The best indicator for Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
CCI Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) over ~21.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG) — trailing buy-and-hold by 11.2% 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 | CCI Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.94 | -43.8% | 41.8% | 249 | -6.3% |
| 2 | Supertrend (7,2) ✓ | Daily | 19.5% | 0.94 | -37.1% | 44.5% | 146 | -6.3% |
| 3 | HLC Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.6% | 0.94 | -27.8% | 40.6% | 276 | -6.2% |
| 4 | Relative Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 20.0% | 0.92 | -37.3% | 49.0% | 100 | -5.8% |
| 5 | Historical Volatility Regime ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.92 | -23.4% | 48.7% | 156 | -11.3% |
| 6 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Daily | 19.2% | 0.92 | -36.1% | 38.4% | 255 | -6.6% |
| 7 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Daily | 19.3% | 0.91 | -39.3% | 41.0% | 249 | -6.5% |
| 8 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 19.0% | 0.91 | -42.0% | 54.9% | 82 | -6.7% |
| 9 | Williams %R (28) ✓ | Daily | 19.2% | 0.9 | -39.4% | 42.2% | 204 | -6.6% |
| 10 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.9 | -30.9% | 41.9% | 129 | -7.0% |
| 11 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Daily | 18.4% | 0.89 | -31.4% | 42.1% | 304 | -7.4% |
| 12 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.89 | -40.6% | 54.8% | 84 | -7.7% |
| 13 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.6% | 0.88 | -51.8% | 53.7% | 95 | -7.2% |
| 14 | Trend Regularity Adaptive MA ✓ | Daily | 18.0% | 0.88 | -33.6% | 42.9% | 105 | -7.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Alphabet Inc. (Class C) (GOOG), CCI Trend 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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