The best indicator for Pool Corporation (POOL)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Pool Corporation (POOL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
KAMA 200 Trend
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Pool Corporation (POOL) over ~30.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Pool Corporation (POOL) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.8% 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 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 19.8% | 0.83 | -39.0% | 50.0% | 28 | -0.3% |
| 2 | TRIMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 18.1% | 0.78 | -44.0% | 53.3% | 15 | -2.0% |
| 3 | ROC (60) ✓ | Weekly | 18.9% | 0.78 | -49.2% | 43.5% | 23 | -1.2% |
| 4 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 18.3% | 0.76 | -43.2% | 52.8% | 36 | -1.8% |
| 5 | G-Channel ✓ | Weekly | 17.6% | 0.74 | -57.5% | 45.5% | 33 | -2.4% |
| 6 | EMA 13/48 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 17.0% | 0.73 | -56.9% | 33.3% | 15 | -3.1% |
| 7 | Vegas Tunnel ✓ | Weekly | 15.6% | 0.72 | -68.1% | 31.2% | 16 | -4.5% |
| 8 | CCI (100) ✓ | Weekly | 16.2% | 0.71 | -54.6% | 50.0% | 16 | -3.9% |
| 9 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.7 | -80.2% | 51.3% | 1078 | -6.7% |
| 10 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.0% | 0.7 | -67.3% | 37.7% | 53 | -2.2% |
| 11 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.7 | -56.5% | 47.2% | 53 | -3.6% |
| 12 | Momentum (50) ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.7 | -51.4% | 50.0% | 24 | -4.0% |
| 13 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.69 | -53.4% | 54.0% | 63 | -4.4% |
| 14 | VIDYA ✓ | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.69 | -61.1% | 46.8% | 47 | -4.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Pool Corporation (POOL), KAMA 200 Trend on the weekly 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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