The best indicator for Comcast (CMCSA)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Comcast (CMCSA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Comcast (CMCSA) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Comcast (CMCSA) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.9% 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 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.57 | -52.5% | 70.5% | 183 | -3.3% |
| 2 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 11.5% | 0.55 | -53.4% | 46.5% | 101 | -2.4% |
| 3 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.54 | -40.7% | 51.4% | 358 | -3.8% |
| 4 | Connors RSI ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.53 | -45.5% | 63.0% | 108 | -5.1% |
| 5 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 7.8% | 0.52 | -35.0% | 71.1% | 135 | -6.1% |
| 6 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.51 | -48.2% | 57.1% | 35 | -4.3% |
| 7 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.51 | -35.4% | 60.2% | 103 | -5.9% |
| 8 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.51 | -49.2% | 63.0% | 27 | -3.5% |
| 9 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.49 | -70.8% | 54.3% | 175 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Linear Regression Slope ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.48 | -53.1% | 53.8% | 52 | -4.5% |
| 11 | Correlation Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.48 | -53.1% | 53.8% | 52 | -4.5% |
| 12 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.47 | -58.1% | 47.4% | 19 | -4.3% |
| 13 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.46 | -57.2% | 53.7% | 54 | -4.8% |
| 14 | Williams Fractals ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.46 | -58.1% | 54.9% | 51 | -5.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Comcast (CMCSA), DeMarker on the daily 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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