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The best indicator for Texas Instruments (TXN)

We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Texas Instruments (TXN) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.

Signaling LONG right now — Williams Fractals (Weekly) has been long for 4 bars. Signal computed on 2026-10-19, 4 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-10-23

Where Texas Instruments (TXN) stands

284.69
last daily close (2026-10-23)
255.34
200-day simple moving average price 11.5% above
272.40
50-day simple moving average price 4.5% above
150.79–330.59
52-week range

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.

Trend · Weekly

Williams Fractals

On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Texas Instruments (TXN) over ~54.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.6% CAGR.

11.0%
CAGR
0.54
Sharpe
-60.6%
Max DD
53.4%
Win rate
4.02
Profit factor
-0.6%
vs Buy&Hold
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Texas Instruments (TXN) on the weekly 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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Confluence · Weekly

Best multi-indicator combo

Hull SuiteRandom Walk Index

Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Texas Instruments (TXN) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.4% CAGR, out-of-sample. Fewer, higher-conviction trades than any single indicator.

6.3%
CAGR
0.38
Sharpe
41.3%
Win rate
92
Trades
-5.4%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
Williams Fractals
-0.6% · Sharpe 0.54
Daily
McGinley 200 Trend
-2.4% · Sharpe 0.43
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

Ranked by Sharpe (risk-adjusted return). Hypothetical, fees included.

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1Williams Fractals ✓Weekly11.0%0.54-60.6%53.4%58-0.6%
2Fibonacci Pivots ✓Weekly10.5%0.54-49.7%53.2%457-1.2%
3Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓Weekly10.8%0.52-67.1%62.5%48-0.8%
4Pivot Points (Standard) ✓Weekly9.3%0.51-57.9%53.3%418-2.4%
5Coppock Curve ✓Weekly9.8%0.49-56.4%52.2%67-1.8%
6Hull MA 100 Trend ✓Weekly8.5%0.49-56.5%51.2%84-3.1%
7MAMA / FAMA ✓Weekly9.6%0.48-63.9%47.5%59-2.0%
8T3 8/21 Cross ✓Weekly9.6%0.48-68.2%52.9%51-2.0%
9Linear Regression Slope ✓Weekly9.3%0.47-58.1%53.6%69-2.3%
10Connors RSI-2 ✓Weekly7.3%0.47-45.6%59.1%127-4.3%
11Keltner Breakout ✓Weekly7.4%0.47-45.7%42.1%38-4.3%
12Connors RSI ✓Weekly8.2%0.47-47.2%68.1%135-3.4%
13Correlation Trend ✓Weekly9.3%0.47-58.1%53.6%69-2.3%
14WMA 10/30 Cross ✓Weekly9.2%0.47-66.0%45.2%62-2.4%

✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on Texas Instruments (TXN)

0 of 727 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Texas Instruments (TXN) outright. Another 228 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 373 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
QQE—1.36×2.97×
Ichimoku (fast)—1.52×3.53×
Ehlers Roofing Filter—1.64×2.92×
T3 20/80 Cross—1.65×3.14×
Demand Index—1.68×4.07×
Premier Stochastic—1.74×3.25×

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

What this means

For Texas Instruments (TXN), Williams Fractals on the weekly 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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