The best indicator for Chainlink (LINK)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Chainlink (LINK) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Center of Gravity
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Chainlink (LINK) over ~8.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 32.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Chainlink (LINK) — beating buy-and-hold by 0.1% 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 | Center of Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 87.9% | 1.11 | -65.5% | 50.0% | 46 | 32.4% |
| 2 | Price Momentum Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 69.6% | 1.1 | -71.3% | 46.0% | 87 | 36.7% |
| 3 | Ehlers Cyber Cycle ✓ | Weekly | 86.8% | 1.06 | -78.4% | 51.3% | 39 | 31.2% |
| 4 | CCI (14) | Daily | 60.0% | 1.0 | -64.2% | 45.5% | 167 | 27.1% |
| 5 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Daily | 55.1% | 0.99 | -85.7% | 52.5% | 257 | 22.2% |
| 6 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Daily | 55.1% | 0.99 | -85.7% | 52.5% | 257 | 22.2% |
| 7 | ALMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 54.8% | 0.98 | -48.8% | 43.2% | 185 | 21.9% |
| 8 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 52.2% | 0.97 | -68.5% | 51.7% | 60 | 19.3% |
| 9 | Vortex (7) | Daily | 56.0% | 0.97 | -65.7% | 43.5% | 207 | 23.1% |
| 10 | Chande Momentum Osc. | Daily | 55.5% | 0.96 | -67.1% | 42.5% | 233 | 22.6% |
| 11 | Disparity Index ✓ | Daily | 55.1% | 0.96 | -61.4% | 43.1% | 218 | 22.2% |
| 12 | Triangular MA ✓ | Daily | 55.6% | 0.96 | -70.7% | 41.6% | 166 | 22.7% |
| 13 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 61.9% | 0.96 | -74.0% | 50.0% | 32 | 6.4% |
| 14 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 61.9% | 0.96 | -74.0% | 50.0% | 32 | 6.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Chainlink (LINK), Center of Gravity 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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