The best indicator for Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)
We backtested 366 indicators across daily, weekly and hourly charts on real Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) history. Here's what actually worked — risk-adjusted, out-of-sample, with costs.
Detrended Price Osc.
On the daily chart, this is the strongest risk-adjusted edge we found for Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) over ~34.8 years — trailing buy-and-hold by 0.5% CAGR.
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 | Detrended Price Osc. ✓ | Daily | 11.8% | 0.52 | -62.2% | 49.9% | 975 | -0.5% |
| 2 | Camarilla Pivots ✓ | Weekly | 10.9% | 0.52 | -44.3% | 53.6% | 375 | -1.4% |
| 3 | EMA Cascade Rider ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.51 | -48.4% | 60.9% | 23 | -2.0% |
| 4 | Stochastic ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.5 | -55.6% | 72.0% | 164 | -1.8% |
| 5 | Zero-Lag MACD ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.49 | -54.3% | 54.5% | 156 | -2.0% |
| 6 | SMA 10/30 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 10.0% | 0.48 | -53.0% | 44.0% | 25 | -2.4% |
| 7 | Volume Flow Indicator ✓ | Daily | 10.0% | 0.47 | -57.5% | 35.5% | 62 | -2.4% |
| 8 | Ichimoku Cloud ✓ | Weekly | 9.6% | 0.47 | -62.4% | 38.7% | 31 | -2.7% |
| 9 | Projection Bands ✓ | Weekly | 9.1% | 0.47 | -62.1% | 69.6% | 56 | -3.2% |
| 10 | WMA 10/40 Cross ✓ | Weekly | 9.7% | 0.47 | -48.8% | 46.4% | 28 | -2.6% |
| 11 | Lorentzian Classification ✓ | Weekly | 10.3% | 0.47 | -66.7% | 50.8% | 360 | -2.1% |
| 12 | QQE ✓ | Daily | 10.7% | 0.45 | -69.3% | 44.3% | 522 | -1.7% |
| 13 | McGinley 200 Trend ✓ | Daily | 10.6% | 0.45 | -73.4% | 17.6% | 17 | -1.8% |
| 14 | MA Ribbon ✓ | Weekly | 8.1% | 0.45 | -44.8% | 53.6% | 28 | -4.2% |
✓ = held up out-of-sample. Hypothetical, costs included. See methodology.
For Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), Detrended Price Osc. 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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