The best indicator for Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) 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.
Supertrend (10,3)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) over ~39.0 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.7% CAGR.
Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 11.7% 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 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 16.0% | 0.64 | -62.2% | 50.0% | 140 | -0.7% |
| 2 | DeMarker (14) ✓ | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.64 | -67.2% | 51.9% | 81 | 0.0% |
| 3 | T3 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 14.9% | 0.61 | -51.8% | 56.6% | 76 | -1.8% |
| 4 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.61 | -69.0% | 56.2% | 64 | -1.5% |
| 5 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 14.2% | 0.6 | -77.1% | 43.2% | 88 | -2.5% |
| 6 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.6 | -62.1% | 49.6% | 141 | -2.0% |
| 7 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 14.3% | 0.59 | -67.9% | 51.4% | 142 | -2.3% |
| 8 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.58 | -56.4% | 57.0% | 193 | -3.0% |
| 9 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.58 | -70.2% | 64.9% | 37 | -2.5% |
| 10 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.58 | -60.6% | 51.2% | 125 | -2.7% |
| 11 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.3% | 0.57 | -67.0% | 48.1% | 212 | -3.3% |
| 12 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.3% | 0.56 | -68.7% | 40.6% | 133 | -3.4% |
| 13 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 15.8% | 0.56 | -86.8% | 45.0% | 40 | -0.9% |
| 14 | EMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.56 | -56.6% | 60.0% | 15 | -2.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
19 of 699 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) outright. Another 176 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 366 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.2× | 2.16× |
| MACD | 1 | none needed | 2.97× |
| Bollinger Mean-Reversion | 1 | none needed | 4.11× |
| TEMA 20/50 Cross | 1 | none needed | 2.86× |
| Percentage Price Osc. | 1 | none needed | 2.96× |
| Zero-Lag EMA Cross | 1 | none needed | 2.83× |
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 Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW), Supertrend (10,3) 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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