The best indicator for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Smurfit Westrock (SW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Smurfit Westrock (SW) 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.
Pivot Points (Standard)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Smurfit Westrock (SW) over ~18.3 years — beating buy-and-hold by 12.5% CAGR.
Smurfit Westrock (SW) on the daily 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 Smurfit Westrock (SW) — trailing buy-and-hold by 11.6% 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 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Daily | 24.7% | 0.91 | -60.1% | 53.8% | 429 | 12.5% |
| 2 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Daily | 24.7% | 0.91 | -60.1% | 54.1% | 431 | 12.5% |
| 3 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Daily | 25.1% | 0.89 | -65.8% | 54.2% | 445 | 12.8% |
| 4 | Accelerator Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 18.2% | 0.71 | -36.3% | 59.3% | 54 | 6.1% |
| 5 | Parabolic SAR ✓ | Weekly | 19.1% | 0.7 | -42.2% | 60.0% | 35 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Price Momentum Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 17.3% | 0.65 | -35.8% | 56.5% | 23 | 5.1% |
| 7 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.63 | -38.9% | 72.2% | 18 | 1.8% |
| 8 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 16.2% | 0.62 | -53.8% | 55.4% | 101 | 4.1% |
| 9 | True Strength Index | Weekly | 15.8% | 0.62 | -49.7% | 55.9% | 34 | 3.6% |
| 10 | DeMarker (21) | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.62 | -45.0% | 47.8% | 23 | 4.3% |
| 11 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 14.7% | 0.61 | -39.0% | 43.2% | 44 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Ehlers Reflex ✓ | Weekly | 15.7% | 0.6 | -38.0% | 55.9% | 34 | 3.5% |
| 13 | Stochastic RSI ✓ | Daily | 11.2% | 0.59 | -36.1% | 51.2% | 127 | -1.1% |
| 14 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 13.8% | 0.59 | -63.6% | 66.9% | 151 | 1.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Smurfit Westrock (SW)
53 of 635 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Smurfit Westrock (SW) outright. Another 2 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 3 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams %R | 2 | none needed | 2.46× |
| Detrended Price Osc. | 2 | none needed | 2.98× |
| Connors RSI-2 | 2 | none needed | 3.1× |
| Stochastic RSI | 2 | none needed | 3.44× |
| Connors RSI | 2 | none needed | 3.34× |
| MA Envelope | 2 | none needed | 2.76× |
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 Smurfit Westrock (SW), Pivot Points (Standard) on the daily 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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