The best indicator for Delta Air Lines (DAL)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Delta Air Lines (DAL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Delta Air Lines (DAL) 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.
Zero-Lag LSMA
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Delta Air Lines (DAL) over ~19.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 8.6% CAGR.
Delta Air Lines (DAL) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Delta Air Lines (DAL) — beating buy-and-hold by 4.2% 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 | Zero-Lag LSMA ✓ | Weekly | 16.8% | 0.68 | -53.6% | 47.0% | 66 | 8.6% |
| 2 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.66 | -52.9% | 64.6% | 144 | 6.8% |
| 3 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.66 | -41.1% | 79.3% | 29 | 6.8% |
| 4 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 13.2% | 0.56 | -56.9% | 62.7% | 233 | 4.9% |
| 5 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.56 | -73.4% | 84.2% | 19 | 5.8% |
| 6 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 13.9% | 0.56 | -44.1% | 52.4% | 82 | 5.7% |
| 7 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.55 | -50.6% | 56.7% | 90 | 3.2% |
| 8 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.54 | -55.7% | 52.5% | 101 | 5.1% |
| 9 | TEMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.0% | 0.51 | -56.9% | 48.4% | 382 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 12.3% | 0.51 | -75.0% | 49.5% | 109 | 4.2% |
| 11 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.5 | -61.9% | 86.7% | 15 | 4.3% |
| 12 | Hammer ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.49 | -17.9% | 77.8% | 18 | -3.4% |
| 13 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.49 | -47.1% | 40.7% | 113 | 2.8% |
| 14 | Three White Soldiers ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.48 | -40.9% | 50.0% | 204 | 0.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Delta Air Lines (DAL)
50 of 639 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Delta Air Lines (DAL) outright. Another 221 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 244 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | 2.28× | 3.12× |
| ROC (5) | 2 | none needed | 3.22× |
| Parabolic SAR (fast) | 1 | 1.01× | 3.29× |
| Fisher Transform | 1 | 1.02× | 3.71× |
| Stochastic Slow (21,5) | 1 | 1.02× | 3.23× |
| KDJ | 1 | 1.03× | 3.67× |
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
For Delta Air Lines (DAL), Zero-Lag LSMA 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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