The best indicator for Labcorp (LH)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Labcorp (LH) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Labcorp (LH) 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.
Ichimoku Cloud
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Labcorp (LH) over ~36.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.1% CAGR.
Labcorp (LH) 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 Labcorp (LH) — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.4% 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 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.53 | -37.0% | 44.7% | 38 | 2.1% |
| 2 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.52 | -40.7% | 78.7% | 61 | 1.4% |
| 3 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.49 | -48.4% | 61.1% | 18 | 1.8% |
| 4 | CCI (50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.49 | -59.2% | 41.7% | 48 | 1.4% |
| 5 | WMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.49 | -47.4% | 60.0% | 15 | 1.5% |
| 6 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.48 | -64.9% | 39.1% | 46 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.46 | -65.6% | 60.0% | 25 | 1.2% |
| 8 | SMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.46 | -56.8% | 70.6% | 17 | 1.0% |
| 9 | TRIX (15) ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.45 | -56.9% | 57.9% | 19 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.44 | -67.1% | 50.5% | 105 | 1.3% |
| 11 | ALMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.44 | -42.6% | 54.8% | 31 | -0.1% |
| 12 | ZLEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.44 | -48.2% | 45.8% | 48 | -0.4% |
| 13 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.44 | -54.8% | 63.0% | 27 | 0.6% |
| 14 | WMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.7% | 0.44 | -50.1% | 57.1% | 21 | 0.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Labcorp (LH)
10 of 695 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Labcorp (LH) outright. Another 169 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 227 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 3.62× |
| TEMA 20/50 Cross | 1 | none needed | 3.0× |
| TRIX | 1 | none needed | 2.63× |
| Detrended Price Osc. | 1 | none needed | 3.0× |
| Chande Forecast Osc. | 1 | none needed | 3.78× |
| DEMA 10/30 Cross | 1 | none needed | 3.52× |
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 Labcorp (LH), Ichimoku Cloud 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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