The best indicator for Lowe's (LOW)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Lowe's (LOW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Ehlers SuperSmoother
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Lowe's (LOW) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Lowe's (LOW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.3% 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 | Ehlers SuperSmoother ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.64 | -66.0% | 42.8% | 1571 | -2.1% |
| 2 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 13.1% | 0.62 | -51.9% | 81.8% | 55 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.62 | -73.4% | 41.1% | 1413 | -2.8% |
| 4 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Daily | 12.7% | 0.6 | -49.9% | 45.7% | 1499 | -2.9% |
| 5 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.6 | -66.9% | 42.2% | 1319 | -3.1% |
| 6 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.59 | -49.4% | 36.3% | 488 | -3.1% |
| 7 | Trend Magic ✓ | Daily | 12.2% | 0.59 | -52.8% | 38.4% | 743 | -3.3% |
| 8 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Daily | 11.8% | 0.58 | -45.5% | 47.1% | 980 | -3.7% |
| 9 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Daily | 11.8% | 0.58 | -45.5% | 47.1% | 980 | -3.7% |
| 10 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.57 | -53.0% | 39.7% | 1023 | -4.1% |
| 11 | Disparity Index ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.57 | -48.8% | 39.4% | 789 | -4.0% |
| 12 | Pretty Good Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.57 | -48.8% | 39.5% | 788 | -4.0% |
| 13 | Woodie Pivots | Daily | 11.6% | 0.57 | -79.7% | 42.7% | 2464 | -3.9% |
| 14 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 14.4% | 0.57 | -67.9% | 26.0% | 50 | -1.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Lowe's (LOW), Ehlers SuperSmoother on the daily 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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