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The best indicator for Nike, Inc. (NKE)

We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Nike, Inc. (NKE) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling FLAT right now — SMA 20/50 Cross (Weekly) is out of the market. Signal computed on 2026-09-07, 3 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-09-10

Where Nike, Inc. (NKE) stands

36.62
last daily close (2026-09-10)
50.06
200-day simple moving average price 26.9% below
40.90
50-day simple moving average price 10.5% below
36.62–72.19
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

SMA 20/50 Cross

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Nike, Inc. (NKE) over ~45.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.3% CAGR.

15.1%
CAGR
0.67
Sharpe
-49.6%
Max DD
60.0%
Win rate
15.5
Profit factor
+1.3%
vs Buy&Hold
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Nike, Inc. (NKE) 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 CrossMACD

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Nike, Inc. (NKE) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.7% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

8.2%
CAGR
0.53
Sharpe
54.3%
Win rate
70
Trades
-5.7%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
SMA 20/50 Cross
+1.3% · Sharpe 0.67
Daily
DMI Direction
-2.1% · Sharpe 0.59
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

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

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1SMA 20/50 Cross Weekly15.1%0.67-49.6%60.0%201.3%
2SMA 15/60 Cross Weekly14.2%0.64-54.4%64.7%170.4%
3EMA 13/48 Cross Weekly13.0%0.6-49.0%55.0%20-0.8%
4TRIX (21) Weekly14.4%0.64-57.1%71.4%140.6%
5DMI Direction Daily11.7%0.59-48.4%39.3%473-2.1%
6Vortex (7) Weekly11.9%0.59-49.8%50.7%142-1.9%
7DeMarker (7) Weekly12.0%0.59-52.9%50.6%154-1.8%
8Donchian 100 Break Daily11.6%0.58-50.7%72.7%22-2.1%
9Trend-Gated Asymmetric Weekly9.0%0.58-40.7%51.9%52-4.8%
10DEMA 200 Trend Weekly10.0%0.57-48.6%54.8%42-3.8%
11TRIX (15) Weekly12.0%0.57-65.4%56.5%23-1.8%
12ALMA 200 Trend Daily10.4%0.56-52.9%41.1%197-3.4%
13WMA 20/80 Cross Daily11.1%0.56-51.4%49.0%100-2.6%
14WMA 20/80 Cross Weekly11.8%0.56-57.2%55.0%20-2.0%

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

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on Nike, Inc. (NKE)

67 of 697 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Nike, Inc. (NKE) outright. Another 154 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 203 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
Vegas Tunnel2none needed2.78×
Trend Regularity Adaptive MA2none needed2.34×
EMA 100 Trend2none needed2.25×
ALMA 200 Trend2none needed2.8×
RSI (50)2none needed2.24×
Disparity (100)2none needed2.25×

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 Nike, Inc. (NKE), SMA 20/50 Cross 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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