The best indicator for Digital Realty (DLR)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Digital Realty (DLR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
VWAP Bands
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Digital Realty (DLR) over ~21.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.2% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Digital Realty (DLR) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.6% 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 | VWAP Bands ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.77 | -24.9% | 75.6% | 86 | -6.2% |
| 2 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.77 | -29.4% | 43.6% | 39 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.77 | -29.4% | 43.6% | 39 | -2.5% |
| 4 | CCI Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.9% | 0.76 | -30.8% | 50.0% | 38 | -3.1% |
| 5 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.75 | -36.8% | 68.2% | 233 | -5.7% |
| 6 | Vortex ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.75 | -29.4% | 43.9% | 41 | -2.9% |
| 7 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.74 | -37.6% | 67.3% | 226 | -6.8% |
| 8 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.71 | -45.4% | 54.7% | 638 | -3.0% |
| 9 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.71 | -39.0% | 66.5% | 182 | -5.7% |
| 10 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 12.1% | 0.69 | -30.5% | 66.7% | 171 | -6.0% |
| 11 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.69 | -36.5% | 46.7% | 45 | -4.5% |
| 12 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.68 | -40.4% | 82.3% | 62 | -5.7% |
| 13 | Instantaneous Trendline ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.68 | -40.7% | 42.4% | 33 | -5.0% |
| 14 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.66 | -30.3% | 66.9% | 157 | -6.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Digital Realty (DLR), VWAP Bands on the daily 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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