The best indicator for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Volatility Regime (VIX-style)
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) over ~46.2 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.6% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) — trailing buy-and-hold by 5.2% 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 | Volatility Regime (VIX-style) ✓ | Daily | 9.7% | 0.69 | -36.0% | 45.5% | 402 | -5.6% |
| 2 | Guppy Multiple MA ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.68 | -41.4% | 41.5% | 159 | -2.4% |
| 3 | KAMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.68 | -42.9% | 39.8% | 221 | -2.8% |
| 4 | RSI (25) ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.68 | -42.6% | 38.9% | 388 | -2.5% |
| 5 | Disparity (50) ✓ | Daily | 12.9% | 0.68 | -41.5% | 39.0% | 387 | -2.4% |
| 6 | EMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.67 | -45.5% | 39.1% | 230 | -2.7% |
| 7 | EMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Daily | 12.8% | 0.67 | -42.2% | 44.1% | 143 | -2.6% |
| 8 | RSI (30) ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.67 | -44.6% | 39.3% | 349 | -2.7% |
| 9 | RSI (50) ✓ | Daily | 12.5% | 0.67 | -44.2% | 39.3% | 229 | -2.8% |
| 10 | Disparity (100) ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.67 | -45.5% | 39.1% | 230 | -2.7% |
| 11 | Price Volume Trend ✓ | Weekly | 13.2% | 0.67 | -42.1% | 55.3% | 76 | -2.1% |
| 12 | G-Channel ✓ | Daily | 12.6% | 0.67 | -48.1% | 40.3% | 268 | -2.7% |
| 13 | WMA 100 Trend ✓ | Daily | 11.9% | 0.66 | -44.2% | 40.4% | 272 | -3.4% |
| 14 | DEMA 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.65 | -44.2% | 40.6% | 251 | -4.7% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Volatility Regime (VIX-style) 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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