The best indicator for Palantir Technologies (PLTR)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Palantir Technologies (PLTR) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Least Squares MA
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Palantir Technologies (PLTR) over ~5.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.9% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Palantir Technologies (PLTR) — trailing buy-and-hold by 19.9% 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 | Least Squares MA ✓ | Daily | 59.0% | 1.19 | -39.5% | 34.6% | 104 | -0.9% |
| 2 | Volume Zone Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 51.3% | 1.09 | -46.7% | 45.1% | 142 | -8.6% |
| 3 | SSL Channel ✓ | Daily | 51.3% | 1.07 | -54.4% | 42.6% | 54 | -8.6% |
| 4 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 51.6% | 1.14 | -40.6% | 35.7% | 14 | -8.3% |
| 5 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 60.8% | 1.06 | -70.4% | 31.8% | 22 | 0.9% |
| 6 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 49.0% | 1.04 | -70.3% | 44.9% | 272 | -10.9% |
| 7 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 50.4% | 1.04 | -50.1% | 43.1% | 123 | -9.5% |
| 8 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Daily | 56.8% | 1.04 | -67.6% | 40.2% | 92 | -3.0% |
| 9 | Disparity (10) ✓ | Daily | 50.4% | 1.04 | -50.1% | 43.1% | 123 | -9.5% |
| 10 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 46.5% | 0.99 | -54.0% | 45.0% | 20 | -13.4% |
| 11 | Accumulation Swing Index ✓ | Daily | 43.7% | 0.99 | -50.0% | 49.4% | 310 | -16.2% |
| 12 | Swing Index ✓ | Daily | 43.7% | 0.99 | -50.0% | 49.4% | 310 | -16.2% |
| 13 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Daily | 47.2% | 0.99 | -50.8% | 33.9% | 59 | -12.7% |
| 14 | Elastic VW MA ✓ | Daily | 47.2% | 0.99 | -49.4% | 40.7% | 59 | -12.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Palantir Technologies (PLTR), Least Squares MA on the daily 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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