The best indicator for Prologis (PLD)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Prologis (PLD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Prologis (PLD) 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.
Chande-Kroll Stop (fast)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Prologis (PLD) over ~29.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.3% CAGR.
Prologis (PLD) 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 Prologis (PLD) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.1% 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 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.55 | -40.7% | 50.0% | 88 | 0.3% |
| 2 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 12.5% | 0.58 | -48.6% | 42.9% | 14 | 2.1% |
| 3 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 7.6% | 0.54 | -42.1% | 84.8% | 33 | -2.9% |
| 4 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.54 | -52.8% | 44.9% | 49 | -0.5% |
| 5 | SMC: Fair Value Gap ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.51 | -46.0% | 58.9% | 56 | -1.8% |
| 6 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 11.3% | 0.5 | -79.4% | 50.0% | 86 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Bullish Engulfing ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.49 | -29.2% | 76.5% | 51 | -5.4% |
| 8 | Chaikin Money Flow ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.48 | -70.3% | 55.7% | 61 | -1.8% |
| 9 | Bollinger Squeeze ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.47 | -23.1% | 72.2% | 18 | -5.5% |
| 10 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.47 | -50.0% | 40.0% | 35 | -3.6% |
| 11 | Trend Regularity Adaptive MA ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.46 | -38.3% | 48.8% | 43 | -4.0% |
| 12 | WMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.46 | -46.4% | 45.5% | 33 | -3.7% |
| 13 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.46 | -43.5% | 34.2% | 38 | -3.6% |
| 14 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.45 | -75.7% | 61.0% | 177 | -1.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Prologis (PLD)
7 of 683 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Prologis (PLD) outright. Another 148 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 273 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.2× | 2.71× |
| Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) | 1 | 1.69× | 3.75× |
| Williams %R | 1 | 1.76× | 2.95× |
| Stochastic | 1 | 2.05× | 5.19× |
| Detrended Price Osc. | 1 | none needed | 3.64× |
| KAMA 10/30 Cross | 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 Prologis (PLD), Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) 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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