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Finaxion Research · Trend following · Updated 2026-09-10

Kaufman’s adaptive moving average (KAMA)

Works in few markets

Its ground: forex, on daily, on a single asset — it beats in 13 of 961 combinations.

Markets beaten
11 / 489
Vs. index
-12.6 pts/yr
Total return
-45.4%
Sharpe
-0.46
Max drawdown
-71.6%
Trades
1281
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 Kaufman’s adaptive moving average (KAMA)?

  1. There is no asset class where Kaufman’s adaptive moving average (KAMA) works consistently; it does least badly on forex pairs: 2 of 40 (5%).
  2. It does worst on cryptocurrencies: it beats in 0 of 14.
  3. Of the 11 daily markets where it beats, 3 hold out of sample (27%).
  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 2 of 118.
  6. It has aged: in 40 markets it beat in the first half of the history and stopped in the second; the reverse happens in only 11.
  7. Its best daily market is BTC/USD: +17.6 points a year over the S&P 500 across 12 years, 576 trades.
  8. Its worst daily market is AVB: -24.1 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 6540eaf5c46b.

The promise

“KAMA adapts to volatility: buy when price crosses above it and avoid the whipsaws of ordinary averages.”

Exactly what we tested

Close crosses above KAMA(10, 2, 30) → entry; close crosses below → exit.

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)-45.4%+3081.0%-3126.4%-12.6 pts1281OVERFIT
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)-47.7%+1565.8%-1613.5%-10.9 pts1023OVERFIT
Russell 2000 (IWM)-76.7%+801.9%-878.6%-14.1 pts1054OVERFIT
Emergentes (EEM)+31.5%+830.9%-799.4%-10.5 pts851OVERFIT
Oro (GLD)+59.6%+820.3%-760.6%-8.8 pts742OVERFIT
Bonos 20 años (TLT)-55.6%+131.2%-186.8%-14.6 pts861OVERFIT

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)+253.6%+3081.0%-2827.5%-7.0 pts13318

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)+1439.6%+3081.0%-1641.4%-2.4 pts33490

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)+81.7%+3081.0%-2999.3%-9.0 pts51917

Stocks, one by one (Dow 30 + Nasdaq-100) · 9 / 470 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 18 / 216

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
AAPL+1831.7%+322813.1%-320981.3%before 19931593OVERFIT
AMGN+1583.0%+187272.6%-185689.6%before 19931497OVERFIT
AMZN+4744.5%+265196.1%-260451.6%+4.5 pts1021OVERFIT
AXP-83.9%+27029.4%-27113.2%before 19931996OVERFIT
BA+3399.4%+108724.7%-105325.3%before 19932262OVERFIT
CAT+4380.8%+172708.3%-168327.5%before 19932222OVERFIT
CRM+160.3%+5992.9%-5832.6%-6.5 pts749OVERFIT
CSCO+529.9%+222956.6%-222426.7%before 19931308OVERFIT
CVX-58.4%+68037.6%-68096.0%before 19932413OVERFIT
DIS+6617.1%+189847.3%-183230.2%before 19932243OVERFIT
GOOGL+464.7%+13534.3%-13069.6%-3.1 pts773OVERFIT
GS+151.1%+2027.1%-1876.0%-5.0 pts954OVERFIT
HD+1595.0%+1985758.9%-1984163.9%before 19931558OVERFIT
HON-65.1%+21058.8%-21123.9%before 19932390OVERFIT
IBM+13.0%+16203.8%-16190.8%before 19932321OVERFIT
JNJ+105.1%+445196.6%-445091.5%before 19932241OVERFIT
JPM+38.1%+34522.5%-34484.4%before 19931609OVERFIT
KO+36.8%+199349.6%-199312.8%before 19932416OVERFIT
MCD+495.2%+236707.0%-236211.7%before 19932104OVERFIT
MMM-55.0%+31160.0%-31215.0%before 19932330OVERFIT
MRK+80.1%+233375.1%-233295.0%before 19932267OVERFIT
MSFT+590.5%+859506.0%-858915.4%before 19931481OVERFIT
NKE+555.4%+32003.7%-31448.2%before 19931526OVERFIT
NVDA+5859.1%+587720.8%-581861.7%+7.2 pts979OVERFIT
PG-41.7%+59706.6%-59748.4%before 19932346OVERFIT
SHW+9.3%+231766.6%-231757.3%before 19931684OVERFIT
TRV+721.0%+12287.7%-11566.7%before 19931820MARGINAL
UNH+267.0%+353381.4%-353114.4%before 19931522OVERFIT
V-55.0%+2961.1%-3016.1%-16.4 pts719INCONCLUSIVE
WMT+22.6%+915365.3%-915342.8%before 19932004OVERFIT
ABNBn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
ADBE+264.1%+147731.1%-147467.0%before 19931417OVERFIT
ADI-84.1%+81534.0%-81618.2%before 19931760OVERFIT
ADP-66.7%+74205.9%-74272.6%before 19931717OVERFIT
ADSK+932.6%+58084.6%-57152.0%before 19931443OVERFIT
AEP+120.9%+13797.6%-13676.7%before 19932394OVERFIT
ALABn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
ALNY+674.6%+3338.4%-2663.8%-1.4 pts789OVERFIT
AMAT+288.9%+664974.8%-664686.0%before 19931666OVERFIT
AMD+595.2%+14863.3%-14268.1%before 19931624MARGINAL
APPn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
ARMn/a · history < 10y (3.0y)
ASML+33.8%+96277.5%-96243.7%-10.1 pts1120OVERFIT
AVGO+235.8%+32512.1%-32276.2%-7.3 pts643INCONCLUSIVE
AXON+28328.1%+123065.2%-94737.1%+15.7 pts849MARGINAL
BKNG-20.0%+922.2%-942.2%-9.4 pts994OVERFIT
BKR-89.3%+933.9%-1023.1%before 19931418OVERFIT
CCEP-19.0%+7081.8%-7100.8%before 19931491OVERFIT
CDNS-53.3%+16839.0%-16892.3%before 19931435OVERFIT
CEGn/a · history < 10y (4.6y)
CMCSA-38.7%+47049.9%-47088.6%before 19931743OVERFIT
COST+23.0%+12800.7%-12777.8%before 19931512OVERFIT
CPRT+969.5%+21554.9%-20585.5%-3.3 pts1177OVERFIT
CRWDn/a · history < 10y (7.2y)
CSX-88.3%+40426.1%-40514.4%before 19931717OVERFIT
CTAS+534.0%+123411.3%-122877.3%before 19931559OVERFIT
DASHn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
DDOGn/a · history < 10y (6.9y)
DXCM+2424.2%+3002.6%-578.4%+5.1 pts751MARGINAL
EAn/a · history < 10y (9.0y)
EXC-18.0%+17730.6%-17748.5%before 19932036OVERFIT
FANG+36.9%+1406.8%-1369.9%-12.5 pts518INCONCLUSIVE
FAST+2340.3%+262350.7%-260010.3%before 19931386OVERFIT
FER+36.4%+593.7%-557.2%-12.6 pts234INCONCLUSIVE
FTNT+64.7%+10184.6%-10119.9%-11.2 pts621INCONCLUSIVE
GEHCn/a · history < 10y (3.7y)
GILD+29.1%+33594.8%-33565.7%before 19931267OVERFIT
HONAn/a · history < 10y (0.2y)
IDXX+636.1%+58789.5%-58153.4%before 19931268OVERFIT
INTC-42.3%+49216.9%-49259.1%before 19931678OVERFIT
INTU-1.7%+15430.2%-15431.8%-10.8 pts1263OVERFIT
ISRG+630.2%+18484.9%-17854.7%-0.5 pts918MARGINAL
KDP+184.4%+1090.2%-905.8%-5.9 pts621INCONCLUSIVE
KHC-56.7%-42.2%-14.5%-21.6 pts365INCONCLUSIVE
KLAC-58.3%+289399.1%-289457.4%before 19931770OVERFIT
LIN-71.3%+10777.0%-10848.3%before 19931284OVERFIT
LITE+654.3%+5280.9%-4626.6%+5.8 pts379INCONCLUSIVE
LRCX-68.4%+159814.6%-159883.0%before 19931624OVERFIT
MAR+26.3%+2539.5%-2513.2%-8.1 pts1016OVERFIT
MCHP-77.2%+41961.5%-42038.7%-15.1 pts1226OVERFIT
MDLZ-60.8%+461.4%-522.2%-13.1 pts984OVERFIT
MELI+533.8%+6911.0%-6377.3%-1.0 pts663INCONCLUSIVE
META-62.8%+1410.2%-1473.1%-21.9 pts563INCONCLUSIVE
MNST+671.8%+61968.9%-61297.1%before 19931346MARGINAL
MPWR+526.0%+15002.1%-14476.1%-2.2 pts732OVERFIT
MRVL+124.0%+1645.0%-1521.1%-5.3 pts958OVERFIT
MSTR+14596.0%+1158.6%+13437.4%+10.4 pts989OVERFIT
MU+816.2%+70877.8%-70061.6%before 19931508MARGINAL
NFLX+1451.9%+67643.2%-66191.3%+1.7 pts815GENERALIZED
NXPI+34.4%+1721.2%-1686.8%-12.8 pts586INCONCLUSIVE
ODFL-97.5%+36444.7%-36542.2%before 19931428OVERFIT
ORLY+498.4%+55255.7%-54757.3%-5.4 pts1234OVERFIT
PANW+375.7%+4215.4%-3839.7%-3.3 pts469INCONCLUSIVE
PCAR+322.0%+57106.4%-56784.4%before 19931674MARGINAL
PDDn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
PEP-78.8%+37760.7%-37839.5%before 19931965OVERFIT
PLTRn/a · history < 10y (5.9y)
PYPL-50.3%+44.7%-95.0%-20.4 pts382INCONCLUSIVE
QCOM-19.0%+50430.1%-50449.1%before 19931291OVERFIT
REGN-62.6%+3718.3%-3780.9%before 19931340OVERFIT
ROP+143.8%+26003.6%-25859.8%before 19931271OVERFIT
ROST+595.6%+55801.1%-55205.6%before 19931440MARGINAL
SBUX+97.3%+43019.5%-42922.2%before 19931181MARGINAL
SHOP+234.1%+8568.8%-8334.7%-2.6 pts393INCONCLUSIVE
SNDKn/a · history < 10y (1.5y)
SNPS-93.3%+5482.1%-5575.4%before 19931299OVERFIT
STX+7524.3%+15614.6%-8090.3%+8.7 pts818OVERFIT
TER+1446.9%+31309.8%-29862.9%before 19931846MARGINAL
TMUS-34.8%+318.0%-352.7%-13.1 pts725INCONCLUSIVE
TRI-12.9%+578.4%-591.4%-11.2 pts897OVERFIT
TSLA+5036.2%+23002.8%-17966.5%+12.5 pts539INCONCLUSIVE
TTWO-23.4%+5509.7%-5533.1%-11.0 pts1086OVERFIT
TXN-62.5%+38040.6%-38103.1%before 19931942OVERFIT
VRTX+59.2%+12000.4%-11941.2%before 19931353MARGINAL
WBD+335.0%+302.2%+32.8%-3.9 pts757MARGINAL
WDAY-25.8%+305.5%-331.3%-16.9 pts515INCONCLUSIVE
WDC+3409.8%+66202.2%-62792.4%before 19931676MARGINAL
XEL+71.8%+7388.9%-7317.1%before 19931984OVERFIT
A+211.6%+486.3%-274.7%-4.0 pts925MARGINAL
ABBV+92.5%+1156.0%-1063.5%-9.9 pts478INCONCLUSIVE
ABT-65.7%+62056.2%-62121.8%before 19931682OVERFIT
ACGL-78.1%+4268.0%-4346.2%-15.3 pts1194OVERFIT
ACN+105.8%+1726.5%-1620.7%-6.6 pts861OVERFIT
ADM-91.4%+9265.6%-9357.1%before 19931716OVERFIT
AEE+7.9%+813.9%-806.0%-9.0 pts1032OVERFIT
AES-11.6%+647.5%-659.1%before 19931321OVERFIT
AFL-40.0%+205848.4%-205888.4%before 19931780OVERFIT
AIG-25.3%+468.3%-493.6%before 19931847OVERFIT
AIZ+39.7%+1585.5%-1545.8%-9.4 pts795OVERFIT
AJG+2756.3%+41899.5%-39143.2%before 19931415OVERFIT
AKAM-14.9%-25.2%+10.3%-9.1 pts910OVERFIT
ALB-68.2%+3091.3%-3159.6%-14.4 pts1181OVERFIT
ALGN+15.2%+846.9%-831.7%-8.3 pts892OVERFIT
ALL-84.3%+3674.2%-3758.5%-16.3 pts1294OVERFIT
ALLE+36.2%+265.9%-229.7%-11.5 pts442INCONCLUSIVE
AMCR-52.9%+100.6%-153.5%-20.2 pts383INCONCLUSIVE
AME-81.3%+25325.0%-25406.3%before 19931640OVERFIT
AMP+32.9%+2154.1%-2121.2%-9.8 pts756OVERFIT
AMT+129.8%+1310.2%-1180.4%-6.1 pts1021OVERFIT
ANET+1.2%+5592.8%-5591.6%-13.6 pts415INCONCLUSIVE
AON+199.4%+29815.0%-29615.6%before 19931700OVERFIT
AOS+3750.3%+13924.9%-10174.6%before 19931477OVERFIT
APA-98.9%+2417.2%-2516.1%before 19931811OVERFIT
APD-55.2%+20722.2%-20777.4%before 19931689OVERFIT
APH+135.8%+146951.6%-146815.8%before 19931224MARGINAL
APO+98.7%+1845.9%-1747.1%-9.4 pts583INCONCLUSIVE
APTV-19.0%+174.0%-193.0%-16.7 pts518INCONCLUSIVE
ARE-39.9%+624.3%-664.2%-11.4 pts1081OVERFIT
ARES+251.4%+1191.9%-940.5%-3.2 pts417INCONCLUSIVE
ATO-55.4%+13696.4%-13751.8%before 19931637OVERFIT
AVB-60.4%+42.3%-102.7%-24.1 pts408INCONCLUSIVE
AVY-85.6%+8544.4%-8630.0%before 19931933OVERFIT
AWK-30.8%+950.9%-981.7%-13.8 pts701INCONCLUSIVE
AZO+211.0%+40631.8%-40420.8%before 19931254OVERFIT
BAC+277.0%+4053.1%-3776.1%before 19931872OVERFIT
BALL+534.8%+49568.6%-49033.7%before 19931877OVERFIT
BAX-97.8%+1778.4%-1876.2%before 19931686OVERFIT
BBY+1856.3%+89506.6%-87650.3%before 19931482OVERFIT
BDX-86.7%+21440.4%-21527.0%before 19932015OVERFIT
BEN+739.4%+130378.8%-129639.3%before 19931539OVERFIT
BF-B+110.5%+14873.5%-14763.0%before 19931658OVERFIT
BG+10.1%+1105.5%-1095.5%-9.2 pts898OVERFIT
BIIB-4.6%+6832.8%-6837.4%before 19931275OVERFIT
BLDR-78.5%+393.7%-472.2%-18.2 pts816OVERFIT
BLK+22.0%+13724.5%-13702.5%-8.0 pts1019OVERFIT
BMY-12.4%+23662.6%-23675.0%before 19931911OVERFIT
BNY-50.9%+32230.3%-32281.3%before 19931867OVERFIT
BR+157.9%+1234.2%-1076.4%-6.0 pts627INCONCLUSIVE
BRK-B-39.3%+2072.5%-2111.8%-12.0 pts1108OVERFIT
BRO+659.5%+76212.8%-75553.3%before 19931529OVERFIT
BSX-68.2%+1028.2%-1096.4%before 19931202OVERFIT
BX+99.8%+1023.3%-923.6%-7.2 pts687INCONCLUSIVE
BXP-45.2%+888.9%-934.1%-11.6 pts1005OVERFIT
C-52.2%+1897.9%-1950.2%before 19931800OVERFIT
CAH+1193.4%+39284.8%-38091.4%before 19931515OVERFIT
CARRn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
CASY+121.0%+80461.2%-80340.2%before 19931580OVERFIT
CB+61.8%+6587.6%-6525.8%-9.3 pts1244OVERFIT
CBOE+80.8%+1060.1%-979.3%-10.9 pts589INCONCLUSIVE
CBRE+13.2%+2283.8%-2270.6%-10.4 pts783OVERFIT
CCI+278.7%+899.9%-621.2%-4.2 pts1026OVERFIT
CCL-34.3%+1154.4%-1188.7%before 19931380OVERFIT
CDW+76.3%+858.2%-781.9%-10.1 pts471INCONCLUSIVE
CF+144.6%+5815.9%-5671.3%-6.7 pts735OVERFIT
CFG-8.5%+349.9%-358.4%-14.5 pts428INCONCLUSIVE
CHD+171.2%+93736.5%-93565.3%before 19931645OVERFIT
CHRW-55.7%+4307.6%-4363.3%-12.1 pts1065OVERFIT
CHTR+21.5%+335.5%-314.1%-13.0 pts592INCONCLUSIVE
CI+879.5%+12980.8%-12101.4%before 19931514OVERFIT
CIEN+607.8%+195.6%+412.2%-3.0 pts982OVERFIT
CINF+1357.1%+41545.9%-40188.8%before 19931651OVERFIT
CL-83.0%+20919.0%-21002.0%before 19931922OVERFIT
CLX-69.3%+6184.2%-6253.4%before 19931910OVERFIT
CME+239.9%+6884.2%-6644.3%-6.1 pts857OVERFIT
CMG+768.2%+4221.6%-3453.4%-0.0 pts687MARGINAL
CMI+2597.9%+28968.2%-26370.4%before 19931912OVERFIT
CMS+492.6%+630.8%-138.2%before 19931898OVERFIT
CNC-31.6%+4388.8%-4420.4%-11.6 pts891OVERFIT
CNP+201.7%+13998.0%-13796.3%before 19932354OVERFIT
COF-13.5%+5724.6%-5738.0%-11.6 pts1128OVERFIT
COHR+77.0%+68288.9%-68212.0%before 19931492OVERFIT
COINn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
COO+276.5%+879.8%-603.3%before 19931512OVERFIT
COP-21.2%+13561.7%-13582.9%before 19931616OVERFIT
COR+1421.4%+17062.1%-15640.6%-1.9 pts1097OVERFIT
CPAY+23.2%+1383.7%-1360.5%-13.0 pts557INCONCLUSIVE
CPT+7.9%+2453.9%-2446.1%-10.7 pts1222OVERFIT
CRH-86.4%+7617.9%-7704.3%before 19931284OVERFIT
CRL-6.8%+1210.2%-1216.9%-8.8 pts889OVERFIT
CSGP+1112.8%+3390.6%-2277.8%+0.4 pts1059OVERFIT
CTSH+93.6%+35498.3%-35404.7%-6.6 pts1047OVERFIT
CTVAn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
CVNAn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
CVS-42.3%+15658.6%-15701.0%before 19931918OVERFIT
D+237.1%+17762.4%-17525.3%before 19931626OVERFIT
DAL+26.6%+339.1%-312.5%-9.6 pts674INCONCLUSIVE
DD-63.4%+10113.6%-10177.0%before 19931964OVERFIT
DE-58.2%+101089.1%-101147.2%before 19931965OVERFIT
DECK-81.0%+7024.7%-7105.8%-15.7 pts1290OVERFIT
DELL+970.2%+4059.8%-3089.5%+11.6 pts331INCONCLUSIVE
DG+5.6%+550.3%-544.6%-14.0 pts583INCONCLUSIVE
DGX+204.1%+9626.0%-9421.9%-6.3 pts1029OVERFIT
DHI-69.7%+13111.0%-13180.7%before 19931324OVERFIT
DHR-84.9%+483557.2%-483642.2%before 19931837OVERFIT
DLR-18.8%+3540.7%-3559.6%-12.1 pts793OVERFIT
DLTR+1040.6%+10731.5%-9690.9%-3.0 pts1038OVERFIT
DOC-72.4%+6136.8%-6209.3%before 19931560OVERFIT
DOV+665.3%+29264.8%-28599.5%before 19931594MARGINAL
DOWn/a · history < 10y (7.4y)
DPZ+77.9%+5638.6%-5560.7%-8.5 pts780OVERFIT
DRI-30.5%+6998.7%-7029.2%-12.0 pts1168OVERFIT
DTE-27.4%+35264.3%-35291.7%before 19932480OVERFIT
DUK+200.6%+16239.0%-16038.5%before 19931638OVERFIT
DVA+83.2%+4219.3%-4136.1%-8.6 pts1120OVERFIT
DVN+12.3%+1411.9%-1399.6%before 19931494OVERFIT
EBAY+740.5%+14035.1%-13294.6%-1.3 pts992MARGINAL
ECHO+40.8%+227.3%-186.5%-9.5 pts638INCONCLUSIVE
ECL-51.8%+20174.1%-20225.9%before 19931969OVERFIT
ED+958.7%+45081.6%-44122.9%before 19932320OVERFIT
EFX+512.5%+77234.4%-76721.8%before 19931665OVERFIT
EG-18.0%+2975.7%-2993.7%-11.2 pts1125OVERFIT
EIX+57.4%+14610.5%-14553.2%before 19931919OVERFIT
EL-15.2%+1551.3%-1566.6%-11.1 pts1069OVERFIT
ELV+66.5%+2326.9%-2260.3%-8.2 pts919OVERFIT
EME+1365.1%+59203.5%-57838.4%-2.3 pts1126OVERFIT
EMR-78.0%+19839.1%-19917.1%before 19932047OVERFIT
EOG-51.4%+9279.7%-9331.1%before 19931398OVERFIT
EQIX+207.2%+240.5%-33.3%-4.0 pts913OVERFIT
EQR-36.9%+44.2%-81.1%-19.7 pts362INCONCLUSIVE
EQT+1036.0%+19557.1%-18521.2%before 19931641OVERFIT
ERIE+66.6%+3362.8%-3296.2%-8.9 pts1193OVERFIT
ES-77.5%+2960.1%-3037.5%before 19931984OVERFIT
ESS-27.2%+5274.8%-5302.0%-12.0 pts1214OVERFIT
ETN+3375.2%+116541.5%-113166.3%before 19931858MARGINAL
ETR+33.7%+19797.9%-19764.2%before 19931992OVERFIT
EVRG-44.4%+5086.7%-5131.1%before 19931974OVERFIT
EW+163.5%+6500.0%-6336.5%-4.5 pts922OVERFIT
EXEn/a · history < 10y (5.6y)
EXPD+92.2%+148324.6%-148232.4%before 19931623OVERFIT
EXPE+4.3%+916.1%-911.8%-10.9 pts749OVERFIT
EXR+176.6%+2698.9%-2522.3%-6.6 pts772OVERFIT
F+13.8%+6752.4%-6738.6%before 19931972OVERFIT
FCX+10.2%+1061.6%-1051.4%-10.4 pts1153OVERFIT
FDS+2365.2%+9088.9%-6723.7%+0.9 pts999OVERFIT
FDX+843.0%+53776.9%-52933.9%before 19931689OVERFIT
FDXFn/a · history < 10y (0.3y)
FE-58.5%+563.0%-621.6%-12.5 pts1046OVERFIT
FFIV+732.4%+5374.0%-4641.6%-0.4 pts913MARGINAL
FICO+75.4%+94747.8%-94672.4%before 19931423OVERFIT
FIS-68.9%+363.8%-432.6%-14.0 pts916OVERFIT
FITB+1634.3%+28280.0%-26645.7%before 19931600OVERFIT
FIX+54.0%+11966.2%-11912.2%-8.0 pts1052OVERFIT
FLEX+118.1%+7898.6%-7780.5%-8.5 pts1192OVERFIT
FOXn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FOXAn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FRT-70.2%+24360.2%-24430.5%before 19932024OVERFIT
FSLR-64.0%+716.1%-780.1%-16.0 pts746OVERFIT
FTV-16.2%+100.1%-116.4%-17.2 pts372INCONCLUSIVE
GD+2088.8%+221689.9%-219601.0%before 19932306OVERFIT
GDDY-41.7%+389.4%-431.1%-18.7 pts419INCONCLUSIVE
GE+15.5%+54356.2%-54340.8%before 19932314OVERFIT
GEN+202.6%+12085.6%-11883.0%before 19931269OVERFIT
GEVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
GIS-62.6%+15015.5%-15078.2%before 19931689OVERFIT
GL+379.3%+12680.6%-12301.2%before 19931644OVERFIT
GLW+664.9%+19301.2%-18636.3%before 19931542OVERFIT
GM+7.4%+240.1%-232.7%-14.0 pts563INCONCLUSIVE
GNRC+103.7%+2091.1%-1987.4%-10.2 pts590INCONCLUSIVE
GPC-82.1%+12785.5%-12867.7%before 19931773OVERFIT
GPN-15.6%+2567.9%-2583.5%-9.7 pts891OVERFIT
GRMN+138.1%+5377.3%-5239.3%-5.5 pts878OVERFIT
GWW+274.2%+55300.2%-55026.0%before 19931983OVERFIT
HAL+47.4%+2860.8%-2813.3%before 19931887OVERFIT
HAS+610.5%+201529.8%-200919.2%before 19931681OVERFIT
HBAN-75.0%+3799.5%-3874.5%before 19931694OVERFIT
HCA+120.4%+1699.7%-1579.3%-8.9 pts509INCONCLUSIVE
HIG-3.0%+951.1%-954.1%-10.5 pts1146OVERFIT
HII+276.9%+883.6%-606.8%-5.2 pts532INCONCLUSIVE
HLT+28.3%+659.1%-630.9%-12.1 pts468INCONCLUSIVE
HOODn/a · history < 10y (5.1y)
HPE+170.0%+625.0%-455.1%-5.3 pts382INCONCLUSIVE
HPQ-3.7%+77945.5%-77949.2%before 19932339OVERFIT
HRL-15.3%+19046.1%-19061.4%before 19931664OVERFIT
HSIC-2.4%+1913.1%-1915.4%-10.6 pts1223OVERFIT
HST+89.1%+12843.9%-12754.7%before 19931666OVERFIT
HSY-35.4%+53964.6%-54000.0%before 19931724OVERFIT
HUBB+10.4%+3853.5%-3843.1%-10.8 pts1158OVERFIT
HUM+553.2%+20168.9%-19615.7%before 19931561OVERFIT
HWMn/a · history < 10y (9.8y)
IBKR+2.3%+1526.1%-1523.8%-10.7 pts723INCONCLUSIVE
ICE-23.4%+2307.9%-2331.3%-12.5 pts803OVERFIT
IEX+103.7%+12761.2%-12657.5%before 19931355OVERFIT
IFF-92.4%+4754.9%-4847.4%before 19931919OVERFIT
INCY+1087.3%+6471.7%-5384.4%-3.1 pts1185OVERFIT
INVHn/a · history < 10y (9.6y)
IP-78.4%+4590.1%-4668.6%before 19932368OVERFIT
IQV-36.6%+520.3%-556.9%-17.6 pts497INCONCLUSIVE
IRn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
IRM+532.8%+9911.6%-9378.7%-4.1 pts1102OVERFIT
IT+257.2%+6431.0%-6173.8%-6.9 pts1199OVERFIT
ITW+363.8%+51254.1%-50890.3%before 19931994OVERFIT
IVZ-6.9%+1093.8%-1100.7%-10.9 pts1089OVERFIT
J+1243.4%+33544.7%-32301.3%before 19931615MARGINAL
JBHT+957.0%+24926.6%-23969.6%before 19931522OVERFIT
JBL+1169.5%+41217.7%-40048.2%-3.0 pts1210MARGINAL
JCI-57.6%+4376.5%-4434.1%before 19931504OVERFIT
JKHY+16.3%+71288.2%-71271.9%before 19931497OVERFIT
KEY-98.7%+1405.6%-1504.3%before 19931546OVERFIT
KEYS+42.0%+1042.3%-1000.3%-11.3 pts414INCONCLUSIVE
KIM+63.5%+3036.5%-2973.0%before 19931188OVERFIT
KKR-22.4%+1784.9%-1807.3%-16.4 pts615INCONCLUSIVE
KMB-11.2%+16039.9%-16051.1%before 19931614OVERFIT
KMI+15.4%+117.5%-102.1%-13.0 pts546INCONCLUSIVE
KR+160.1%+182706.1%-182545.9%before 19932298OVERFIT
KVUEn/a · history < 10y (3.3y)
L+699.8%+22398.8%-21699.0%before 19931602MARGINAL
LDOS+19.3%+530.2%-510.9%-10.2 pts720OVERFIT
LEN-36.8%+29032.9%-29069.8%before 19931718OVERFIT
LH-70.0%+1408.2%-1478.2%before 19931355OVERFIT
LHX+4.6%+8519.5%-8514.9%before 19931576OVERFIT
LII-65.7%+3122.4%-3188.2%-12.4 pts1018OVERFIT
LLY+115.8%+129720.0%-129604.2%before 19931906OVERFIT
LMT-50.4%+67444.7%-67495.1%before 19932400OVERFIT
LNT+21.2%+9408.5%-9387.2%before 19931956OVERFIT
LOW+4407.4%+77328.4%-72921.0%before 19931572OVERFIT
LULU+89.9%+759.0%-669.1%-7.7 pts710INCONCLUSIVE
LUV+476.9%+24508.5%-24031.7%before 19931632OVERFIT
LVS+23.5%+50.3%-26.8%-9.9 pts774OVERFIT
LYB-1.7%+648.8%-650.6%-14.2 pts584INCONCLUSIVE
LYV+229.0%+1558.0%-1328.9%-5.2 pts732OVERFIT
MA+53.4%+14066.9%-14013.5%-9.1 pts759OVERFIT
MAA-65.6%+3525.2%-3590.8%-14.1 pts1230OVERFIT
MAS+340.9%+7423.1%-7082.2%before 19931626OVERFIT
MCK-4.3%+6946.5%-6950.8%-11.3 pts1185OVERFIT
MCO-19.5%+7753.9%-7773.5%-11.7 pts1211OVERFIT
MDT+92.5%+51421.0%-51328.5%before 19931840OVERFIT
MET-60.2%+1176.9%-1237.1%-11.7 pts941OVERFIT
MGM+518.3%+1501.4%-983.1%before 19931294MARGINAL
MKC+248.6%+14401.8%-14153.3%before 19931933OVERFIT
MLM-10.8%+3089.6%-3100.4%-11.2 pts1172OVERFIT
MO+2548.7%+2914781.4%-2912232.7%before 19932165OVERFIT
MOS+55.1%+268.9%-213.8%before 19931337OVERFIT
MPC+959.8%+2972.8%-2012.9%+2.3 pts511INCONCLUSIVE
MRNAn/a · history < 10y (7.7y)
MRSH+235.7%+21192.9%-20957.2%before 19931967OVERFIT
MS-31.8%+6159.1%-6190.9%-12.0 pts1155OVERFIT
MSCI-50.9%+2406.7%-2457.6%-15.0 pts738INCONCLUSIVE
MSI+148.8%+79243.2%-79094.4%before 19932247OVERFIT
MTB+881.1%+105049.8%-104168.8%before 19931652OVERFIT
MTD+97.3%+9346.3%-9249.0%-7.1 pts1009OVERFIT
NCLH-62.9%-34.9%-28.0%-21.8 pts480INCONCLUSIVE
NDAQ+48.3%+2371.2%-2322.9%-9.3 pts875OVERFIT
NDSN+376.3%+37769.3%-37393.0%before 19931695OVERFIT
NEE+531.5%+23772.9%-23241.4%before 19931972OVERFIT
NEM-86.1%+2099.8%-2185.9%before 19931705OVERFIT
NI-74.6%+5234.9%-5309.4%before 19932026OVERFIT
NOC+957.8%+23369.3%-22411.5%before 19931567OVERFIT
NOW-6.5%+2907.9%-2914.4%-15.4 pts545INCONCLUSIVE
NRG+65.9%+1442.6%-1376.6%-8.8 pts862OVERFIT
NSC-35.6%+24520.7%-24556.3%before 19931653OVERFIT
NTAP+532.7%+19659.8%-19127.0%-4.3 pts1146MARGINAL
NTRS+868.7%+53074.8%-52206.1%before 19931590OVERFIT
NUE+715.9%+70209.1%-69493.1%before 19931608OVERFIT
NVR+1901.2%+61512.0%-59610.8%-1.3 pts1157OVERFIT
NWS+9.7%+152.4%-142.7%-13.7 pts473INCONCLUSIVE
NWSA-18.6%+122.2%-140.9%-15.9 pts497INCONCLUSIVE
O+18.8%+5366.4%-5347.7%-10.5 pts1098OVERFIT
OKE+572.2%+19101.6%-18529.4%before 19931623OVERFIT
OMC+194.2%+15677.5%-15483.3%before 19931679OVERFIT
ON+468.6%+208.7%+259.9%-1.6 pts944OVERFIT
ORCL-48.7%+296729.4%-296778.2%before 19931589OVERFIT
OTISn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
OXY-85.1%+3580.0%-3665.1%before 19931655OVERFIT
PCG-84.6%+1389.7%-1474.3%before 19932048OVERFIT
PEG+38.2%+18884.4%-18846.2%before 19931796OVERFIT
PFE-84.7%+20062.7%-20147.3%before 19931953OVERFIT
PFG-82.8%+920.1%-1002.9%-17.0 pts954OVERFIT
PGR+28460.1%+819581.9%-791121.8%before 19931553OVERFIT
PH+2438.1%+41129.4%-38691.4%before 19931592OVERFIT
PHM+382.3%+95847.7%-95465.4%before 19931648OVERFIT
PLD-37.6%+1782.5%-1820.1%-10.9 pts988OVERFIT
PM+132.9%+785.7%-652.8%-7.5 pts641INCONCLUSIVE
PNC+225.7%+37937.9%-37712.1%before 19931780OVERFIT
PNR+1522.0%+11510.8%-9988.9%before 19931760OVERFIT
PNW+37.3%+2247.6%-2210.3%before 19931952OVERFIT
PODD+18.9%+831.5%-812.6%-9.9 pts684INCONCLUSIVE
PPG+245.3%+21327.4%-21082.1%before 19931612MARGINAL
PPL+382.8%+7311.8%-6929.1%before 19931684OVERFIT
PRU-41.2%+767.8%-809.0%-12.2 pts915OVERFIT
PSA-77.9%+13958.7%-14036.6%before 19931744OVERFIT
PSKY+60.1%-34.8%+94.9%-8.8 pts745OVERFIT
PSX+589.0%+1071.7%-482.7%-0.2 pts495INCONCLUSIVE
PTC-85.7%+8443.5%-8529.1%before 19931373OVERFIT
PWR+65.3%+8155.1%-8089.8%-7.4 pts1066OVERFIT
Qn/a · history < 10y (0.8y)
RCL+4735.6%+4611.6%+124.0%+1.4 pts1080MARGINAL
REG-22.4%+2046.5%-2068.9%-11.6 pts1240OVERFIT
RF+18.0%+7230.0%-7212.0%before 19931626OVERFIT
RJF+391.7%+52691.1%-52299.4%before 19931554OVERFIT
RL-80.0%+1376.9%-1456.9%-14.9 pts1082OVERFIT
RMD+605.0%+43254.4%-42649.3%-4.3 pts1101OVERFIT
ROK+215.1%+57325.7%-57110.6%before 19931636OVERFIT
ROL-90.6%+36503.9%-36594.5%before 19931746OVERFIT
RSG-54.8%+1977.7%-2032.5%-11.6 pts983OVERFIT
RTX+237.7%+231131.9%-230894.1%before 19932294OVERFIT
RVTY+75.9%+25547.2%-25471.3%before 19931927OVERFIT
SBAC+6278.9%+2259.6%+4019.3%+8.0 pts933OVERFIT
SCHW+211.1%+45501.9%-45290.8%before 19931378MARGINAL
SJM-63.5%+1119.0%-1182.5%-14.2 pts1151OVERFIT
SLB-96.6%+1125.4%-1222.0%before 19931675OVERFIT
SMCI+8.2%+4155.7%-4147.5%-10.7 pts665INCONCLUSIVE
SNA-55.2%+12522.0%-12577.2%before 19931895OVERFIT
SO-38.3%+32617.4%-32655.7%before 19931804OVERFIT
SOLVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
SPG+84.6%+5330.6%-5246.0%-9.0 pts1212OVERFIT
SPGI+128.1%+140503.3%-140375.2%before 19931963OVERFIT
SRE-45.3%+1463.0%-1508.3%-11.0 pts1040OVERFIT
STE-69.2%+15491.4%-15560.7%before 19931225OVERFIT
STLD+706.7%+7831.8%-7125.1%-2.7 pts1048OVERFIT
STT+10000.2%+199686.1%-189686.0%before 19931633OVERFIT
STZ+26.1%+10007.0%-9980.8%before 19931202OVERFIT
SW-52.3%+775.0%-827.3%-16.0 pts457INCONCLUSIVE
SWK-79.3%+5887.9%-5967.2%before 19931712OVERFIT
SWKS-83.3%+1317.3%-1400.6%before 19931489OVERFIT
SYF+94.6%+325.2%-230.6%-8.3 pts431INCONCLUSIVE
SYK+1774.6%+430371.4%-428596.9%before 19931654OVERFIT
SYY+54.0%+115885.9%-115831.9%before 19931800OVERFIT
T+37.0%+10219.8%-10182.7%before 19931597OVERFIT
TAP-96.4%+518.8%-615.2%before 19931821OVERFIT
TDG-1.4%+13285.3%-13286.7%-11.1 pts778OVERFIT
TDY+10.7%+7164.6%-7153.9%-8.0 pts1018OVERFIT
TECH+45.2%+79246.8%-79201.5%before 19931341OVERFIT
TEL+18.0%+671.1%-653.0%-9.9 pts732INCONCLUSIVE
TFC-18.4%+10226.4%-10244.8%before 19931722OVERFIT
TGT+214.9%+90566.5%-90351.5%before 19931889OVERFIT
TJX-30.1%+36154.4%-36184.5%before 19931448OVERFIT
TKO-34.2%+1638.9%-1673.0%-10.4 pts992OVERFIT
TMO+104.7%+36784.3%-36679.6%before 19931671OVERFIT
TPL+28336.4%+75277.1%-46940.8%before 19931606OVERFIT
TPR+90.6%+7766.6%-7676.0%-6.1 pts920OVERFIT
TRGP+986.1%+2202.9%-1216.8%+2.1 pts541INCONCLUSIVE
TRMB+85.9%+3366.4%-3280.5%before 19931303OVERFIT
TROW+343.0%+35932.6%-35589.6%before 19931472OVERFIT
TSCO+374.8%+15199.0%-14824.2%-6.0 pts1216OVERFIT
TSN+69.4%+4340.8%-4271.4%before 19931620OVERFIT
TT+798.2%+49748.2%-48949.9%before 19931652MARGINAL
TTDn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
TXT+745.3%+4901.2%-4155.9%before 19931832MARGINAL
TYL-78.1%+43359.1%-43437.1%before 19931793OVERFIT
UAL+31.1%+240.6%-209.5%-9.8 pts754OVERFIT
UBERn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
UDR-82.8%+14119.5%-14202.3%before 19931680OVERFIT
UHS+757.9%+15293.2%-14535.3%before 19931621MARGINAL
ULTA+2.1%+1721.3%-1719.2%-10.9 pts639INCONCLUSIVE
UNP+30.0%+30311.4%-30281.4%before 19931693OVERFIT
UPS-82.8%+233.2%-316.0%-14.9 pts1013OVERFIT
URI+8090.6%+7088.3%+1002.3%+7.2 pts960GENERALIZED
USB+1075.0%+44799.0%-43724.0%before 19931748OVERFIT
VEEV+43.3%+668.8%-625.5%-11.4 pts429INCONCLUSIVE
VICIn/a · history < 10y (8.7y)
VLO+745.7%+23394.0%-22648.2%before 19931555OVERFIT
VLTOn/a · history < 10y (2.9y)
VMC+4354.8%+48759.3%-44404.5%before 19931926OVERFIT
VRSK-24.0%+648.8%-672.8%-16.1 pts629INCONCLUSIVE
VRSN+1179.1%+5322.0%-4142.9%+0.0 pts957MARGINAL
VRTn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
VSTn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
VTR-26.3%+1496.8%-1523.2%-10.8 pts1072OVERFIT
VTRS-83.5%+1568.8%-1652.3%before 19931619OVERFIT
VZ-69.2%+4889.1%-4958.3%before 19931565OVERFIT
WAB-49.7%+4137.7%-4187.4%-13.0 pts1111OVERFIT
WAT+51.5%+10865.4%-10813.9%-9.2 pts1181OVERFIT
WEC+173.8%+23656.8%-23482.9%before 19931722OVERFIT
WELL-66.4%+58774.1%-58840.6%before 19931767OVERFIT
WFC-51.1%+63452.2%-63503.4%before 19931998OVERFIT
WM+4.8%+8471.2%-8466.4%before 19931394OVERFIT
WMB+83.9%+11974.1%-11890.2%before 19931585OVERFIT
WSM-57.3%+69865.8%-69923.1%before 19931619OVERFIT
WST+3139.4%+79208.6%-76069.2%before 19931614MARGINAL
WTW-38.4%+1181.6%-1220.0%-11.3 pts923OVERFIT
WY-95.5%+1781.4%-1876.8%before 19932050OVERFIT
WYNN-33.9%+1217.6%-1251.5%-13.1 pts864OVERFIT
XOM-89.5%+183657.9%-183747.3%before 19932422OVERFIT
XYL+30.3%+455.0%-424.7%-13.4 pts516INCONCLUSIVE
XYZ+136.5%+527.5%-391.1%-6.4 pts367INCONCLUSIVE
YUM-44.0%+4282.5%-4326.4%-11.3 pts992OVERFIT
ZBH-14.7%+292.2%-306.8%-10.3 pts861OVERFIT
ZBRA+220.2%+8617.7%-8397.4%before 19931196OVERFIT
ZTS-14.6%+179.3%-193.9%-15.8 pts488INCONCLUSIVE

Forex · 2 / 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-23.8%-3.1%-20.6%-12.2 pts875OVERFIT
GBP/USD-17.9%-21.2%+3.3%-11.9 pts895OVERFIT
USD/JPY-3.0%+40.2%-43.3%-10.3 pts1119OVERFIT
USD/MXN-34.3%+49.9%-84.2%-12.8 pts880OVERFIT
AUD/USD-14.3%-6.6%-7.7%-11.9 pts763OVERFIT
USD/CAD-11.7%+1.7%-13.4%-11.7 pts926OVERFIT
USD/CHF-43.4%-41.4%-2.0%-13.6 pts904OVERFIT
NZD/USD+6.8%-8.1%+14.9%-10.7 pts853OVERFIT

Crypto · 0 / 2 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 1 / 2

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
Bitcoin+11157.4%+17075.3%-5918.0%+17.6 pts576INCONCLUSIVE
Ethern/a · history < 10y (8.8y)
Litecoin+326.0%+859.3%-533.4%-5.1 pts634INCONCLUSIVE
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%-1348.2%-1347.8%-533.4%
Solanan/an/an/an/an/a
Cardanon/an/an/an/an/a
Dogecoinn/an/an/an/an/a
EUR/USD-87.7%-87.5%-89.5%-54.0%-20.6%
GBP/USD-87.5%-87.4%-72.2%-23.7%+3.3%
USD/JPY-136.0%-135.6%-120.8%-65.1%-43.3%
AUD/USD-7.7%
USD/CAD-136.7%-136.6%-99.4%-61.8%-13.4%
USD/CHF-85.1%-85.0%-55.6%-32.1%-2.0%
NZD/USD-82.5%-82.5%-83.1%-26.4%+14.9%
S&P 500 (SPY)-454.0%-454.0%-441.4%-353.7%-3126.4%
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)-705.1%-705.1%-680.8%-606.8%-1613.5%
Russell 2000 (IWM)-307.3%-307.3%-296.6%-222.0%-878.6%
Emergentes (EEM)-269.1%-269.1%-256.0%-198.3%-799.4%
Oro (GLD)-397.4%-397.4%-372.9%-251.0%-760.6%
Bonos 20 años (TLT)-91.8%-91.8%-84.1%-41.4%-186.8%
AAPL-1349.6%-1349.6%-1311.6%-964.0%-320981.3%
AMGN-379.1%-379.1%-361.5%-243.2%-185689.6%
AMZN-836.5%-836.5%-786.5%-692.6%-260451.6%
AXP-573.8%-573.8%-526.4%-441.9%-27113.2%
BA-166.5%-166.5%-149.8%+412.4%-105325.3%
CAT-1513.0%-1513.0%-1412.8%-1157.2%-168327.5%
CRM-339.5%-339.5%-316.4%-111.8%-5832.6%
CSCO-570.4%-570.4%-561.0%-493.8%-222426.7%
CVX-358.2%-358.2%-350.8%-304.2%-68096.0%
DIS-114.8%-114.8%-102.5%-26.0%-183230.2%
GOOGL-920.8%-920.8%-901.3%-839.2%-13069.6%
GS-723.2%-723.2%-692.1%-544.3%-1876.0%
HD-324.2%-324.2%-310.2%-200.1%-1984163.9%
HON-280.6%-280.6%-264.1%-222.6%-21123.9%
IBM-286.6%-286.6%-255.4%-110.9%-16190.8%
JNJ-357.5%-357.5%-349.5%-283.4%-445091.5%
JPM-742.2%-742.2%-727.9%-591.1%-34484.4%
KO-293.4%-293.4%-280.7%-236.3%-199312.8%
MCD-285.6%-285.6%-267.9%-207.9%-236211.7%
MMM-200.3%-200.3%-192.5%-127.3%-31215.0%
MRK-409.4%-409.4%-400.1%-313.1%-233295.0%
MSFT-1077.0%-1077.0%-1063.8%-998.4%-858915.4%
NKE-74.3%-74.3%-69.8%-32.1%-31448.2%
NVDA-27586.0%-27585.8%-27331.7%-26179.6%-581861.7%
PG-246.9%-246.9%-234.5%-188.1%-59748.4%
SHW-449.0%-449.0%-435.9%-338.2%-231757.3%
TRV-422.1%-422.1%-416.3%-359.9%-11566.7%
UNH-401.4%-401.4%-383.8%-307.4%-353114.4%
V-543.9%-543.9%-537.4%-498.9%-3016.1%
WMT-607.6%-607.6%-578.7%-538.5%-915342.8%
ABNBn/an/an/an/an/a
ADBE-317.0%-317.0%-301.1%-193.7%-147467.0%
ADI-814.6%-814.6%-797.5%-729.3%-81618.2%
ADP-441.3%-441.3%-430.9%-358.7%-74272.6%
ADSK-432.2%-432.2%-412.4%-382.1%-57152.0%
AEP-305.4%-305.4%-290.5%-238.8%-13676.7%
ALABn/an/an/an/an/a
ALNY-254.9%-254.9%-243.4%-216.0%-2663.8%
AMAT-2817.9%-2817.9%-2766.7%-2673.2%-664686.0%
AMD-16807.9%-16807.9%-16680.0%-16160.3%-14268.1%
APPn/an/an/an/an/a
ARMn/an/an/an/an/a
ASML-2158.7%-2158.7%-2144.3%-1989.6%-96243.7%
AVGO-3403.2%-3403.1%-3271.8%-3225.2%-32276.2%
AXON-3569.4%-3569.3%-3488.7%-2803.1%-94737.1%
BKNG-421.6%-421.5%-393.7%-316.3%-942.2%
BKRn/an/an/an/a-1023.1%
CCEP-415.8%-415.8%-395.3%-327.1%-7100.8%
CDNS-1658.0%-1658.0%-1637.5%-1448.5%-16892.3%
CEGn/an/an/an/an/a
CMCSA-135.8%-135.8%-130.9%-111.5%-47088.6%
COST-707.4%-707.4%-680.9%-570.3%-12777.8%
CPRT-700.6%-700.6%-666.9%-467.9%-20585.5%
CRWDn/an/an/an/an/a
CSX-696.6%-696.6%-687.7%-588.1%-40514.4%
CTAS-1031.2%-1031.2%-1009.9%-808.1%-122877.3%
DASHn/an/an/an/an/a
DDOGn/an/an/an/an/a
DXCM-462.8%-462.8%-454.5%-353.3%-578.4%
EAn/a
EXC-318.9%-318.9%-309.7%-264.2%-17748.5%
FANG-393.3%-393.3%-372.0%-267.8%-1369.9%
FAST-656.9%-656.9%-647.2%-578.0%-260010.3%
FERn/an/an/an/a-557.2%
FTNT-2745.6%-2745.6%-2728.8%-2585.5%-10119.9%
GEHCn/an/an/an/an/a
GILD-214.0%-214.0%-211.2%-177.0%-33565.7%
HONAn/an/an/an/an/a
IDXX-780.4%-780.3%-771.6%-619.4%-58153.4%
INTC-333.1%-333.1%-319.8%-228.5%-49259.1%
INTU-414.2%-414.2%-399.0%-349.3%-15431.8%
ISRG-612.6%-612.6%-597.0%-531.5%-17854.7%
KHC-56.8%-56.8%-52.9%-25.5%-14.5%
KLAC-3063.6%-3063.6%-3035.9%-2874.6%-289457.4%
LINn/an/an/an/a-10848.3%
LITE-4008.1%-4008.1%-3991.1%-3707.8%-4626.6%
LRCX-4481.4%-4481.4%-4462.0%-4207.3%-159883.0%
MAR-594.3%-594.3%-566.7%-434.5%-2513.2%
MCHP-391.6%-391.6%-376.1%-230.7%-42038.7%
MDLZ-182.0%-182.0%-172.5%-134.3%-522.2%
MELI-1800.1%-1800.1%-1743.6%-1577.3%-6377.3%
META-570.4%-570.4%-557.2%-450.9%-1473.1%
MNST-194.8%-194.8%-190.7%-113.3%-61297.1%
MPWR-2250.5%-2250.4%-2237.7%-2193.4%-14476.1%
MRVL-2679.8%-2679.8%-2661.2%-2439.0%-1521.1%
MSTR-743.9%-743.9%-544.1%+709.5%+13437.4%
MU-6675.8%-6675.8%-6521.1%-6253.5%-70061.6%
NFLX-743.2%-743.2%-718.3%-580.7%-66191.3%
NXPI-300.5%-300.5%-292.5%-272.8%-1686.8%
ODFL-1063.8%-1063.8%-1034.0%-837.3%-36542.2%
ORLY-539.4%-539.4%-519.2%-427.7%-54757.3%
PANW-1299.9%-1299.9%-1231.9%-876.7%-3839.7%
PCAR-580.1%-580.1%-572.9%-519.0%-56784.4%
PDDn/an/an/an/an/a
PEP-196.8%-196.8%-191.0%-151.1%-37839.5%
PLTRn/an/an/an/an/a
PYPL-155.8%-155.8%-150.7%-102.9%-95.0%
QCOM-438.6%-438.6%-423.2%-318.4%-50449.1%
REGN-155.2%-155.2%-149.2%-100.4%-3780.9%
ROP-244.2%-244.2%-237.9%-188.3%-25859.8%
ROST-465.7%-465.7%-456.1%-385.3%-55205.6%
SBUX-232.0%-232.0%-225.1%-158.2%-42922.2%
SHOP-5944.8%-5944.6%-5337.4%-5473.8%-8334.7%
SNDKn/an/an/an/an/a
SNPS-985.3%-985.3%-954.1%-906.3%-5575.4%
STX-3652.5%-3652.5%-3594.6%-3468.8%-8090.3%
TER-1857.0%-1857.0%-1830.1%-1451.6%-29862.9%
TMUS-489.7%-489.7%-480.3%-448.1%-352.7%
TRI-362.7%-362.7%-345.6%-245.2%-591.4%
TSLA-2341.6%-2341.5%-1836.8%-519.0%-17966.5%
TTWO-688.9%-688.9%-681.5%-645.2%-5533.1%
TXN-637.7%-637.7%-633.2%-589.8%-38103.1%
VRTX-440.8%-440.8%-431.1%-387.3%-11941.2%
WBDn/an/an/an/a+32.8%
WDAY-263.3%-263.3%-250.3%-165.9%-331.3%
WDC-1171.5%-1171.5%-1103.1%-824.4%-62792.4%
XEL-295.9%-295.9%-285.8%-202.2%-7317.1%
KDP-278.1%-278.1%-263.5%-207.1%-905.8%
USD/MXN-135.0%-134.9%-143.7%-94.1%-84.2%
Bitcoin-18084.8%-18084.8%-18084.8%-18059.0%-5918.0%
Ethern/a

2 / 472 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 6 / 472

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

ParametersReturnSharpeMax DDVs. index
er_period 10, fast_sc 2, slow_sc 30-45.4%-0.46-71.6%-3126.4%
er_period 5, fast_sc 2, slow_sc 30-65.3%-0.55-79.0%-3146.4%
er_period 20, fast_sc 2, slow_sc 3043.8%-0.21-49.0%-3037.2%
er_period 10, fast_sc 4, slow_sc 20273.7%0.05-38.1%-2807.3%

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: 0.09 (< 0.95)

Robustness suite: MODERATE

By halves: First half did not beat (-56.0% vs +237.3%); Second half did not beat (+24.0% 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 0.0905 < 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 6540eaf5c46b · Finaxion engine

By market

Each market's page, ordered by annual excess over the S&P 500. The first 12 are shown; the rest are in the sitemap. See all 21 markets

Sources for the claim

How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). Kaufman’s adaptive moving average (KAMA): works in few markets. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact 6540eaf5c46b. https://finaxion.app/en/research/kama-adaptive-average

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