The best indicator for United Rentals (URI)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real United Rentals (URI) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
VWMA vs Price
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for United Rentals (URI) over ~28.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 6.6% CAGR.
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 | 23.0% | 0.79 | -71.6% | 44.5% | 389 | 6.6% |
| 2 | EMA-10 Trend ✓ | Daily | 22.3% | 0.77 | -60.9% | 43.2% | 606 | 6.0% |
| 3 | TEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.77 | -46.9% | 37.4% | 179 | 2.5% |
| 4 | Disparity (10) ✓ | Daily | 22.3% | 0.77 | -60.9% | 43.2% | 606 | 6.0% |
| 5 | VWAP Trend ✓ | Daily | 21.7% | 0.76 | -72.9% | 42.9% | 394 | 5.4% |
| 6 | SSL Channel ✓ | Daily | 21.7% | 0.76 | -53.9% | 43.9% | 301 | 5.4% |
| 7 | Disparity (5) ✓ | Daily | 21.7% | 0.75 | -63.5% | 43.7% | 855 | 5.4% |
| 8 | Disparity Index ✓ | Daily | 21.3% | 0.74 | -54.6% | 42.6% | 476 | 4.9% |
| 9 | TEMA 30 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.9% | 0.74 | -57.3% | 45.4% | 557 | 2.5% |
| 10 | T3 (Tillson) ✓ | Daily | 20.9% | 0.73 | -57.6% | 43.8% | 509 | 4.6% |
| 11 | Pretty Good Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 20.8% | 0.73 | -54.6% | 42.5% | 475 | 4.5% |
| 12 | RSI (7) ✓ | Daily | 20.5% | 0.73 | -59.6% | 43.9% | 544 | 4.2% |
| 13 | TEMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 18.0% | 0.73 | -52.9% | 44.1% | 263 | 1.7% |
| 14 | Gaussian Channel ✓ | Daily | 19.9% | 0.72 | -55.5% | 44.2% | 513 | 3.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
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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