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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where PPL Corporation (PPL) 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.
QQE
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for PPL Corporation (PPL) over ~46.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.7% CAGR.
PPL Corporation (PPL) 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 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 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 10.4% | 0.59 | -46.4% | 55.1% | 138 | 0.7% |
| 2 | Guppy Multiple MA ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.53 | -57.7% | 50.0% | 28 | -2.1% |
| 3 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.53 | -45.3% | 52.2% | 69 | -2.2% |
| 4 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.52 | -36.0% | 51.1% | 137 | -1.6% |
| 5 | KAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.51 | -49.2% | 62.5% | 24 | -2.5% |
| 6 | Markov Regime ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.51 | -51.7% | 55.6% | 18 | -0.7% |
| 7 | Trendlines with Breaks ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.51 | -52.5% | 56.2% | 16 | -2.4% |
| 8 | EMA 50/200 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.0% | 0.5 | -62.5% | 60.9% | 23 | -2.6% |
| 9 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 8.5% | 0.5 | -55.7% | 41.6% | 694 | -1.1% |
| 10 | Ichimoku Cloud | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.5 | -54.7% | 59.2% | 49 | -2.9% |
| 11 | Donchian 20 Break ✓ | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.5 | -55.5% | 63.2% | 19 | -2.5% |
| 12 | Supertrend (14,4) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.5 | -52.6% | 72.2% | 18 | -2.8% |
| 13 | Momentum (50) | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.5 | -60.1% | 46.3% | 54 | -2.7% |
| 14 | ROC (60) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.49 | -51.8% | 42.5% | 40 | -2.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on PPL Corporation (PPL)
5 of 717 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on PPL Corporation (PPL) outright. Another 89 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 191 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.17× | 2.71× |
| Camarilla Pivots | 1 | none needed | 3.32× |
| Demand Index | 1 | none needed | 2.26× |
| Predictive Ranges | 1 | none needed | 3.07× |
| Markov Regime | 1 | none needed | 2.05× |
| SMC: Liquidity Sweep | — | 1.23× | 2.37× |
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 PPL Corporation (PPL), QQE 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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