The best indicator for Coffee (KC)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Coffee (KC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Keltner Mean-Reversion
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Coffee (KC) over ~26.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Coffee (KC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.6% 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 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.49 | -25.3% | 63.6% | 99 | 3.3% |
| 2 | Momentum (50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.47 | -38.2% | 59.1% | 22 | 6.0% |
| 3 | Elder-Ray ✓ | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.46 | -18.7% | 51.6% | 95 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Standard Error Bands ✓ | Daily | 5.0% | 0.45 | -31.0% | 48.8% | 80 | 2.1% |
| 5 | Linear Regression Slope ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.45 | -51.7% | 41.4% | 29 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Correlation Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.45 | -51.7% | 41.4% | 29 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Pascal's Weighted MA ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.43 | -51.4% | 46.3% | 67 | 3.7% |
| 8 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.43 | -38.9% | 38.0% | 50 | 4.1% |
| 9 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.44 | -52.3% | 42.9% | 14 | 4.8% |
| 10 | Historical Volatility Regime ✓ | Weekly | 5.4% | 0.41 | -33.7% | 53.3% | 45 | 2.4% |
| 11 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.4 | -43.1% | 64.2% | 106 | 4.2% |
| 12 | TRIMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.4 | -55.3% | 35.8% | 81 | 3.5% |
| 13 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.4 | -49.8% | 27.9% | 43 | 3.5% |
| 14 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.4 | -54.1% | 40.7% | 27 | 3.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Coffee (KC), Keltner Mean-Reversion 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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