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The best indicator for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)

We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling LONG right now — Williams %R (50) (Weekly) has been long for 4 bars. Signal computed on 2026-09-07, 2 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-09-09

Where Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) stands

36.03
last daily close (2026-09-09)
34.91
200-day simple moving average price 3.2% above
35.00
50-day simple moving average price 2.9% above
28.18–42.36
52-week range

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.

Momentum · Weekly

Williams %R (50)

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) over ~20.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.0% CAGR.

23.0%
CAGR
0.94
Sharpe
-35.1%
Max DD
50.0%
Win rate
8.4
Profit factor
+4.0%
vs Buy&Hold
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Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 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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Confluence · Daily

Best multi-indicator combo

Hull SuiteKeltner Breakout

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.2% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

8.7%
CAGR
0.56
Sharpe
47.9%
Win rate
73
Trades
-10.2%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
Williams %R (50)
+4.0% · Sharpe 0.94
Daily
Volatility Regime (VIX-style)
-2.1% · Sharpe 0.88
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1Williams %R (50) Weekly23.0%0.94-35.1%50.0%164.0%
2VIDYA Weekly22.3%0.88-39.8%50.0%303.3%
3Volatility Regime (VIX-style) Daily16.7%0.88-29.9%40.5%148-2.1%
4CCI (50) Weekly20.6%0.86-38.5%46.7%151.6%
5WMA 30 Trend Weekly20.2%0.86-39.1%40.0%401.2%
6DEMA 100 Trend Weekly16.2%0.84-26.5%70.0%20-2.8%
7LSMA 200 Trend Weekly16.3%0.84-24.3%60.0%15-2.7%
8EMA 200 Trend Daily20.5%0.83-39.7%41.3%631.6%
9CCI (200) Daily20.2%0.83-44.3%33.3%481.4%
10Accumulation/Distribution Weekly20.9%0.83-57.5%51.0%492.0%
11RSI (30) Weekly20.5%0.83-41.6%50.0%201.6%
12Disparity (50) Weekly19.9%0.83-45.7%47.6%211.0%
13WMA 200 Trend Daily19.3%0.82-33.8%40.6%690.4%
14VIDYA 30 Trend Daily20.2%0.82-40.9%39.8%881.4%

= held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)

222 of 607 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) outright. Another 242 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 75 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
Sine-Weighted MA21.63×2.87×
Rate of Change2none needed2.58×
EMA-10 Trend2none needed2.93×
Hull MA Trend2none needed2.73×
Momentum2none needed2.7×
Price Volume Trend2none needed2.67×

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

What this means

For Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Williams %R (50) 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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