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.
Where Unity 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.
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.
Unity 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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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.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Unity
65 of 335 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Unity outright. Another 26 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 20 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stochastic (10,3) | 2 | none needed | 2.09× |
| Lorentzian Classification | 1 | 1.01× | 2.54× |
| Chande Forecast Osc. | 1 | 1.74× | 2.1× |
| MACD | 1 | none needed | 3.73× |
| Hull MA Trend | 1 | none needed | 3.01× |
| Know Sure Thing | 1 | none needed | 3.4× |
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 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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