The best indicator for Agriculture (DBA)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Agriculture (DBA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Agriculture (DBA) 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.
VIDYA
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Agriculture (DBA) over ~19.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.2% CAGR.
Agriculture (DBA) 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 Agriculture (DBA) — beating buy-and-hold by 2.9% 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 | VIDYA ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.45 | -25.7% | 44.0% | 25 | 3.2% |
| 2 | Chaikin Money Flow ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.42 | -46.1% | 52.2% | 46 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Weekly | 4.0% | 0.41 | -27.1% | 30.6% | 36 | 2.7% |
| 4 | Twiggs Money Flow ✓ | Weekly | 4.2% | 0.4 | -40.0% | 36.8% | 57 | 2.9% |
| 5 | Geometric MA ✓ | Weekly | 3.7% | 0.4 | -26.2% | 39.5% | 43 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Median MA ✓ | Weekly | 3.5% | 0.4 | -34.5% | 43.3% | 60 | 2.3% |
| 7 | Vegas Tunnel ✓ | Daily | 3.4% | 0.39 | -26.0% | 36.6% | 41 | 2.2% |
| 8 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 3.8% | 0.38 | -32.3% | 40.0% | 15 | 2.6% |
| 9 | HalfTrend ✓ | Weekly | 3.9% | 0.38 | -32.2% | 44.0% | 25 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Acceleration Bands ✓ | Weekly | 2.9% | 0.38 | -20.2% | 51.5% | 33 | 1.7% |
| 11 | Impulse MACD ✓ | Weekly | 3.1% | 0.38 | -20.9% | 37.8% | 37 | 1.8% |
| 12 | Andean Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 3.2% | 0.37 | -25.0% | 37.1% | 97 | 2.0% |
| 13 | TRIMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 3.2% | 0.36 | -28.7% | 29.0% | 62 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Bollinger Breakout ✓ | Weekly | 3.0% | 0.36 | -21.6% | 53.3% | 15 | 1.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Agriculture (DBA)
0 of 586 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Agriculture (DBA) outright. Another 441 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 104 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sine-Weighted MA | — | 2.79× | 5.4× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | — | 3.28× | 5.41× |
| QQE | — | 1.3× | 6.33× |
| Chande Kroll Stop | — | 1.46× | 6.05× |
| Vortex | — | 1.53× | 6.9× |
| Zero-Lag LSMA | — | 1.57× | 7.11× |
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 Agriculture (DBA), VIDYA 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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