The best indicator for Litecoin (LTC)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Litecoin (LTC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
FRAMA 30 Trend
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Litecoin (LTC) over ~11.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 32.9% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Litecoin (LTC) — beating buy-and-hold by 18.1% 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 | FRAMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 54.3% | 0.86 | -68.9% | 41.3% | 63 | 32.9% |
| 2 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 46.9% | 0.81 | -81.7% | 57.7% | 26 | 25.4% |
| 3 | Perfect Trend Line | Weekly | 47.6% | 0.81 | -73.9% | 40.0% | 70 | 26.1% |
| 4 | Instantaneous Trendline ✓ | Weekly | 43.6% | 0.79 | -73.4% | 48.0% | 25 | 22.2% |
| 5 | Stochastic (10,3) | Weekly | 45.2% | 0.79 | -89.3% | 50.0% | 72 | 23.7% |
| 6 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Daily | 34.0% | 0.77 | -73.9% | 42.8% | 299 | 20.8% |
| 7 | DPO (10) ✓ | Weekly | 42.1% | 0.77 | -82.3% | 35.7% | 28 | 20.6% |
| 8 | Net Volume | Weekly | 40.5% | 0.77 | -84.5% | 41.9% | 31 | 19.0% |
| 9 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 40.4% | 0.77 | -70.4% | 53.3% | 15 | 18.9% |
| 10 | Williams %R (21) | Weekly | 40.2% | 0.77 | -74.6% | 50.0% | 28 | 18.8% |
| 11 | Liquidity Flow Oscillator | Weekly | 40.5% | 0.77 | -84.5% | 41.9% | 31 | 19.0% |
| 12 | Force Index ✓ | Weekly | 40.5% | 0.76 | -85.9% | 45.2% | 31 | 19.1% |
| 13 | Arnaud Legoux MA | Weekly | 40.6% | 0.76 | -79.6% | 43.3% | 60 | 19.1% |
| 14 | Jurik MA (approx.) | Weekly | 40.5% | 0.76 | -74.3% | 47.3% | 55 | 19.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Litecoin (LTC), FRAMA 30 Trend 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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