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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Gen Digital (GEN) 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.
Stoch RSI (fast)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gen Digital (GEN) over ~37.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.0% CAGR.
Gen Digital (GEN) on the weekly 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 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 | Stoch RSI (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 13.7% | 0.59 | -53.2% | 49.5% | 204 | 1.0% |
| 2 | B-Xtrender ✓ | Weekly | 11.3% | 0.58 | -43.8% | 50.9% | 175 | -1.4% |
| 3 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 12.1% | 0.55 | -59.3% | 63.9% | 440 | -0.6% |
| 4 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 12.3% | 0.55 | -61.8% | 47.9% | 217 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 11.9% | 0.54 | -60.9% | 48.3% | 178 | -0.8% |
| 6 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.54 | -58.3% | 48.3% | 211 | -0.5% |
| 7 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.53 | -54.4% | 51.0% | 157 | -1.1% |
| 8 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.53 | -59.4% | 47.8% | 232 | -1.0% |
| 9 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.52 | -65.7% | 52.2% | 1082 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.51 | -80.5% | 66.3% | 338 | -0.8% |
| 11 | Schaff Trend Cycle ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.51 | -29.1% | 73.3% | 60 | -7.1% |
| 12 | Ehlers SuperSmoother ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.51 | -63.2% | 48.4% | 258 | -1.4% |
| 13 | Holt Double-Exp MA ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.51 | -48.8% | 50.3% | 171 | -2.3% |
| 14 | ADXR ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.5 | -70.6% | 40.1% | 274 | -2.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Gen Digital (GEN)
17 of 696 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Gen Digital (GEN) outright. Another 105 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 209 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mean-Reversion | 1 | 1.61× | 3.55× |
| Fibonacci Bands | 1 | 1.61× | 3.55× |
| Markov Regime (Confirmed) | 1 | 1.69× | 2.01× |
| MA Envelope | 1 | 2.51× | 2.95× |
| Know Sure Thing | 1 | none needed | 2.48× |
| Connors RSI-2 | 1 | none needed | 2.85× |
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 Gen Digital (GEN), Stoch RSI (fast) on the weekly 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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