The best indicator for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) 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.
Ehlers Relative Vigor
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) over ~43.4 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.5% CAGR.
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) on the weekly 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 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.9% 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 | Ehlers Relative Vigor ✓ | Weekly | 16.8% | 0.67 | -67.5% | 60.8% | 186 | 0.5% |
| 2 | Relative Vigor Index ✓ | Weekly | 16.5% | 0.65 | -68.5% | 57.4% | 169 | 0.2% |
| 3 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 21.1% | 0.65 | -79.4% | 47.3% | 131 | 4.8% |
| 4 | Bandpass Oscillator ✓ | Weekly | 16.0% | 0.63 | -48.0% | 47.2% | 108 | -0.3% |
| 5 | Chande-Kroll Stop (fast) ✓ | Weekly | 17.9% | 0.62 | -69.7% | 50.7% | 152 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Hull MA Trend ✓ | Weekly | 14.8% | 0.6 | -67.0% | 53.4% | 116 | -1.5% |
| 7 | Hull MA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.3% | 0.6 | -59.7% | 50.0% | 100 | -2.0% |
| 8 | DeMarker (7) ✓ | Weekly | 15.0% | 0.6 | -69.1% | 47.9% | 163 | -1.3% |
| 9 | ALMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.0% | 0.57 | -59.5% | 50.6% | 89 | -2.3% |
| 10 | Delta Volume Rising (CVD proxy) ✓ | Weekly | 13.8% | 0.57 | -75.8% | 51.4% | 218 | -2.5% |
| 11 | McGinley 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.56 | -89.0% | 30.4% | 23 | 0.3% |
| 12 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 16.7% | 0.56 | -89.0% | 50.0% | 20 | 0.3% |
| 13 | SMA 15/60 Cross ✓ | Daily | 13.9% | 0.56 | -61.7% | 50.9% | 106 | -2.5% |
| 14 | SMA 20/50 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 14.5% | 0.56 | -69.9% | 66.7% | 21 | -1.9% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM)
3 of 702 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) outright. Another 109 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 479 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative Volume Index | 1 | 1.4× | 1.8× |
| SMC: Liquidity Sweep | 1 | none needed | 1.89× |
| Markov Regime (Confirmed) | 1 | none needed | 2.37× |
| Zero-Lag MACD | — | 2.19× | 2.69× |
| QQE | — | 1.19× | 1.87× |
| WaveTrend (8/6/4) | — | 1.25× | 2.31× |
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 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM), Ehlers Relative Vigor on the weekly 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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