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.
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.
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.
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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