The best indicator for D. R. Horton (DHI)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real D. R. Horton (DHI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker (21)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for D. R. Horton (DHI) over ~34.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for D. R. Horton (DHI) — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.6% 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 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Weekly | 14.4% | 0.59 | -59.5% | 50.0% | 56 | -1.0% |
| 2 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.59 | -60.5% | 56.4% | 349 | -0.2% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.58 | -69.0% | 71.2% | 160 | -1.0% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 14.1% | 0.56 | -71.2% | 73.7% | 133 | -1.3% |
| 5 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.55 | -76.3% | 65.5% | 307 | -3.1% |
| 6 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 15.2% | 0.54 | -90.0% | 42.7% | 501 | -0.2% |
| 7 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 12.3% | 0.52 | -64.5% | 68.4% | 95 | -3.2% |
| 8 | MA Envelope ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.52 | -68.1% | 65.3% | 297 | -3.6% |
| 9 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.52 | -64.5% | 77.8% | 36 | -5.1% |
| 10 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 11.7% | 0.51 | -78.2% | 65.7% | 367 | -3.7% |
| 11 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.6% | 0.51 | -88.8% | 17.6% | 17 | -1.9% |
| 12 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.51 | -62.4% | 75.0% | 36 | -3.6% |
| 13 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 11.3% | 0.51 | -78.0% | 48.0% | 150 | -4.1% |
| 14 | EMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.51 | -61.5% | 57.9% | 19 | -3.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For D. R. Horton (DHI), DeMarker (21) on the weekly 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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