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 over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
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.
On-Balance Volume
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Sea Ltd over ~9.0 years — beating buy-and-hold by 31.7% 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 | On-Balance Volume ✓ | Weekly | 53.7% | 1.23 | -37.2% | 40.0% | 15 | 31.7% |
| 2 | CCI (100) ✓ | Daily | 51.4% | 1.19 | -34.0% | 60.0% | 25 | 29.0% |
| 3 | Donchian Midline ✓ | Weekly | 49.9% | 1.18 | -34.3% | 60.0% | 15 | 27.9% |
| 4 | Disparity (20) ✓ | Weekly | 49.8% | 1.18 | -39.4% | 50.0% | 18 | 27.8% |
| 5 | ALMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 45.4% | 1.16 | -36.3% | 59.1% | 22 | 23.0% |
| 6 | ALMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 47.0% | 1.16 | -41.0% | 52.9% | 17 | 25.0% |
| 7 | SMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 47.8% | 1.15 | -30.4% | 57.7% | 26 | 25.3% |
| 8 | WMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 46.4% | 1.15 | -38.9% | 62.5% | 32 | 23.9% |
| 9 | Trendlines with Breaks ✓ | Daily | 48.8% | 1.15 | -53.6% | 62.5% | 16 | 26.4% |
| 10 | Volume-Weighted EMA ✓ | Weekly | 47.7% | 1.15 | -29.9% | 50.0% | 16 | 25.7% |
| 11 | EMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 46.7% | 1.13 | -40.5% | 41.7% | 36 | 24.3% |
| 12 | Disparity (100) ✓ | Daily | 46.7% | 1.13 | -40.5% | 41.7% | 36 | 24.3% |
| 13 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Weekly | 47.8% | 1.13 | -37.6% | 56.2% | 16 | 25.8% |
| 14 | Trade Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 47.6% | 1.13 | -37.5% | 22.2% | 18 | 25.6% |
✓ = 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, On-Balance Volume 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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