The best indicator for Darden Restaurants (DRI)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Darden Restaurants (DRI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
QQE
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Darden Restaurants (DRI) over ~31.2 years — beating 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 Darden Restaurants (DRI) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.6% 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 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.59 | -69.8% | 45.8% | 96 | 1.0% |
| 2 | FRAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.57 | -38.1% | 52.0% | 123 | -3.7% |
| 3 | Relative Vigor Index ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.56 | -40.2% | 56.8% | 125 | -3.4% |
| 4 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.55 | -54.2% | 34.4% | 64 | -1.4% |
| 5 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.55 | -63.4% | 54.4% | 248 | -3.6% |
| 6 | Ichimoku (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.55 | -36.0% | 60.0% | 75 | -4.1% |
| 7 | HMA 9/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.54 | -42.1% | 56.9% | 109 | -4.2% |
| 8 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.52 | -51.6% | 73.9% | 88 | -5.2% |
| 9 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.52 | -42.3% | 55.0% | 111 | -4.6% |
| 10 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.52 | -72.8% | 50.0% | 50 | -1.8% |
| 11 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.51 | -59.1% | 66.5% | 206 | -5.0% |
| 12 | MA Envelope ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.51 | -70.2% | 69.6% | 214 | -4.8% |
| 13 | Aroon ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.51 | -44.2% | 57.4% | 54 | -5.0% |
| 14 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.51 | -58.0% | 42.6% | 68 | -2.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Darden Restaurants (DRI), QQE 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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