The best indicator for CleanSpark
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real CleanSpark history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Derivative Oscillator
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for CleanSpark over ~9.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 54.5% CAGR.
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 | Derivative Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 46.6% | 0.92 | -50.7% | 50.0% | 26 | 54.5% |
| 2 | TEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 41.7% | 0.86 | -64.9% | 45.2% | 31 | 49.6% |
| 3 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 40.3% | 0.8 | -87.2% | 39.6% | 48 | 48.2% |
| 4 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Daily | 77.2% | 0.76 | -87.6% | 45.4% | 313 | 85.1% |
| 5 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Daily | 74.7% | 0.76 | -87.9% | 47.7% | 342 | 82.6% |
| 6 | Bollinger 10 (x1.5) Break ✓ | Weekly | 29.3% | 0.76 | -33.1% | 48.1% | 27 | 37.2% |
| 7 | Balance of Power ✓ | Daily | 31.9% | 0.74 | -72.2% | 43.2% | 88 | 39.8% |
| 8 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 30.2% | 0.74 | -80.5% | 40.9% | 44 | 38.1% |
| 9 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 60.2% | 0.72 | -86.7% | 44.4% | 18 | 68.1% |
| 10 | Fractal Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 32.2% | 0.71 | -71.4% | 46.0% | 50 | 40.0% |
| 11 | Bollinger Squeeze ✓ | Daily | 24.8% | 0.68 | -80.3% | 39.1% | 23 | 32.7% |
| 12 | Chaikin Money Flow ✓ | Daily | 27.2% | 0.68 | -85.8% | 46.7% | 75 | 35.1% |
| 13 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 21.7% | 0.67 | -89.8% | 47.7% | 44 | 29.6% |
| 14 | B-Xtrender ✓ | Weekly | 28.2% | 0.67 | -72.0% | 47.1% | 34 | 36.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For CleanSpark, Derivative Oscillator 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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