The best indicator for SushiSwap
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real SushiSwap history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic Fast (5,3)
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for SushiSwap over ~5.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 110.9% CAGR.
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 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Weekly | 70.2% | 0.96 | -71.5% | 42.9% | 35 | 110.9% |
| 2 | SMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 40.0% | 0.81 | -73.7% | 38.5% | 26 | 68.6% |
| 3 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 43.1% | 0.79 | -77.2% | 35.7% | 28 | 83.8% |
| 4 | SMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 36.2% | 0.78 | -75.7% | 31.2% | 64 | 64.9% |
| 5 | Ehlers SuperSmoother ✓ | Weekly | 35.6% | 0.73 | -85.5% | 40.0% | 40 | 76.3% |
| 6 | ROC (30) ✓ | Daily | 29.5% | 0.71 | -84.0% | 37.1% | 70 | 58.2% |
| 7 | CMO (30) ✓ | Daily | 29.5% | 0.71 | -84.0% | 37.1% | 70 | 58.2% |
| 8 | Momentum (30) ✓ | Daily | 29.5% | 0.71 | -84.0% | 37.1% | 70 | 58.2% |
| 9 | Rainbow MA ✓ | Weekly | 31.2% | 0.7 | -81.3% | 33.3% | 33 | 71.9% |
| 10 | WMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 26.6% | 0.68 | -83.1% | 32.0% | 25 | 55.3% |
| 11 | Balance of Power ✓ | Weekly | 30.5% | 0.68 | -75.0% | 42.1% | 19 | 71.2% |
| 12 | ROC (5) ✓ | Weekly | 26.5% | 0.67 | -92.8% | 28.0% | 25 | 67.2% |
| 13 | Vertical Horizontal Filter ✓ | Daily | 24.1% | 0.66 | -66.9% | 40.9% | 44 | 52.8% |
| 14 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Daily | 20.9% | 0.66 | -94.5% | 35.7% | 28 | 49.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For SushiSwap, Stochastic Fast (5,3) 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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