The best indicator for General Mills (GIS)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real General Mills (GIS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where General Mills (GIS) 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.
Fibonacci Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for General Mills (GIS) over ~46.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% CAGR.
General Mills (GIS) 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 General Mills (GIS) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.1% 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 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.64 | -30.2% | 56.3% | 371 | -3.1% |
| 2 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.58 | -29.8% | 72.7% | 66 | -4.7% |
| 3 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.58 | -33.8% | 57.6% | 335 | -4.2% |
| 4 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.56 | -35.4% | 52.4% | 42 | -1.7% |
| 5 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.56 | -31.0% | 60.9% | 23 | -1.8% |
| 6 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.55 | -34.4% | 62.5% | 24 | -2.1% |
| 7 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.55 | -37.8% | 48.6% | 37 | -1.8% |
| 8 | VIDYA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.55 | -42.0% | 50.0% | 22 | -1.4% |
| 9 | RSI (50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.55 | -35.0% | 62.5% | 40 | -1.8% |
| 10 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.54 | -30.9% | 80.0% | 45 | -3.9% |
| 11 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.54 | -37.8% | 29.5% | 44 | -1.6% |
| 12 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.54 | -36.8% | 55.3% | 494 | -4.2% |
| 13 | Intraday Momentum Index | Daily | 6.2% | 0.53 | -45.2% | 73.3% | 131 | -4.6% |
| 14 | G-Channel ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.52 | -38.4% | 54.2% | 59 | -2.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on General Mills (GIS)
78 of 698 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on General Mills (GIS) outright. Another 73 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 59 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mean-Reversion | 2 | none needed | 4.95× |
| Williams %R | 2 | none needed | 3.79× |
| Connors RSI | 2 | none needed | 3.07× |
| Fibonacci Bands | 2 | none needed | 4.95× |
| Order-Flow Reversion | 2 | none needed | 4.12× |
| VWAP Bands | 1 | 1.04× | 4.2× |
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 General Mills (GIS), Fibonacci Pivots on the weekly 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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