The best indicator for Waters Corporation (WAT)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Waters Corporation (WAT) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Waters Corporation (WAT) over ~30.5 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 4.3% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Waters Corporation (WAT) — trailing buy-and-hold by 15.3% 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 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 11.8% | 0.59 | -41.7% | 74.8% | 107 | -4.3% |
| 2 | Laguerre RSI ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.58 | -42.3% | 60.5% | 43 | -6.4% |
| 3 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 11.9% | 0.57 | -64.1% | 53.8% | 314 | -4.2% |
| 4 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 11.6% | 0.56 | -69.4% | 74.6% | 213 | -4.6% |
| 5 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.56 | -42.0% | 42.0% | 312 | -4.3% |
| 6 | SMC: Change of Character ✓ | Daily | 12.4% | 0.56 | -50.7% | 52.4% | 84 | -3.7% |
| 7 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.55 | -76.7% | 53.8% | 93 | -2.3% |
| 8 | Markov Regime ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.54 | -80.1% | 61.1% | 18 | -2.3% |
| 9 | Fibonacci Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 10.7% | 0.53 | -60.6% | 60.3% | 234 | -5.3% |
| 10 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 8.9% | 0.53 | -36.6% | 84.2% | 19 | -7.1% |
| 11 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.52 | -43.4% | 77.8% | 45 | -9.0% |
| 12 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.52 | -45.9% | 77.1% | 48 | -7.0% |
| 13 | KAMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.52 | -52.2% | 48.4% | 64 | -5.7% |
| 14 | SMC: Break of Structure ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.52 | -38.8% | 52.2% | 90 | -5.5% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Waters Corporation (WAT), DeMarker 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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