The best indicator for SBA Communications (SBAC)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real SBA Communications (SBAC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Williams Alligator
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for SBA Communications (SBAC) over ~27.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 9.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for SBA Communications (SBAC) — beating buy-and-hold by 2.7% 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 | Gann HiLo Activator | Daily | 30.9% | 0.87 | -49.7% | 44.0% | 466 | 18.1% |
| 2 | Williams Alligator ✓ | Weekly | 21.8% | 0.83 | -46.4% | 50.8% | 63 | 9.1% |
| 3 | Historical Volatility Regime ✓ | Weekly | 16.3% | 0.79 | -32.9% | 46.7% | 30 | 3.6% |
| 4 | Stochastic (10,3) | Daily | 27.4% | 0.78 | -66.7% | 43.9% | 814 | 14.6% |
| 5 | McGinley Dynamic ✓ | Daily | 30.5% | 0.77 | -89.6% | 32.0% | 25 | 17.7% |
| 6 | Volume Zone Oscillator | Daily | 24.6% | 0.76 | -51.8% | 45.7% | 679 | 11.7% |
| 7 | Exponential Hull MA | Daily | 23.5% | 0.76 | -63.9% | 47.6% | 523 | 10.7% |
| 8 | EMA 8/21 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 21.2% | 0.76 | -57.1% | 41.7% | 24 | 8.5% |
| 9 | Ichimoku TK Cross | Weekly | 20.4% | 0.75 | -55.2% | 60.7% | 28 | 7.7% |
| 10 | Fisher Transform | Daily | 24.2% | 0.74 | -64.6% | 47.9% | 639 | 11.4% |
| 11 | Jurik MA (approx.) | Daily | 22.5% | 0.74 | -64.4% | 44.3% | 645 | 9.7% |
| 12 | Deviation-Scaled MA | Daily | 24.1% | 0.74 | -60.6% | 42.9% | 709 | 11.3% |
| 13 | Holt Double-Exp MA | Daily | 22.0% | 0.74 | -56.6% | 47.5% | 619 | 9.1% |
| 14 | TRIX (9) ✓ | Weekly | 20.6% | 0.74 | -57.4% | 57.1% | 21 | 7.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For SBA Communications (SBAC), Williams Alligator 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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