The best indicator for Elevance Health (ELV)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Elevance Health (ELV) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Elevance Health (ELV) 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.
Laguerre RSI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Elevance Health (ELV) over ~24.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.9% CAGR.
Elevance Health (ELV) on the weekly 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 Elevance Health (ELV) — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.2% 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 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.66 | -25.6% | 64.1% | 39 | -6.9% |
| 2 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.59 | -54.7% | 78.0% | 50 | -3.8% |
| 3 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.59 | -50.4% | 48.7% | 39 | -0.6% |
| 4 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 10.1% | 0.58 | -47.8% | 81.8% | 22 | -3.7% |
| 5 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.57 | -38.1% | 49.4% | 85 | -3.5% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.56 | -34.0% | 80.0% | 20 | -5.8% |
| 7 | Zero-Lag LSMA ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.55 | -44.7% | 48.1% | 418 | -4.3% |
| 8 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.55 | -54.6% | 55.8% | 163 | -3.5% |
| 9 | Trade Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.55 | -43.3% | 40.7% | 81 | -4.7% |
| 10 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 9.0% | 0.54 | -55.6% | 72.1% | 68 | -5.1% |
| 11 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.52 | -45.3% | 85.7% | 28 | -5.4% |
| 12 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.51 | -27.0% | 55.6% | 27 | -6.9% |
| 13 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.51 | -52.6% | 48.2% | 56 | -5.1% |
| 14 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.51 | -40.7% | 45.6% | 149 | -5.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Elevance Health (ELV)
28 of 671 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Elevance Health (ELV) outright. Another 85 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 115 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connors RSI | 1 | 1.03× | 3.01× |
| Demand Index | 1 | 1.04× | 2.41× |
| MA Envelope | 1 | 1.16× | 2.44× |
| Detrended Price Osc. | 1 | 1.22× | 1.75× |
| Zero-Lag LSMA | 1 | 1.8× | 2.69× |
| Pivot Points (Standard) | 1 | 2.55× | 2.89× |
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 Elevance Health (ELV), Laguerre RSI 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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