The best indicator for Realty Income (O)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Realty Income (O) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Realty Income (O) stands
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.
QQE
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Realty Income (O) over ~32.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.5% CAGR.
Realty Income (O) 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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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 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.59 | -52.8% | 57.3% | 96 | -1.5% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.58 | -37.5% | 87.1% | 31 | -6.1% |
| 3 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.58 | -57.6% | 58.1% | 86 | -2.7% |
| 4 | DeMarker ✓ | Weekly | 5.5% | 0.57 | -27.1% | 90.9% | 22 | -7.2% |
| 5 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.56 | -41.6% | 43.3% | 60 | -3.7% |
| 6 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.54 | -48.4% | 42.1% | 38 | -1.5% |
| 7 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.54 | -45.7% | 38.6% | 70 | -4.3% |
| 8 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.54 | -48.0% | 23.1% | 26 | -3.4% |
| 9 | Pivot Points (Standard) | Daily | 8.2% | 0.53 | -49.0% | 53.5% | 1124 | -4.8% |
| 10 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.53 | -25.2% | 77.3% | 66 | -6.3% |
| 11 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 5.9% | 0.52 | -30.5% | 58.7% | 167 | -6.8% |
| 12 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 8.0% | 0.51 | -42.1% | 80.6% | 103 | -4.9% |
| 13 | Intraday Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.51 | -45.6% | 82.6% | 86 | -4.1% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.51 | -25.2% | 90.5% | 21 | -6.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Realty Income (O)
14 of 687 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Realty Income (O) outright. Another 158 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 121 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 3.4× |
| CCI | 1 | none needed | 4.59× |
| WaveTrend (8/6/4) | 1 | none needed | 2.82× |
| Money Flow Index | 1 | none needed | 3.34× |
| Stochastic RSI | 1 | none needed | 4.54× |
| DeMarker | 1 | none needed | 4.1× |
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
For Realty Income (O), QQE 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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