The best indicator for Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) over ~46.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.5% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.4% 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 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.62 | -41.4% | 57.3% | 494 | -2.5% |
| 2 | CCI ✓ | Daily | 8.6% | 0.58 | -43.7% | 76.2% | 231 | -4.2% |
| 3 | DeMarker (21) ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.57 | -35.5% | 57.8% | 90 | -3.0% |
| 4 | DEMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.0% | 0.56 | -35.3% | 62.2% | 37 | -3.8% |
| 5 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.55 | -55.1% | 56.8% | 44 | -2.6% |
| 6 | KAMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.55 | -40.9% | 75.9% | 29 | -2.8% |
| 7 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.8% | 0.54 | -50.0% | 63.6% | 33 | -3.0% |
| 8 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.54 | -49.4% | 47.8% | 113 | -2.3% |
| 9 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.3% | 0.53 | -54.4% | 45.2% | 42 | -3.5% |
| 10 | Positive Volume Index ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.52 | -46.2% | 52.4% | 21 | -4.7% |
| 11 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Weekly | 8.8% | 0.52 | -49.9% | 69.6% | 46 | -4.0% |
| 12 | Ehlers Stochastic ✓ | Weekly | 9.4% | 0.52 | -50.9% | 55.8% | 52 | -3.5% |
| 13 | CMO (21) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.52 | -45.1% | 54.9% | 102 | -3.7% |
| 14 | ROC (30) ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.52 | -47.7% | 51.8% | 83 | -3.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), Camarilla Pivots 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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