The best indicator for Huntington Bancshares (HBAN)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Aroon
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) over ~46.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.8% 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 | Aroon ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.45 | -49.8% | 50.0% | 74 | 0.1% |
| 2 | Aroon Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.45 | -49.8% | 50.0% | 74 | 0.1% |
| 3 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.44 | -70.4% | 47.8% | 23 | 2.3% |
| 4 | KAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.43 | -49.8% | 46.2% | 143 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.43 | -49.4% | 46.2% | 119 | 0.4% |
| 6 | EMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.42 | -43.1% | 55.0% | 20 | -1.6% |
| 7 | CCI (200) ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.42 | -48.3% | 52.9% | 17 | -1.5% |
| 8 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.41 | -55.1% | 50.0% | 26 | -1.6% |
| 9 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.41 | -73.3% | 40.0% | 70 | 0.9% |
| 10 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.41 | -49.2% | 55.6% | 27 | -1.5% |
| 11 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.4 | -62.7% | 61.1% | 532 | -1.0% |
| 12 | McGinley 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.9% | 0.4 | -70.2% | 37.4% | 91 | -0.3% |
| 13 | Awesome Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.4 | -50.9% | 45.1% | 51 | -1.5% |
| 14 | EMA 13/48 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.4 | -54.2% | 59.1% | 22 | -1.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Aroon on the weekly 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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