The best indicator for W. W. Grainger (GWW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real W. W. Grainger (GWW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for W. W. Grainger (GWW) over ~53.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for W. W. Grainger (GWW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.4% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.62 | -36.5% | 88.3% | 60 | -2.5% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 9.9% | 0.58 | -49.1% | 73.1% | 208 | -2.7% |
| 3 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.58 | -36.1% | 87.5% | 40 | -3.9% |
| 4 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.56 | -42.4% | 42.4% | 557 | -3.1% |
| 5 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.56 | -57.6% | 23.1% | 26 | -0.6% |
| 6 | Zero-Lag LSMA ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.56 | -59.7% | 56.2% | 185 | -2.9% |
| 7 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Daily | 9.9% | 0.55 | -45.5% | 40.8% | 147 | -2.7% |
| 8 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.55 | -58.8% | 45.3% | 1750 | -3.3% |
| 9 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.55 | -40.9% | 39.2% | 401 | -3.2% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.55 | -52.9% | 84.2% | 57 | -4.6% |
| 11 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.55 | -36.5% | 88.2% | 51 | -5.6% |
| 12 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.55 | -24.6% | 77.1% | 83 | -6.3% |
| 13 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.55 | -56.3% | 47.8% | 159 | -0.4% |
| 14 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.55 | -55.8% | 70.3% | 175 | -3.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For W. W. Grainger (GWW), Stochastic 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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