The best indicator for Sea Ltd
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Sea Ltd history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Sea Ltd 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.
Disparity (20)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Sea Ltd over ~8.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 30.5% CAGR.
Sea Ltd 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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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 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Weekly | 52.0% | 1.21 | -39.4% | 52.9% | 17 | 30.5% |
| 2 | SMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 50.4% | 1.2 | -30.4% | 60.9% | 23 | 28.7% |
| 3 | ALMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 47.0% | 1.2 | -36.3% | 57.1% | 21 | 25.3% |
| 4 | CCI (100) ✓ | Daily | 52.0% | 1.2 | -34.0% | 54.2% | 24 | 30.3% |
| 5 | Trade Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 50.8% | 1.18 | -37.5% | 25.0% | 16 | 29.3% |
| 6 | EMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 48.5% | 1.17 | -44.6% | 58.8% | 17 | 26.8% |
| 7 | Trendlines with Breaks ✓ | Daily | 49.5% | 1.17 | -53.6% | 60.0% | 15 | 27.7% |
| 8 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Weekly | 49.1% | 1.17 | -29.9% | 53.3% | 15 | 27.6% |
| 9 | EMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 48.8% | 1.16 | -40.5% | 38.2% | 34 | 27.1% |
| 10 | WMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 46.8% | 1.16 | -38.9% | 56.7% | 30 | 25.1% |
| 11 | Disparity (100) ✓ | Daily | 48.8% | 1.16 | -40.5% | 38.2% | 34 | 27.1% |
| 12 | WMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 47.0% | 1.14 | -32.2% | 47.1% | 17 | 25.3% |
| 13 | ALMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 45.7% | 1.14 | -41.0% | 47.1% | 17 | 24.2% |
| 14 | RSI (50) ✓ | Daily | 46.2% | 1.13 | -40.3% | 50.0% | 34 | 24.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Sea Ltd
8 of 373 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Sea Ltd outright. Another 213 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 137 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 1 | 1.15× | 3.87× |
| Elder Impulse | 1 | 1.43× | 5.34× |
| QQE | 1 | 1.55× | 1.74× |
| FRAMA 10/30 Cross | 1 | none needed | 3.28× |
| McGinley 30 Trend | 1 | none needed | 2.25× |
| Williams %R (50) | 1 | none needed | 2.68× |
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 Sea Ltd, Disparity (20) 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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