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The best indicator for Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)

We backtested 382 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.

Signaling LONG right now — Camarilla Pivots (Weekly) has been long for 3 bars. Signal computed on 2026-09-08, 2 days behind the price data on this page (it is rebuilt on a separate schedule).
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Key levels · as of 2026-09-10

Where Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) stands

285.78
last daily close (2026-09-10)
258.83
200-day simple moving average price 10.4% above
293.35
50-day simple moving average price 2.6% below
210.47–309.19
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.

Mean Reversion · Weekly

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.

10.3%
CAGR
0.62
Sharpe
-41.4%
Max DD
57.3%
Win rate
1.39
Profit factor
-2.5%
vs Buy&Hold
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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) 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 · Daily

Best multi-indicator combo

QQEDeMarker

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.

6.4%
CAGR
0.46
Sharpe
55.9%
Win rate
311
Trades
-6.4%
vs Buy&Hold
Best by timeframe

The winner on each chart

Weekly
Camarilla Pivots
-2.5% · Sharpe 0.62
Daily
CCI
-4.2% · Sharpe 0.58
Full results

Every indicator, ranked

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

#IndicatorTFCAGRSharpeMax DDWinTradesvs B&H
1Camarilla Pivots Weekly10.3%0.62-41.4%57.3%494-2.5%
2CCI Daily8.6%0.58-43.7%76.2%231-4.2%
3DeMarker (21) Weekly9.8%0.57-35.5%57.8%90-3.0%
4DEMA 20/50 Cross Weekly9.0%0.56-35.3%62.2%37-3.8%
5Even Better Sinewave Weekly10.2%0.55-55.1%56.8%44-2.6%
6KAMA 10/30 Cross Weekly10.0%0.55-40.9%75.9%29-2.8%
7SMA 10/30 Cross Weekly9.8%0.54-50.0%63.6%33-3.0%
8Chande Kroll Stop Weekly10.5%0.54-49.4%47.8%113-2.3%
9VIDYA 10/30 Cross Daily9.3%0.53-54.4%45.2%42-3.5%
10Positive Volume Index Weekly8.1%0.52-46.2%52.4%21-4.7%
11Ehlers Roofing Filter Weekly8.8%0.52-49.9%69.6%46-4.0%
12Ehlers Stochastic Weekly9.4%0.52-50.9%55.8%52-3.5%
13CMO (21) Weekly9.1%0.52-45.1%54.9%102-3.7%
14ROC (30) Weekly9.1%0.52-47.7%51.8%83-3.7%

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

The leverage question

What it would take to beat buy & hold on Union Pacific Corporation (UNP)

0 of 709 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) outright. Another 156 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 377 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.

IndicatorBeats B&H unlevered Leverage neededLeverage survived
Demand Index1.28×2.72×
QQE1.34×2.43×
KAMA 10/30 Cross1.58×3.38×
EMA 200 Trend1.62×2.15×
T3 200 Trend1.65×2.87×
TRIMA 200 Trend1.73×2.45×

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 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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