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The best indicator for Qualcomm (QCOM)

We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Qualcomm (QCOM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.

Signaling LONG right now — SMA 100 Trend (Daily) has been long for 28 bars, as of 2026-06-12.

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Trend · Daily

SMA 100 Trend

On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Qualcomm (QCOM) over ~34.4 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.6% CAGR.

16.1%

CAGR

0.62

Sharpe

-71.1%

Max DD

45.3%

Win rate

6.8

Profit factor

-4.6%

vs Buy&Hold

Confluence · Weekly

Best multi-indicator combo

StochasticDeMarker

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Qualcomm (QCOM) — trailing buy-and-hold by 15.3% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

5.2%

CAGR

0.33

Sharpe

79.3%

Win rate

Trades

-15.3%

vs Buy&Hold

Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Daily

SMA 100 Trend

-4.6% · Sharpe 0.62

Weekly

Cutler's RSI

-3.9% · Sharpe 0.61

Full results

Every indicator, ranked

Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.

#	Indicator	TF	CAGR	Sharpe	Max DD	Win	Trades	vs B&H
1	SMA 100 Trend ✓	Daily	16.1%	0.62	-71.1%	45.3%	159	-4.6%
2	Connors RSI-2 ✓	Daily	14.1%	0.61	-48.7%	63.5%	400	-6.5%
3	ROC (60) ✓	Daily	16.4%	0.61	-77.8%	41.8%	225	-4.2%
4	Cutler's RSI ✓	Weekly	16.7%	0.61	-60.9%	45.5%	88	-3.9%
5	ROC (14) ✓	Weekly	16.7%	0.61	-60.9%	45.5%	88	-3.9%
6	CMO (14) ✓	Weekly	16.7%	0.61	-60.9%	45.5%	88	-3.9%
7	DeMarker (14) ✓	Weekly	16.2%	0.61	-64.4%	42.9%	77	-4.3%
8	Cascade Z-Score ✓	Weekly	16.2%	0.61	-49.9%	37.0%	54	-4.3%
9	Rate of Change ✓	Weekly	16.4%	0.6	-76.4%	43.0%	100	-4.1%
10	Aroon ✓	Weekly	16.5%	0.6	-72.3%	43.4%	53	-4.0%
11	Aroon Oscillator ✓	Weekly	16.5%	0.6	-72.3%	43.4%	53	-4.0%
12	MAMA / FAMA ✓	Daily	15.7%	0.59	-82.6%	41.5%	171	-5.0%
13	VWAP Trend ✓	Weekly	15.8%	0.59	-68.3%	34.0%	100	-4.7%
14	Sine-Weighted MA ✓	Weekly	15.8%	0.59	-62.9%	38.0%	92	-4.7%

✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.

What this means

For Qualcomm (QCOM), SMA 100 Trend 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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The best indicator for Qualcomm (QCOM)

SMA 100 Trend

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