The best indicator for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Where Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 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.
Trend-Gated Asymmetric
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) over ~20.9 years — beating buy-and-hold by 2.2% CAGR.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) 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 3 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.4% 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 | Trend-Gated Asymmetric ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.59 | -44.0% | 36.7% | 79 | 2.2% |
| 2 | Vegas Tunnel ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.54 | -54.9% | 29.2% | 48 | 3.2% |
| 3 | Ulcer Index ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.51 | -65.3% | 37.9% | 29 | 3.3% |
| 4 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Daily | 11.0% | 0.51 | -62.6% | 67.1% | 76 | 4.5% |
| 5 | TRIMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.48 | -78.6% | 33.3% | 36 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 9.6% | 0.47 | -73.5% | 39.2% | 51 | 3.1% |
| 7 | VIDYA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Daily | 8.7% | 0.47 | -58.1% | 27.3% | 22 | 2.2% |
| 8 | Pring's Special K ✓ | Daily | 7.2% | 0.47 | -63.3% | 42.9% | 168 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Morning Star ✓ | Weekly | 7.3% | 0.46 | -38.6% | 57.1% | 42 | 0.9% |
| 10 | MAMA / FAMA ✓ | Weekly | 9.2% | 0.45 | -75.2% | 36.0% | 25 | 2.8% |
| 11 | LSMA 200 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.7% | 0.45 | -64.8% | 71.4% | 21 | 2.2% |
| 12 | Chop Zone (EMA-34 angle) ✓ | Weekly | 6.8% | 0.45 | -54.8% | 50.0% | 22 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Standard Error Bands ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.44 | -25.5% | 49.0% | 49 | -2.1% |
| 14 | KAMA 100 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 8.3% | 0.44 | -62.9% | 37.9% | 29 | 1.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
140 of 576 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) outright. Another 0 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 1 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sine-Weighted MA | 2 | none needed | 1.22× |
| RSI Trend (>50) | 1 | none needed | 1.37× |
| Rate of Change | 1 | none needed | 1.23× |
| EMA-10 Trend | 1 | none needed | 1.3× |
| Donchian Midline | 1 | none needed | 1.25× |
| Parabolic SAR | 1 | none needed | 1.25× |
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 Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Trend-Gated Asymmetric on the daily timeframe gave the best balance of return and risk in our test. It beat buy-and-hold — 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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