The best indicator for LyondellBasell (LYB)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real LyondellBasell (LYB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where LyondellBasell (LYB) 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.
SMA 15/60 Cross
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for LyondellBasell (LYB) over ~16.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 6.0% CAGR.
LyondellBasell (LYB) on the daily 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 LyondellBasell (LYB) — beating buy-and-hold by 0.4% 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 | SMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 18.2% | 0.82 | -38.1% | 51.6% | 31 | 6.0% |
| 2 | Williams Fractals ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.81 | -35.1% | 64.7% | 17 | 5.1% |
| 3 | Bandpass Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 17.4% | 0.81 | -41.3% | 56.8% | 37 | 5.3% |
| 4 | WMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.3% | 0.79 | -40.7% | 46.9% | 32 | 5.1% |
| 5 | CCI (14) ✓ | Weekly | 16.4% | 0.78 | -38.0% | 45.9% | 37 | 4.3% |
| 6 | EMA 13/48 Cross ✓ | Daily | 16.8% | 0.77 | -37.1% | 41.0% | 39 | 4.6% |
| 7 | Chande Momentum Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 16.3% | 0.77 | -39.5% | 50.0% | 48 | 4.2% |
| 8 | TRIX (15) ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.76 | -41.1% | 60.0% | 40 | 4.5% |
| 9 | Premier Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.72 | -38.4% | 50.0% | 24 | 3.0% |
| 10 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 15.4% | 0.71 | -47.4% | 44.4% | 36 | 3.2% |
| 11 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Daily | 15.0% | 0.71 | -46.2% | 51.9% | 27 | 2.8% |
| 12 | Std Error Channel ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.71 | -36.1% | 60.0% | 30 | 0.8% |
| 13 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.7% | 0.7 | -43.3% | 43.3% | 30 | 2.4% |
| 14 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Daily | 14.9% | 0.7 | -43.1% | 52.3% | 44 | 2.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
The question doesn't apply here. Buy-and-hold on LyondellBasell (LYB) lost money across the out-of-sample window in 574 of 574 tests, so there is no positive benchmark to lever toward — clearing a negative bar is a much weaker claim than beating a real one, and we keep the two apart rather than counting it as a win. How we compute that
For LyondellBasell (LYB), SMA 15/60 Cross 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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