The best indicator for Kinder Morgan (KMI)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Kinder Morgan (KMI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Kinder Morgan (KMI) 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.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Kinder Morgan (KMI) over ~15.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.5% CAGR.
Kinder Morgan (KMI) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Kinder Morgan (KMI) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.0% 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 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.61 | -37.8% | 56.6% | 175 | 4.5% |
| 2 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.48 | -40.3% | 54.4% | 114 | 2.2% |
| 3 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.46 | -27.6% | 43.1% | 72 | 1.9% |
| 4 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.46 | -43.9% | 55.1% | 127 | 2.0% |
| 5 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.5% | 0.44 | -29.4% | 36.5% | 52 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.44 | -31.2% | 43.3% | 60 | 1.7% |
| 7 | MACD ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.44 | -34.4% | 41.4% | 29 | 1.8% |
| 8 | ROC (30) ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.44 | -33.7% | 51.5% | 33 | 1.9% |
| 9 | CMO (30) ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.44 | -33.7% | 51.5% | 33 | 1.9% |
| 10 | Momentum (30) ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.44 | -33.7% | 51.5% | 33 | 1.9% |
| 11 | Price Momentum Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 6.1% | 0.43 | -35.6% | 50.0% | 22 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Daily | 5.6% | 0.42 | -36.3% | 46.4% | 407 | 0.9% |
| 13 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Daily | 6.4% | 0.42 | -41.2% | 42.8% | 512 | 1.6% |
| 14 | True Strength Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.42 | -32.0% | 37.9% | 29 | 1.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Kinder Morgan (KMI)
1 of 593 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Kinder Morgan (KMI) outright. Another 256 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 249 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.29× | 4.78× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | — | 1.49× | 5.79× |
| Demand Index | — | 1.62× | 8.11× |
| Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) | — | 1.73× | 3.41× |
| MA Envelope | — | 1.8× | 16.51× |
| Stochastic Fast (5,3) | — | 1.97× | 4.98× |
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 Kinder Morgan (KMI), Camarilla Pivots 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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