The best indicator for Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) over ~64.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.2% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.2% 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 | 9.1% | 0.66 | -38.9% | 58.3% | 688 | -3.2% |
| 2 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.66 | -42.0% | 65.5% | 29 | -2.0% |
| 3 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.63 | -53.8% | 55.2% | 29 | -0.6% |
| 4 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.62 | -68.2% | 42.9% | 21 | -0.4% |
| 5 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.62 | -59.0% | 38.1% | 21 | -2.2% |
| 6 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.61 | -42.0% | 61.0% | 464 | -4.6% |
| 7 | EMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.61 | -55.2% | 45.0% | 20 | -2.1% |
| 8 | Lorentzian Classification ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.6 | -59.9% | 53.9% | 686 | -3.2% |
| 9 | Trend Intensity Index ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.59 | -64.1% | 68.4% | 19 | -2.5% |
| 10 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.59 | -62.2% | 57.7% | 194 | -1.3% |
| 11 | TRIMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.59 | -54.4% | 50.0% | 26 | -2.9% |
| 12 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.59 | -50.7% | 56.0% | 25 | -2.6% |
| 13 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.59 | -48.8% | 58.1% | 31 | -3.2% |
| 14 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.58 | -55.0% | 37.4% | 174 | -2.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO), Camarilla Pivots on the weekly timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It still trailed buy-and-hold on raw return — 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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