The best indicator for Visa Inc. (V)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Visa Inc. (V) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Visa Inc. (V) 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.
Connors RSI-2
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Visa Inc. (V) over ~18.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.5% CAGR.
Visa Inc. (V) 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 Visa Inc. (V) — trailing buy-and-hold by 15.8% 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 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Daily | 14.6% | 0.94 | -25.7% | 69.4% | 206 | -5.5% |
| 2 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 14.0% | 0.87 | -25.7% | 71.2% | 205 | -6.1% |
| 3 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.85 | -30.5% | 57.9% | 19 | -4.0% |
| 4 | SMC: Order Block ✓ | Weekly | 14.2% | 0.85 | -32.8% | 54.2% | 24 | -4.8% |
| 5 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 13.6% | 0.84 | -26.5% | 69.1% | 162 | -6.4% |
| 6 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Weekly | 15.9% | 0.83 | -31.6% | 72.2% | 18 | -3.1% |
| 7 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 12.9% | 0.83 | -31.3% | 53.8% | 195 | -6.1% |
| 8 | CCI (50) ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.81 | -26.9% | 61.1% | 18 | -5.2% |
| 9 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Daily | 17.0% | 0.8 | -36.4% | 45.8% | 24 | -3.1% |
| 10 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 13.4% | 0.79 | -31.9% | 76.5% | 17 | -5.6% |
| 11 | Ichimoku (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 12.7% | 0.79 | -27.1% | 53.7% | 41 | -6.2% |
| 12 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 16.0% | 0.77 | -36.4% | 64.3% | 56 | -4.0% |
| 13 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.76 | -36.4% | 70.9% | 220 | -5.0% |
| 14 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.6% | 0.75 | -26.7% | 65.0% | 20 | -6.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Visa Inc. (V)
19 of 620 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Visa Inc. (V) outright. Another 47 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 53 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connors RSI | 2 | none needed | 6.38× |
| MA Envelope | 2 | none needed | 7.58× |
| Demand Index | 2 | none needed | 6.82× |
| Connors RSI-2 | 1 | 1.01× | 7.06× |
| Projection Bands | 1 | 1.1× | 7.78× |
| Detrended Price Osc. | 1 | 2.91× | 4.15× |
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 Visa Inc. (V), Connors RSI-2 on the daily 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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