The best indicator for QuantumScape
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real QuantumScape history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Bullish Harami
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for QuantumScape over ~5.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 50.9% CAGR.
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 | Bullish Harami ✓ | Daily | 45.5% | 0.89 | -50.8% | 52.5% | 59 | 50.9% |
| 2 | Accumulation Swing Index ✓ | Daily | 50.7% | 0.85 | -64.5% | 43.9% | 321 | 56.1% |
| 3 | Swing Index ✓ | Daily | 50.7% | 0.85 | -64.5% | 43.9% | 321 | 56.1% |
| 4 | Tweezer Bottom | Daily | 42.8% | 0.83 | -41.5% | 52.0% | 25 | 48.3% |
| 5 | Standard Error Bands ✓ | Daily | 35.2% | 0.82 | -54.1% | 55.6% | 18 | 40.6% |
| 6 | Woodie Pivots ✓ | Daily | 45.5% | 0.81 | -63.5% | 45.5% | 312 | 51.0% |
| 7 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 42.2% | 0.79 | -81.5% | 56.2% | 16 | 47.6% |
| 8 | Relative Volatility Index ✓ | Daily | 38.5% | 0.76 | -84.5% | 38.0% | 71 | 44.0% |
| 9 | Trend Magic ✓ | Daily | 39.3% | 0.76 | -82.4% | 36.9% | 84 | 44.7% |
| 10 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 33.2% | 0.75 | -63.2% | 50.0% | 34 | 38.6% |
| 11 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 32.4% | 0.69 | -69.9% | 42.1% | 19 | 37.9% |
| 12 | Hull Suite ✓ | Daily | 27.4% | 0.68 | -88.1% | 37.5% | 32 | 32.9% |
| 13 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 31.0% | 0.68 | -71.9% | 34.8% | 23 | 36.3% |
| 14 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 28.8% | 0.67 | -82.8% | 40.4% | 287 | 34.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For QuantumScape, Bullish Harami on the daily 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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