The best indicator for General Motors (GM)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real General Motors (GM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Price Volume Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for General Motors (GM) over ~15.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.2% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for General Motors (GM) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.7% 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 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.55 | -43.3% | 40.9% | 164 | 3.2% |
| 2 | VuManChu Cipher B ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.54 | -19.4% | 47.9% | 165 | -1.2% |
| 3 | Choppiness Index ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.53 | -19.9% | 55.1% | 69 | -3.0% |
| 4 | Volatility Stop (ATR) ✓ | Daily | 10.2% | 0.53 | -31.7% | 49.5% | 103 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Hull MA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.51 | -48.1% | 62.5% | 32 | 1.7% |
| 6 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.5 | -46.7% | 41.2% | 114 | 2.1% |
| 7 | T3 (Tillson) ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.5 | -35.8% | 30.0% | 50 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Derivative Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.5 | -25.1% | 56.6% | 53 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Williams Alligator ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.49 | -37.1% | 42.9% | 35 | 0.5% |
| 10 | LSMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.49 | -51.5% | 53.6% | 28 | 1.4% |
| 11 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.48 | -33.0% | 41.4% | 152 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Zero-Lag EMA Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.48 | -50.1% | 51.4% | 35 | 1.0% |
| 13 | ZLEMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.48 | -50.1% | 51.4% | 35 | 1.0% |
| 14 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.48 | -44.4% | 50.0% | 36 | 0.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For General Motors (GM), Price Volume Trend 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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