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, out-of-sample, with costs.
Fisher Transform
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Truist Financial (TFC) over ~46.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.4% CAGR.
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 | Fisher Transform ✓ | Weekly | 11.0% | 0.64 | -32.1% | 51.0% | 202 | 0.4% |
| 2 | Ehlers Reflex ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.63 | -53.9% | 56.3% | 375 | 1.4% |
| 3 | Stochastic (10,3) ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.57 | -45.0% | 52.6% | 289 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Weekly | 7.2% | 0.56 | -32.9% | 85.4% | 41 | -3.4% |
| 5 | TRIX ✓ | Daily | 9.8% | 0.54 | -48.3% | 52.8% | 282 | -0.7% |
| 6 | Camarilla Pivots | Daily | 9.3% | 0.53 | -60.1% | 48.0% | 2187 | -1.2% |
| 7 | Hull MA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.53 | -53.2% | 51.7% | 352 | -0.8% |
| 8 | Aroon ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.52 | -63.6% | 45.6% | 401 | -1.4% |
| 9 | Aroon Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.52 | -63.6% | 45.6% | 401 | -1.4% |
| 10 | Chande Forecast Osc. ✓ | Weekly | 8.4% | 0.52 | -45.1% | 44.0% | 250 | -2.1% |
| 11 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 8.0% | 0.52 | -46.3% | 49.8% | 215 | -2.6% |
| 12 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.49 | -58.4% | 51.0% | 241 | -1.8% |
| 13 | Hull MA 20/80 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.49 | -52.0% | 48.3% | 259 | -1.9% |
| 14 | SMC: Equal Highs / Lows ✓ | Daily | 9.2% | 0.49 | -67.6% | 77.3% | 22 | -1.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Truist Financial (TFC), Fisher Transform 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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