The best indicator for Cronos (CRO)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Cronos (CRO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Elder Impulse
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Cronos (CRO) over ~7.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 50.9% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Cronos (CRO) — beating buy-and-hold by 53.2% 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 | Elder Impulse ✓ | Weekly | 70.8% | 1.15 | -49.7% | 54.5% | 22 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓ | Weekly | 85.4% | 1.14 | -64.7% | 40.9% | 22 | 65.4% |
| 3 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 81.2% | 1.11 | -63.9% | 38.1% | 21 | 61.3% |
| 4 | Stoch RSI (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 73.2% | 1.05 | -72.1% | 40.0% | 30 | 53.2% |
| 5 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 74.6% | 1.04 | -64.5% | 39.3% | 28 | 54.6% |
| 6 | B-Xtrender ✓ | Weekly | 64.7% | 1.03 | -71.2% | 50.0% | 20 | 44.8% |
| 7 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Daily | 71.6% | 1.02 | -72.2% | 33.3% | 63 | 60.8% |
| 8 | EMA 8/21 Cross ✓ | Daily | 72.6% | 1.01 | -71.0% | 31.7% | 41 | 61.7% |
| 9 | Acceleration Bands ✓ | Daily | 68.3% | 1.01 | -54.3% | 54.0% | 87 | 57.4% |
| 10 | DEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 53.1% | 1.01 | -71.0% | 42.2% | 64 | 42.2% |
| 11 | Fractal Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 68.8% | 1.01 | -65.2% | 40.6% | 32 | 48.9% |
| 12 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Daily | 69.8% | 1.0 | -68.0% | 41.2% | 34 | 59.0% |
| 13 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 65.5% | 1.0 | -79.1% | 46.2% | 26 | 45.6% |
| 14 | Balance of Power ✓ | Daily | 68.6% | 0.99 | -73.2% | 46.4% | 138 | 57.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Cronos (CRO), Elder Impulse 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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