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The best indicator for MSCI Inc. (MSCI)

We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real MSCI Inc. (MSCI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling LONG right now — QQE (Weekly) has been long for 17 bars, as of 2026-06-08.

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Oscillator · Weekly

QQE

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for MSCI Inc. (MSCI) over ~18.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.5% CAGR.

18.1%

CAGR

0.78

Sharpe

-49.9%

Max DD

56.0%

Win rate

3.94

Profit factor

-1.5%

vs Buy&Hold

Confluence · Daily

Best multi-indicator combo

StochasticDeMarker

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for MSCI Inc. (MSCI) — trailing buy-and-hold by 14.8% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

4.6%

CAGR

0.33

Sharpe

71.1%

Win rate

Trades

-14.8%

vs Buy&Hold

Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly

QQE

-1.5% · Sharpe 0.78

Daily

Intraday Momentum Index

-6.1% · Sharpe 0.72

Full results

Every indicator, ranked

Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.

#	Indicator	TF	CAGR	Sharpe	Max DD	Win	Trades	vs B&H
1	QQE ✓	Weekly	18.1%	0.78	-49.9%	56.0%	50	-1.5%
2	ZLEMA 200 Trend ✓	Weekly	12.5%	0.78	-34.0%	57.9%	19	-7.1%
3	Intraday Momentum Index ✓	Daily	13.3%	0.72	-51.9%	80.0%	60	-6.1%
4	Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓	Daily	14.8%	0.71	-37.3%	56.5%	85	-4.7%
5	ROC (30) ✓	Weekly	13.8%	0.7	-38.8%	46.9%	32	-5.8%
6	CMO (30) ✓	Weekly	13.8%	0.7	-38.8%	46.9%	32	-5.8%
7	Momentum (30) ✓	Weekly	13.8%	0.7	-38.8%	46.9%	32	-5.8%
8	T3 8/21 Cross ✓	Daily	13.1%	0.68	-40.8%	48.4%	95	-6.3%
9	Relative Volatility Index	Weekly	13.5%	0.68	-48.7%	44.2%	52	-6.1%
10	Negative Volume Index ✓	Daily	21.2%	0.78	-43.7%	46.2%	13	1.7%
11	CCI ✓	Weekly	10.2%	0.67	-36.7%	85.0%	20	-9.5%
12	ROC (60) ✓	Weekly	13.4%	0.67	-46.0%	50.0%	24	-6.2%
13	Markov Regime ✓	Daily	16.0%	0.67	-43.7%	45.9%	109	-3.5%
14	Demand Index ✓	Weekly	13.4%	0.66	-59.5%	83.7%	49	-6.2%

✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.

What this means

For MSCI Inc. (MSCI), QQE on the weekly timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It still trailed buy-and-hold on raw return — 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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