The best indicator for Stryker Corporation (SYK)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Stryker Corporation (SYK) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Markov Regime
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Stryker Corporation (SYK) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Stryker Corporation (SYK) — trailing buy-and-hold by 7.9% 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 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.67 | -68.9% | 42.5% | 153 | -3.0% |
| 2 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 13.2% | 0.66 | -53.0% | 74.3% | 183 | -6.5% |
| 3 | Money Flow Index ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.66 | -50.0% | 79.3% | 58 | -8.8% |
| 4 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 17.2% | 0.66 | -63.5% | 45.1% | 697 | -2.4% |
| 5 | VIDYA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.64 | -57.1% | 53.3% | 15 | -3.0% |
| 6 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.63 | -51.6% | 76.6% | 214 | -7.7% |
| 7 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 14.5% | 0.63 | -58.6% | 43.8% | 16 | -5.2% |
| 8 | Klinger Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.62 | -60.1% | 44.7% | 1066 | -7.7% |
| 9 | Positive Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 13.1% | 0.61 | -55.2% | 47.4% | 19 | -6.5% |
| 10 | FRAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.61 | -39.4% | 58.1% | 172 | -8.0% |
| 11 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.2% | 0.61 | -62.5% | 50.0% | 42 | -5.4% |
| 12 | Heikin-Ashi Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.7% | 0.6 | -79.0% | 44.4% | 2231 | -8.0% |
| 13 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.6 | -52.5% | 53.9% | 152 | -5.9% |
| 14 | Stochastic Fast (5,3) ✓ | Daily | 11.4% | 0.59 | -66.1% | 46.4% | 1507 | -8.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Stryker Corporation (SYK), Markov Regime on the daily 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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