The best indicator for United Rentals (URI)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real United Rentals (URI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where United Rentals (URI) 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.
VWMA vs Price
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for United Rentals (URI) over ~28.7 years — beating buy-and-hold by 6.4% CAGR.
United Rentals (URI) 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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Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for United Rentals (URI) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.5% 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 | VWMA vs Price ✓ | Daily | 22.3% | 0.77 | -71.6% | 44.3% | 393 | 6.4% |
| 2 | TEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.6% | 0.76 | -46.9% | 37.2% | 180 | 2.7% |
| 3 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 21.3% | 0.75 | -60.9% | 42.7% | 614 | 5.4% |
| 4 | Disparity (10) ✓ | Daily | 21.3% | 0.75 | -60.9% | 42.7% | 614 | 5.4% |
| 5 | VWAP Trend ✓ | Daily | 21.1% | 0.74 | -72.9% | 42.7% | 398 | 5.2% |
| 6 | SSL Channel ✓ | Daily | 21.2% | 0.74 | -53.9% | 43.4% | 304 | 5.3% |
| 7 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Daily | 21.3% | 0.74 | -63.5% | 43.3% | 866 | 5.4% |
| 8 | Disparity Index ✓ | Daily | 20.6% | 0.73 | -54.6% | 42.3% | 482 | 4.7% |
| 9 | Pretty Good Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 20.1% | 0.72 | -54.6% | 42.2% | 481 | 4.2% |
| 10 | TEMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.1% | 0.72 | -57.3% | 45.0% | 562 | 2.2% |
| 11 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Daily | 16.3% | 0.71 | -65.0% | 45.3% | 172 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RSI (7) ✓ | Daily | 19.6% | 0.71 | -59.6% | 43.6% | 550 | 3.7% |
| 13 | TEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 17.4% | 0.71 | -52.9% | 43.6% | 266 | 1.5% |
| 14 | T3 (Tillson) ✓ | Daily | 19.8% | 0.7 | -57.6% | 43.6% | 516 | 3.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on United Rentals (URI)
17 of 676 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on United Rentals (URI) outright. Another 344 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 277 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Least Squares MA | 2 | none needed | 2.67× |
| Chande Kroll Stop | 1 | 1.04× | 2.66× |
| Zero-Lag LSMA | 1 | 1.09× | 2.95× |
| Arnaud Legoux MA | 1 | 1.14× | 3.21× |
| Perfect Trend Line | 1 | 1.2× | 2.9× |
| Williams %R (7) | 1 | 1.22× | 3.24× |
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 United Rentals (URI), VWMA vs Price 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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