The best indicator for Norfolk Southern (NSC)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Norfolk Southern (NSC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Ultimate Oscillator
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Norfolk Southern (NSC) over ~44.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.8% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Norfolk Southern (NSC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.5% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.
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 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.55 | -42.7% | 84.6% | 39 | -4.8% |
| 2 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.55 | -51.9% | 56.9% | 167 | -4.5% |
| 3 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.54 | -64.9% | 56.8% | 132 | -1.7% |
| 4 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.52 | -44.7% | 77.2% | 149 | -5.0% |
| 5 | VIDYA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.0% | 0.52 | -64.7% | 44.4% | 18 | -2.1% |
| 6 | Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.52 | -51.8% | 56.3% | 167 | -4.9% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.51 | -67.1% | 72.8% | 162 | -4.4% |
| 8 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.51 | -55.8% | 44.0% | 91 | -3.4% |
| 9 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.51 | -65.7% | 55.4% | 193 | -4.8% |
| 10 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.51 | -66.4% | 69.0% | 29 | -2.6% |
| 11 | Rate of Change ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.5 | -44.2% | 51.6% | 124 | -4.8% |
| 12 | DeMarker ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.5 | -42.5% | 79.4% | 34 | -6.3% |
| 13 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 10.8% | 0.5 | -67.7% | 60.6% | 137 | -2.3% |
| 14 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.49 | -49.3% | 66.4% | 393 | -5.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Norfolk Southern (NSC), Ultimate Oscillator 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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