The best indicator for MicroStrategy
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real MicroStrategy history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Chandelier Exit
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for MicroStrategy over ~28.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 24.0% CAGR.
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 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Daily | 31.7% | 0.76 | -81.2% | 42.0% | 257 | 24.0% |
| 2 | ROC (5) ✓ | Daily | 30.5% | 0.75 | -73.7% | 40.9% | 727 | 22.7% |
| 3 | Williams %R (28) ✓ | Daily | 28.8% | 0.75 | -80.8% | 37.3% | 284 | 21.1% |
| 4 | Trendlines with Breaks ✓ | Daily | 28.0% | 0.75 | -77.5% | 49.2% | 59 | 20.2% |
| 5 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Daily | 26.8% | 0.73 | -96.7% | 43.2% | 162 | 19.1% |
| 6 | SSL Channel ✓ | Daily | 28.7% | 0.73 | -73.8% | 36.9% | 287 | 20.9% |
| 7 | Hull Suite ✓ | Daily | 26.9% | 0.72 | -86.0% | 42.7% | 150 | 19.1% |
| 8 | Gaussian Channel ✓ | Daily | 28.1% | 0.72 | -68.3% | 40.6% | 522 | 20.3% |
| 9 | RSI (7) ✓ | Daily | 28.3% | 0.72 | -77.1% | 40.6% | 542 | 20.6% |
| 10 | Elder Bull Power ✓ | Daily | 28.3% | 0.72 | -77.1% | 40.6% | 542 | 20.5% |
| 11 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 27.1% | 0.72 | -84.6% | 44.2% | 154 | 19.4% |
| 12 | Smoothed Heikin-Ashi ✓ | Daily | 27.7% | 0.71 | -73.1% | 41.0% | 490 | 19.9% |
| 13 | Gann HiLo Activator ✓ | Daily | 27.9% | 0.71 | -76.2% | 39.6% | 497 | 20.2% |
| 14 | TSI (13,7) ✓ | Daily | 25.9% | 0.71 | -88.8% | 34.1% | 211 | 18.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For MicroStrategy, Chandelier Exit 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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