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Finaxion Research · Smart Money / ICT / Wyckoff · Updated 2026-09-10

ICT / Smart Money: the fair value gap

Works in few markets

Its ground: forex, on 4-hour, on a single asset — it beats in 18 of 961 combinations.

Markets beaten
9 / 489
Vs. index
-11.6 pts/yr
Total return
-21.8%
Sharpe
-1.82
Max drawdown
-29.1%
Trades
296
10×19941997200020032006200920122015201820212024
StrategyBuy and hold

Detail on the index (S&P 500), which is the reference for the chart, the robustness suite and the neighbours.

What works and what does not in ICT / Smart Money: the fair value gap?

ICT / Smart Money's fair value gap beats buy-and-hold in 10 of 40 markets (25 %), mostly on forex pairs, though it beats in 0 of 14 cryptocurrencies. Of the 9 daily markets where it beats, 2 hold out of sample (22 %), and no neighbouring parameter beats the index, indicating the published setting is a point, not a region. The strategy improves as the bar gets longer: on 5-minute bars it beats in 0 of 118, while on 4-hour bars it beats in 6 of 118; its best daily market is MSTR at -5.4 points a year over the S&P 500 across 28 years with 226 trades, and its worst is PANW at -19.6 points a year against the S&P 500.

  1. ICT / Smart Money: the fair value gap beats buy-and-hold mostly on forex pairs: 10 of 40 markets (25%).
  2. It does worst on cryptocurrencies: it beats in 0 of 14.
  3. Of the 9 daily markets where it beats, 2 hold out of sample (22%).
  4. No neighbouring parameter beats the index: the published setting is a point, not a region.
  5. It improves as the bar gets longer: on 5-minute bars it beats in 0 of 118; on 4-hour bars, in 6 of 118.
  6. Its best daily market is MSTR: -5.4 points a year over the S&P 500 across 28 years, 226 trades.
  7. Its worst daily market is PANW: -19.6 points a year against the S&P 500.

Findings derived from the full panel. Each carries its number and its denominator; the computations are reproducible with artifact baf59d3a43e0.

The promise

“A gap between candles is an imbalance the market always comes back to fill. Buy when price returns to the gap.”

Exactly what we tested

Mechanical approximation: three-candle bullish gaps are detected within a 38-bar window; a return of price into the gap → entry; exit after 20 bars.

Why

In every market

Indices and ETFs · 0 / 6 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 6

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
S&P 500 (SPY)-21.8%+3081.0%-3102.8%-11.6 pts296OVERFIT
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)-17.8%+1565.8%-1583.7%-9.3 pts210OVERFIT
Russell 2000 (IWM)-11.6%+801.9%-813.5%-9.1 pts214OVERFIT
Emergentes (EEM)+7.0%+830.9%-823.9%-11.4 pts208OVERFIT
Oro (GLD)-18.4%+820.3%-838.6%-11.9 pts196OVERFIT
Bonos 20 años (TLT)+6.9%+131.2%-124.3%-11.0 pts186OVERFIT

Balanced portfolio: Dow 30 (max 10 positions) · 0 / 1 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 1

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
Dow 30 (cartera) (30 · max 10)-90.8%+3081.0%-3171.9%-17.7 pts6022

Balanced portfolio: Nasdaq-100 (max 20 positions) · 0 / 1 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 1

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
Nasdaq-100 (cartera) (98 · max 20)-73.8%+3081.0%-3154.8%-14.8 pts14696

Balanced portfolio: S&P 500 (max 25 positions) · 0 / 1 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 1

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
S&P 500 (cartera) (498 · max 25)-87.4%+3081.0%-3168.4%-16.8 pts91658

Stocks, one by one (Dow 30 + Nasdaq-100) · 4 / 470 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 216

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
AAPL-14.6%+322813.1%-322827.6%before 1993342OVERFIT
AMGN+141.5%+187272.6%-187131.1%before 1993360OVERFIT
AMZN+33.9%+265196.1%-265162.2%-8.7 pts270OVERFIT
AXP-60.0%+27029.4%-27089.4%before 1993584OVERFIT
BA+15.5%+108724.7%-108709.1%before 1993572OVERFIT
CAT-14.4%+172708.3%-172722.6%before 1993598OVERFIT
CRM-0.6%+5992.9%-5993.5%-11.0 pts174OVERFIT
CSCO+4.0%+222956.6%-222952.6%before 1993262OVERFIT
CVX-20.6%+68037.6%-68058.2%before 1993496OVERFIT
DIS-35.6%+189847.3%-189882.9%before 1993566OVERFIT
GOOGL+12.1%+13534.3%-13522.2%-10.7 pts184OVERFIT
GS-23.3%+2027.1%-2050.5%-9.4 pts216OVERFIT
HD-4.6%+1985758.9%-1985763.5%before 1993424OVERFIT
HON-32.5%+21058.8%-21091.3%before 1993526OVERFIT
IBM-56.5%+16203.8%-16260.3%before 1993524OVERFIT
JNJ-17.2%+445196.6%-445213.8%before 1993641OVERFIT
JPM-15.5%+34522.5%-34538.0%before 1993372OVERFIT
KO-44.6%+199349.6%-199394.2%before 1993651OVERFIT
MCD+12.4%+236707.0%-236694.5%before 1993468OVERFIT
MMM-39.9%+31160.0%-31199.9%before 1993598OVERFIT
MRK-24.7%+233375.1%-233399.8%before 1993590OVERFIT
MSFT+1.8%+859506.0%-859504.2%before 1993318OVERFIT
NKE+30.5%+32003.7%-31973.1%before 1993438OVERFIT
NVDA+0.2%+587720.8%-587720.6%-8.7 pts212OVERFIT
PG-6.3%+59706.6%-59713.0%before 1993540OVERFIT
SHW-41.0%+231766.6%-231807.5%before 1993500OVERFIT
TRV-44.5%+12287.7%-12332.2%before 1993604OVERFIT
UNH+101.8%+353381.4%-353279.6%before 1993370OVERFIT
V-5.6%+2961.1%-2966.7%-12.4 pts136INCONCLUSIVE
WMT-57.0%+915365.3%-915422.4%before 1993522OVERFIT
ABNBn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
ADBE-14.4%+147731.1%-147745.5%before 1993292OVERFIT
ADI+133.6%+81534.0%-81400.4%before 1993492OVERFIT
ADP-21.5%+74205.9%-74227.4%before 1993418OVERFIT
ADSK-8.6%+58084.6%-58093.2%before 1993384OVERFIT
AEP-56.4%+13797.6%-13854.0%before 1993490OVERFIT
ALABn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
ALNY-5.9%+3338.4%-3344.3%-11.3 pts126OVERFIT
AMAT+64.6%+664974.8%-664910.3%before 1993448OVERFIT
AMD+81.5%+14863.3%-14781.8%before 1993402OVERFIT
APPn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
ARMn/a · history < 10y (3.0y)
ASML+20.1%+96277.5%-96257.3%-10.4 pts308OVERFIT
AVGO+54.3%+32512.1%-32457.8%-12.1 pts140INCONCLUSIVE
AXON+38.8%+123065.2%-123026.4%-8.2 pts186OVERFIT
BKNG+89.7%+922.2%-832.5%-6.2 pts261OVERFIT
BKR-53.4%+933.9%-987.2%before 1993234OVERFIT
CCEP-33.8%+7081.8%-7115.6%before 1993330OVERFIT
CDNS+137.2%+16839.0%-16701.8%before 1993350OVERFIT
CEGn/a · history < 10y (4.6y)
CMCSA-54.8%+47049.9%-47104.7%before 1993502OVERFIT
COST+17.9%+12800.7%-12782.8%before 1993368OVERFIT
CPRT+3.5%+21554.9%-21551.5%-10.8 pts222OVERFIT
CRWDn/a · history < 10y (7.2y)
CSX-40.6%+40426.1%-40466.7%before 1993403OVERFIT
CTAS+9.9%+123411.3%-123401.4%before 1993430OVERFIT
DASHn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
DDOGn/a · history < 10y (6.9y)
DXCM-24.1%+3002.6%-3026.7%-12.6 pts164OVERFIT
EAn/a · history < 10y (9.0y)
EXC-2.9%+17730.6%-17733.5%before 1993438OVERFIT
FANG+51.1%+1406.8%-1355.7%-11.8 pts120INCONCLUSIVE
FAST-2.8%+262350.7%-262353.5%before 1993336OVERFIT
FER-19.7%+593.7%-613.4%-16.4 pts232INCONCLUSIVE
FTNT+11.9%+10184.6%-10172.7%-13.5 pts118INCONCLUSIVE
GEHCn/a · history < 10y (3.7y)
GILD+23.6%+33594.8%-33571.1%before 1993234OVERFIT
HONAn/a · history < 10y (0.2y)
IDXX+3.3%+58789.5%-58786.1%before 1993312OVERFIT
INTC-38.6%+49216.9%-49255.5%before 1993394OVERFIT
INTU-18.8%+15430.2%-15449.0%-11.4 pts232OVERFIT
ISRG-45.3%+18484.9%-18530.1%-10.7 pts208OVERFIT
KDP-6.0%+1090.2%-1096.2%-12.1 pts114INCONCLUSIVE
KHC-6.9%-42.2%+35.3%-15.0 pts54INCONCLUSIVE
KLAC-56.5%+289399.1%-289455.6%before 1993468OVERFIT
LIN-2.5%+10777.0%-10779.5%before 1993264OVERFIT
LITE+63.6%+5280.9%-5217.3%-9.7 pts72INCONCLUSIVE
LRCX+46.6%+159814.6%-159768.0%before 1993372OVERFIT
MAR+1.1%+2539.5%-2538.3%-8.9 pts258OVERFIT
MCHP-7.8%+41961.5%-41969.3%-11.0 pts258OVERFIT
MDLZ-6.5%+461.4%-467.9%-9.7 pts158OVERFIT
MELI+44.3%+6911.0%-6866.8%-9.2 pts144INCONCLUSIVE
META+15.0%+1410.2%-1395.3%-14.2 pts124INCONCLUSIVE
MNST-36.7%+61968.9%-62005.6%before 1993396OVERFIT
MPWR-3.9%+15002.1%-15006.0%-11.2 pts162OVERFIT
MRVL-12.0%+1645.0%-1657.0%-9.0 pts224OVERFIT
MSTR+170.3%+1158.6%-988.3%-5.4 pts226OVERFIT
MU+44.9%+70877.8%-70832.9%before 1993306OVERFIT
NFLX+60.6%+67643.2%-67582.6%-8.3 pts176OVERFIT
NXPI-29.7%+1721.2%-1750.8%-16.9 pts140INCONCLUSIVE
ODFL+14.9%+36444.7%-36429.8%before 1993406OVERFIT
ORLY+24.2%+55255.7%-55231.5%-10.3 pts262OVERFIT
PANW-48.9%+4215.4%-4264.3%-19.6 pts108INCONCLUSIVE
PCAR+6.3%+57106.4%-57100.0%before 1993426OVERFIT
PDDn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
PEP-8.7%+37760.7%-37769.4%before 1993482OVERFIT
PLTRn/a · history < 10y (5.9y)
PYPL+10.8%+44.7%-33.9%-13.4 pts62INCONCLUSIVE
QCOM-28.2%+50430.1%-50458.3%before 1993254OVERFIT
REGN-13.4%+3718.3%-3731.7%before 1993216OVERFIT
ROP+37.7%+26003.6%-25965.9%before 1993264OVERFIT
ROST+81.2%+55801.1%-55719.9%before 1993352OVERFIT
SBUX-38.1%+43019.5%-43057.7%before 1993304OVERFIT
SHOP-4.7%+8568.8%-8573.5%-14.3 pts76INCONCLUSIVE
SNDKn/a · history < 10y (1.5y)
SNPS+2.3%+5482.1%-5479.8%before 1993220OVERFIT
STX+52.9%+15614.6%-15561.7%-9.6 pts148OVERFIT
TER-53.2%+31309.8%-31363.0%before 1993512OVERFIT
TMUS-9.1%+318.0%-327.1%-11.4 pts156INCONCLUSIVE
TRI-21.9%+578.4%-600.3%-11.7 pts210OVERFIT
TSLA+88.8%+23002.8%-22913.9%-11.1 pts100INCONCLUSIVE
TTWO-18.1%+5509.7%-5527.8%-10.8 pts222OVERFIT
TXN+62.3%+38040.6%-37978.3%before 1993430OVERFIT
VRTX+24.0%+12000.4%-11976.5%before 1993238OVERFIT
WBD-7.3%+302.2%-309.4%-11.5 pts140OVERFIT
WDAY-16.6%+305.5%-322.1%-16.1 pts102INCONCLUSIVE
WDC-48.2%+66202.2%-66250.4%before 1993428OVERFIT
XEL-31.8%+7388.9%-7420.7%before 1993444OVERFIT
A+8.8%+486.3%-477.6%-8.1 pts182OVERFIT
ABBV+14.5%+1156.0%-1141.5%-13.8 pts90INCONCLUSIVE
ABT-34.0%+62056.2%-62090.1%before 1993386OVERFIT
ACGL-26.7%+4268.0%-4294.7%-11.6 pts258OVERFIT
ACN+4.3%+1726.5%-1722.2%-9.4 pts180OVERFIT
ADM-1.7%+9265.6%-9267.3%before 1993396OVERFIT
AEE+1.5%+813.9%-812.5%-9.3 pts188OVERFIT
AES+16.9%+647.5%-630.6%before 1993228OVERFIT
AFL-27.3%+205848.4%-205875.7%before 1993374OVERFIT
AIG+73.3%+468.3%-395.0%before 1993592OVERFIT
AIZ-12.2%+1585.5%-1597.7%-11.4 pts194OVERFIT
AJG-20.5%+41899.5%-41920.0%before 1993490OVERFIT
AKAM+0.9%-25.2%+26.1%-8.5 pts180OVERFIT
ALB+46.6%+3091.3%-3044.7%-9.7 pts240OVERFIT
ALGN-33.7%+846.9%-880.6%-10.5 pts174OVERFIT
ALL-13.8%+3674.2%-3688.0%-11.3 pts298OVERFIT
ALLE+20.6%+265.9%-245.3%-12.5 pts108INCONCLUSIVE
AMCR-14.1%+100.6%-114.7%-16.1 pts202INCONCLUSIVE
AME-19.3%+25325.0%-25344.3%before 1993344OVERFIT
AMP+16.3%+2154.1%-2137.8%-10.4 pts164OVERFIT
AMT-25.1%+1310.2%-1335.2%-10.1 pts222OVERFIT
ANET-6.3%+5592.8%-5599.1%-14.3 pts74INCONCLUSIVE
AON-20.7%+29815.0%-29835.8%before 1993400OVERFIT
AOS-37.5%+13924.9%-13962.5%before 1993560OVERFIT
APA-18.9%+2417.2%-2436.1%before 1993426OVERFIT
APD-40.8%+20722.2%-20763.0%before 1993381OVERFIT
APH-35.3%+146951.6%-146986.9%before 1993336OVERFIT
APO-4.5%+1845.9%-1850.4%-14.3 pts93INCONCLUSIVE
APTV-19.1%+174.0%-193.0%-16.7 pts134INCONCLUSIVE
ARE-14.4%+624.3%-638.7%-10.2 pts220OVERFIT
ARES+20.0%+1191.9%-1171.9%-12.5 pts84INCONCLUSIVE
ATO-25.6%+13696.4%-13721.9%before 1993430OVERFIT
AVB-1.9%+42.3%-44.2%-15.4 pts64INCONCLUSIVE
AVY-45.9%+8544.4%-8590.3%before 1993550OVERFIT
AWK+29.2%+950.9%-921.7%-10.4 pts126INCONCLUSIVE
AZO-45.1%+40631.8%-40676.9%before 1993284OVERFIT
BAC-37.5%+4053.1%-4090.6%before 1993460OVERFIT
BALL-39.7%+49568.6%-49608.3%before 1993512OVERFIT
BAX-24.9%+1778.4%-1803.4%before 1993322OVERFIT
BBY+56.9%+89506.6%-89449.8%before 1993332OVERFIT
BDX-29.2%+21440.4%-21469.6%before 1993454OVERFIT
BEN-43.6%+130378.8%-130422.4%before 1993352OVERFIT
BF-B-56.1%+14873.5%-14929.6%before 1993418OVERFIT
BG+13.7%+1105.5%-1091.8%-9.0 pts190OVERFIT
BIIB-7.4%+6832.8%-6840.2%before 1993312OVERFIT
BLDR+22.6%+393.7%-371.1%-10.2 pts136OVERFIT
BLK-20.7%+13724.5%-13745.2%-9.6 pts222OVERFIT
BMY-18.7%+23662.6%-23681.3%before 1993440OVERFIT
BNY-23.2%+32230.3%-32253.5%before 1993542OVERFIT
BR-5.6%+1234.2%-1239.8%-11.3 pts172INCONCLUSIVE
BRK-B-34.3%+2072.5%-2106.9%-11.8 pts248OVERFIT
BRO+59.4%+76212.8%-76153.4%before 1993484OVERFIT
BSX-35.8%+1028.2%-1064.0%before 1993292OVERFIT
BX-42.6%+1023.3%-1065.9%-13.7 pts139INCONCLUSIVE
BXP+20.6%+888.9%-868.3%-8.9 pts164OVERFIT
C-65.3%+1897.9%-1963.3%before 1993418OVERFIT
CAH-27.0%+39284.8%-39311.7%before 1993356OVERFIT
CARRn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
CASY+16.1%+80461.2%-80445.2%before 1993398OVERFIT
CB-28.6%+6587.6%-6616.2%-11.8 pts280OVERFIT
CBOE+7.8%+1060.1%-1052.2%-14.1 pts92INCONCLUSIVE
CBRE+51.1%+2283.8%-2232.7%-9.1 pts206OVERFIT
CCI+12.1%+899.9%-887.8%-8.6 pts244OVERFIT
CCL-21.2%+1154.4%-1175.6%before 1993330OVERFIT
CDW-22.7%+858.2%-880.9%-16.4 pts82INCONCLUSIVE
CF+45.0%+5815.9%-5770.9%-9.3 pts149OVERFIT
CFG+3.5%+349.9%-346.4%-13.5 pts74INCONCLUSIVE
CHD-41.5%+93736.5%-93778.0%before 1993382OVERFIT
CHRW-44.4%+4307.6%-4352.0%-11.4 pts166OVERFIT
CHTR-23.6%+335.5%-359.2%-15.8 pts130INCONCLUSIVE
CI+7.8%+12980.8%-12973.0%before 1993374OVERFIT
CIEN-22.8%+195.6%-218.4%-10.7 pts224OVERFIT
CINF+19.6%+41545.9%-41526.4%before 1993478OVERFIT
CL-48.0%+20919.0%-20967.0%before 1993482OVERFIT
CLX-64.3%+6184.2%-6248.5%before 1993446OVERFIT
CME+20.0%+6884.2%-6864.2%-10.6 pts188OVERFIT
CMG+6.5%+4221.6%-4215.1%-10.8 pts155OVERFIT
CMI+39.7%+28968.2%-28928.5%before 1993474OVERFIT
CMS-4.1%+630.8%-634.9%before 1993504OVERFIT
CNC+31.7%+4388.8%-4357.1%-8.9 pts174OVERFIT
CNP-3.3%+13998.0%-14001.3%before 1993598OVERFIT
COF+16.3%+5724.6%-5708.2%-10.6 pts250OVERFIT
COHR-65.6%+68288.9%-68354.5%before 1993326OVERFIT
COINn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
COO-27.8%+879.8%-907.6%before 1993366OVERFIT
COP-67.1%+13561.7%-13628.8%before 1993382OVERFIT
COR-7.2%+17062.1%-17069.2%-11.2 pts204OVERFIT
CPAY-10.1%+1383.7%-1393.8%-15.0 pts132INCONCLUSIVE
CPT-7.1%+2453.9%-2461.1%-11.2 pts258OVERFIT
CRH-43.6%+7617.9%-7661.5%before 1993496OVERFIT
CRL-3.1%+1210.2%-1213.3%-8.6 pts212OVERFIT
CSGP-28.8%+3390.6%-3419.5%-10.0 pts236OVERFIT
CTSH+103.2%+35498.3%-35395.1%-6.4 pts240OVERFIT
CTVAn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
CVNAn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
CVS-23.4%+15658.6%-15682.0%before 1993512OVERFIT
D-18.0%+17762.4%-17780.4%before 1993350OVERFIT
DAL-21.5%+339.1%-360.6%-12.0 pts116INCONCLUSIVE
DD-42.3%+10113.6%-10155.9%before 1993454OVERFIT
DE-48.6%+101089.1%-101137.7%before 1993428OVERFIT
DECK-75.7%+7024.7%-7100.4%-15.0 pts258OVERFIT
DELL-7.3%+4059.8%-4067.1%-15.9 pts92INCONCLUSIVE
DG-19.5%+550.3%-569.7%-15.6 pts116INCONCLUSIVE
DGX+18.1%+9626.0%-9607.9%-9.6 pts244OVERFIT
DHI-38.6%+13111.0%-13149.6%before 1993350OVERFIT
DHR-64.8%+483557.2%-483622.0%before 1993522OVERFIT
DLR+15.1%+3540.7%-3525.6%-10.5 pts156OVERFIT
DLTR+44.3%+10731.5%-10687.2%-9.9 pts260OVERFIT
DOC-15.1%+6136.8%-6151.9%before 1993320OVERFIT
DOV-24.9%+29264.8%-29289.7%before 1993392OVERFIT
DOWn/a · history < 10y (7.4y)
DPZ-34.1%+5638.6%-5672.6%-13.0 pts188OVERFIT
DRI-3.9%+6998.7%-7002.6%-11.0 pts218OVERFIT
DTE-42.5%+35264.3%-35306.8%before 1993594OVERFIT
DUK-8.7%+16239.0%-16247.7%before 1993414OVERFIT
DVA-51.0%+4219.3%-4270.3%-12.9 pts278OVERFIT
DVN+40.0%+1411.9%-1371.9%before 1993418OVERFIT
EBAY-0.4%+14035.1%-14035.5%-9.3 pts226OVERFIT
ECHO-6.2%+227.3%-233.6%-11.7 pts114INCONCLUSIVE
ECL-66.7%+20174.1%-20240.8%before 1993646OVERFIT
ED-51.6%+45081.6%-45133.3%before 1993576OVERFIT
EFX+15.8%+77234.4%-77218.6%before 1993454OVERFIT
EG-20.9%+2975.7%-2996.6%-11.3 pts274OVERFIT
EIX-10.0%+14610.5%-14620.6%before 1993464OVERFIT
EL+26.9%+1551.3%-1524.4%-9.7 pts242OVERFIT
ELV-9.6%+2326.9%-2336.4%-10.7 pts196OVERFIT
EME+1.2%+59203.5%-59202.3%-11.2 pts312OVERFIT
EMR-15.3%+19839.1%-19854.5%before 1993480OVERFIT
EOG-35.6%+9279.7%-9315.3%before 1993264OVERFIT
EQIX-37.8%+240.5%-278.3%-10.2 pts221OVERFIT
EQR-0.6%+44.2%-44.8%-15.3 pts62INCONCLUSIVE
EQT-44.5%+19557.1%-19601.7%before 1993378OVERFIT
ERIE+6.6%+3362.8%-3356.2%-10.4 pts136OVERFIT
ES-6.2%+2960.1%-2966.3%before 1993422OVERFIT
ESS-20.9%+5274.8%-5295.8%-11.8 pts264OVERFIT
ETN+6.6%+116541.5%-116534.9%before 1993556OVERFIT
ETR-30.3%+19797.9%-19828.3%before 1993446OVERFIT
EVRG-49.5%+5086.7%-5136.2%before 1993460OVERFIT
EW-35.2%+6500.0%-6535.2%-9.8 pts236OVERFIT
EXEn/a · history < 10y (5.6y)
EXPD-28.0%+148324.6%-148352.6%before 1993412OVERFIT
EXPE-50.3%+916.1%-966.5%-14.3 pts166OVERFIT
EXR-4.4%+2698.9%-2703.4%-11.5 pts150OVERFIT
F-0.6%+6752.4%-6753.0%before 1993444OVERFIT
FCX-27.5%+1061.6%-1089.2%-11.7 pts226OVERFIT
FDS+9.3%+9088.9%-9079.6%-10.0 pts210OVERFIT
FDX-2.5%+53776.9%-53779.5%before 1993462OVERFIT
FDXFn/a · history < 10y (0.3y)
FE-3.2%+563.0%-566.3%-9.6 pts168OVERFIT
FFIV+15.9%+5374.0%-5358.1%-8.0 pts210OVERFIT
FICO-79.4%+94747.8%-94827.2%before 1993440OVERFIT
FIS+6.3%+363.8%-357.5%-9.3 pts182OVERFIT
FITB-42.8%+28280.0%-28322.8%before 1993410OVERFIT
FIX-16.4%+11966.2%-11982.7%-10.1 pts222OVERFIT
FLEX+165.3%+7898.6%-7733.3%-7.9 pts272OVERFIT
FOXn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FOXAn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FRT-72.4%+24360.2%-24432.6%before 1993632OVERFIT
FSLR-23.4%+716.1%-739.5%-12.3 pts136OVERFIT
FTV+4.2%+100.1%-95.9%-15.1 pts68INCONCLUSIVE
GD+60.5%+221689.9%-221629.4%before 1993632OVERFIT
GDDY+10.3%+389.4%-379.1%-13.2 pts88INCONCLUSIVE
GE-49.5%+54356.2%-54405.7%before 1993536OVERFIT
GEN+74.7%+12085.6%-12010.9%before 1993268OVERFIT
GEVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
GIS+7.6%+15015.5%-15007.9%before 1993392OVERFIT
GL-20.3%+12680.6%-12700.9%before 1993396OVERFIT
GLW+1.2%+19301.2%-19300.0%before 1993370OVERFIT
GM+39.7%+240.1%-200.4%-12.3 pts132INCONCLUSIVE
GNRC-18.0%+2091.1%-2109.1%-15.8 pts108INCONCLUSIVE
GPC-15.8%+12785.5%-12801.4%before 1993356OVERFIT
GPN+41.8%+2567.9%-2526.1%-7.6 pts194OVERFIT
GRMN+2.6%+5377.3%-5374.7%-8.8 pts174OVERFIT
GWW-61.0%+55300.2%-55361.2%before 1993564OVERFIT
HAL-22.2%+2860.8%-2883.0%before 1993450OVERFIT
HAS+43.0%+201529.8%-201486.8%before 1993532OVERFIT
HBAN-29.7%+3799.5%-3829.3%before 1993368OVERFIT
HCA+6.8%+1699.7%-1692.9%-13.7 pts121INCONCLUSIVE
HIG-13.1%+951.1%-964.2%-10.9 pts210OVERFIT
HII+1.6%+883.6%-882.0%-14.1 pts110INCONCLUSIVE
HLT+4.5%+659.1%-654.7%-13.7 pts88INCONCLUSIVE
HOODn/a · history < 10y (5.1y)
HPE-3.7%+625.0%-628.7%-15.2 pts84INCONCLUSIVE
HPQ+29.4%+77945.5%-77916.1%before 1993524OVERFIT
HRL-61.0%+19046.1%-19107.1%before 1993466OVERFIT
HSIC-30.3%+1913.1%-1943.4%-11.7 pts200OVERFIT
HST-10.2%+12843.9%-12854.0%before 1993426OVERFIT
HSY-48.0%+53964.6%-54012.6%before 1993390OVERFIT
HUBB+6.1%+3853.5%-3847.4%-10.9 pts260OVERFIT
HUM-17.5%+20168.9%-20186.4%before 1993374OVERFIT
HWMn/a · history < 10y (9.8y)
IBKR-18.6%+1526.1%-1544.7%-11.8 pts112INCONCLUSIVE
ICE-22.9%+2307.9%-2330.7%-12.4 pts160OVERFIT
IEX-27.7%+12761.2%-12789.0%before 1993378OVERFIT
IFF-49.9%+4754.9%-4804.8%before 1993406OVERFIT
INCY+77.2%+6471.7%-6394.5%-9.2 pts240OVERFIT
INVHn/a · history < 10y (9.6y)
IP-43.7%+4590.1%-4633.9%before 1993498OVERFIT
IQV+10.2%+520.3%-510.0%-13.5 pts122INCONCLUSIVE
IRn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
IRM-25.7%+9911.6%-9937.2%-11.3 pts258OVERFIT
IT-37.2%+6431.0%-6468.2%-12.3 pts246OVERFIT
ITW-30.9%+51254.1%-51285.0%before 1993526OVERFIT
IVZ+20.8%+1093.8%-1073.0%-10.1 pts276OVERFIT
J-54.1%+33544.7%-33598.8%before 1993488OVERFIT
JBHT-36.9%+24926.6%-24963.5%before 1993390OVERFIT
JBL-28.2%+41217.7%-41245.9%-11.9 pts276OVERFIT
JCI-51.4%+4376.5%-4428.0%before 1993350OVERFIT
JKHY+49.9%+71288.2%-71238.4%before 1993334OVERFIT
KEY-45.8%+1405.6%-1451.4%before 1993286OVERFIT
KEYS-7.3%+1042.3%-1049.6%-15.0 pts78INCONCLUSIVE
KIM-12.6%+3036.5%-3049.1%before 1993306OVERFIT
KKR+11.5%+1784.9%-1773.4%-14.1 pts120INCONCLUSIVE
KMB-26.2%+16039.9%-16066.1%before 1993350OVERFIT
KMI-3.5%+117.5%-121.0%-14.1 pts86INCONCLUSIVE
KR-36.2%+182706.1%-182742.3%before 1993598OVERFIT
KVUEn/a · history < 10y (3.3y)
L+17.3%+22398.8%-22381.5%before 1993406OVERFIT
LDOS-14.5%+530.2%-544.7%-11.9 pts86OVERFIT
LEN+20.8%+29032.9%-29012.1%before 1993476OVERFIT
LH-21.9%+1408.2%-1430.1%before 1993312OVERFIT
LHX-39.4%+8519.5%-8558.9%before 1993390OVERFIT
LII+12.4%+3122.4%-3110.0%-8.1 pts178OVERFIT
LLY-35.3%+129720.0%-129755.3%before 1993402OVERFIT
LMT-44.4%+67444.7%-67489.1%before 1993584OVERFIT
LNT-38.6%+9408.5%-9447.1%before 1993456OVERFIT
LOW-0.0%+77328.4%-77328.4%before 1993418OVERFIT
LULU-21.2%+759.0%-780.2%-12.4 pts138INCONCLUSIVE
LUV-6.3%+24508.5%-24514.8%before 1993372OVERFIT
LVS-24.9%+50.3%-75.3%-12.2 pts138OVERFIT
LYB-1.7%+648.8%-650.5%-14.1 pts126INCONCLUSIVE
LYV+1.4%+1558.0%-1556.5%-11.1 pts130OVERFIT
MA-19.6%+14066.9%-14086.6%-12.3 pts174OVERFIT
MAA-21.7%+3525.2%-3546.8%-11.6 pts210OVERFIT
MAS-30.7%+7423.1%-7453.8%before 1993382OVERFIT
MCK+35.7%+6946.5%-6910.8%-10.2 pts256OVERFIT
MCO-24.5%+7753.9%-7778.4%-11.9 pts262OVERFIT
MDT-65.6%+51421.0%-51486.6%before 1993512OVERFIT
MET+2.6%+1176.9%-1174.3%-8.2 pts182OVERFIT
MGM-66.0%+1501.4%-1567.4%before 1993312OVERFIT
MKC-75.9%+14401.8%-14477.8%before 1993586OVERFIT
MLM+4.4%+3089.6%-3085.2%-10.8 pts260OVERFIT
MO-37.5%+2914781.4%-2914818.9%before 1993576OVERFIT
MOS-16.2%+268.9%-285.1%before 1993310OVERFIT
MPC-5.4%+2972.8%-2978.2%-14.9 pts102INCONCLUSIVE
MRNAn/a · history < 10y (7.7y)
MRSH-3.5%+21192.9%-21196.4%before 1993512OVERFIT
MS+33.3%+6159.1%-6125.8%-10.0 pts272OVERFIT
MSCI-39.9%+2406.7%-2446.6%-14.0 pts122INCONCLUSIVE
MSI+87.3%+79243.2%-79155.9%before 1993572OVERFIT
MTB-1.3%+105049.8%-105051.2%before 1993666OVERFIT
MTD+51.7%+9346.3%-9294.6%-8.0 pts227OVERFIT
NCLH+0.4%-34.9%+35.2%-14.7 pts96INCONCLUSIVE
NDAQ+24.4%+2371.2%-2346.8%-10.0 pts132OVERFIT
NDSN-14.2%+37769.3%-37783.5%before 1993382OVERFIT
NEE-38.8%+23772.9%-23811.6%before 1993452OVERFIT
NEM-44.8%+2099.8%-2144.6%before 1993394OVERFIT
NI-52.2%+5234.9%-5287.1%before 1993554OVERFIT
NOC-29.6%+23369.3%-23398.8%before 1993388OVERFIT
NOW+2.7%+2907.9%-2905.2%-14.7 pts100INCONCLUSIVE
NRG+0.5%+1442.6%-1442.0%-11.0 pts134OVERFIT
NSC+46.1%+24520.7%-24474.5%before 1993388OVERFIT
NTAP+229.4%+19659.8%-19430.4%-6.6 pts218OVERFIT
NTRS+26.5%+53074.8%-53048.3%before 1993494OVERFIT
NUE-43.7%+70209.1%-70252.8%before 1993434OVERFIT
NVR+10.6%+61512.0%-61501.4%-10.5 pts320OVERFIT
NWS+7.4%+152.4%-145.0%-13.8 pts84INCONCLUSIVE
NWSA-2.7%+122.2%-124.9%-14.6 pts70INCONCLUSIVE
O-27.8%+5366.4%-5394.2%-12.1 pts232OVERFIT
OKE-4.2%+19101.6%-19105.8%before 1993334OVERFIT
OMC-57.9%+15677.5%-15735.4%before 1993466OVERFIT
ON+66.3%+208.7%-142.4%-6.5 pts144OVERFIT
ORCL+25.2%+296729.4%-296704.2%before 1993294OVERFIT
OTISn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
OXY+28.6%+3580.0%-3551.4%before 1993356OVERFIT
PCG+6.6%+1389.7%-1383.1%before 1993486OVERFIT
PEG-22.7%+18884.4%-18907.1%before 1993390OVERFIT
PFE-43.0%+20062.7%-20105.7%before 1993532OVERFIT
PFG-24.1%+920.1%-944.2%-11.2 pts200OVERFIT
PGR+10.4%+819581.9%-819571.5%before 1993486OVERFIT
PH-41.7%+41129.4%-41171.1%before 1993426OVERFIT
PHM+52.8%+95847.7%-95794.8%before 1993474OVERFIT
PLD-1.6%+1782.5%-1784.2%-9.4 pts214OVERFIT
PM-15.0%+785.7%-800.7%-13.1 pts148INCONCLUSIVE
PNC-37.3%+37937.9%-37975.2%before 1993482OVERFIT
PNR-22.2%+11510.8%-11533.1%before 1993552OVERFIT
PNW-14.4%+2247.6%-2261.9%before 1993450OVERFIT
PODD+49.1%+831.5%-782.4%-8.7 pts128INCONCLUSIVE
PPG+33.8%+21327.4%-21293.6%before 1993360OVERFIT
PPL-44.5%+7311.8%-7356.3%before 1993398OVERFIT
PRU+23.1%+767.8%-744.7%-9.2 pts192OVERFIT
PSA-19.6%+13958.7%-13978.3%before 1993384OVERFIT
PSKY+72.1%-34.8%+106.9%-8.4 pts124OVERFIT
PSX+0.5%+1071.7%-1071.1%-14.5 pts102INCONCLUSIVE
PTC-27.8%+8443.5%-8471.2%before 1993314OVERFIT
PWR-6.2%+8155.1%-8161.3%-9.4 pts246OVERFIT
Qn/a · history < 10y (0.8y)
RCL+0.0%+4611.6%-4611.6%-10.9 pts312OVERFIT
REG+5.4%+2046.5%-2041.1%-10.7 pts258OVERFIT
RF-35.4%+7230.0%-7265.3%before 1993442OVERFIT
RJF+10.6%+52691.1%-52680.4%before 1993448OVERFIT
RL-4.1%+1376.9%-1381.0%-9.7 pts242OVERFIT
RMD+63.3%+43254.4%-43191.1%-9.2 pts278OVERFIT
ROK-8.8%+57325.7%-57334.5%before 1993362OVERFIT
ROL-25.5%+36503.9%-36529.5%before 1993402OVERFIT
RSG-19.2%+1977.7%-1996.8%-9.6 pts206OVERFIT
RTX-43.6%+231131.9%-231175.5%before 1993498OVERFIT
RVTY-24.8%+25547.2%-25572.0%before 1993546OVERFIT
SBAC-33.3%+2259.6%-2292.9%-10.0 pts178OVERFIT
SCHW-21.7%+45501.9%-45523.6%before 1993426OVERFIT
SJM-23.3%+1119.0%-1142.2%-11.9 pts272OVERFIT
SLB-65.0%+1125.4%-1190.5%before 1993290OVERFIT
SMCI+72.4%+4155.7%-4083.3%-8.2 pts136INCONCLUSIVE
SNA-67.5%+12522.0%-12589.5%before 1993542OVERFIT
SO-23.4%+32617.4%-32640.8%before 1993400OVERFIT
SOLVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
SPG+49.2%+5330.6%-5281.4%-9.7 pts194OVERFIT
SPGI-36.9%+140503.3%-140540.2%before 1993516OVERFIT
SRE-31.3%+1463.0%-1494.3%-10.2 pts178OVERFIT
STE-20.0%+15491.4%-15511.4%before 1993236OVERFIT
STLD-23.5%+7831.8%-7855.3%-10.9 pts250OVERFIT
STT+31.8%+199686.1%-199654.4%before 1993536OVERFIT
STZ-3.9%+10007.0%-10010.9%before 1993232OVERFIT
SW+3.9%+775.0%-771.0%-11.8 pts344INCONCLUSIVE
SWK+9.7%+5887.9%-5878.2%before 1993445OVERFIT
SWKS+36.6%+1317.3%-1280.7%before 1993454OVERFIT
SYF+36.3%+325.2%-288.9%-11.4 pts98INCONCLUSIVE
SYK+1.7%+430371.4%-430369.8%before 1993468OVERFIT
SYY+72.6%+115885.9%-115813.3%before 1993602OVERFIT
T+19.9%+10219.8%-10199.9%before 1993312OVERFIT
TAP-5.3%+518.8%-524.1%before 1993502OVERFIT
TDG-18.2%+13285.3%-13303.5%-12.0 pts178OVERFIT
TDY+0.8%+7164.6%-7163.8%-8.4 pts174OVERFIT
TECH+145.1%+79246.8%-79101.7%before 1993246OVERFIT
TEL-11.2%+671.1%-682.2%-11.4 pts134INCONCLUSIVE
TFC+14.1%+10226.4%-10212.4%before 1993424OVERFIT
TGT-47.1%+90566.5%-90613.5%before 1993474OVERFIT
TJX-29.0%+36154.4%-36183.4%before 1993330OVERFIT
TKO-26.2%+1638.9%-1665.1%-9.9 pts168OVERFIT
TMO+39.0%+36784.3%-36745.3%before 1993488OVERFIT
TPL-19.9%+75277.1%-75297.0%before 1993588OVERFIT
TPR+10.1%+7766.6%-7756.6%-8.3 pts194OVERFIT
TRGP+16.0%+2202.9%-2186.9%-13.4 pts86INCONCLUSIVE
TRMB+16.5%+3366.4%-3349.9%before 1993320OVERFIT
TROW+23.4%+35932.6%-35909.2%before 1993334OVERFIT
TSCO+2.2%+15199.0%-15196.8%-10.8 pts226OVERFIT
TSN-43.5%+4340.8%-4384.3%before 1993374OVERFIT
TT-37.0%+49748.2%-49785.2%before 1993382OVERFIT
TTDn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
TXT-65.4%+4901.2%-4966.6%before 1993442OVERFIT
TYL-50.6%+43359.1%-43409.7%before 1993494OVERFIT
UAL+13.7%+240.6%-226.9%-10.5 pts152OVERFIT
UBERn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
UDR+25.0%+14119.5%-14094.5%before 1993450OVERFIT
UHS-34.3%+15293.2%-15327.5%before 1993462OVERFIT
ULTA+62.5%+1721.3%-1658.8%-8.4 pts154INCONCLUSIVE
UNP-51.9%+30311.4%-30363.2%before 1993476OVERFIT
UPS-35.2%+233.2%-268.4%-10.1 pts198OVERFIT
URI+18.7%+7088.3%-7069.6%-8.8 pts190OVERFIT
USB-57.3%+44799.0%-44856.3%before 1993516OVERFIT
VEEV-32.3%+668.8%-701.1%-17.2 pts60INCONCLUSIVE
VICIn/a · history < 10y (8.7y)
VLO-4.5%+23394.0%-23398.5%before 1993332OVERFIT
VLTOn/a · history < 10y (2.9y)
VMC-8.0%+48759.3%-48767.3%before 1993682OVERFIT
VRSK-15.1%+648.8%-663.8%-15.4 pts118INCONCLUSIVE
VRSN-17.4%+5322.0%-5339.5%-10.0 pts212OVERFIT
VRTn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
VSTn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
VTR+1.0%+1496.8%-1495.8%-9.7 pts232OVERFIT
VTRS-22.9%+1568.8%-1591.7%before 1993394OVERFIT
VZ+1.3%+4889.1%-4887.8%before 1993356OVERFIT
WAB-43.4%+4137.7%-4181.1%-12.6 pts250OVERFIT
WAT-4.7%+10865.4%-10870.1%-10.7 pts238OVERFIT
WEC+22.3%+23656.8%-23634.5%before 1993400OVERFIT
WELL-20.4%+58774.1%-58794.5%before 1993482OVERFIT
WFC-34.1%+63452.2%-63486.4%before 1993620OVERFIT
WM-44.4%+8471.2%-8515.6%before 1993344OVERFIT
WMB+61.1%+11974.1%-11913.0%before 1993390OVERFIT
WSM+52.2%+69865.8%-69813.6%before 1993384OVERFIT
WST-33.4%+79208.6%-79242.0%before 1993564OVERFIT
WTW+5.9%+1181.6%-1175.8%-9.2 pts176OVERFIT
WY-1.8%+1781.4%-1783.2%before 1993464OVERFIT
WYNN+33.6%+1217.6%-1184.0%-10.2 pts156OVERFIT
XOM-44.0%+183657.9%-183701.8%before 1993586OVERFIT
XYL+0.9%+455.0%-454.1%-15.2 pts100INCONCLUSIVE
XYZ+47.0%+527.5%-480.5%-11.1 pts94INCONCLUSIVE
YUM-10.6%+4282.5%-4293.1%-9.8 pts208OVERFIT
ZBH+5.8%+292.2%-286.4%-9.4 pts194OVERFIT
ZBRA+101.2%+8617.7%-8516.5%before 1993326OVERFIT
ZTS+3.0%+179.3%-176.3%-14.4 pts122INCONCLUSIVE

Forex · 5 / 8 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 8

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
EUR/USD+1.6%-3.1%+4.8%-11.0 pts197OVERFIT
GBP/USD-0.1%-21.2%+21.2%-11.0 pts188OVERFIT
USD/JPY-16.9%+40.2%-57.1%-10.8 pts224OVERFIT
USD/MXN-6.2%+49.9%-56.2%-11.3 pts130OVERFIT
AUD/USD+13.0%-6.6%+19.6%-10.6 pts150OVERFIT
USD/CAD-0.6%+1.7%-2.3%-11.2 pts180OVERFIT
USD/CHF-1.5%-41.4%+40.0%-11.2 pts134OVERFIT
NZD/USD+1.7%-8.1%+9.8%-11.0 pts188OVERFIT

Crypto · 0 / 2 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 2

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
Bitcoin-7.7%+17075.3%-17083.0%-14.2 pts114INCONCLUSIVE
Ethern/a · history < 10y (8.8y)
Litecoin+3.4%+859.3%-855.9%-13.6 pts78INCONCLUSIVE
Solanan/a · history < 10y (6.4y)
Cardanon/a · history < 10y (8.8y)
Dogecoinn/a · history < 10y (8.8y)

And intraday?

5-minute to 4-hour bars, every asset from where intraday history exists (stocks 2016, forex 2003, crypto 2015), against holding that same asset. Difference versus buy-and-hold. No walk-forward (see protocol).

Asset5 min15 min1 hour4 hoursDaily
Litecoin-1348.2%-1348.2%-1336.4%-1303.0%-855.9%
Solanan/an/an/an/an/a
Cardanon/an/an/an/an/a
Dogecoinn/an/an/an/an/a
EUR/USD-30.8%-9.4%-1.3%-6.8%+4.8%
GBP/USD-34.0%-9.6%+4.4%+9.6%+21.2%
USD/JPY-88.2%-62.7%-50.6%-43.0%-57.1%
AUD/USD+19.6%
USD/CAD-89.3%-64.4%-5.5%-8.9%-2.3%
USD/CHF-29.3%-14.4%+22.2%+25.8%+40.0%
NZD/USD-30.4%-6.4%-7.2%+15.5%+9.8%
S&P 500 (SPY)-452.8%-436.2%-399.3%-371.8%-3102.8%
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)-703.9%-690.6%-651.8%-619.7%-1583.7%
Russell 2000 (IWM)-306.0%-290.5%-251.5%-228.6%-813.5%
Emergentes (EEM)-268.1%-253.6%-216.0%-193.2%-823.9%
Oro (GLD)-396.3%-381.0%-336.6%-307.3%-838.6%
Bonos 20 años (TLT)-88.3%-64.5%-36.0%-5.6%-124.3%
AAPL-1348.8%-1333.1%-1287.6%-1272.3%-322827.6%
AMGN-376.8%-359.7%-299.4%-279.3%-187131.1%
AMZN-835.8%-816.8%-789.5%-763.9%-265162.2%
AXP-572.7%-559.9%-504.3%-478.1%-27089.4%
BA-165.0%-150.5%-116.1%-80.5%-108709.1%
CAT-1512.2%-1499.2%-1449.8%-1427.2%-172722.6%
CRM-338.2%-317.8%-266.1%-241.2%-5993.5%
CSCO-569.7%-555.7%-486.7%-498.3%-222952.6%
CVX-356.9%-341.9%-304.8%-268.7%-68058.2%
DIS-111.3%-93.4%-38.5%+12.7%-189882.9%
GOOGL-920.1%-907.2%-862.0%-822.4%-13522.2%
GS-722.5%-707.6%-666.7%-637.6%-2050.5%
HD-322.4%-306.5%-258.0%-257.4%-1985763.5%
HON-278.9%-260.3%-217.5%-202.3%-21091.3%
IBM-285.3%-268.1%-219.3%-197.9%-16260.3%
JNJ-355.7%-339.5%-292.5%-273.5%-445213.8%
JPM-741.4%-727.2%-690.9%-639.8%-34538.0%
KO-292.1%-277.3%-240.1%-211.1%-199394.2%
MCD-282.5%-265.0%-231.5%-195.9%-236694.5%
MMM-198.3%-180.8%-136.2%-104.9%-31199.9%
MRK-411.1%-394.0%-347.1%-334.3%-233399.8%
MSFT-1076.3%-1065.7%-1025.1%-992.8%-859504.2%
NKE-71.8%-46.8%-17.9%+11.9%-31973.1%
NVDA-27585.7%-27570.1%-27532.2%-27493.2%-587720.6%
PG-243.7%-222.1%-194.8%-159.9%-59713.0%
SHW-448.1%-425.8%-391.2%-361.6%-231807.5%
TRV-419.4%-404.7%-366.2%-327.1%-12332.2%
UNH-400.1%-383.0%-360.6%-337.9%-353279.6%
V-542.6%-530.8%-489.7%-459.7%-2966.7%
WMT-607.1%-595.1%-543.9%-521.4%-915422.4%
ABNBn/an/an/an/an/a
ADBE-315.0%-297.5%-268.1%-231.2%-147745.5%
ADI-813.2%-797.2%-755.0%-689.7%-81400.4%
ADP-438.3%-422.2%-379.9%-338.6%-74227.4%
ADSK-431.0%-409.5%-390.9%-354.7%-58093.2%
AEP-303.5%-290.2%-252.2%-230.2%-13854.0%
ALABn/an/an/an/an/a
ALNY-254.1%-231.3%-182.4%-165.1%-3344.3%
AMAT-2817.6%-2808.8%-2730.3%-2700.2%-664910.3%
AMD-16807.2%-16793.1%-16753.6%-16717.2%-14781.8%
APPn/an/an/an/an/a
ARMn/an/an/an/an/a
ASML-2158.3%-2147.3%-2102.1%-2078.6%-96257.3%
AVGO-3402.8%-3393.4%-3330.3%-3328.0%-32457.8%
AXON-3569.1%-3554.4%-3502.4%-3469.0%-123026.4%
BKNG-421.3%-401.3%-369.6%-348.3%-832.5%
BKRn/an/an/an/a-987.2%
CCEP-414.2%-401.1%-360.3%-334.1%-7115.6%
CDNS-1657.1%-1639.6%-1585.3%-1562.0%-16701.8%
CEGn/an/an/an/an/a
CMCSA-134.4%-118.7%-80.8%-49.7%-47104.7%
COST-706.4%-692.7%-662.6%-620.2%-12782.8%
CPRT-699.4%-686.0%-649.3%-608.1%-21551.5%
CRWDn/an/an/an/an/a
CSX-695.9%-686.3%-655.3%-616.9%-40466.7%
CTAS-1030.8%-1019.1%-986.1%-937.6%-123401.4%
DASHn/an/an/an/an/a
DDOGn/an/an/an/an/a
DXCM-461.7%-435.4%-390.3%-373.1%-3026.7%
EAn/a
EXC-316.6%-303.6%-262.2%-239.5%-17733.5%
FANG-392.5%-381.2%-347.3%-307.2%-1355.7%
FAST-655.8%-641.2%-600.1%-570.8%-262353.5%
FERn/an/an/an/a-613.4%
FTNT-2745.1%-2731.4%-2681.8%-2670.6%-10172.7%
GEHCn/an/an/an/an/a
GILD-211.1%-187.5%-135.5%-129.7%-33571.1%
HONAn/an/an/an/an/a
IDXX-779.9%-764.9%-719.8%-700.0%-58786.1%
INTC-330.1%-319.0%-269.0%-261.4%-49255.5%
INTU-412.6%-396.3%-363.0%-327.3%-15449.0%
ISRG-611.6%-594.9%-554.0%-504.3%-18530.1%
KHC-53.8%-36.8%+3.6%+24.1%+35.3%
KLAC-3063.3%-3050.4%-3003.0%-2965.7%-289455.6%
LINn/an/an/an/a-10779.5%
LITE-4007.4%-3991.6%-3957.6%-3944.4%-5217.3%
LRCX-4481.0%-4472.0%-4415.2%-4370.4%-159768.0%
MAR-593.1%-578.3%-536.9%-515.2%-2538.3%
MCHP-390.3%-379.5%-340.1%-310.9%-41969.3%
MDLZ-179.6%-164.2%-123.2%-113.8%-467.9%
MELI-1799.8%-1785.5%-1735.0%-1710.2%-6866.8%
META-568.6%-554.5%-498.3%-477.1%-1395.3%
MNST-193.4%-178.9%-120.3%-97.5%-62005.6%
MPWR-2250.4%-2240.8%-2211.8%-2151.2%-15006.0%
MRVL-2679.4%-2669.5%-2636.3%-2599.8%-1657.0%
MSTR-743.8%-734.8%-680.8%-639.9%-988.3%
MU-6675.4%-6654.0%-6624.0%-6589.3%-70832.9%
NFLX-742.8%-723.7%-681.4%-667.1%-67582.6%
NXPI-299.3%-282.7%-239.9%-219.4%-1750.8%
ODFL-1063.3%-1047.2%-1006.5%-986.3%-36429.8%
ORLY-539.1%-524.7%-480.4%-459.3%-55231.5%
PANW-1299.2%-1289.2%-1247.4%-1189.4%-4264.3%
PCAR-578.5%-560.6%-522.6%-484.6%-57100.0%
PDDn/an/an/an/an/a
PEP-194.8%-184.4%-147.9%-121.4%-37769.4%
PLTRn/an/an/an/an/a
PYPL-154.9%-133.7%-85.4%-52.9%-33.9%
QCOM-437.5%-414.3%-365.2%-329.7%-50458.3%
REGN-153.2%-136.8%-90.0%-78.1%-3731.7%
ROP-243.3%-224.9%-180.8%-163.2%-25965.9%
ROST-464.0%-446.9%-395.9%-391.0%-55719.9%
SBUX-230.6%-214.3%-161.7%-141.8%-43057.7%
SHOP-5944.4%-5927.9%-5904.2%-5844.0%-8573.5%
SNDKn/an/an/an/an/a
SNPS-984.4%-973.6%-946.6%-910.1%-5479.8%
STX-3651.8%-3640.3%-3580.3%-3555.4%-15561.7%
TER-1856.2%-1836.0%-1793.5%-1722.8%-31363.0%
TMUS-488.8%-478.9%-429.5%-404.2%-327.1%
TRI-360.8%-344.5%-299.8%-271.5%-600.3%
TSLA-2340.6%-2320.2%-2279.7%-2257.0%-22913.9%
TTWO-687.5%-673.9%-635.6%-597.1%-5527.8%
TXN-636.6%-623.0%-586.8%-545.3%-37978.3%
VRTX-439.1%-424.9%-375.7%-369.7%-11976.5%
WBDn/an/an/an/a-309.4%
WDAY-262.4%-239.5%-226.9%-195.8%-322.1%
WDC-1170.7%-1146.0%-1114.6%-1092.4%-66250.4%
XEL-293.0%-279.2%-238.5%-202.9%-7420.7%
KDP-276.4%-263.6%-238.3%-187.2%-1096.2%
USD/MXN-83.8%-62.3%-61.8%-64.0%-56.2%
Bitcoin-18084.8%-18084.8%-18079.1%-18042.5%-17083.0%
Ethern/a

9 / 472 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 0 / 472

What if I nudge the parameters? (on the index)

ParametersReturnSharpeMax DDVs. index
window 38-21.8%-1.82-29.1%-3102.8%
window 15-9.1%-2.10-18.9%-3090.1%
window 60-16.8%-1.80-24.6%-3097.8%
window 90-11.2%-1.70-21.4%-3092.3%

A rule that only works at the exact textbook numbers and dies one notch away is not an edge: it is luck.

Out of sample and robustness (on the index)

Walk-forward: OVERFIT · 0%

Deflated Sharpe: 0.00 (< 0.95)

Robustness suite: FRAGILE

By halves: First half did not beat (-13.8% vs +237.3%); Second half did not beat (-9.3% vs +843.1%).

5 fold(s) scored; 0% within the robust degradation band [0.5, 1.5].

Mean OOS/IS Sharpe degradation = 0.

Deflated Sharpe 0.0 < 0.95 — edge does not clear the multiple-trials selection-bias hurdle.

Receipt

Computed on 2026-09-10 · period: each asset from its first bar (1962-01-01 to 2026-08-31) · round-trip costs: stocks and index 10 bps, forex 2 bps, crypto 30 bps · artifact baf59d3a43e0 · Finaxion engine

By market

Each market's page, ordered by annual excess over the S&P 500. The first 9 are shown; the rest are in the sitemap. See all 9 markets

Sources for the claim

How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). ICT / Smart Money: the fair value gap: works in few markets. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact baf59d3a43e0. https://finaxion.app/en/research/ict-fair-value-gap

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