The best indicator for Principal Financial Group (PFG)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Principal Financial Group (PFG) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Three White Soldiers
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Principal Financial Group (PFG) over ~24.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Principal Financial Group (PFG) — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.3% 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 | Three White Soldiers ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.6 | -25.0% | 67.6% | 68 | 1.5% |
| 2 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.51 | -41.0% | 55.0% | 20 | -0.7% |
| 3 | SMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.9% | 0.49 | -40.6% | 52.6% | 19 | -0.8% |
| 4 | Keltner Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.49 | -56.2% | 74.7% | 79 | 0.4% |
| 5 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.49 | -46.6% | 48.6% | 35 | -1.6% |
| 6 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.48 | -42.2% | 64.7% | 17 | -1.3% |
| 7 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.48 | -54.8% | 50.0% | 24 | -1.2% |
| 8 | Vortex ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.47 | -49.1% | 55.4% | 56 | -0.9% |
| 9 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 7.9% | 0.47 | -32.1% | 60.8% | 130 | -1.7% |
| 10 | J_TPO ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.47 | -44.7% | 44.4% | 72 | -1.4% |
| 11 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.46 | -49.1% | 55.4% | 56 | -0.9% |
| 12 | HMA 9/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.46 | -37.9% | 53.4% | 88 | -0.0% |
| 13 | Random Walk Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.46 | -49.1% | 55.4% | 56 | -0.9% |
| 14 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 9.3% | 0.46 | -47.3% | 43.5% | 46 | -0.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Principal Financial Group (PFG), Three White Soldiers 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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