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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where CleanSpark 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.
Derivative Oscillator
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for CleanSpark over ~9.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 53.7% CAGR.
CleanSpark 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 | Derivative Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 44.4% | 0.9 | -50.7% | 48.1% | 27 | 53.7% |
| 2 | TEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 36.3% | 0.8 | -64.9% | 40.0% | 35 | 45.6% |
| 3 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 37.9% | 0.78 | -87.2% | 40.0% | 50 | 47.3% |
| 4 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Daily | 77.3% | 0.77 | -87.6% | 46.0% | 326 | 86.7% |
| 5 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Daily | 75.9% | 0.77 | -87.9% | 48.2% | 355 | 85.2% |
| 6 | Bollinger 10 (x1.5) Break ✓ | Weekly | 28.4% | 0.75 | -33.1% | 48.1% | 27 | 37.7% |
| 7 | Balance of Power ✓ | Daily | 30.4% | 0.73 | -72.2% | 43.0% | 93 | 39.7% |
| 8 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 59.7% | 0.72 | -86.7% | 47.4% | 19 | 69.1% |
| 9 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 27.4% | 0.7 | -80.5% | 40.4% | 47 | 36.8% |
| 10 | Fractal Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 30.5% | 0.7 | -71.4% | 44.2% | 52 | 39.7% |
| 11 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 22.2% | 0.67 | -89.8% | 48.9% | 45 | 31.5% |
| 12 | Chaikin Money Flow ✓ | Daily | 26.2% | 0.67 | -85.8% | 47.4% | 76 | 35.5% |
| 13 | B-Xtrender ✓ | Weekly | 27.1% | 0.66 | -72.0% | 45.7% | 35 | 36.3% |
| 14 | Bollinger Squeeze ✓ | Daily | 22.0% | 0.64 | -80.3% | 36.0% | 25 | 31.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on CleanSpark
49 of 465 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on CleanSpark outright. Another 42 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 225 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center of Gravity | 2 | none needed | 2.25× |
| KDJ | 2 | none needed | 1.91× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 1.87× |
| Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) | 2 | none needed | 1.77× |
| Bollinger 10 (x1.5) Break | 1 | 1.1× | 4.04× |
| Ehlers Cyber Cycle | 1 | 1.22× | 1.56× |
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 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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