The best indicator for Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic Momentum Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) over ~32.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.6% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.4% 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 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.61 | -56.6% | 76.7% | 133 | -3.6% |
| 2 | CCI (30) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.61 | -30.4% | 48.2% | 56 | -2.8% |
| 3 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 10.2% | 0.6 | -42.7% | 38.6% | 70 | -1.8% |
| 4 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.6 | -39.9% | 58.7% | 346 | -2.1% |
| 5 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.59 | -42.7% | 58.8% | 17 | -2.6% |
| 6 | TRIX (9) ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.59 | -40.8% | 70.4% | 27 | -2.6% |
| 7 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.58 | -41.3% | 61.6% | 411 | -2.0% |
| 8 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.58 | -33.3% | 65.2% | 276 | -3.2% |
| 9 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.58 | -40.8% | 60.7% | 28 | -2.8% |
| 10 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.58 | -40.8% | 52.9% | 17 | -2.7% |
| 11 | WMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.58 | -41.4% | 72.0% | 25 | -3.1% |
| 12 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.58 | -32.0% | 73.7% | 19 | -3.4% |
| 13 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.57 | -40.8% | 73.3% | 30 | -2.9% |
| 14 | ALMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.57 | -42.6% | 51.2% | 43 | -3.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Stochastic Momentum Index 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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