The best indicator for Gen Digital (GEN)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Gen Digital (GEN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Connors RSI-2
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gen Digital (GEN) over ~36.9 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Gen Digital (GEN) — 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 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.58 | -59.3% | 63.8% | 437 | -0.4% |
| 2 | Bullish Engulfing ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.56 | -55.6% | 57.8% | 83 | -2.9% |
| 3 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.54 | -65.7% | 52.2% | 1070 | 0.2% |
| 4 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.53 | -80.5% | 66.8% | 334 | -0.9% |
| 5 | Schaff Trend Cycle ✓ | Weekly | 5.3% | 0.5 | -29.1% | 72.4% | 58 | -8.0% |
| 6 | Stoch RSI (fast) | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.5 | -70.9% | 49.3% | 201 | -2.6% |
| 7 | ADXR ✓ | Daily | 9.5% | 0.48 | -74.2% | 40.4% | 272 | -3.8% |
| 8 | Supertrend (14,4) ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.48 | -59.2% | 48.1% | 81 | -2.6% |
| 9 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.48 | -65.4% | 47.2% | 180 | -3.0% |
| 10 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 10.1% | 0.48 | -58.1% | 50.6% | 162 | -3.2% |
| 11 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.48 | -64.1% | 47.3% | 220 | -3.1% |
| 12 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.48 | -67.5% | 48.1% | 208 | -3.0% |
| 13 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.47 | -85.9% | 50.0% | 20 | -2.0% |
| 14 | Fractal Adaptive MA | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.47 | -65.2% | 52.5% | 223 | -3.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Gen Digital (GEN), Connors RSI-2 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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