The best indicator for Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker (14)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) over ~38.8 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.2% CAGR.
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 | DeMarker (14) ✓ | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.64 | -67.2% | 50.6% | 79 | 0.2% |
| 2 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 15.7% | 0.63 | -62.2% | 49.6% | 139 | -0.8% |
| 3 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 14.8% | 0.61 | -77.1% | 44.7% | 85 | -1.7% |
| 4 | T3 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.61 | -51.8% | 57.3% | 75 | -1.4% |
| 5 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Weekly | 15.4% | 0.61 | -69.1% | 53.8% | 65 | -0.9% |
| 6 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.6 | -67.4% | 63.9% | 36 | -1.5% |
| 7 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 14.4% | 0.59 | -62.1% | 49.3% | 140 | -2.1% |
| 8 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 14.1% | 0.59 | -67.9% | 51.1% | 141 | -2.4% |
| 9 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.59 | -60.6% | 51.2% | 123 | -2.0% |
| 10 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 13.6% | 0.58 | -65.5% | 50.0% | 64 | -2.7% |
| 11 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.56 | -67.0% | 47.9% | 211 | -3.7% |
| 12 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.2% | 0.56 | -68.7% | 40.2% | 132 | -3.3% |
| 13 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.56 | -64.4% | 51.9% | 189 | -4.1% |
| 14 | Premier Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.56 | -63.5% | 47.3% | 74 | -2.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW), DeMarker (14) 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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