The best indicator for Gasoline (RB)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Gasoline (RB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Gasoline (RB) 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.
HMA 9/21 Cross
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Gasoline (RB) over ~26.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 10.5% CAGR.
Gasoline (RB) 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 Gasoline (RB) — beating buy-and-hold by 4.2% 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 | HMA 9/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.63 | -43.6% | 47.4% | 78 | 10.5% |
| 2 | Bullish Engulfing ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.59 | -32.5% | 68.3% | 60 | 5.7% |
| 3 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 13.3% | 0.58 | -72.0% | 80.8% | 26 | 8.0% |
| 4 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.56 | -48.8% | 44.0% | 125 | 7.2% |
| 5 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.55 | -59.0% | 35.6% | 104 | 7.3% |
| 6 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 12.8% | 0.55 | -46.0% | 43.0% | 86 | 7.6% |
| 7 | Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓ | Weekly | 12.1% | 0.53 | -44.1% | 43.0% | 86 | 6.8% |
| 8 | Hull MA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.52 | -40.2% | 41.4% | 111 | 5.2% |
| 9 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.4% | 0.52 | -38.9% | 37.7% | 212 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.52 | -39.5% | 50.9% | 114 | 6.2% |
| 11 | T3 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.0% | 0.51 | -45.4% | 38.2% | 76 | 5.8% |
| 12 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.51 | -55.8% | 44.4% | 90 | 7.2% |
| 13 | TRIX ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.5 | -50.6% | 58.1% | 31 | 5.0% |
| 14 | Relative Vigor Index ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.5 | -44.0% | 50.5% | 103 | 5.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Gasoline (RB)
338 of 654 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Gasoline (RB) outright. Another 68 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 87 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| MACD | 2 | none needed | 2.82× |
| Rate of Change | 2 | none needed | 1.84× |
| EMA-10 Trend | 2 | none needed | 1.65× |
| Supertrend Fast (10,2) | 2 | none needed | 2.18× |
| Aroon | 2 | none needed | 1.96× |
| Linear Regression Slope | 2 | none needed | 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 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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