The best indicator for Meta Platforms (META)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Meta Platforms (META) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
TRIX (21)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Meta Platforms (META) over ~14.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Meta Platforms (META) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.7% 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 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Daily | 26.8% | 1.0 | -25.5% | 56.0% | 25 | 5.1% |
| 2 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 25.3% | 1.0 | -32.8% | 63.2% | 19 | 3.8% |
| 3 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 26.5% | 0.96 | -44.4% | 74.2% | 31 | 4.8% |
| 4 | SMA 5/20 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 23.6% | 0.95 | -22.5% | 63.2% | 19 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SMC: Fair Value Gap ✓ | Weekly | 25.6% | 0.95 | -35.2% | 70.4% | 27 | 4.1% |
| 6 | McGinley 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 26.1% | 0.94 | -40.7% | 52.4% | 21 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Premier Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 23.1% | 0.94 | -23.4% | 70.0% | 20 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 23.2% | 0.94 | -34.5% | 55.6% | 27 | 1.7% |
| 9 | SMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 23.5% | 0.93 | -26.2% | 59.1% | 22 | 1.8% |
| 10 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Weekly | 25.5% | 0.93 | -29.9% | 63.6% | 22 | 4.0% |
| 11 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 23.7% | 0.93 | -32.8% | 52.4% | 21 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Inverse Fisher RSI ✓ | Weekly | 22.3% | 0.91 | -25.0% | 68.4% | 19 | 0.8% |
| 13 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Weekly | 23.2% | 0.91 | -31.3% | 64.7% | 34 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Coppock (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 22.5% | 0.91 | -29.7% | 66.7% | 21 | 1.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Meta Platforms (META), TRIX (21) 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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