The best indicator for Sugar (SB)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Sugar (SB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Ichimoku (fast)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Sugar (SB) over ~26.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 3.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Sugar (SB) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.5% 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 | Parabolic SAR | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.48 | -59.2% | 48.4% | 62 | 4.6% |
| 2 | Ichimoku (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.43 | -47.4% | 50.0% | 58 | 3.0% |
| 3 | Bandpass Oscillator | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.42 | -58.0% | 40.0% | 60 | 3.5% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross | Daily | 6.9% | 0.41 | -52.9% | 36.5% | 52 | 3.0% |
| 5 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.41 | -45.0% | 73.3% | 30 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Trend Magic | Weekly | 7.1% | 0.41 | -47.4% | 34.3% | 67 | 3.1% |
| 7 | Instantaneous Trendline ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.41 | -49.8% | 43.1% | 51 | 3.0% |
| 8 | FRAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.41 | -58.7% | 37.0% | 92 | 2.7% |
| 9 | Order-Flow Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.1% | 0.41 | -29.1% | 81.8% | 22 | 1.1% |
| 10 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.39 | -72.9% | 55.6% | 18 | 2.6% |
| 11 | Fractal Adaptive MA ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.38 | -47.3% | 40.0% | 742 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 6.3% | 0.38 | -55.4% | 44.4% | 27 | 2.3% |
| 13 | SSL Channel ✓ | Daily | 6.0% | 0.37 | -48.8% | 39.0% | 267 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.8% | 0.37 | -29.1% | 80.8% | 26 | 0.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Sugar (SB), Ichimoku (fast) 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.
More commodity
Get the weekly edge report
The best-performing indicator per asset, what changed this week, and the honest caveats — straight to your inbox.