The best indicator for Dover Corporation (DOV)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Dover Corporation (DOV) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Dover Corporation (DOV) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Dover Corporation (DOV) — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.2% 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 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 9.9% | 0.63 | -40.2% | 78.5% | 163 | -3.4% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.59 | -35.3% | 82.6% | 46 | -5.2% |
| 3 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.58 | -41.1% | 48.5% | 103 | -3.5% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.57 | -35.3% | 84.8% | 46 | -4.9% |
| 5 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.56 | -52.8% | 53.4% | 118 | -2.5% |
| 6 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.56 | -47.5% | 51.4% | 138 | -1.6% |
| 7 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.53 | -54.9% | 88.9% | 36 | -5.0% |
| 8 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 11.3% | 0.53 | -58.2% | 53.8% | 65 | -2.0% |
| 9 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.56 | -58.2% | 21.4% | 14 | -0.9% |
| 10 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.52 | -36.2% | 82.9% | 35 | -5.5% |
| 11 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.51 | -50.3% | 70.7% | 232 | -5.0% |
| 12 | LSMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.51 | -38.5% | 48.2% | 477 | -5.4% |
| 13 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.51 | -62.6% | 46.7% | 15 | -3.7% |
| 14 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.51 | -49.3% | 65.7% | 35 | -3.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Dover Corporation (DOV), DeMarker 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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