The best indicator for Verizon (VZ)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Verizon (VZ) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Verizon (VZ) over ~42.7 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.7% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Verizon (VZ) — trailing buy-and-hold by 3.9% 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 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 8.6% | 0.62 | -38.2% | 49.4% | 484 | -0.7% |
| 2 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.6 | -48.8% | 51.7% | 358 | -1.3% |
| 3 | Pivot Points (Standard) ✓ | Weekly | 7.4% | 0.59 | -39.8% | 51.5% | 324 | -2.0% |
| 4 | MA Envelope ✓ | Weekly | 6.7% | 0.53 | -40.0% | 71.1% | 83 | -2.7% |
| 5 | Murrey Math Lines ✓ | Daily | 6.9% | 0.52 | -50.1% | 76.0% | 121 | -2.4% |
| 6 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 6.2% | 0.51 | -36.4% | 70.9% | 182 | -3.1% |
| 7 | Connors RSI-2 ✓ | Weekly | 5.6% | 0.5 | -29.6% | 69.4% | 98 | -3.8% |
| 8 | Order-Flow Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 5.0% | 0.5 | -34.8% | 87.5% | 32 | -4.4% |
| 9 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.6% | 0.48 | -42.9% | 72.3% | 119 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 5.7% | 0.48 | -29.6% | 71.2% | 73 | -3.7% |
| 11 | Projection Bands ✓ | Daily | 5.9% | 0.47 | -32.5% | 66.9% | 393 | -3.5% |
| 12 | Bollinger Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.45 | -34.8% | 84.4% | 32 | -4.9% |
| 13 | Fibonacci Bands ✓ | Weekly | 4.4% | 0.45 | -34.8% | 84.4% | 32 | -4.9% |
| 14 | TRIX (21) ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.45 | -40.8% | 53.3% | 15 | -3.0% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Verizon (VZ), Camarilla Pivots on the weekly 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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