The best indicator for Citizens Financial Group (CFG)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Citizens Financial Group (CFG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Citizens Financial Group (CFG) 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.
TEMA 20/50 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Citizens Financial Group (CFG) over ~11.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.0% CAGR.
Citizens Financial Group (CFG) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Citizens Financial Group (CFG) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.9% 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 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.79 | -39.7% | 61.4% | 57 | 4.0% |
| 2 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.74 | -28.8% | 46.9% | 49 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.74 | -28.8% | 46.9% | 49 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Ichimoku (fast) ✓ | Daily | 15.2% | 0.73 | -39.4% | 48.2% | 139 | 2.2% |
| 5 | Williams Fractals ✓ | Daily | 15.5% | 0.72 | -33.2% | 53.0% | 66 | 2.6% |
| 6 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.72 | -11.0% | 81.2% | 16 | -4.4% |
| 7 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 16.8% | 0.71 | -45.3% | 62.1% | 29 | 3.9% |
| 8 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.7 | -31.8% | 86.7% | 15 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.69 | -33.5% | 46.9% | 64 | 1.1% |
| 10 | FRAMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.69 | -32.3% | 51.5% | 66 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Premier Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.68 | -34.8% | 43.4% | 106 | 1.6% |
| 12 | Twiggs Money Flow ✓ | Weekly | 15.1% | 0.68 | -37.7% | 50.0% | 28 | 2.3% |
| 13 | Stochastic (10,3) ✓ | Weekly | 15.5% | 0.68 | -23.7% | 47.1% | 70 | 2.7% |
| 14 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.3% | 0.67 | -29.9% | 44.2% | 52 | 1.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Citizens Financial Group (CFG)
65 of 466 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Citizens Financial Group (CFG) outright. Another 278 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 61 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 3.23× |
| QQE | 1 | 1.23× | 2.59× |
| Gaussian Channel | 1 | 1.23× | 4.85× |
| Smoothed Heikin-Ashi | 1 | 1.4× | 5.26× |
| VuManChu Cipher B | 1 | 1.41× | 5.61× |
| Rate of Change | 1 | 1.45× | 3.26× |
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 Citizens Financial Group (CFG), TEMA 20/50 Cross 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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