The best indicator for Lululemon Athletica (LULU)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Lululemon Athletica (LULU) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
STARC Bands
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Lululemon Athletica (LULU) over ~18.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.7% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Lululemon Athletica (LULU) — beating buy-and-hold by 0.6% 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 | STARC Bands ✓ | Daily | 17.5% | 0.84 | -42.2% | 49.3% | 73 | 5.7% |
| 2 | Choppiness Index | Daily | 8.9% | 0.72 | -20.8% | 53.5% | 86 | -2.9% |
| 3 | Trend Intensity Index | Daily | 19.0% | 0.72 | -59.8% | 48.0% | 25 | 7.2% |
| 4 | Pascal's Weighted MA | Daily | 17.0% | 0.71 | -50.6% | 47.5% | 236 | 5.2% |
| 5 | Acceleration Bands ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.69 | -41.8% | 41.9% | 191 | 1.7% |
| 6 | Keltner Breakout | Daily | 13.1% | 0.68 | -35.2% | 50.0% | 64 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.68 | -44.7% | 40.5% | 121 | 3.0% |
| 8 | Geometric MA | Weekly | 17.1% | 0.68 | -44.7% | 48.9% | 45 | 5.4% |
| 9 | Coppock (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 18.1% | 0.68 | -56.0% | 46.4% | 28 | 6.3% |
| 10 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 19.1% | 0.68 | -58.0% | 50.0% | 26 | 7.4% |
| 11 | Know Sure Thing ✓ | Weekly | 17.4% | 0.67 | -63.0% | 47.8% | 23 | 5.7% |
| 12 | Williams Alligator ✓ | Weekly | 16.2% | 0.67 | -45.1% | 59.1% | 44 | 4.5% |
| 13 | Bollinger %B ✓ | Weekly | 17.7% | 0.67 | -49.6% | 40.9% | 44 | 6.0% |
| 14 | T3 15/60 Cross | Daily | 17.1% | 0.66 | -52.0% | 43.8% | 32 | 5.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Lululemon Athletica (LULU), STARC Bands on the daily 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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