The best indicator for 3x Financials Bull
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real 3x Financials Bull history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where 3x Financials Bull 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.
QQE
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for 3x Financials Bull over ~17.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 9.3% CAGR.
3x Financials Bull 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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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 ✓ | Daily | 24.6% | 0.66 | -83.5% | 48.6% | 259 | 9.3% |
| 2 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 19.4% | 0.64 | -68.5% | 40.7% | 86 | 2.5% |
| 3 | Twiggs Money Flow ✓ | Weekly | 20.9% | 0.63 | -66.2% | 54.8% | 42 | 4.0% |
| 4 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 17.8% | 0.6 | -74.6% | 52.9% | 34 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.6 | -83.9% | 80.4% | 51 | 4.2% |
| 6 | TSI (13,7) ✓ | Weekly | 18.0% | 0.6 | -61.5% | 47.8% | 23 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 16.9% | 0.59 | -55.1% | 64.3% | 42 | -0.1% |
| 8 | RSI (30) ✓ | Weekly | 17.0% | 0.59 | -64.5% | 45.5% | 22 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 16.9% | 0.59 | -55.1% | 64.3% | 42 | -0.1% |
| 10 | Vortex ✓ | Weekly | 16.4% | 0.58 | -56.0% | 66.7% | 42 | -0.6% |
| 11 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.58 | -64.7% | 51.3% | 39 | 0.3% |
| 12 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 18.4% | 0.58 | -68.2% | 62.5% | 48 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.57 | -67.1% | 44.4% | 45 | 0.3% |
| 14 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.57 | -69.6% | 45.3% | 53 | -1.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on 3x Financials Bull
68 of 591 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on 3x Financials Bull outright. Another 99 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 148 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connors RSI-2 | 2 | none needed | 3.68× |
| Connors RSI | 2 | none needed | 2.72× |
| Perfect Trend Line | 2 | none needed | 2.09× |
| Rainbow MA | 2 | none needed | 1.99× |
| Volume Zone Oscillator | 1 | 1.06× | 2.28× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | 1 | 1.09× | 1.99× |
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 3x Financials Bull, QQE 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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