The best indicator for Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Interactive Brokers (IBKR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Interactive Brokers (IBKR) stands
Computed from our own daily OHLCV history, not quoted from a third party. Moving averages use closing prices; "52-week" is the last 252 trading sessions.
T3 200 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Interactive Brokers (IBKR) over ~19.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.3% CAGR.
Interactive Brokers (IBKR) on the daily chart
The timeframe our backtest found best for this asset. The chart is live market data; the results above are hypothetical and historical.
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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Interactive Brokers (IBKR) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.6% 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 | T3 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.77 | -44.3% | 55.0% | 20 | -0.3% |
| 2 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.73 | -55.0% | 35.3% | 17 | 1.2% |
| 3 | DEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.9% | 0.7 | -36.6% | 50.0% | 26 | -1.8% |
| 4 | T3 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.3% | 0.69 | -32.7% | 57.1% | 21 | -2.4% |
| 5 | ZLEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.9% | 0.69 | -44.7% | 62.5% | 16 | -1.9% |
| 6 | ALMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.68 | -37.5% | 31.2% | 16 | -1.2% |
| 7 | Hull MA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.67 | -42.0% | 57.9% | 19 | -2.5% |
| 8 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Daily | 14.2% | 0.66 | -56.8% | 32.8% | 58 | -0.6% |
| 9 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 16.4% | 0.66 | -55.1% | 59.6% | 104 | 1.6% |
| 10 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.65 | -48.3% | 53.1% | 49 | -0.2% |
| 11 | LSMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.64 | -41.9% | 61.9% | 21 | -3.0% |
| 12 | TEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.63 | -34.5% | 48.6% | 35 | -4.5% |
| 13 | Momentum (50) ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.63 | -58.2% | 44.1% | 34 | -1.7% |
| 14 | Keltner 50 (x2.0) ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.63 | -28.4% | 51.9% | 27 | -4.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Interactive Brokers (IBKR)
1 of 607 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Interactive Brokers (IBKR) outright. Another 508 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 89 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaussian Channel | 1 | 2.09× | 4.45× |
| Sine-Weighted MA | — | 1.52× | 4.07× |
| Elder Ray (Bull/Bear Power) | — | 2.19× | 4.83× |
| QQE | — | 1.14× | 2.65× |
| Volume-Weighted EMA | — | 1.27× | 4.45× |
| EMA 30 Trend | — | 1.27× | 3.5× |
Out-of-sample, costs included. A setup is only listed if the leverage it needs is less than the leverage its own worst drawdown survives — when it isn't, no amount of leverage gets there. Volatility drag isn't modelled, so these are the optimistic case. Every indicator, ranked this way
For Interactive Brokers (IBKR), T3 200 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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