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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Meta Platforms (META) 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.
RSI Trend (>50)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Meta Platforms (META) over ~14.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.4% CAGR.
Meta Platforms (META) on the weekly 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 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 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 25.4% | 1.0 | -40.4% | 61.9% | 21 | 2.4% |
| 2 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Daily | 26.2% | 0.98 | -36.3% | 55.6% | 27 | 3.2% |
| 3 | SMA 5/20 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 24.0% | 0.96 | -22.5% | 57.1% | 21 | 1.0% |
| 4 | Premier Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 23.2% | 0.95 | -23.4% | 66.7% | 21 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Inverse Fisher RSI ✓ | Weekly | 23.0% | 0.94 | -25.1% | 70.0% | 20 | -0.0% |
| 6 | Coppock (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 23.2% | 0.93 | -29.7% | 68.2% | 22 | 0.2% |
| 7 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 23.9% | 0.93 | -40.4% | 52.2% | 23 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 22.6% | 0.93 | -34.5% | 55.6% | 27 | -0.4% |
| 9 | SMC: Fair Value Gap ✓ | Weekly | 24.7% | 0.92 | -46.1% | 69.0% | 29 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SMA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 23.0% | 0.91 | -36.7% | 58.3% | 24 | -0.0% |
| 11 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Weekly | 23.3% | 0.91 | -39.0% | 63.9% | 36 | 0.3% |
| 12 | McGinley 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 24.8% | 0.9 | -51.4% | 52.2% | 23 | 1.8% |
| 13 | Aroon ✓ | Weekly | 22.2% | 0.9 | -31.6% | 72.7% | 22 | -0.8% |
| 14 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 25.4% | 0.9 | -42.4% | 60.0% | 25 | 2.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Meta Platforms (META)
50 of 1160 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Meta Platforms (META) outright. Another 221 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 169 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sine-Weighted MA | 2 | 2.15× | 2.97× |
| Deviation-Scaled MA | 1 | 1.21× | 2.83× |
| Chande Momentum Osc. | 1 | 1.32× | 4.09× |
| Trend Magic | 1 | 1.48× | 2.85× |
| Regularized EMA | 1 | 1.71× | 3.14× |
| CCI (14) | 1 | 1.77× | 3.07× |
Out-of-sample, costs included. A setup is only listed if the leverage it needs is less than the leverage its own worst drawdown survives — when it isn't, no amount of leverage gets there. Volatility drag isn't modelled, so these are the optimistic case. Every indicator, ranked this way
For Meta Platforms (META), RSI Trend (>50) 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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