The best indicator for Insulet Corporation (PODD)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Insulet Corporation (PODD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Center of Gravity
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Insulet Corporation (PODD) over ~19.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 8.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Insulet Corporation (PODD) — beating buy-and-hold by 2.3% 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 | Center of Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 21.1% | 0.77 | -39.9% | 50.9% | 112 | 8.3% |
| 2 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Daily | 22.0% | 0.75 | -41.1% | 53.4% | 88 | 9.4% |
| 3 | Fisher Center-of-Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 15.8% | 0.72 | -35.1% | 50.0% | 90 | 3.0% |
| 4 | Stochastic (10,3) | Weekly | 19.1% | 0.7 | -52.1% | 55.8% | 120 | 6.3% |
| 5 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Daily | 18.2% | 0.69 | -39.2% | 47.3% | 182 | 5.5% |
| 6 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 20.0% | 0.67 | -52.0% | 49.1% | 55 | 7.2% |
| 7 | Hull Suite ✓ | Daily | 18.2% | 0.66 | -37.3% | 48.1% | 108 | 5.6% |
| 8 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 17.1% | 0.65 | -50.1% | 59.7% | 77 | 4.2% |
| 9 | Know Sure Thing ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.64 | -50.5% | 53.2% | 124 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 17.3% | 0.64 | -48.3% | 47.2% | 108 | 4.7% |
| 11 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.64 | -40.8% | 52.6% | 95 | 2.9% |
| 12 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 16.2% | 0.62 | -45.0% | 57.9% | 57 | 3.6% |
| 13 | Hammer ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.62 | -21.5% | 65.2% | 23 | -3.9% |
| 14 | Parabolic SAR (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.62 | -52.3% | 51.4% | 70 | 2.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Insulet Corporation (PODD), Center of Gravity 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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