The best indicator for Southern Company (SO)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Southern Company (SO) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Southern Company (SO) 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.
Detrended Price Osc.
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Southern Company (SO) over ~44.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.1% CAGR.
Southern Company (SO) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Southern Company (SO) — trailing buy-and-hold by 8.7% 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 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 9.9% | 0.8 | -21.3% | 64.5% | 273 | -4.1% |
| 2 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.73 | -26.7% | 71.4% | 119 | -5.3% |
| 3 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 7.0% | 0.71 | -19.2% | 77.3% | 75 | -7.0% |
| 4 | VIDYA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.8% | 0.71 | -34.7% | 58.8% | 17 | -2.2% |
| 5 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 7.1% | 0.66 | -25.8% | 83.5% | 115 | -6.9% |
| 6 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.66 | -36.3% | 64.8% | 562 | -5.3% |
| 7 | VIDYA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.3% | 0.66 | -52.1% | 42.9% | 21 | -2.7% |
| 8 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.66 | -28.3% | 52.9% | 461 | -6.4% |
| 9 | McGinley 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.66 | -49.7% | 54.5% | 33 | -3.3% |
| 10 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.65 | -34.0% | 59.4% | 133 | -3.4% |
| 11 | Donchian 100 Break ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.63 | -31.8% | 70.8% | 24 | -5.3% |
| 12 | SMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.63 | -33.6% | 73.9% | 23 | -4.2% |
| 13 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.63 | -33.6% | 75.0% | 16 | -4.2% |
| 14 | Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.62 | -15.4% | 84.8% | 33 | -8.4% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Southern Company (SO)
2 of 714 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Southern Company (SO) outright. Another 209 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 292 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 3.84× |
| QQE | — | 1.5× | 2.77× |
| Demand Index | — | 1.6× | 4.8× |
| Chandelier Exit | — | 1.72× | 3.11× |
| DeMarker (21) | — | 1.92× | 4.24× |
| HalfTrend | — | 1.99× | 4.59× |
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 Southern Company (SO), Detrended Price Osc. on the weekly 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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