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The best indicator for Gasoline (RB)

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

Signaling SHORT right now — its only tested short edge (HMA 9/21 Cross) is signaling short — a rare case where shorting this beat staying flat (+1.7% CAGR). As of 2026-06-08.

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Trend · Weekly

HMA 9/21 Cross

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gasoline (RB) over ~25.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 11.1% CAGR.

16.1%

CAGR

0.64

Sharpe

-43.6%

Max DD

48.1%

Win rate

2.32

Profit factor

+11.1%

vs Buy&Hold

Confluence · Weekly

Best multi-indicator combo

QQEFisher Transform

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Gasoline (RB) — beating buy-and-hold by 4.2% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

9.2%

CAGR

0.44

Sharpe

52.1%

Win rate

121

Trades

+4.2%

vs Buy&Hold

Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly

HMA 9/21 Cross

+11.1% · Sharpe 0.64

Daily

DEMA 20/50 Cross

+8.9% · Sharpe 0.59

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	HMA 9/21 Cross ✓	Weekly	16.1%	0.64	-43.6%	48.1%	77	11.1%
2	DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓	Daily	13.8%	0.59	-59.0%	36.6%	101	8.9%
3	WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓	Weekly	13.4%	0.58	-72.0%	80.8%	26	8.5%
4	Klinger Oscillator ✓	Weekly	13.1%	0.58	-48.8%	45.1%	122	8.1%
5	Bullish Engulfing ✓	Weekly	10.4%	0.57	-32.5%	69.5%	59	5.5%
6	Stochastic (20,5) ✓	Weekly	13.3%	0.56	-46.0%	44.0%	84	8.4%
7	Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓	Weekly	12.8%	0.55	-44.1%	44.0%	84	7.9%
8	Hull MA 200 Trend ✓	Daily	10.7%	0.54	-40.2%	41.8%	110	5.9%
9	LSMA 100 Trend ✓	Daily	10.9%	0.54	-38.9%	38.2%	207	6.0%
10	T3 10/40 Cross ✓	Daily	11.7%	0.53	-45.4%	39.2%	74	6.8%
11	Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓	Weekly	11.4%	0.52	-39.5%	50.0%	112	6.4%
12	TRIX ✓	Weekly	10.5%	0.51	-50.6%	58.1%	31	5.5%
13	Accelerator Oscillator ✓	Weekly	11.4%	0.51	-56.0%	47.8%	67	6.5%
14	LSMA 10/30 Cross ✓	Weekly	11.5%	0.51	-40.4%	58.3%	48	6.6%

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

What this means

For Gasoline (RB), HMA 9/21 Cross 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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