The best indicator for Sandbox
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Sandbox history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Hull MA 100 Trend
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Sandbox over ~8.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 74.5% 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 | Hull MA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 70.4% | 0.99 | -75.6% | 35.4% | 48 | 74.5% |
| 2 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 70.1% | 0.99 | -71.4% | 35.5% | 62 | 74.2% |
| 3 | Woodies CCI ✓ | Weekly | 115.4% | 1.06 | -65.1% | 42.9% | 14 | 120.0% |
| 4 | Vertical Horizontal Filter ✓ | Daily | 64.8% | 0.97 | -64.9% | 51.1% | 47 | 68.8% |
| 5 | ZLEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 66.8% | 0.97 | -76.5% | 43.4% | 53 | 70.9% |
| 6 | Fisher Transform | Daily | 66.9% | 0.96 | -86.7% | 35.2% | 193 | 71.0% |
| 7 | Elder Impulse ✓ | Daily | 63.5% | 0.96 | -65.1% | 47.8% | 186 | 67.5% |
| 8 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 65.4% | 0.95 | -82.7% | 38.5% | 26 | 69.5% |
| 9 | MA Ribbon ✓ | Daily | 63.4% | 0.95 | -63.0% | 47.8% | 23 | 67.5% |
| 10 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Weekly | 84.7% | 0.95 | -82.5% | 26.5% | 34 | 89.3% |
| 11 | Elder Ray (Bull/Bear Power) ✓ | Daily | 62.1% | 0.93 | -64.4% | 37.1% | 124 | 66.2% |
| 12 | Keltner Breakout ✓ | Daily | 52.3% | 0.93 | -54.8% | 55.6% | 18 | 56.3% |
| 13 | Net Volume ✓ | Weekly | 76.6% | 0.93 | -85.2% | 40.0% | 15 | 81.2% |
| 14 | Liquidity Flow Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 76.6% | 0.93 | -85.2% | 40.0% | 15 | 81.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Sandbox, Hull MA 100 Trend 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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