The best indicator for Church & Dwight (CHD)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Church & Dwight (CHD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Intraday Momentum Index
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Church & Dwight (CHD) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Church & Dwight (CHD) — trailing buy-and-hold by 13.4% 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 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.73 | -24.0% | 96.2% | 26 | -8.0% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.68 | -25.8% | 97.1% | 35 | -6.6% |
| 3 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.67 | -24.0% | 91.2% | 34 | -6.5% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.66 | -47.3% | 76.7% | 189 | -5.2% |
| 5 | EMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.64 | -48.2% | 43.2% | 37 | -3.5% |
| 6 | Disparity (100) ✓ | Weekly | 12.3% | 0.64 | -48.2% | 43.2% | 37 | -3.5% |
| 7 | VIDYA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.7% | 0.63 | -54.8% | 28.9% | 38 | -2.2% |
| 8 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 13.6% | 0.63 | -51.5% | 36.2% | 69 | -2.3% |
| 9 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.62 | -47.3% | 74.3% | 70 | -7.2% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.62 | -27.7% | 93.3% | 45 | -8.4% |
| 11 | Parabolic SAR ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.62 | -40.3% | 55.3% | 103 | -5.3% |
| 12 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.62 | -39.7% | 52.6% | 19 | -4.3% |
| 13 | EMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.9% | 0.61 | -46.1% | 60.0% | 15 | -4.0% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.6 | -25.8% | 85.7% | 42 | -8.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Church & Dwight (CHD), Intraday Momentum Index 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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