The best indicator for PPL Corporation (PPL)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real PPL Corporation (PPL) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
SMC: Equal Highs / Lows
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for PPL Corporation (PPL) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.7% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for PPL Corporation (PPL) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.5% 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 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 8.1% | 0.57 | -55.4% | 73.3% | 15 | -1.7% |
| 2 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.55 | -52.3% | 52.2% | 138 | -0.2% |
| 3 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Weekly | 7.6% | 0.54 | -32.9% | 51.5% | 99 | -2.2% |
| 4 | Pivot Point SuperTrend ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.53 | -44.7% | 73.3% | 15 | -2.7% |
| 5 | Guppy Multiple MA ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.52 | -59.0% | 51.7% | 29 | -2.4% |
| 6 | KAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.52 | -48.0% | 55.6% | 27 | -2.4% |
| 7 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.51 | -62.5% | 60.9% | 23 | -2.8% |
| 8 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.51 | -55.7% | 41.7% | 689 | -1.1% |
| 9 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.51 | -52.3% | 57.9% | 19 | -0.9% |
| 10 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.5 | -53.3% | 61.7% | 47 | -2.9% |
| 11 | Supertrend (14,4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.5 | -51.2% | 73.7% | 19 | -3.1% |
| 12 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.5 | -38.2% | 51.4% | 138 | -2.1% |
| 13 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.5 | -49.9% | 52.9% | 68 | -2.7% |
| 14 | Trendlines with Breaks ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.5 | -53.7% | 52.9% | 17 | -2.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For PPL Corporation (PPL), SMC: Equal Highs / Lows 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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