The best indicator for Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) 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.
WaveTrend (8/6/4)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) over ~53.6 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.9% CAGR.
Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) 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 Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.1% 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 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.6 | -43.1% | 72.8% | 213 | -1.9% |
| 2 | Ultimate Oscillator ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.59 | -48.2% | 77.3% | 88 | -2.5% |
| 3 | TEMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.59 | -37.9% | 45.0% | 527 | -2.0% |
| 4 | Bullish Marubozu ✓ | Daily | 6.7% | 0.59 | -35.0% | 49.1% | 613 | -5.3% |
| 5 | Parabolic SAR (fast) ✓ | Daily | 10.1% | 0.59 | -48.1% | 46.1% | 917 | -1.9% |
| 6 | Parabolic SAR ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.57 | -48.0% | 45.7% | 589 | -2.3% |
| 7 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Daily | 11.2% | 0.57 | -69.4% | 40.3% | 1026 | -0.8% |
| 8 | Chande Kroll Stop ✓ | Daily | 11.1% | 0.56 | -65.6% | 40.3% | 812 | -0.9% |
| 9 | Hull MA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.4% | 0.56 | -53.4% | 44.3% | 578 | -2.6% |
| 10 | Derivative Oscillator | Daily | 7.0% | 0.54 | -62.9% | 46.6% | 894 | -5.0% |
| 11 | LSMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 9.1% | 0.54 | -40.7% | 46.8% | 543 | -2.9% |
| 12 | T3 (Tillson) ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.53 | -48.6% | 41.0% | 996 | -3.2% |
| 13 | Zero-Lag EMA Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.8% | 0.53 | -46.7% | 45.3% | 634 | -3.3% |
| 14 | UT Bot (ATR Trailing) ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.53 | -55.1% | 42.7% | 979 | -3.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
2 of 724 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) outright. Another 205 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 351 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| QQE | 1 | 1.53× | 2.16× |
| Ultimate Oscillator | 1 | none needed | 2.07× |
| WaveTrend (8/6/4) | — | 1.35× | 2.5× |
| SMC: Liquidity Sweep | — | 1.36× | 2.62× |
| Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) | — | 1.41× | 2.27× |
| Stochastic | — | 1.42× | 2.81× |
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 Vulcan Materials Company (VMC), WaveTrend (8/6/4) 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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