The best indicator for Weyerhaeuser (WY)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Weyerhaeuser (WY) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Stochastic
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Weyerhaeuser (WY) over ~53.1 years — beating buy-and-hold by 0.4% CAGR.
Best multi-indicator combo
Going long only when all 2 agree was the strongest confluence setup we found for Weyerhaeuser (WY) — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.2% 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 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 6.1% | 0.38 | -60.4% | 70.3% | 266 | 0.4% |
| 2 | DeMarker ✓ | Daily | 5.3% | 0.35 | -56.6% | 66.7% | 198 | -0.5% |
| 3 | Stochastic Momentum Index ✓ | Daily | 5.1% | 0.35 | -57.8% | 70.1% | 251 | -0.7% |
| 4 | Stochastic (20,5) ✓ | Weekly | 7.5% | 0.35 | -51.8% | 52.1% | 190 | 1.8% |
| 5 | QQE ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.34 | -73.0% | 43.4% | 159 | 1.2% |
| 6 | Holy Grail Confluence ✓ | Weekly | 6.9% | 0.33 | -72.9% | 87.5% | 16 | 1.2% |
| 7 | WaveTrend (8/6/4) ✓ | Daily | 4.9% | 0.32 | -61.1% | 67.8% | 214 | -0.9% |
| 8 | RSI Mean-Reversion ✓ | Weekly | 3.4% | 0.32 | -48.3% | 93.3% | 15 | -2.3% |
| 9 | DeMarker ✓ | Weekly | 4.3% | 0.31 | -56.2% | 73.8% | 42 | -1.4% |
| 10 | Stochastic Slow (21,5) ✓ | Weekly | 6.4% | 0.31 | -51.5% | 50.3% | 193 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Demand Index ✓ | Weekly | 6.2% | 0.31 | -61.1% | 66.4% | 134 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SMC: Liquidity Sweep ✓ | Weekly | 6.0% | 0.31 | -74.2% | 83.7% | 43 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Williams %R ✓ | Daily | 4.3% | 0.3 | -60.9% | 68.3% | 369 | -1.5% |
| 14 | Connors RSI ✓ | Daily | 4.0% | 0.3 | -63.0% | 66.2% | 650 | -1.8% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Weyerhaeuser (WY), Stochastic 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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