The best indicator for Visa Inc. (V)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Visa Inc. (V) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Connors RSI-2
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Visa Inc. (V) over ~18.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.9% CAGR.
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 | 14.7% | 0.94 | -25.7% | 69.6% | 204 | -4.9% |
| 2 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 14.0% | 0.86 | -25.7% | 71.3% | 202 | -5.6% |
| 3 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 13.8% | 0.85 | -26.5% | 69.4% | 160 | -5.8% |
| 4 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 13.0% | 0.84 | -31.3% | 52.6% | 192 | -5.7% |
| 5 | Williams %R (50) ✓ | Weekly | 14.7% | 0.84 | -30.5% | 55.6% | 18 | -4.0% |
| 6 | SMC: Order Block ✓ | Weekly | 13.6% | 0.82 | -32.5% | 52.0% | 25 | -5.1% |
| 7 | Even Better Sinewave ✓ | Weekly | 15.5% | 0.81 | -35.0% | 70.6% | 17 | -3.2% |
| 8 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 13.7% | 0.8 | -32.0% | 75.0% | 16 | -5.0% |
| 9 | CCI (50) ✓ | Weekly | 13.6% | 0.8 | -27.5% | 64.7% | 17 | -5.0% |
| 10 | Negative Volume Index ✓ | Daily | 16.5% | 0.78 | -36.4% | 45.8% | 24 | -3.1% |
| 11 | Ichimoku (fast) | Weekly | 12.4% | 0.77 | -27.1% | 51.2% | 41 | -6.3% |
| 12 | T3 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.6% | 0.77 | -23.0% | 61.1% | 18 | -8.1% |
| 13 | Demand Index ✓ | Daily | 15.1% | 0.76 | -36.4% | 70.8% | 216 | -4.5% |
| 14 | Ichimoku TK Cross ✓ | Weekly | 12.9% | 0.76 | -26.5% | 63.2% | 19 | -5.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
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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