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The best indicator for Northrop Grumman (NOC)

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

Signaling LONG right now — Supertrend Fast (10,2) (Daily) has been long for 4 bars, as of 2026-07-28.
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Trend · Daily

Supertrend Fast (10,2)

On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Northrop Grumman (NOC) over ~44.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.9% CAGR.

11.0%
CAGR
0.63
Sharpe
-61.0%
Max DD
46.0%
Win rate
1.79
Profit factor
-1.9%
vs Buy&Hold
NOTHING BEAT BUY-AND-HOLD
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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 Northrop Grumman (NOC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.3% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

9.6%
CAGR
0.55
Sharpe
54.5%
Win rate
123
Trades
-3.3%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Daily
Supertrend Fast (10,2)
-1.9% · Sharpe 0.63
Weekly
Zero-Lag MACD
-2.4% · Sharpe 0.62
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Every indicator, ranked

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

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1Supertrend Fast (10,2) Daily11.0%0.63-61.0%46.0%289-1.9%
2Supertrend (10,2) Daily11.0%0.63-61.0%46.0%289-1.9%
3Supertrend (7,2) Daily10.9%0.62-55.4%46.7%291-2.0%
4Zero-Lag MACD Weekly10.4%0.62-46.4%61.3%199-2.4%
5Zero-Lag MACD Weekly10.4%0.62-46.4%61.3%199-2.4%
6ROC (60) Weekly11.4%0.61-41.6%50.0%38-1.5%
7Volatility Stop (ATR) Daily10.5%0.61-52.1%45.6%318-2.4%
8TEMA 20/50 Cross Daily10.1%0.6-45.1%48.3%240-2.8%
9SSL Channel Daily10.1%0.6-49.6%43.2%482-2.8%
10Stochastic (10,3) Weekly10.3%0.6-42.2%50.5%281-2.5%
11Markov Regime Daily11.9%0.6-66.3%42.6%272-1.0%
12Coppock (fast) Daily10.3%0.59-40.3%45.2%374-2.7%
13McGinley 200 Trend Daily12.9%0.59-66.9%31.6%19-0.0%
14Chandelier Exit Daily10.6%0.58-58.0%42.6%430-2.3%

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

What this means

For Northrop Grumman (NOC), Supertrend Fast (10,2) on the daily 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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