The best indicator for Ford Motor Company (F)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Ford Motor Company (F) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Ford Motor Company (F) 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.
Aroon
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Ford Motor Company (F) over ~54.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.0% CAGR.
Ford Motor Company (F) on the daily 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 Ford Motor Company (F) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.4% 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 | Aroon ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.54 | -56.3% | 41.9% | 461 | 3.0% |
| 2 | Aroon Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.54 | -56.3% | 41.9% | 461 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Ease of Movement ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.53 | -68.1% | 50.0% | 128 | 2.4% |
| 4 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.5 | -74.0% | 38.5% | 179 | 2.0% |
| 5 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.5 | -65.3% | 44.5% | 209 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Aroon ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.5 | -80.8% | 46.7% | 90 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Aroon Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.5 | -80.8% | 46.7% | 90 | 2.1% |
| 8 | WMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.49 | -73.9% | 39.1% | 174 | 1.7% |
| 9 | Smoothed Heikin-Ashi ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.49 | -62.2% | 39.7% | 179 | 1.5% |
| 10 | SMC: Fair Value Gap ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.49 | -72.9% | 43.4% | 122 | 1.7% |
| 11 | VWMA vs Price ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.48 | -71.1% | 43.2% | 155 | 1.2% |
| 12 | T3 (Tillson) ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.48 | -73.4% | 49.5% | 204 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.48 | -65.2% | 46.9% | 175 | 0.9% |
| 14 | Bollinger %B ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.48 | -72.8% | 43.6% | 149 | 1.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Ford Motor Company (F)
80 of 739 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Ford Motor Company (F) outright. Another 129 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 243 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull MA Trend | 2 | none needed | 1.66× |
| Aroon | 2 | none needed | 1.75× |
| T3 (Tillson) | 2 | none needed | 2.09× |
| Zero-Lag EMA Cross | 2 | none needed | 1.7× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 1.65× |
| ZLEMA 10/30 Cross | 2 | none needed | 1.7× |
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 Ford Motor Company (F), Aroon on the daily 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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