The best indicator for Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) 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.
SMC: Break of Structure
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) over ~65.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.0% CAGR.
Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) 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 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 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.67 | -42.0% | 57.1% | 28 | -2.0% |
| 2 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.65 | -38.5% | 59.1% | 689 | -3.6% |
| 3 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.64 | -53.8% | 50.0% | 28 | -0.5% |
| 4 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.1% | 0.62 | -68.2% | 42.9% | 21 | -0.4% |
| 5 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.62 | -59.0% | 33.3% | 21 | -2.3% |
| 6 | EMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.62 | -55.1% | 45.0% | 20 | -2.1% |
| 7 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.61 | -41.5% | 61.1% | 465 | -4.7% |
| 8 | Trend Intensity Index ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.6 | -64.1% | 70.0% | 20 | -2.6% |
| 9 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.6 | -64.7% | 50.0% | 22 | -1.5% |
| 10 | TRIMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.6 | -54.4% | 48.0% | 25 | -2.8% |
| 11 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.6 | -51.0% | 56.0% | 25 | -2.6% |
| 12 | Pivot Point SuperTrend ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.6 | -46.0% | 57.9% | 19 | -3.3% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.59 | -61.4% | 48.1% | 27 | -2.8% |
| 14 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.59 | -62.4% | 56.1% | 198 | -1.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO)
1 of 722 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO) outright. Another 195 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 314 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative Volume Index | 1 | none needed | 2.7× |
| QQE | — | 1.33× | 2.7× |
| SMC: Liquidity Sweep | — | 1.52× | 3.27× |
| Demand Index | — | 1.68× | 3.01× |
| MA Envelope | — | 1.72× | 3.25× |
| Stochastic | — | 1.77× | 3.17× |
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 Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO), SMC: Break of Structure 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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