The best indicator for Sugar (SB)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Sugar (SB) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Sugar (SB) 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.
Parabolic SAR
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Sugar (SB) over ~26.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 4.4% CAGR.
Sugar (SB) 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 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 | 9.4% | 0.51 | -59.7% | 49.2% | 63 | 4.4% |
| 2 | Bandpass Oscillator | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.45 | -58.3% | 39.3% | 61 | 3.3% |
| 3 | Ichimoku (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.45 | -47.4% | 50.8% | 59 | 2.3% |
| 4 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 7.7% | 0.44 | -52.9% | 37.7% | 53 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 7.4% | 0.44 | -45.0% | 74.2% | 31 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Instantaneous Trendline ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.44 | -49.8% | 44.2% | 52 | 2.8% |
| 7 | FRAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.44 | -58.7% | 37.6% | 93 | 2.5% |
| 8 | Trend Magic | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.43 | -47.4% | 34.8% | 69 | 2.5% |
| 9 | Coral Trend ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.42 | -55.4% | 46.4% | 28 | 2.2% |
| 10 | Know Sure Thing ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.41 | -53.9% | 38.9% | 36 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.41 | -72.9% | 57.9% | 19 | 2.0% |
| 12 | J_TPO ✓ | Weekly | 6.5% | 0.41 | -41.7% | 42.3% | 71 | 1.5% |
| 13 | Order-Flow Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.41 | -29.1% | 81.8% | 22 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Price Momentum Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.41 | -68.4% | 39.0% | 41 | 1.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Sugar (SB)
44 of 645 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Sugar (SB) outright. Another 73 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 65 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger Mean-Reversion | 2 | none needed | 3.04× |
| Center of Gravity | 2 | none needed | 3.42× |
| Stochastic Slow (21,5) | 2 | none needed | 3.01× |
| Morning Star | 2 | none needed | 4.34× |
| Fibonacci Bands | 2 | none needed | 3.04× |
| Stochastic (20,5) | 2 | none needed | 3.36× |
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 Sugar (SB), Parabolic SAR 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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