The best indicator for Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
VIDYA 10/30 Cross
On the 1-hour chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) over ~2.9 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.2% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL) — trailing buy-and-hold by 15.6% 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 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | 1-Hour | 47.8% | 1.61 | -17.2% | 61.1% | 18 | -1.2% |
| 2 | HLC Trend ✓ | Daily | 19.2% | 0.93 | -27.8% | 41.4% | 280 | -6.6% |
| 3 | CCI Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.9% | 0.92 | -43.8% | 40.6% | 249 | -6.9% |
| 4 | Supertrend (7,2) ✓ | Daily | 19.1% | 0.92 | -44.5% | 44.1% | 145 | -6.7% |
| 5 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 19.3% | 0.92 | -42.4% | 55.6% | 81 | -6.5% |
| 6 | SMC: Fair Value Gap ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.91 | -38.5% | 42.3% | 300 | -7.0% |
| 7 | Ehlers Decycler ✓ | Daily | 18.7% | 0.9 | -35.4% | 41.5% | 311 | -7.1% |
| 8 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Daily | 18.7% | 0.9 | -37.2% | 39.1% | 261 | -7.1% |
| 9 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.9 | -30.9% | 39.3% | 122 | -7.0% |
| 10 | Relative Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 19.4% | 0.89 | -40.7% | 48.5% | 103 | -6.4% |
| 11 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Daily | 18.9% | 0.89 | -43.7% | 37.5% | 208 | -6.9% |
| 12 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.5% | 0.89 | -38.1% | 35.9% | 156 | -7.3% |
| 13 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Weekly | 21.1% | 0.89 | -36.6% | 70.7% | 41 | -4.1% |
| 14 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Daily | 18.3% | 0.88 | -33.5% | 42.3% | 310 | -7.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL), VIDYA 10/30 Cross on the 1-hour 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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