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The best indicator for M&T Bank (MTB)

We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real M&T Bank (MTB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling LONG right now — CCI (100) (Weekly) has been long for 126 bars. Signal computed on 2026-09-07, 2 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-09-09

Where M&T Bank (MTB) stands

238.00
last daily close (2026-09-09)
218.45
200-day simple moving average price 8.9% above
243.47
50-day simple moving average price 2.2% below
173.65–252.46
52-week range

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.

Trend · Weekly

CCI (100)

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for M&T Bank (MTB) over ~46.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.2% CAGR.

12.8%
CAGR
0.71
Sharpe
-50.6%
Max DD
50.0%
Win rate
13.45
Profit factor
-3.2%
vs Buy&Hold
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M&T Bank (MTB) 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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Confluence · Weekly

Best multi-indicator combo

EMA 20/50 CrossQQE

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for M&T Bank (MTB) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.5% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

12.6%
CAGR
0.72
Sharpe
58.5%
Win rate
123
Trades
-3.5%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
CCI (100)
-3.2% · Sharpe 0.71
Daily
DeMarker (7)
-3.8% · Sharpe 0.69
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

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

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1CCI (100) Weekly12.8%0.71-50.6%50.0%32-3.2%
2DeMarker (7) Daily12.3%0.69-66.3%44.9%807-3.8%
3EMA 13/48 Cross Weekly12.7%0.69-49.4%72.2%18-3.3%
4EMA 100 Trend Weekly12.5%0.69-46.2%47.6%42-3.6%
5Parabolic SAR Daily12.2%0.68-75.1%50.8%472-3.9%
6QQE Weekly14.8%0.68-68.2%54.1%133-1.2%
7VIDYA 30 Trend Weekly12.9%0.68-44.7%48.4%31-3.2%
8Disparity (100) Weekly12.3%0.68-46.2%47.6%42-3.7%
9KAMA 10/30 Cross Daily12.6%0.67-48.2%52.9%153-3.6%
10Stochastic RSI Weekly8.6%0.67-23.3%76.3%76-7.4%
11Chande Kroll Stop Weekly13.6%0.67-51.2%50.0%94-2.4%
12TRIX (21) Weekly12.1%0.67-61.3%73.3%15-3.9%
13EMA 15/60 Cross Weekly13.1%0.71-56.5%85.7%14-3.0%
14Vegas Tunnel Daily10.2%0.66-41.2%41.1%180-5.9%

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

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on M&T Bank (MTB)

2 of 714 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on M&T Bank (MTB) outright. Another 102 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 303 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
SMC: Liquidity Sweep11.37×3.28×
Ehlers Cyber Cycle1none needed2.57×
Demand Index1.34×2.43×
CCI1.53×3.56×
Zero-Lag MACD1.54×2.38×
DeMarker1.57×2.67×

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

What this means

For M&T Bank (MTB), CCI (100) 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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