The best indicator for Universal Health Services (UHS)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Universal Health Services (UHS) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DMI Direction
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Universal Health Services (UHS) over ~44.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.0% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Universal Health Services (UHS) — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.2% 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 | DMI Direction ✓ | Daily | 13.4% | 0.63 | -56.6% | 40.2% | 430 | 2.0% |
| 2 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Daily | 13.2% | 0.59 | -68.8% | 39.4% | 426 | 1.7% |
| 3 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.59 | -48.0% | 55.6% | 196 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.59 | -66.3% | 49.8% | 277 | 0.9% |
| 5 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.59 | -56.0% | 46.7% | 152 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Stoch RSI (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 12.2% | 0.58 | -45.5% | 45.7% | 232 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Force Index ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.57 | -67.1% | 40.1% | 618 | 0.9% |
| 8 | Accelerator Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.57 | -43.0% | 51.2% | 129 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KDJ ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.56 | -47.5% | 48.6% | 216 | -0.1% |
| 10 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 11.6% | 0.56 | -57.7% | 55.4% | 186 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ROC (5) ✓ | Weekly | 11.5% | 0.56 | -53.0% | 51.4% | 214 | -0.0% |
| 12 | Perfect Trend Line ✓ | Weekly | 11.7% | 0.56 | -67.0% | 48.1% | 258 | 0.2% |
| 13 | TEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Daily | 11.2% | 0.54 | -53.2% | 48.9% | 223 | -0.3% |
| 14 | MAMA / FAMA ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.54 | -76.6% | 45.0% | 229 | -0.6% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Universal Health Services (UHS), DMI Direction 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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