The best indicator for Chewy
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Chewy history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Chewy 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.
Fisher Center-of-Gravity
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Chewy over ~7.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 30.9% CAGR.
Chewy on the weekly 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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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 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 22.1% | 0.71 | -28.0% | 48.4% | 31 | 30.9% |
| 2 | Volume Oscillator | Weekly | 14.5% | 0.7 | -26.3% | 64.3% | 14 | 23.3% |
| 3 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.56 | -42.6% | 54.2% | 24 | 24.8% |
| 4 | Gator Oscillator | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.53 | -24.7% | 36.8% | 19 | 16.4% |
| 5 | Median MA ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.53 | -49.3% | 46.7% | 15 | 21.6% |
| 6 | Delta Volume (CVD proxy) ✓ | Weekly | 12.9% | 0.51 | -48.5% | 40.7% | 27 | 21.7% |
| 7 | Piercing Line ✓ | Daily | 4.7% | 0.49 | -16.2% | 34.6% | 26 | 13.6% |
| 8 | DeMarker | Daily | 11.4% | 0.47 | -54.3% | 72.0% | 25 | 20.4% |
| 9 | Disparity (50) ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.44 | -56.5% | 41.8% | 55 | 18.9% |
| 10 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.43 | -51.2% | 33.3% | 21 | 18.5% |
| 11 | RSI (30) ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.42 | -59.2% | 39.1% | 46 | 18.2% |
| 12 | RSI (50) ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.42 | -60.9% | 27.3% | 33 | 18.0% |
| 13 | Net Volume ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.52 | -51.8% | 58.3% | 12 | 22.7% |
| 14 | Liquidity Flow Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.52 | -51.8% | 58.3% | 12 | 22.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Chewy
140 of 342 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Chewy outright. Another 34 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 29 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detrended Price Osc. | 2 | none needed | 4.75× |
| KDJ | 2 | none needed | 2.25× |
| Stochastic Fast (5,3) | 2 | none needed | 2.39× |
| Perfect Trend Line | 2 | none needed | 2.27× |
| Rainbow MA | 2 | none needed | 2.34× |
| DeMarker (7) | 1 | 1.21× | 2.06× |
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 Chewy, Fisher Center-of-Gravity 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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