The best indicator for Prudential Financial (PRU)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Prudential Financial (PRU) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Prudential Financial (PRU) 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.
Stochastic RSI
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Prudential Financial (PRU) over ~24.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.5% CAGR.
Prudential Financial (PRU) 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 Prudential Financial (PRU) — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.0% 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 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.71 | -32.2% | 81.0% | 42 | 1.5% |
| 2 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.56 | -66.2% | 90.9% | 22 | 5.7% |
| 3 | Center of Gravity ✓ | Weekly | 11.2% | 0.54 | -44.0% | 50.0% | 154 | 2.4% |
| 4 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 10.8% | 0.51 | -51.6% | 54.8% | 104 | 1.9% |
| 5 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 12.0% | 0.5 | -63.2% | 47.4% | 19 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.49 | -51.9% | 50.9% | 114 | 1.0% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.47 | -71.2% | 90.0% | 20 | 1.8% |
| 8 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.47 | -37.1% | 51.2% | 121 | -0.3% |
| 9 | Stoch RSI (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.46 | -37.3% | 48.9% | 141 | 0.3% |
| 10 | TRIMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 6.6% | 0.45 | -39.1% | 32.1% | 56 | -2.4% |
| 11 | T3 8/21 Cross | Daily | 8.2% | 0.44 | -53.5% | 47.5% | 120 | -0.9% |
| 12 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.44 | -66.4% | 87.5% | 24 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.44 | -48.0% | 43.2% | 44 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 8.5% | 0.44 | -43.1% | 51.4% | 146 | -0.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Prudential Financial (PRU)
37 of 643 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Prudential Financial (PRU) outright. Another 75 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 104 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams %R | 2 | none needed | 3.6× |
| Zero-Lag LSMA | 2 | none needed | 2.62× |
| TEMA 10/30 Cross | 2 | none needed | 3.4× |
| Demand Index | 2 | none needed | 1.98× |
| MA Envelope | 1 | 1.09× | 2.03× |
| QQE | 1 | 1.53× | 1.99× |
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 Prudential Financial (PRU), Stochastic RSI 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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