The best indicator for International Paper (IP)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real International Paper (IP) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Detrended Price Osc.
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for International Paper (IP) over ~64.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.9% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for International Paper (IP) — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.7% 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 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.5 | -61.5% | 56.0% | 373 | 2.9% |
| 2 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 7.5% | 0.46 | -84.1% | 78.5% | 195 | 1.6% |
| 3 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.45 | -50.0% | 55.8% | 274 | 1.6% |
| 4 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.45 | -50.0% | 55.8% | 274 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.43 | -84.4% | 68.8% | 320 | 1.2% |
| 6 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.42 | -81.8% | 66.7% | 255 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Williams %R ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.42 | -48.1% | 76.1% | 92 | 0.4% |
| 8 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.4 | -79.7% | 70.2% | 305 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.39 | -80.6% | 73.4% | 109 | -0.3% |
| 10 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.39 | -81.9% | 73.0% | 230 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.39 | -77.7% | 73.9% | 119 | -0.0% |
| 12 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.39 | -40.0% | 59.5% | 37 | -0.1% |
| 13 | Ehlers SuperSmoother ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.38 | -91.8% | 42.2% | 2193 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Jurik MA (approx.) ✓ | Daily | 5.2% | 0.37 | -74.2% | 39.7% | 1499 | -0.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For International Paper (IP), Detrended Price Osc. 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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