The best indicator for Smurfit Westrock (SW)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Smurfit Westrock (SW) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Pivot Points (Standard)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Smurfit Westrock (SW) over ~17.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 16.3% CAGR.
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 | 28.3% | 0.96 | -66.9% | 54.3% | 422 | 16.3% |
| 2 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Daily | 24.8% | 0.91 | -60.1% | 53.6% | 416 | 12.8% |
| 3 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Daily | 24.4% | 0.88 | -65.8% | 53.9% | 425 | 12.4% |
| 4 | Parabolic SAR ✓ | Weekly | 20.2% | 0.72 | -42.2% | 58.8% | 34 | 8.2% |
| 5 | Accelerator Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 18.5% | 0.71 | -36.5% | 57.4% | 54 | 6.6% |
| 6 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 17.6% | 0.7 | -39.0% | 44.2% | 43 | 5.6% |
| 7 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 24.7% | 0.85 | -35.2% | 91.7% | 12 | 12.8% |
| 8 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 16.3% | 0.62 | -53.8% | 55.0% | 100 | 4.3% |
| 9 | True Strength Index | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.62 | -49.7% | 54.5% | 33 | 4.0% |
| 10 | CCI ✓ | Weekly | 13.5% | 0.61 | -37.2% | 66.7% | 18 | 1.6% |
| 11 | DeMarker (21) | Weekly | 16.1% | 0.61 | -47.9% | 54.5% | 22 | 4.2% |
| 12 | Chaikin Volatility | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.6 | -41.2% | 39.1% | 64 | 0.8% |
| 13 | ADX / DMI ✓ | Weekly | 13.1% | 0.59 | -41.6% | 56.0% | 25 | 1.2% |
| 14 | Schaff Trend Cycle ✓ | Weekly | 4.9% | 0.58 | -19.9% | 37.0% | 27 | -7.1% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
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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