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.
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.
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.
Meta Platforms (META) on the daily 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 | 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.
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), 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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