The best indicator for McKesson Corporation (MCK)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real McKesson Corporation (MCK) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Detrended Price Osc.
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for McKesson Corporation (MCK) over ~31.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for McKesson Corporation (MCK) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.8% 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 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 14.4% | 0.74 | -41.0% | 57.8% | 192 | 0.5% |
| 2 | ADXR ✓ | Weekly | 12.5% | 0.74 | -30.1% | 61.0% | 41 | -1.4% |
| 3 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Weekly | 13.1% | 0.7 | -35.1% | 51.0% | 51 | -0.8% |
| 4 | Positive Volume Index ✓ | Daily | 12.3% | 0.69 | -40.8% | 39.7% | 58 | -1.6% |
| 5 | EMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.68 | -56.2% | 46.7% | 45 | -1.0% |
| 6 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 0.67 | -47.9% | 57.7% | 26 | -1.0% |
| 7 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.67 | -39.5% | 59.0% | 39 | -2.8% |
| 8 | DMI Direction ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.66 | -55.8% | 49.1% | 55 | -1.9% |
| 9 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.2% | 0.65 | -58.8% | 49.0% | 102 | -1.7% |
| 10 | CCI (200) ✓ | Daily | 12.2% | 0.65 | -45.7% | 32.9% | 82 | -1.8% |
| 11 | Supertrend (7,2) ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.65 | -63.8% | 59.4% | 32 | -1.5% |
| 12 | Supertrend Fast (10,2) ✓ | Weekly | 12.1% | 0.64 | -63.8% | 59.4% | 32 | -1.8% |
| 13 | CMO (21) ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.64 | -47.6% | 43.1% | 58 | -1.6% |
| 14 | KAMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.64 | -55.7% | 52.5% | 59 | -1.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For McKesson Corporation (MCK), Detrended Price Osc. 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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