The best indicator for Infosys
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Infosys history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Infosys 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.
TRIX (9)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Infosys over ~27.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.0% CAGR.
Infosys 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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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 | TRIX (9) ✓ | Daily | 15.3% | 0.62 | -75.6% | 45.3% | 128 | 3.0% |
| 2 | Ehlers TrendFlex ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.6 | -67.3% | 48.2% | 139 | 2.3% |
| 3 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 15.4% | 0.6 | -79.1% | 38.8% | 67 | 3.2% |
| 4 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.6 | -49.0% | 39.6% | 101 | 1.2% |
| 5 | Super Smoother (Ehlers) ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.59 | -39.3% | 49.4% | 89 | 3.5% |
| 6 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.0% | 0.58 | -74.0% | 45.5% | 123 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.57 | -79.2% | 49.0% | 155 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Daily | 13.7% | 0.57 | -70.7% | 47.4% | 135 | 1.5% |
| 9 | Stochastic (10,3) ✓ | Weekly | 14.1% | 0.57 | -60.0% | 54.2% | 166 | 1.9% |
| 10 | WMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.56 | -66.6% | 46.5% | 155 | 0.8% |
| 11 | Supertrend Fast (10,2) ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.56 | -50.8% | 41.2% | 34 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Supertrend (10,2) ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.56 | -50.8% | 41.2% | 34 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Ehlers Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.55 | -75.8% | 46.0% | 163 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Coral Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.54 | -76.6% | 48.3% | 151 | 0.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Infosys
230 of 653 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Infosys outright. Another 150 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 94 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEMA 20/50 Cross | 2 | none needed | 2.9× |
| Chandelier Exit | 2 | none needed | 2.92× |
| McGinley Dynamic | 2 | none needed | 2.54× |
| G-Channel | 2 | none needed | 2.83× |
| Smoothed MA (Wilder) | 2 | none needed | 2.56× |
| Elastic VW MA | 2 | none needed | 2.81× |
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 Infosys, TRIX (9) on the daily 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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