The best indicator for Royal Bank Canada
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Royal Bank Canada history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Royal Bank Canada 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.
LSMA 100 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Royal Bank Canada over ~30.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.7% CAGR.
Royal Bank Canada on the daily 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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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 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.0% | 1.02 | -30.8% | 53.7% | 216 | -3.7% |
| 2 | RSI (25) ✓ | Daily | 15.4% | 1.0 | -34.5% | 38.2% | 246 | -1.2% |
| 3 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 12.3% | 0.99 | -24.6% | 45.8% | 190 | -4.3% |
| 4 | Disparity (50) ✓ | Daily | 15.3% | 0.99 | -34.5% | 37.9% | 240 | -1.3% |
| 5 | RSI (30) ✓ | Daily | 14.7% | 0.95 | -30.0% | 39.0% | 213 | -1.9% |
| 6 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Weekly | 15.2% | 0.95 | -26.9% | 46.2% | 78 | -1.4% |
| 7 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.94 | -29.8% | 43.8% | 260 | -4.2% |
| 8 | EMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 15.3% | 0.94 | -30.3% | 42.1% | 57 | -1.4% |
| 9 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Weekly | 14.6% | 0.93 | -28.8% | 47.4% | 78 | -2.0% |
| 10 | RSI Trend (>50) ✓ | Weekly | 14.5% | 0.92 | -24.4% | 46.3% | 67 | -2.1% |
| 11 | Bollinger %B ✓ | Weekly | 14.4% | 0.92 | -24.5% | 46.4% | 69 | -2.3% |
| 12 | Trend Magic ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.92 | -29.0% | 50.0% | 76 | -2.3% |
| 13 | Smoothed MA (Wilder) ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.91 | -36.1% | 41.7% | 302 | -2.7% |
| 14 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.91 | -24.8% | 50.4% | 119 | -2.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Royal Bank Canada
5 of 668 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Royal Bank Canada outright. Another 577 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 62 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.35× | 2.9× |
| TRIX | 1 | 1.77× | 5.48× |
| Hull MA 15/60 Cross | 1 | 1.87× | 4.43× |
| TEMA 20/50 Cross | 1 | 2.12× | 4.79× |
| Ehlers Reflex | 1 | none needed | 4.56× |
| RSI (25) | — | 1.14× | 3.78× |
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 Royal Bank Canada, LSMA 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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