The best indicator for Datadog (DDOG)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Datadog (DDOG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Datadog (DDOG) 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.
Order-Flow Reversion
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Datadog (DDOG) over ~6.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.7% CAGR.
Datadog (DDOG) on the daily 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 Datadog (DDOG) — beating buy-and-hold by 11.3% 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 | Order-Flow Reversion ✓ | Daily | 37.2% | 1.17 | -33.2% | 82.8% | 29 | 5.7% |
| 2 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 37.1% | 1.16 | -33.5% | 83.3% | 30 | 5.6% |
| 3 | Fibonacci Bands ✓ | Daily | 37.1% | 1.16 | -33.5% | 83.3% | 30 | 5.6% |
| 4 | Chaikin Volatility ✓ | Daily | 34.2% | 1.09 | -31.2% | 52.3% | 107 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Vertical Horizontal Filter ✓ | Daily | 29.6% | 1.05 | -25.6% | 47.7% | 44 | -1.8% |
| 6 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 24.8% | 0.95 | -25.3% | 86.4% | 22 | -6.7% |
| 7 | Williams %R (7) ✓ | Daily | 36.7% | 0.95 | -48.2% | 41.4% | 157 | 5.3% |
| 8 | MBFX Timing ✓ | Daily | 36.7% | 0.95 | -48.2% | 41.4% | 157 | 5.3% |
| 9 | Arnaud Legoux MA ✓ | Daily | 35.6% | 0.94 | -39.7% | 42.9% | 140 | 4.2% |
| 10 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 29.4% | 0.93 | -56.2% | 44.9% | 49 | -2.0% |
| 11 | FRAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 32.9% | 0.93 | -48.4% | 45.2% | 126 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 35.0% | 0.98 | -27.7% | 92.9% | 14 | 3.6% |
| 13 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 33.8% | 0.91 | -60.2% | 56.7% | 30 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Daily | 33.0% | 0.9 | -44.6% | 45.5% | 101 | 1.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Datadog (DDOG)
137 of 317 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Datadog (DDOG) outright. Another 129 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 29 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heikin-Ashi Trend | 2 | none needed | 2.78× |
| Sine-Weighted MA | 2 | none needed | 2.5× |
| Ehlers SuperSmoother | 2 | none needed | 2.83× |
| Disparity (5) | 2 | none needed | 3.08× |
| Stoch RSI (fast) | 2 | none needed | 2.63× |
| Rainbow MA | 2 | none needed | 3.24× |
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 Datadog (DDOG), Order-Flow Reversion on the daily 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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