The best indicator for Campbell's Company (The) (CPB)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Campbell's Company (The) (CPB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Intraday Momentum Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Campbell's Company (The) (CPB) over ~53.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Campbell's Company (The) (CPB) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.8% 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 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.5 | -50.6% | 74.8% | 147 | -0.1% |
| 2 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.5 | -45.7% | 52.9% | 393 | -0.2% |
| 3 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.48 | -46.6% | 52.5% | 434 | -0.3% |
| 4 | Connors RSI ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.47 | -39.7% | 64.8% | 128 | -1.2% |
| 5 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.46 | -43.2% | 52.5% | 570 | -0.4% |
| 6 | T3 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.45 | -39.1% | 58.8% | 17 | -0.2% |
| 7 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.42 | -38.3% | 71.7% | 92 | -1.8% |
| 8 | TRIMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 5.8% | 0.42 | -35.0% | 38.9% | 36 | -0.9% |
| 9 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 3.6% | 0.41 | -36.4% | 82.9% | 76 | -3.2% |
| 10 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.41 | -47.4% | 75.1% | 233 | -2.3% |
| 11 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.41 | -51.2% | 78.9% | 152 | -1.7% |
| 12 | Fibonacci Bands ✓ | Daily | 4.5% | 0.41 | -47.4% | 75.1% | 233 | -2.3% |
| 13 | SMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.41 | -48.1% | 50.0% | 16 | -0.6% |
| 14 | CCI (100) ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.41 | -42.2% | 32.5% | 40 | -0.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Campbell's Company (The) (CPB), Intraday Momentum Index 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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