% | 90 | -6.1% |
| 8 | Vegas Tunnel | Daily | 11.1% | 0.65 | -34.9% | 48.6% | 35 | -6.8% |
| 9 | McGinley 30 Trend | Daily | 12.7% | 0.65 | -49.3% | 42.0% | 88 | -5.2% |
| 10 | Supertrend Fast (10,2) | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.65 | -44.6% | 52.9% | 17 | -5.2% |
| 11 | Supertrend (10,2) | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.65 | -44.6% | 52.9% | 17 | -5.2% |
| 12 | SMA 100 Trend | Daily | 10.5% | 0.64 | -41.5% | 49.2% | 61 | -7.4% |
| 13 | McGinley 100 Trend | Daily | 14.4% | 0.64 | -46.1% | 39.1% | 23 | -3.4% |
| 14 | TRIMA 200 Trend | Daily | 10.6% | 0.64 | -27.1% | 50.0% | 22 | -7.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For CDW Corporation (CDW), Connors RSI 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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