The best indicator for Nu Holdings
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Nu Holdings history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Volume Zone Oscillator
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Nu Holdings over ~4.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 24.8% 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 | Volume Zone Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 25.9% | 0.96 | -27.1% | 37.5% | 16 | 24.8% |
| 2 | Bollinger 10 (x1.5) Break ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.96 | -14.1% | 55.0% | 20 | 11.9% |
| 3 | Ehlers Reflex ✓ | Daily | 33.0% | 0.95 | -29.5% | 50.0% | 36 | 28.7% |
| 4 | FRAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 20.0% | 0.85 | -35.2% | 33.3% | 15 | 18.9% |
| 5 | Deviation-Scaled MA | Weekly | 20.9% | 0.8 | -29.7% | 42.1% | 19 | 19.8% |
| 6 | VWAP Bands ✓ | Daily | 21.8% | 0.78 | -42.3% | 75.0% | 16 | 17.6% |
| 7 | Perfect Trend Line | Weekly | 20.2% | 0.76 | -36.3% | 48.1% | 27 | 19.1% |
| 8 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross | Daily | 22.9% | 0.76 | -30.8% | 40.6% | 32 | 18.6% |
| 9 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.69 | -30.2% | 47.6% | 21 | 14.1% |
| 10 | MACD ✓ | Daily | 21.1% | 0.69 | -40.7% | 43.6% | 39 | 16.9% |
| 11 | T3 8/21 Cross | Daily | 19.3% | 0.69 | -31.5% | 45.5% | 22 | 15.1% |
| 12 | Woodies CCI | Weekly | 13.9% | 0.65 | -34.4% | 47.1% | 17 | 12.8% |
| 13 | Williams %R (7) | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.64 | -34.6% | 43.5% | 23 | 14.2% |
| 14 | MBFX Timing | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.64 | -34.6% | 43.5% | 23 | 14.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Nu Holdings, Volume Zone Oscillator 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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