The best indicator for Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Edwards Lifesciences (EW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
CCI
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Edwards Lifesciences (EW) over ~26.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Edwards Lifesciences (EW) — 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 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.82 | -33.6% | 78.4% | 134 | -2.3% |
| 2 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.81 | -44.0% | 69.0% | 58 | -2.2% |
| 3 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.77 | -38.2% | 63.0% | 305 | -5.2% |
| 4 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 14.4% | 0.74 | -35.4% | 55.4% | 280 | -3.5% |
| 5 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.7 | -45.2% | 86.2% | 29 | -4.2% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 12.2% | 0.69 | -40.6% | 72.7% | 121 | -5.0% |
| 7 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.68 | -33.6% | 58.6% | 191 | -6.2% |
| 8 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.67 | -40.1% | 79.2% | 101 | -4.7% |
| 9 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 12.3% | 0.67 | -50.2% | 79.5% | 83 | -4.9% |
| 10 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Daily | 12.1% | 0.67 | -39.0% | 79.8% | 84 | -5.0% |
| 11 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 15.4% | 0.66 | -53.0% | 64.7% | 34 | -2.5% |
| 12 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.65 | -56.0% | 78.9% | 95 | -4.7% |
| 13 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.65 | -27.7% | 79.7% | 69 | -8.8% |
| 14 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 12.3% | 0.63 | -48.9% | 65.3% | 268 | -4.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Edwards Lifesciences (EW), CCI 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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