The best indicator for Unity
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Unity history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Supertrend Fast (10,2)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Unity over ~5.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 49.7% CAGR.
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 | Supertrend Fast (10,2) ✓ | Daily | 34.6% | 0.84 | -57.2% | 51.6% | 31 | 49.7% |
| 2 | Supertrend (7,2) ✓ | Daily | 35.1% | 0.84 | -57.3% | 50.0% | 30 | 50.2% |
| 3 | Supertrend (10,2) ✓ | Daily | 34.6% | 0.84 | -57.2% | 51.6% | 31 | 49.7% |
| 4 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Daily | 27.5% | 0.8 | -43.0% | 56.4% | 39 | 42.6% |
| 5 | Adaptive Supertrend ✓ | Daily | 29.1% | 0.76 | -51.4% | 48.7% | 39 | 44.1% |
| 6 | Supertrend (20,3) ✓ | Daily | 27.6% | 0.75 | -60.1% | 58.8% | 17 | 42.7% |
| 7 | Andean Oscillator | Daily | 18.2% | 0.61 | -59.2% | 57.1% | 21 | 33.3% |
| 8 | Parabolic SAR (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 20.2% | 0.6 | -55.1% | 50.0% | 22 | 35.1% |
| 9 | Supertrend (10,3) ✓ | Daily | 17.9% | 0.58 | -71.5% | 52.6% | 19 | 33.0% |
| 10 | Heikin-Ashi + EMA ✓ | Daily | 17.1% | 0.56 | -49.5% | 39.4% | 66 | 32.2% |
| 11 | Chande Momentum Osc. ✓ | Daily | 16.4% | 0.55 | -55.2% | 54.7% | 86 | 31.5% |
| 12 | Kaufman Adaptive MA | Daily | 15.6% | 0.54 | -49.1% | 47.3% | 91 | 30.7% |
| 13 | Supertrend (7,3) ✓ | Daily | 15.5% | 0.54 | -70.7% | 45.0% | 20 | 30.6% |
| 14 | Predictive Ranges ✓ | Daily | 15.5% | 0.54 | -67.2% | 47.2% | 36 | 30.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Unity, Supertrend Fast (10,2) 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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