The best indicator for Western Digital (WDC)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Western Digital (WDC) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
DeMarker (21)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Western Digital (WDC) over ~47.6 years — beating buy-and-hold by 5.1% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Western Digital (WDC) — trailing buy-and-hold by 1.5% 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 (21) ✓ | Daily | 20.1% | 0.64 | -78.7% | 43.4% | 449 | 5.1% |
| 2 | On-Balance Volume ✓ | Weekly | 20.0% | 0.64 | -80.3% | 47.3% | 146 | 5.5% |
| 3 | Pascal's Weighted MA ✓ | Weekly | 16.4% | 0.62 | -61.1% | 49.2% | 122 | 1.9% |
| 4 | DMI Direction ✓ | Daily | 18.8% | 0.61 | -76.6% | 34.5% | 502 | 3.9% |
| 5 | Triangular MA ✓ | Weekly | 18.1% | 0.61 | -74.7% | 46.3% | 134 | 3.6% |
| 6 | DEMA 30 Trend ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.61 | -65.8% | 41.9% | 160 | 2.7% |
| 7 | DeMarker (14) ✓ | Daily | 18.0% | 0.6 | -82.2% | 40.7% | 533 | 3.1% |
| 8 | CCI (14) ✓ | Weekly | 17.5% | 0.6 | -57.3% | 43.1% | 137 | 3.0% |
| 9 | J_TPO ✓ | Weekly | 16.8% | 0.6 | -52.1% | 41.9% | 136 | 2.3% |
| 10 | Sine-Weighted MA ✓ | Daily | 17.4% | 0.59 | -80.8% | 38.1% | 638 | 2.5% |
| 11 | DEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.3% | 0.59 | -75.7% | 31.6% | 253 | 1.3% |
| 12 | LSMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.3% | 0.59 | -72.3% | 42.7% | 286 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Smoothed Heikin-Ashi ✓ | Weekly | 17.9% | 0.59 | -71.3% | 44.9% | 156 | 3.3% |
| 14 | Sine-Weighted MA ✓ | Weekly | 17.2% | 0.59 | -74.7% | 47.8% | 136 | 2.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Western Digital (WDC), DeMarker (21) 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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