The best indicator for Moody's Corporation (MCO)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Moody's Corporation (MCO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Markov Regime
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Moody's Corporation (MCO) over ~31.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Moody's Corporation (MCO) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.0% 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 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 16.9% | 0.68 | -70.7% | 72.5% | 247 | 2.5% |
| 2 | Vegas Tunnel ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.66 | -31.2% | 48.7% | 76 | -2.8% |
| 3 | ZLEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.66 | -36.2% | 61.3% | 31 | -3.7% |
| 4 | Trend-Gated Asymmetric ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.65 | -28.3% | 74.2% | 31 | -5.3% |
| 5 | TRIMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.9% | 0.64 | -40.0% | 55.0% | 20 | -2.5% |
| 6 | CCI (100) ✓ | Weekly | 12.6% | 0.64 | -40.0% | 52.4% | 21 | -1.8% |
| 7 | Lorentzian Classification ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.63 | -43.1% | 56.7% | 252 | -1.4% |
| 8 | Volatility Regime (VIX-style) ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.63 | -33.5% | 67.4% | 46 | -5.8% |
| 9 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.61 | -45.2% | 68.2% | 22 | -3.7% |
| 10 | MA Ribbon ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.6 | -32.1% | 65.6% | 32 | -4.6% |
| 11 | Std Error Channel ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.6 | -36.1% | 59.7% | 62 | -4.5% |
| 12 | EMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.6 | -42.4% | 46.7% | 30 | -3.0% |
| 13 | LSMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.6 | -36.2% | 65.7% | 35 | -4.7% |
| 14 | Disparity (100) ✓ | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.6 | -42.4% | 46.7% | 30 | -3.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Moody's Corporation (MCO), Markov Regime 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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