The best indicator for Pinterest
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Pinterest history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Volume Oscillator
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Pinterest over ~7.2 years — beating buy-and-hold by 15.3% 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 Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.57 | -24.8% | 50.0% | 18 | 15.3% |
| 2 | Inside-Bar Breakout ✓ | Daily | 11.7% | 0.55 | -28.5% | 41.9% | 31 | 14.8% |
| 3 | SMC: Fair Value Gap | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.54 | -35.8% | 35.7% | 14 | 18.1% |
| 4 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.48 | -48.8% | 55.4% | 56 | 14.0% |
| 5 | Supertrend (14,4) | Daily | 12.7% | 0.49 | -59.0% | 35.7% | 14 | 15.8% |
| 6 | SMC: Order Block ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.45 | -65.4% | 50.0% | 44 | 14.0% |
| 7 | Connors RSI | Daily | 9.9% | 0.44 | -54.0% | 61.1% | 95 | 13.0% |
| 8 | QQE MOD | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.47 | -38.9% | 50.0% | 14 | 13.4% |
| 9 | Net Volume | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.43 | -55.1% | 46.7% | 15 | 12.8% |
| 10 | Liquidity Flow Oscillator | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.43 | -55.1% | 46.7% | 15 | 12.8% |
| 11 | Connors RSI-2 | Daily | 9.1% | 0.42 | -53.7% | 55.4% | 92 | 12.2% |
| 12 | KAMA 30 Trend | Daily | 8.9% | 0.41 | -65.5% | 32.9% | 73 | 11.9% |
| 13 | True Strength Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.4 | -56.5% | 40.0% | 15 | 11.5% |
| 14 | Williams Alligator | Daily | 7.8% | 0.39 | -41.9% | 45.3% | 86 | 10.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Pinterest, Volume 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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