The best indicator for Raymond James Financial (RJF)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Raymond James Financial (RJF) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Demand Index
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Raymond James Financial (RJF) over ~43.1 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.8% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Raymond James Financial (RJF) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.4% 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 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 14.4% | 0.64 | -41.9% | 71.9% | 121 | -0.8% |
| 2 | LSMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.59 | -53.5% | 59.3% | 91 | -2.5% |
| 3 | Hull MA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.8% | 0.59 | -60.6% | 54.3% | 94 | -2.4% |
| 4 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 15.7% | 0.58 | -73.7% | 21.1% | 19 | 0.4% |
| 5 | SMA 5/20 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.55 | -54.2% | 59.1% | 66 | -3.5% |
| 6 | Chandelier Exit ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.54 | -49.0% | 42.7% | 89 | -3.4% |
| 7 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.54 | -60.0% | 60.0% | 50 | -4.2% |
| 8 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.53 | -56.6% | 64.6% | 339 | -5.2% |
| 9 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.53 | -57.3% | 91.4% | 35 | -5.4% |
| 10 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.53 | -65.8% | 47.8% | 67 | -3.0% |
| 11 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.61 | -69.7% | 30.8% | 13 | 1.7% |
| 12 | Zero-Lag EMA Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.52 | -71.8% | 54.5% | 99 | -4.5% |
| 13 | Ehlers Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.52 | -52.8% | 60.4% | 48 | -4.2% |
| 14 | WMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.52 | -46.2% | 52.9% | 51 | -4.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Raymond James Financial (RJF), Demand Index on the weekly 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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