The best indicator for Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
We backtested 382 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted over the full backtest, with costs, and checked out-of-sample.
Where Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 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.
Camarilla Pivots
On the weekly chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) over ~35.3 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 2.4% CAGR.
Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 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 Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) — trailing buy-and-hold by 6.5% 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 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 11.4% | 0.54 | -44.3% | 54.0% | 378 | -2.4% |
| 2 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 12.2% | 0.53 | -62.2% | 50.2% | 980 | -1.6% |
| 3 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 10.9% | 0.51 | -55.6% | 72.3% | 166 | -2.8% |
| 4 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.51 | -53.0% | 46.2% | 26 | -2.6% |
| 5 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.51 | -54.3% | 54.8% | 157 | -2.6% |
| 6 | WMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 11.1% | 0.51 | -48.8% | 48.3% | 29 | -2.7% |
| 7 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | Weekly | 10.2% | 0.51 | -48.4% | 58.3% | 24 | -3.5% |
| 8 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.49 | -57.5% | 35.9% | 64 | -3.1% |
| 9 | Supertrend (14,4) ✓ | Weekly | 10.5% | 0.49 | -53.6% | 53.3% | 15 | -3.3% |
| 10 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 11.8% | 0.48 | -69.3% | 44.6% | 527 | -1.9% |
| 11 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 12.0% | 0.48 | -73.4% | 17.6% | 17 | -1.8% |
| 12 | Ehlers Roofing Filter ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.48 | -57.8% | 56.7% | 30 | -4.0% |
| 13 | Lorentzian Classification ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.48 | -66.7% | 51.2% | 365 | -3.4% |
| 14 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 9.5% | 0.47 | -62.4% | 37.5% | 32 | -4.3% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
What it would take to beat buy & hold on Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
26 of 658 tested setups beat buy-and-hold on Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) outright. Another 198 could get there with leverage they would survive — but 336 would be liquidated by their own drawdown before they caught it.
| Indicator | Beats B&H unlevered | Leverage needed | Leverage survived |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zero-Lag MACD | 2 | none needed | 2.01× |
| Trend Regularity Adaptive MA | 1 | 1.09× | 2.36× |
| McGinley Dynamic | 1 | 1.32× | 1.89× |
| SMA 200 Trend | 1 | 1.33× | 2.31× |
| SMC: Order Block | 1 | 1.58× | 2.66× |
| Williams %R (28) | 1 | 1.79× | 2.56× |
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 Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), Camarilla Pivots on the weekly 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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