The best indicator for Truist Financial (TFC)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Truist Financial (TFC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Truist Financial (TFC) 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.
Ehlers Reflex
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Truist Financial (TFC) over ~46.5 years — beating buy-and-hold by 1.2% CAGR.
Truist Financial (TFC) 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 Truist Financial (TFC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.2% 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 | Ehlers Reflex ✓ | Daily | 11.5% | 0.61 | -53.9% | 55.8% | 378 | 1.2% |
| 2 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.61 | -41.9% | 51.7% | 205 | -0.0% |
| 3 | Aroon ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.55 | -67.3% | 44.7% | 414 | -0.6% |
| 4 | TRIX ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.55 | -48.3% | 53.0% | 283 | -0.5% |
| 5 | Aroon Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.55 | -67.3% | 44.7% | 414 | -0.6% |
| 6 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.55 | -32.9% | 87.2% | 39 | -3.4% |
| 7 | Stochastic (10,3) ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.55 | -48.6% | 52.1% | 292 | -1.0% |
| 8 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.53 | -53.2% | 51.7% | 354 | -0.7% |
| 9 | Camarilla Pivots | Daily | 9.2% | 0.52 | -60.1% | 48.2% | 2205 | -1.1% |
| 10 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 8.2% | 0.51 | -46.1% | 45.8% | 251 | -2.2% |
| 11 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 7.8% | 0.51 | -43.9% | 53.0% | 217 | -2.6% |
| 12 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.5 | -58.4% | 51.2% | 242 | -1.6% |
| 13 | Pivot Points (Standard) | Daily | 7.9% | 0.49 | -62.9% | 49.0% | 1625 | -2.4% |
| 14 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.49 | -52.0% | 48.5% | 260 | -1.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Truist Financial (TFC)
24 of 716 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Truist Financial (TFC) outright. Another 103 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 224 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 2.5× |
| Ehlers Roofing Filter | 1 | 1.21× | 2.87× |
| FRAMA 10/30 Cross | 1 | 1.53× | 2.47× |
| Stochastic | 1 | none needed | 3.46× |
| Williams %R | 1 | none needed | 2.8× |
| CCI | 1 | none needed | 3.08× |
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 Truist Financial (TFC), Ehlers Reflex 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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