The best indicator for Solar (TAN)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Solar (TAN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Bullish Engulfing
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Solar (TAN) over ~18.2 years — beating buy-and-hold by 15.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Solar (TAN) — beating buy-and-hold by 16.9% 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 | Pring's Special K | Daily | 10.3% | 0.62 | -38.0% | 50.4% | 135 | 16.2% |
| 2 | Bullish Engulfing ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.62 | -26.4% | 72.0% | 25 | 15.5% |
| 3 | Fractal Adaptive MA ✓ | Daily | 13.5% | 0.6 | -52.0% | 42.4% | 533 | 19.4% |
| 4 | LSMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.58 | -53.4% | 27.8% | 18 | 17.7% |
| 5 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 12.1% | 0.57 | -60.0% | 33.3% | 36 | 18.0% |
| 6 | VWMA vs Price | Daily | 12.1% | 0.55 | -62.4% | 37.8% | 251 | 18.0% |
| 7 | DEMA 100 Trend | Weekly | 10.1% | 0.54 | -59.2% | 40.0% | 15 | 16.1% |
| 8 | Triangular MA | Daily | 11.8% | 0.53 | -61.8% | 35.3% | 235 | 17.7% |
| 9 | SMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.53 | -51.6% | 45.0% | 40 | 15.9% |
| 10 | T3 200 Trend | Daily | 9.3% | 0.53 | -56.4% | 36.4% | 22 | 15.1% |
| 11 | Impulse MACD | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.53 | -41.0% | 53.1% | 32 | 14.8% |
| 12 | FRAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.53 | -56.8% | 43.8% | 73 | 16.5% |
| 13 | Donchian Breakout ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.51 | -47.9% | 40.9% | 66 | 16.0% |
| 14 | VWAP Trend | Daily | 11.0% | 0.51 | -64.7% | 37.6% | 250 | 16.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Solar (TAN), Bullish Engulfing 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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