The best indicator for C.H. Robinson (CHRW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real C.H. Robinson (CHRW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for C.H. Robinson (CHRW) over ~28.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.7% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for C.H. Robinson (CHRW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.6% 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 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 16.6% | 0.9 | -35.4% | 51.3% | 316 | 1.7% |
| 2 | Lorentzian Classification ✓ | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.87 | -26.7% | 53.1% | 262 | 1.5% |
| 3 | MA Envelope ✓ | Weekly | 13.6% | 0.8 | -30.9% | 71.1% | 76 | -1.4% |
| 4 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.8 | -22.2% | 63.5% | 52 | -2.8% |
| 5 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.72 | -22.5% | 89.3% | 28 | -5.9% |
| 6 | Fibonacci Bands ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.72 | -22.5% | 89.3% | 28 | -5.9% |
| 7 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.71 | -35.3% | 57.8% | 199 | -3.0% |
| 8 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 12.5% | 0.71 | -31.4% | 57.7% | 220 | -2.5% |
| 9 | MA Envelope ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.7 | -32.0% | 73.8% | 187 | -2.5% |
| 10 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.7 | -32.7% | 81.8% | 77 | -3.0% |
| 11 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 12.8% | 0.7 | -27.8% | 74.3% | 74 | -2.1% |
| 12 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.69 | -25.5% | 72.9% | 59 | -5.7% |
| 13 | Connors RSI ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.68 | -23.4% | 73.7% | 57 | -5.0% |
| 14 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.67 | -22.9% | 80.3% | 76 | -6.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For C.H. Robinson (CHRW), Camarilla Pivots on the weekly 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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