The best indicator for IonQ
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real IonQ history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where IonQ 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.
Heikin-Ashi Trend
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for IonQ over ~5.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 52.3% CAGR.
IonQ on the weekly 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 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Weekly | 84.2% | 1.13 | -48.9% | 39.6% | 48 | 52.3% |
| 2 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 65.6% | 1.07 | -38.9% | 47.1% | 17 | 33.6% |
| 3 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 67.8% | 1.06 | -61.4% | 44.4% | 18 | 35.1% |
| 4 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Daily | 65.1% | 1.05 | -53.7% | 31.0% | 29 | 32.4% |
| 5 | Percentage Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 63.0% | 1.04 | -49.9% | 43.2% | 44 | 30.3% |
| 6 | FRAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 59.4% | 1.04 | -65.3% | 47.7% | 107 | 26.7% |
| 7 | PPO Cross ✓ | Daily | 63.0% | 1.04 | -49.9% | 43.2% | 44 | 30.3% |
| 8 | ALMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 59.3% | 1.0 | -58.8% | 36.7% | 30 | 26.6% |
| 9 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 57.2% | 0.99 | -57.0% | 50.0% | 16 | 24.5% |
| 10 | MA Ribbon ✓ | Daily | 53.3% | 0.98 | -51.9% | 47.1% | 17 | 20.6% |
| 11 | Ease of Movement ✓ | Daily | 57.9% | 0.98 | -60.3% | 42.4% | 66 | 25.2% |
| 12 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 61.9% | 0.98 | -67.5% | 52.9% | 17 | 29.9% |
| 13 | Accelerator Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 62.2% | 0.98 | -67.0% | 66.7% | 15 | 30.3% |
| 14 | Smoothed Heikin-Ashi ✓ | Weekly | 63.1% | 0.98 | -73.6% | 45.0% | 20 | 31.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on IonQ
38 of 282 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on IonQ outright. Another 62 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 112 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Volume Rising (CVD proxy) | 1 | 1.53× | 2.39× |
| ADX / DMI | 1 | none needed | 2.17× |
| Heikin-Ashi Trend | 1 | none needed | 2.2× |
| SMA 10/30 Cross | 1 | none needed | 1.97× |
| Ichimoku Cloud | 1 | none needed | 2.2× |
| TRIX | 1 | none needed | 2.6× |
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 IonQ, Heikin-Ashi Trend 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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