The best indicator for Realty Income (O)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Realty Income (O) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Chandelier Exit
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Realty Income (O) over ~31.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Realty Income (O) — trailing buy-and-hold by 10.4% 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 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.6 | -42.9% | 41.0% | 61 | -3.4% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.58 | -37.5% | 87.1% | 31 | -6.5% |
| 3 | DeMarker ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.57 | -26.6% | 95.5% | 22 | -7.5% |
| 4 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.57 | -58.3% | 55.6% | 90 | -3.3% |
| 5 | Supertrend (7,2) ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.57 | -34.7% | 51.4% | 35 | -5.2% |
| 6 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.56 | -51.5% | 53.2% | 1121 | -4.7% |
| 7 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.56 | -29.4% | 54.1% | 146 | -5.1% |
| 8 | Connors RSI ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.56 | -43.1% | 78.6% | 70 | -5.7% |
| 9 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.56 | -50.5% | 25.0% | 24 | -3.4% |
| 10 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.55 | -37.5% | 84.0% | 25 | -7.5% |
| 11 | Parabolic SAR ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.55 | -26.7% | 54.4% | 79 | -5.3% |
| 12 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.55 | -48.4% | 42.1% | 38 | -1.6% |
| 13 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.54 | -45.6% | 83.7% | 86 | -3.9% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.54 | -23.4% | 90.0% | 20 | -6.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Realty Income (O), Chandelier Exit 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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