The best indicator for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Occidental Petroleum (OXY) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Money Flow Index
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Occidental Petroleum (OXY) over ~44.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Occidental Petroleum (OXY) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.5% 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 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.52 | -40.7% | 77.1% | 48 | 1.3% |
| 2 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 8.3% | 0.47 | -78.7% | 66.7% | 36 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.43 | -83.2% | 53.3% | 482 | -0.3% |
| 4 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.42 | -60.5% | 44.6% | 249 | -0.7% |
| 5 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.3% | 0.41 | -50.7% | 52.0% | 25 | -1.1% |
| 6 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.41 | -61.6% | 48.8% | 43 | -1.1% |
| 7 | Ehlers TrendFlex ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.41 | -63.5% | 53.3% | 45 | -1.2% |
| 8 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.41 | -79.5% | 54.9% | 355 | -1.1% |
| 9 | Guppy Multiple MA ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.4 | -47.6% | 43.2% | 37 | -1.3% |
| 10 | Donchian 20 Break ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.4 | -44.5% | 56.5% | 23 | -1.2% |
| 11 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.4 | -43.4% | 53.3% | 30 | -1.3% |
| 12 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.4 | -54.7% | 55.9% | 34 | -1.3% |
| 13 | T3 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.39 | -62.0% | 47.1% | 140 | -1.6% |
| 14 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.39 | -61.9% | 47.2% | 36 | -1.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Occidental Petroleum (OXY), Money Flow Index on the daily 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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