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

Parabolic SAR: follow the dots

Works in few markets

Its ground: forex, on 4-hour, on a single asset — it beats in 10 of 961 combinations.

Markets beaten
8 / 489
Vs. index
-10.4 pts/yr
Total return
17.1%
Sharpe
-0.23
Max drawdown
-59.1%
Trades
829
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 Parabolic SAR: follow the dots?

  1. There is no asset class where Parabolic SAR: follow the dots works consistently; it does least badly on forex pairs: 3 of 40 (8%).
  2. It does worst on single stocks: it beats in 6 of 904.
  3. Of the 8 daily markets where it beats, 1 hold out of sample (12%).
  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 39 markets it beat in the first half of the history and stopped in the second; the reverse happens in only 18.
  7. Its best daily market is AXON: +15.2 points a year over the S&P 500 across 25 years, 502 trades.
  8. Its worst daily market is NCLH: -23.0 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 566419a0cec8.

The promise

“When the SAR dots flip below price, buy. When they flip above, sell. No thinking required.”

Exactly what we tested

Long while the close is above the SAR (0.02, 0.02, 0.2); exit when the close drops below the SAR.

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)+17.1%+3081.0%-3064.0%-10.4 pts829OVERFIT
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)+52.5%+1565.8%-1513.4%-7.0 pts678OVERFIT
Russell 2000 (IWM)+65.5%+801.9%-736.4%-6.7 pts652OVERFIT
Emergentes (EEM)+21.9%+830.9%-809.1%-10.8 pts511OVERFIT
Oro (GLD)+214.2%+820.3%-606.0%-5.5 pts442OVERFIT
Bonos 20 años (TLT)-2.4%+131.2%-133.6%-11.4 pts521OVERFIT

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)+1093.4%+3081.0%-1987.6%-3.2 pts14088

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)+1758.5%+3081.0%-1322.5%-1.8 pts29739

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)+35.9%+3081.0%-3045.2%-9.9 pts40509

Stocks, one by one (Dow 30 + Nasdaq-100) · 4 / 470 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 19 / 216

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
AAPL+11154.2%+322813.1%-311658.8%before 1993992MARGINAL
AMGN+873.1%+187272.6%-186399.4%before 1993952OVERFIT
AMZN+4489.8%+265196.1%-260706.4%+4.3 pts634MARGINAL
AXP-74.5%+27029.4%-27103.9%before 19931221OVERFIT
BA+5703.9%+108724.7%-103020.7%before 19931384MARGINAL
CAT+3730.8%+172708.3%-168977.4%before 19931378MARGINAL
CRM+896.7%+5992.9%-5096.2%-0.0 pts465MARGINAL
CSCO+178.7%+222956.6%-222777.9%before 1993822OVERFIT
CVX+11.2%+68037.6%-68026.4%before 19931452OVERFIT
DIS+1270.7%+189847.3%-188576.6%before 19931407OVERFIT
GOOGL+1930.3%+13534.3%-11604.0%+3.4 pts472MARGINAL
GS+86.8%+2027.1%-1940.4%-6.2 pts627OVERFIT
HD+815.7%+1985758.9%-1984943.1%before 19931002OVERFIT
HON-68.8%+21058.8%-21127.6%before 19931458OVERFIT
IBM+523.1%+16203.8%-15680.7%before 19931423OVERFIT
JNJ+377.9%+445196.6%-444818.7%before 19931435OVERFIT
JPM+1430.0%+34522.5%-33092.5%before 19931006MARGINAL
KO+266.8%+199349.6%-199082.8%before 19931443OVERFIT
MCD+958.9%+236707.0%-235748.1%before 19931346MARGINAL
MMM+110.6%+31160.0%-31049.4%before 19931448OVERFIT
MRK+886.2%+233375.1%-232488.9%before 19931405OVERFIT
MSFT+1100.8%+859506.0%-858405.2%before 1993943MARGINAL
NKE+172.9%+32003.7%-31830.8%before 1993992OVERFIT
NVDA+5530.6%+587720.8%-582190.2%+7.0 pts589OVERFIT
PG-41.2%+59706.6%-59747.9%before 19931512OVERFIT
SHW+15.1%+231766.6%-231751.5%before 19931046OVERFIT
TRV+554.1%+12287.7%-11733.7%before 19931115OVERFIT
UNH+1162.6%+353381.4%-352218.8%before 1993915OVERFIT
V-19.7%+2961.1%-2980.8%-13.3 pts423INCONCLUSIVE
WMT+1435.6%+915365.3%-913929.8%before 19931176MARGINAL
ABNBn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
ADBE+270.0%+147731.1%-147461.1%before 1993879OVERFIT
ADI-48.3%+81534.0%-81582.4%before 19931034OVERFIT
ADP+80.8%+74205.9%-74125.1%before 19931081OVERFIT
ADSK+383.1%+58084.6%-57701.4%before 1993889MARGINAL
AEP+516.7%+13797.6%-13281.0%before 19931448OVERFIT
ALABn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
ALNY+319.1%+3338.4%-3019.3%-4.4 pts498MARGINAL
AMAT+13.8%+664974.8%-664961.0%before 19931050OVERFIT
AMD+1328.1%+14863.3%-13535.1%before 1993977OVERFIT
APPn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
ARMn/a · history < 10y (3.0y)
ASML+90.4%+96277.5%-96187.0%-8.9 pts660OVERFIT
AVGO+309.0%+32512.1%-32203.1%-6.1 pts390INCONCLUSIVE
AXON+25803.4%+123065.2%-97261.8%+15.2 pts502MARGINAL
BKNG+141.2%+922.2%-781.0%-5.3 pts592OVERFIT
BKR-74.3%+933.9%-1008.1%before 1993916OVERFIT
CCEP+160.9%+7081.8%-6920.9%before 1993906OVERFIT
CDNS+158.8%+16839.0%-16680.2%before 1993855OVERFIT
CEGn/a · history < 10y (4.6y)
CMCSA-63.8%+47049.9%-47113.7%before 19931023OVERFIT
COST-23.1%+12800.7%-12823.8%before 1993910OVERFIT
CPRT+245.7%+21554.9%-21309.3%-7.0 pts707OVERFIT
CRWDn/a · history < 10y (7.2y)
CSX-67.2%+40426.1%-40493.3%before 19931051OVERFIT
CTAS+1144.9%+123411.3%-122266.4%before 1993949OVERFIT
DASHn/a · history < 10y (5.7y)
DDOGn/a · history < 10y (6.9y)
DXCM+763.4%+3002.6%-2239.1%-0.6 pts474OVERFIT
EAn/a · history < 10y (9.0y)
EXC+854.1%+17730.6%-16876.4%before 19931156MARGINAL
FANG+123.5%+1406.8%-1283.3%-8.8 pts322INCONCLUSIVE
FAST+663.8%+262350.7%-261686.9%before 1993870MARGINAL
FER+90.1%+593.7%-503.6%-10.1 pts122INCONCLUSIVE
FTNT+353.6%+10184.6%-9831.0%-4.8 pts387INCONCLUSIVE
GEHCn/a · history < 10y (3.7y)
GILD+312.3%+33594.8%-33282.4%before 1993769OVERFIT
HONAn/a · history < 10y (0.2y)
IDXX+298.4%+58789.5%-58491.1%before 1993744OVERFIT
INTC+670.3%+49216.9%-48546.6%before 19931048OVERFIT
INTU+158.5%+15430.2%-15271.7%-7.9 pts760OVERFIT
ISRG+8490.2%+18484.9%-9994.7%+10.1 pts552OVERFIT
KDP+117.1%+1090.2%-973.2%-7.4 pts443INCONCLUSIVE
KHC-48.9%-42.2%-6.8%-20.2 pts253INCONCLUSIVE
KLAC-72.6%+289399.1%-289471.7%before 19931030OVERFIT
LIN+27.2%+10777.0%-10749.8%before 1993787OVERFIT
LITE+93.6%+5280.9%-5187.4%-8.1 pts247INCONCLUSIVE
LRCX+4.4%+159814.6%-159810.1%before 1993940OVERFIT
MAR+1.0%+2539.5%-2538.5%-8.9 pts666OVERFIT
MCHP+70.4%+41961.5%-41891.2%-9.2 pts768OVERFIT
MDLZ-45.7%+461.4%-507.1%-11.8 pts593OVERFIT
MELI+61.5%+6911.0%-6849.6%-8.6 pts429INCONCLUSIVE
META-35.6%+1410.2%-1445.8%-18.3 pts324INCONCLUSIVE
MNST+1826.1%+61968.9%-60142.8%before 1993714OVERFIT
MPWR+227.4%+15002.1%-14774.8%-5.4 pts522OVERFIT
MRVL+292.7%+1645.0%-1352.3%-3.1 pts582OVERFIT
MSTR+23667.6%+1158.6%+22509.0%+12.4 pts587OVERFIT
MU+1088.8%+70877.8%-69789.0%before 1993928OVERFIT
NFLX+2471.9%+67643.2%-65171.3%+4.0 pts509MARGINAL
NXPI+5.6%+1721.2%-1715.5%-14.4 pts362INCONCLUSIVE
ODFL-35.7%+36444.7%-36480.4%before 1993792OVERFIT
ORLY+1161.0%+55255.7%-54094.7%-3.0 pts692MARGINAL
PANW+161.2%+4215.4%-4054.2%-7.9 pts311INCONCLUSIVE
PCAR+1147.1%+57106.4%-55959.3%before 1993988OVERFIT
PDDn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
PEP-69.7%+37760.7%-37830.4%before 19931271OVERFIT
PLTRn/a · history < 10y (5.9y)
PYPL-40.8%+44.7%-85.5%-18.9 pts254INCONCLUSIVE
QCOM+614.7%+50430.1%-49815.4%before 1993763OVERFIT
REGN+207.7%+3718.3%-3510.6%before 1993756OVERFIT
ROP+90.6%+26003.6%-25913.0%before 1993785OVERFIT
ROST+393.0%+55801.1%-55408.2%before 1993920GENERALIZED
SBUX-16.7%+43019.5%-43036.3%before 1993803OVERFIT
SHOP+253.2%+8568.8%-8315.6%-2.0 pts261INCONCLUSIVE
SNDKn/a · history < 10y (1.5y)
SNPS-72.5%+5482.1%-5554.6%before 1993793OVERFIT
STX+6408.6%+15614.6%-9206.0%+7.9 pts522OVERFIT
TER-60.1%+31309.8%-31369.9%before 19931152OVERFIT
TMUS-26.7%+318.0%-344.6%-12.5 pts433INCONCLUSIVE
TRI+23.0%+578.4%-555.5%-9.8 pts538OVERFIT
TSLA+385.3%+23002.8%-22617.5%-4.9 pts353INCONCLUSIVE
TTWO+43.1%+5509.7%-5466.6%-8.8 pts624OVERFIT
TXN+0.8%+38040.6%-38039.8%before 19931242OVERFIT
VRTX+574.4%+12000.4%-11426.0%before 1993719MARGINAL
WBD+51.9%+302.2%-250.2%-9.1 pts477OVERFIT
WDAY+78.7%+305.5%-226.8%-10.5 pts296INCONCLUSIVE
WDC+155.9%+66202.2%-66046.3%before 19931028MARGINAL
XEL+1150.7%+7388.9%-6238.2%before 19931186OVERFIT
A+50.4%+486.3%-435.9%-6.8 pts591OVERFIT
ABBV+85.9%+1156.0%-1070.1%-10.2 pts289INCONCLUSIVE
ABT-64.1%+62056.2%-62120.3%before 19931064OVERFIT
ACGL-39.4%+4268.0%-4307.4%-12.2 pts697OVERFIT
ACN+87.4%+1726.5%-1639.1%-7.0 pts559OVERFIT
ADM-78.1%+9265.6%-9343.8%before 19931040OVERFIT
AEE-19.5%+813.9%-833.4%-10.1 pts684OVERFIT
AES+531.4%+647.5%-116.1%before 1993780OVERFIT
AFL+312.8%+205848.4%-205535.6%before 19931014OVERFIT
AIG-54.0%+468.3%-522.2%before 19931148OVERFIT
AIZ+139.1%+1585.5%-1446.4%-6.9 pts524OVERFIT
AJG+6026.2%+41899.5%-35873.3%before 1993879MARGINAL
AKAM+43.2%-25.2%+68.4%-7.2 pts552OVERFIT
ALB-59.9%+3091.3%-3151.2%-13.7 pts732OVERFIT
ALGN+49.6%+846.9%-797.3%-7.3 pts522OVERFIT
ALL+14.6%+3674.2%-3659.7%-10.4 pts766OVERFIT
ALLE+17.7%+265.9%-248.2%-12.7 pts298INCONCLUSIVE
AMCR-36.9%+100.6%-137.5%-18.2 pts227INCONCLUSIVE
AME+62.2%+25325.0%-25262.9%before 1993952OVERFIT
AMP+76.9%+2154.1%-2077.2%-8.4 pts486OVERFIT
AMT+12.8%+1310.2%-1297.3%-8.6 pts655OVERFIT
ANET+441.0%+5592.8%-5151.8%+1.1 pts260INCONCLUSIVE
AON+33.9%+29815.0%-29781.2%before 19931029OVERFIT
AOS+571.3%+13924.9%-13353.6%before 1993901OVERFIT
APA-25.1%+2417.2%-2442.3%before 19931026OVERFIT
APD-14.2%+20722.2%-20736.4%before 19931055OVERFIT
APH+671.3%+146951.6%-146280.3%before 1993770OVERFIT
APO+50.2%+1845.9%-1795.7%-11.3 pts364INCONCLUSIVE
APTV-14.5%+174.0%-188.4%-16.3 pts344INCONCLUSIVE
ARE+81.8%+624.3%-542.5%-7.6 pts667OVERFIT
ARES+200.6%+1191.9%-991.3%-4.6 pts290INCONCLUSIVE
ATO+37.7%+13696.4%-13658.6%before 1993971OVERFIT
AVB+16.9%+42.3%-25.4%-13.6 pts244INCONCLUSIVE
AVY-47.6%+8544.4%-8592.0%before 19931139OVERFIT
AWK+11.0%+950.9%-939.9%-11.3 pts433INCONCLUSIVE
AZO+515.5%+40631.8%-40116.3%before 1993764OVERFIT
BAC+2006.7%+4053.1%-2046.4%before 19931118MARGINAL
BALL+2902.2%+49568.6%-46666.3%before 19931170OVERFIT
BAX-89.4%+1778.4%-1867.8%before 1993976OVERFIT
BBY+3292.9%+89506.6%-86213.8%before 1993890OVERFIT
BDX-58.7%+21440.4%-21499.0%before 19931205OVERFIT
BEN+740.2%+130378.8%-129638.6%before 1993958OVERFIT
BF-B+286.9%+14873.5%-14586.6%before 1993998MARGINAL
BG+49.9%+1105.5%-1055.6%-7.9 pts544OVERFIT
BIIB-5.7%+6832.8%-6838.5%before 1993731OVERFIT
BLDR+91.3%+393.7%-302.4%-8.0 pts460OVERFIT
BLK+86.3%+13724.5%-13638.2%-6.4 pts615OVERFIT
BMY-60.0%+23662.6%-23722.6%before 19931219OVERFIT
BNY+758.6%+32230.3%-31471.7%before 19931132OVERFIT
BR+161.5%+1234.2%-1072.8%-5.9 pts449INCONCLUSIVE
BRK-B-59.6%+2072.5%-2132.2%-13.3 pts674OVERFIT
BRO+4005.5%+76212.8%-72207.3%before 1993900OVERFIT
BSX-52.6%+1028.2%-1080.8%before 1993732OVERFIT
BX+91.1%+1023.3%-932.2%-7.4 pts428INCONCLUSIVE
BXP-55.5%+888.9%-944.4%-12.2 pts685OVERFIT
C-23.8%+1897.9%-1921.7%before 19931104OVERFIT
CAH+4379.2%+39284.8%-34905.6%before 1993908OVERFIT
CARRn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
CASY+123.9%+80461.2%-80337.3%before 1993920OVERFIT
CB+260.5%+6587.6%-6327.1%-6.9 pts766OVERFIT
CBOE+251.0%+1060.1%-809.0%-6.6 pts383INCONCLUSIVE
CBRE+521.8%+2283.8%-1762.0%-2.4 pts488OVERFIT
CCI-81.3%+899.9%-981.2%-14.8 pts651OVERFIT
CCL+14.1%+1154.4%-1140.3%before 1993854OVERFIT
CDW+149.6%+858.2%-708.6%-7.3 pts295INCONCLUSIVE
CF+136.9%+5815.9%-5679.0%-6.9 pts495OVERFIT
CFG+9.3%+349.9%-340.6%-13.1 pts270INCONCLUSIVE
CHD+286.7%+93736.5%-93449.8%before 1993997OVERFIT
CHRW+23.1%+4307.6%-4284.5%-8.6 pts621OVERFIT
CHTR-21.9%+335.5%-357.4%-15.6 pts364INCONCLUSIVE
CI+143.1%+12980.8%-12837.8%before 1993951OVERFIT
CIEN+87.6%+195.6%-108.0%-7.7 pts624OVERFIT
CINF+2859.4%+41545.9%-38686.5%before 19931012OVERFIT
CL-60.7%+20919.0%-20979.7%before 19931230OVERFIT
CLX+11.1%+6184.2%-6173.1%before 19931160OVERFIT
CME+50.4%+6884.2%-6833.8%-9.6 pts553OVERFIT
CMG+552.3%+4221.6%-3669.3%-1.6 pts455OVERFIT
CMI+6793.9%+28968.2%-22174.4%before 19931136OVERFIT
CMS+128.8%+630.8%-502.0%before 19931144OVERFIT
CNC+207.4%+4388.8%-4181.5%-5.4 pts523MARGINAL
CNP+1538.9%+13998.0%-12459.1%before 19931424OVERFIT
COF-75.9%+5724.6%-5800.5%-15.5 pts718OVERFIT
COHR+3070.3%+68288.9%-65218.6%before 1993736OVERFIT
COINn/a · history < 10y (5.4y)
COO+389.4%+879.8%-490.4%before 1993882OVERFIT
COP+49.3%+13561.7%-13512.4%before 19931006OVERFIT
COR+462.3%+17062.1%-16599.8%-5.3 pts697OVERFIT
CPAY+71.1%+1383.7%-1312.5%-10.8 pts348INCONCLUSIVE
CPT+93.6%+2453.9%-2360.3%-8.9 pts774OVERFIT
CRH-73.4%+7617.9%-7691.3%before 1993724OVERFIT
CRL+154.9%+1210.2%-1055.3%-4.8 pts561OVERFIT
CSGP+528.9%+3390.6%-2861.7%-2.1 pts613OVERFIT
CTSH+193.5%+35498.3%-35304.8%-5.1 pts629OVERFIT
CTVAn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
CVNAn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
CVS+11.8%+15658.6%-15646.9%before 19931186OVERFIT
D+143.7%+17762.4%-17618.7%before 19931054OVERFIT
DAL+192.0%+339.1%-147.0%-5.1 pts416INCONCLUSIVE
DD+23.9%+10113.6%-10089.7%before 19931224OVERFIT
DE+19.9%+101089.1%-101069.2%before 19931207OVERFIT
DECK-97.5%+7024.7%-7122.2%-21.4 pts680OVERFIT
DELL+768.1%+4059.8%-3291.7%+8.9 pts218INCONCLUSIVE
DG+9.2%+550.3%-541.0%-13.8 pts377INCONCLUSIVE
DGX+148.3%+9626.0%-9477.7%-7.0 pts651OVERFIT
DHI-21.8%+13111.0%-13132.9%before 1993766OVERFIT
DHR+909.3%+483557.2%-482647.9%before 19931013OVERFIT
DLR+44.6%+3540.7%-3496.1%-9.5 pts506OVERFIT
DLTR+351.9%+10731.5%-10379.6%-6.2 pts666OVERFIT
DOC-20.9%+6136.8%-6157.8%before 1993939OVERFIT
DOV+631.1%+29264.8%-28633.7%before 19931052OVERFIT
DOWn/a · history < 10y (7.4y)
DPZ+299.4%+5638.6%-5339.2%-4.6 pts475OVERFIT
DRI+189.1%+6998.7%-6809.6%-7.4 pts694OVERFIT
DTE+990.7%+35264.3%-34273.6%before 19931456OVERFIT
DUK+423.9%+16239.0%-15815.2%before 19931050OVERFIT
DVA+353.7%+4219.3%-3865.5%-5.6 pts628OVERFIT
DVN+181.4%+1411.9%-1230.5%before 1993882OVERFIT
EBAY+657.6%+14035.1%-13377.4%-1.7 pts615OVERFIT
ECHO+110.3%+227.3%-117.0%-7.3 pts396INCONCLUSIVE
ECL+216.6%+20174.1%-19957.5%before 19931131OVERFIT
ED+5378.6%+45081.6%-39703.1%before 19931396OVERFIT
EFX+2475.6%+77234.4%-74758.8%before 1993983MARGINAL
EG+7.6%+2975.7%-2968.2%-10.3 pts717OVERFIT
EIX+543.4%+14610.5%-14067.1%before 19931187OVERFIT
EL+142.9%+1551.3%-1408.5%-7.6 pts659OVERFIT
ELV+103.2%+2326.9%-2223.7%-7.4 pts554OVERFIT
EME+1789.4%+59203.5%-57414.1%-1.5 pts678OVERFIT
EMR-85.4%+19839.1%-19924.5%before 19931254OVERFIT
EOG-37.4%+9279.7%-9317.1%before 1993843OVERFIT
EQIX-11.1%+240.5%-251.6%-8.9 pts585OVERFIT
EQR+4.5%+44.2%-39.7%-14.8 pts236INCONCLUSIVE
EQT+1049.0%+19557.1%-18508.2%before 19931023OVERFIT
ERIE+893.8%+3362.8%-2469.1%-2.9 pts686OVERFIT
ES+141.6%+2960.1%-2818.5%before 19931218OVERFIT
ESS+413.1%+5274.8%-4861.7%-5.9 pts724OVERFIT
ETN+5536.6%+116541.5%-111004.9%before 19931156OVERFIT
ETR+39.0%+19797.9%-19758.9%before 19931234OVERFIT
EVRG+126.9%+5086.7%-4959.9%before 19931168OVERFIT
EW+173.2%+6500.0%-6326.8%-4.3 pts586OVERFIT
EXEn/a · history < 10y (5.6y)
EXPD+548.7%+148324.6%-147775.9%before 1993905OVERFIT
EXPE+17.1%+916.1%-899.1%-10.3 pts458OVERFIT
EXR+78.0%+2698.9%-2620.9%-8.7 pts512OVERFIT
F+292.4%+6752.4%-6460.0%before 19931168OVERFIT
FCX+774.7%+1061.6%-286.9%-3.5 pts679OVERFIT
FDS+143.4%+9088.9%-8945.6%-7.3 pts678OVERFIT
FDX-13.2%+53776.9%-53790.2%before 19931052OVERFIT
FDXFn/a · history < 10y (0.3y)
FE+42.9%+563.0%-520.2%-8.2 pts680OVERFIT
FFIV+206.3%+5374.0%-5167.7%-4.3 pts599MARGINAL
FICO+961.7%+94747.8%-93786.1%before 1993825OVERFIT
FIS-67.8%+363.8%-431.5%-13.9 pts560OVERFIT
FITB+6517.0%+28280.0%-21763.1%before 1993972MARGINAL
FIX+1034.2%+11966.2%-10932.0%-0.8 pts646OVERFIT
FLEX+1301.2%+7898.6%-6597.4%-2.4 pts692OVERFIT
FOXn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FOXAn/a · history < 10y (7.5y)
FRT+174.6%+24360.2%-24185.7%before 19931158OVERFIT
FSLR-70.5%+716.1%-786.6%-17.0 pts444OVERFIT
FTV-28.9%+100.1%-129.1%-18.8 pts223INCONCLUSIVE
GD+1626.6%+221689.9%-220063.2%before 19931394MARGINAL
GDDY+17.7%+389.4%-371.7%-12.6 pts247INCONCLUSIVE
GE+252.5%+54356.2%-54103.8%before 19931476OVERFIT
GEN+41.9%+12085.6%-12043.7%before 1993801OVERFIT
GEVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
GIS-48.4%+15015.5%-15063.9%before 19931043OVERFIT
GL+1421.7%+12680.6%-11258.9%before 19931026OVERFIT
GLW+1200.3%+19301.2%-18100.9%before 1993950OVERFIT
GM+62.9%+240.1%-177.2%-11.3 pts340INCONCLUSIVE
GNRC+34.1%+2091.1%-2057.0%-12.8 pts368INCONCLUSIVE
GPC-25.3%+12785.5%-12810.9%before 19931067OVERFIT
GPN+72.5%+2567.9%-2495.4%-6.9 pts563OVERFIT
GRMN-6.1%+5377.3%-5383.4%-9.2 pts560OVERFIT
GWW+1422.9%+55300.2%-53877.3%before 19931177OVERFIT
HAL-86.8%+2860.8%-2947.5%before 19931193OVERFIT
HAS+467.2%+201529.8%-201062.5%before 1993991OVERFIT
HBAN-26.5%+3799.5%-3826.0%before 19931014OVERFIT
HCA+184.6%+1699.7%-1515.2%-7.1 pts347INCONCLUSIVE
HIG-54.8%+951.1%-1005.9%-13.0 pts725OVERFIT
HII+313.3%+883.6%-570.3%-4.5 pts350INCONCLUSIVE
HLT+100.0%+659.1%-559.1%-8.5 pts285INCONCLUSIVE
HOODn/a · history < 10y (5.1y)
HPE+354.2%+625.0%-270.9%+0.1 pts240INCONCLUSIVE
HPQ+83.2%+77945.5%-77862.3%before 19931382OVERFIT
HRL+270.1%+19046.1%-18776.0%before 1993994OVERFIT
HSIC+81.6%+1913.1%-1831.5%-8.6 pts709OVERFIT
HST+268.5%+12843.9%-12575.3%before 19931016OVERFIT
HSY+86.1%+53964.6%-53878.5%before 19931034OVERFIT
HUBB+8.9%+3853.5%-3844.6%-10.8 pts758OVERFIT
HUM+160.5%+20168.9%-20008.4%before 1993943OVERFIT
HWMn/a · history < 10y (9.8y)
IBKR+292.3%+1526.1%-1233.8%-3.4 pts425INCONCLUSIVE
ICE+28.8%+2307.9%-2279.0%-10.0 pts473OVERFIT
IEX+412.6%+12761.2%-12348.6%before 1993822OVERFIT
IFF-46.4%+4754.9%-4801.3%before 19931177OVERFIT
INCY+2163.7%+6471.7%-4308.1%-0.9 pts689OVERFIT
INVHn/a · history < 10y (9.6y)
IP-69.8%+4590.1%-4660.0%before 19931478OVERFIT
IQV+205.1%+520.3%-315.2%-5.5 pts287INCONCLUSIVE
IRn/a · history < 10y (9.3y)
IRM+230.5%+9911.6%-9681.0%-6.4 pts656OVERFIT
IT+637.0%+6431.0%-5794.0%-4.6 pts722OVERFIT
ITW+539.6%+51254.1%-50714.5%before 19931174OVERFIT
IVZ-46.0%+1093.8%-1139.8%-12.7 pts677OVERFIT
J+52.0%+33544.7%-33492.7%before 1993951OVERFIT
JBHT+232.5%+24926.6%-24694.1%before 1993924OVERFIT
JBL+1424.5%+41217.7%-39793.2%-2.4 pts736OVERFIT
JCI+74.0%+4376.5%-4302.5%before 1993878OVERFIT
JKHY+1384.7%+71288.2%-69903.5%before 1993891OVERFIT
KEY-82.2%+1405.6%-1487.8%before 1993910OVERFIT
KEYS+259.8%+1042.3%-782.5%-2.9 pts268INCONCLUSIVE
KIM+458.8%+3036.5%-2577.7%before 1993756OVERFIT
KKR+42.8%+1784.9%-1742.0%-12.6 pts366INCONCLUSIVE
KMB-34.2%+16039.9%-16074.1%before 19931041OVERFIT
KMI-60.5%+117.5%-178.0%-19.7 pts372INCONCLUSIVE
KR+646.5%+182706.1%-182059.5%before 19931371OVERFIT
KVUEn/a · history < 10y (3.3y)
L+692.9%+22398.8%-21705.9%before 19931010OVERFIT
LDOS+59.8%+530.2%-470.5%-8.7 pts434OVERFIT
LEN-44.8%+29032.9%-29077.8%before 19931004OVERFIT
LH+135.9%+1408.2%-1272.3%before 1993757OVERFIT
LHX+108.1%+8519.5%-8411.4%before 1993990OVERFIT
LII-37.1%+3122.4%-3159.5%-10.2 pts622OVERFIT
LLY+673.6%+129720.0%-129046.5%before 19931208OVERFIT
LMT+514.8%+67444.7%-66929.9%before 19931392OVERFIT
LNT+183.8%+9408.5%-9224.6%before 19931204OVERFIT
LOW+1657.3%+77328.4%-75671.1%before 19931010MARGINAL
LULU+273.4%+759.0%-485.6%-4.0 pts410INCONCLUSIVE
LUV+596.4%+24508.5%-23912.1%before 1993986OVERFIT
LVS-50.3%+50.3%-100.6%-14.1 pts482OVERFIT
LYB+34.0%+648.8%-614.9%-12.2 pts386INCONCLUSIVE
LYV+282.8%+1558.0%-1275.2%-4.4 pts464OVERFIT
MA+427.3%+14066.9%-13639.6%-2.7 pts461OVERFIT
MAA-24.5%+3525.2%-3549.7%-11.7 pts756OVERFIT
MAS+207.7%+7423.1%-7215.4%before 19931040OVERFIT
MCK+269.8%+6946.5%-6676.6%-6.9 pts699OVERFIT
MCO+29.5%+7753.9%-7724.4%-10.2 pts721OVERFIT
MDT-52.6%+51421.0%-51473.6%before 19931156OVERFIT
MET-19.5%+1176.9%-1196.4%-9.1 pts626OVERFIT
MGM+470.8%+1501.4%-1030.5%before 1993796MARGINAL
MKC+208.8%+14401.8%-14193.0%before 19931134OVERFIT
MLM+89.4%+3089.6%-3000.1%-8.9 pts718OVERFIT
MO+4203.0%+2914781.4%-2910578.4%before 19931403OVERFIT
MOS-16.3%+268.9%-285.2%before 1993839OVERFIT
MPC+1208.7%+2972.8%-1764.1%+3.9 pts357INCONCLUSIVE
MRNAn/a · history < 10y (7.7y)
MRSH+299.2%+21192.9%-20893.6%before 19931164OVERFIT
MS-49.5%+6159.1%-6208.7%-12.9 pts777OVERFIT
MSCI+9.9%+2406.7%-2396.8%-10.8 pts420INCONCLUSIVE
MSI-16.3%+79243.2%-79259.5%before 19931425OVERFIT
MTB+16532.6%+105049.8%-88517.3%before 1993910OVERFIT
MTD+185.7%+9346.3%-9160.6%-5.8 pts626OVERFIT
NCLH-69.0%-34.9%-34.1%-23.0 pts286INCONCLUSIVE
NDAQ+123.1%+2371.2%-2248.1%-7.5 pts543OVERFIT
NDSN+13410.8%+37769.3%-24358.5%before 1993975OVERFIT
NEE+858.8%+23772.9%-22914.0%before 19931220OVERFIT
NEM-47.1%+2099.8%-2146.9%before 19931009OVERFIT
NI+60.9%+5234.9%-5174.0%before 19931170OVERFIT
NOC+812.6%+23369.3%-22556.7%before 1993961OVERFIT
NOW-30.8%+2907.9%-2938.7%-17.5 pts327INCONCLUSIVE
NRG+172.6%+1442.6%-1270.0%-6.5 pts500OVERFIT
NSC+25.1%+24520.7%-24495.6%before 19931011OVERFIT
NTAP+3631.8%+19659.8%-16028.0%+2.0 pts676OVERFIT
NTRS+1444.9%+53074.8%-51629.9%before 1993956MARGINAL
NUE+213.8%+70209.1%-69995.3%before 19931040OVERFIT
NVR+1045.2%+61512.0%-60466.8%-3.2 pts711OVERFIT
NWS+66.0%+152.4%-86.3%-10.4 pts303INCONCLUSIVE
NWSA-2.1%+122.2%-124.4%-14.5 pts311INCONCLUSIVE
O+155.4%+5366.4%-5211.0%-8.1 pts734OVERFIT
OKE+1990.0%+19101.6%-17111.6%before 19931018MARGINAL
OMC+175.5%+15677.5%-15502.0%before 1993995OVERFIT
ON+320.1%+208.7%+111.3%-2.8 pts582OVERFIT
ORCL+73.4%+296729.4%-296656.0%before 1993921OVERFIT
OTISn/a · history < 10y (6.5y)
OXY-42.4%+3580.0%-3622.4%before 1993992OVERFIT
PCG-30.5%+1389.7%-1420.2%before 19931230OVERFIT
PEG+298.3%+18884.4%-18586.1%before 19931078OVERFIT
PFE+95.1%+20062.7%-19967.6%before 19931210OVERFIT
PFG+17.5%+920.1%-902.7%-9.5 pts562OVERFIT
PGR+64288.5%+819581.9%-755293.4%before 1993949OVERFIT
PH+725.0%+41129.4%-40404.4%before 19931016OVERFIT
PHM+65.5%+95847.7%-95782.1%before 1993986OVERFIT
PLD-60.3%+1782.5%-1842.8%-12.5 pts677OVERFIT
PM+80.5%+785.7%-705.1%-9.0 pts415INCONCLUSIVE
PNC+1367.4%+37937.9%-36570.4%before 19931090OVERFIT
PNR+1283.8%+11510.8%-10227.1%before 19931086OVERFIT
PNW+289.0%+2247.6%-1958.5%before 19931182OVERFIT
PODD+290.4%+831.5%-541.1%-3.5 pts434INCONCLUSIVE
PPG+186.6%+21327.4%-21140.9%before 19931039OVERFIT
PPL+458.4%+7311.8%-6853.5%before 19931034MARGINAL
PRU-74.6%+767.8%-842.4%-15.5 pts574OVERFIT
PSA+69.7%+13958.7%-13889.0%before 19931029OVERFIT
PSKY-2.7%-34.8%+32.1%-11.2 pts463OVERFIT
PSX+392.5%+1071.7%-679.2%-2.8 pts330INCONCLUSIVE
PTC+14.1%+8443.5%-8429.4%before 1993813OVERFIT
PWR+2834.6%+8155.1%-5320.6%+3.4 pts638OVERFIT
Qn/a · history < 10y (0.8y)
RCL+274.3%+4611.6%-4337.3%-6.9 pts734OVERFIT
REG-27.3%+2046.5%-2073.8%-11.8 pts744OVERFIT
RF+282.8%+7230.0%-6947.2%before 1993978OVERFIT
RJF+641.4%+52691.1%-52049.6%before 1993928OVERFIT
RL-37.9%+1376.9%-1414.8%-11.1 pts644OVERFIT
RMD+3241.0%+43254.4%-40013.4%+1.1 pts627OVERFIT
ROK+108.0%+57325.7%-57217.7%before 1993996OVERFIT
ROL-33.0%+36503.9%-36536.9%before 19931038OVERFIT
RSG+97.4%+1977.7%-1880.3%-6.4 pts633OVERFIT
RTX-21.8%+231131.9%-231153.7%before 19931474OVERFIT
RVTY+37.7%+25547.2%-25509.5%before 19931161OVERFIT
SBAC+1384.1%+2259.6%-875.6%+1.9 pts617OVERFIT
SCHW+115.9%+45501.9%-45386.0%before 1993868OVERFIT
SJM-77.4%+1119.0%-1196.3%-15.6 pts707OVERFIT
SLB-84.1%+1125.4%-1209.5%before 19931041OVERFIT
SMCI+166.4%+4155.7%-3989.3%-5.9 pts402INCONCLUSIVE
SNA-75.8%+12522.0%-12597.8%before 19931174OVERFIT
SO+139.6%+32617.4%-32477.7%before 19931032OVERFIT
SOLVn/a · history < 10y (2.4y)
SPG+29.4%+5330.6%-5301.2%-10.1 pts752OVERFIT
SPGI+590.9%+140503.3%-139912.4%before 19931167OVERFIT
SRE-62.7%+1463.0%-1525.7%-12.3 pts694OVERFIT
STE-79.8%+15491.4%-15571.2%before 1993753OVERFIT
STLD+168.2%+7831.8%-7663.6%-6.6 pts684OVERFIT
STT+8584.6%+199686.1%-191101.5%before 1993979OVERFIT
STZ+33.7%+10007.0%-9973.2%before 1993741OVERFIT
SW-22.1%+775.0%-797.0%-13.4 pts208INCONCLUSIVE
SWK-49.0%+5887.9%-5936.9%before 19931004OVERFIT
SWKS-94.7%+1317.3%-1412.0%before 1993874OVERFIT
SYF+55.9%+325.2%-269.3%-10.2 pts266INCONCLUSIVE
SYK+362.3%+430371.4%-430009.2%before 19931026OVERFIT
SYY+2380.8%+115885.9%-113505.1%before 19931063OVERFIT
T-14.8%+10219.8%-10234.6%before 1993963OVERFIT
TAP-98.4%+518.8%-617.1%before 19931075OVERFIT
TDG+66.3%+13285.3%-13219.0%-8.5 pts480OVERFIT
TDY+94.0%+7164.6%-7070.6%-5.9 pts612OVERFIT
TECH+9.5%+79246.8%-79237.3%before 1993823OVERFIT
TEL+30.0%+671.1%-641.0%-9.4 pts436INCONCLUSIVE
TFC+1069.7%+10226.4%-9156.7%before 1993998MARGINAL
TGT+49.9%+90566.5%-90516.5%before 19931161OVERFIT
TJX-51.5%+36154.4%-36206.0%before 1993916OVERFIT
TKO+121.3%+1638.9%-1517.5%-5.8 pts574OVERFIT
TMO+311.0%+36784.3%-36473.3%before 19931017OVERFIT
TPL+25606.8%+75277.1%-49670.4%before 1993905MARGINAL
TPR-13.3%+7766.6%-7779.9%-9.2 pts602OVERFIT
TRGP+742.2%+2202.9%-1460.7%+0.2 pts379INCONCLUSIVE
TRMB+5.9%+3366.4%-3360.5%before 1993729OVERFIT
TROW+387.8%+35932.6%-35544.8%before 1993876OVERFIT
TSCO+195.3%+15199.0%-15003.8%-7.5 pts712OVERFIT
TSN+23.9%+4340.8%-4316.9%before 1993924OVERFIT
TT+886.9%+49748.2%-48861.3%before 19931028OVERFIT
TTDn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
TXT+584.3%+4901.2%-4316.9%before 19931154MARGINAL
TYL+62.8%+43359.1%-43296.2%before 1993913OVERFIT
UAL-48.2%+240.6%-288.9%-14.3 pts458OVERFIT
UBERn/a · history < 10y (7.3y)
UDR+195.1%+14119.5%-13924.4%before 1993952OVERFIT
UHS+3297.5%+15293.2%-11995.7%before 1993938OVERFIT
ULTA+2.8%+1721.3%-1718.5%-10.8 pts417INCONCLUSIVE
UNP+35.8%+30311.4%-30275.5%before 19931073OVERFIT
UPS-79.7%+233.2%-312.9%-14.3 pts615OVERFIT
URI+2841.8%+7088.3%-4246.5%+3.1 pts622MARGINAL
USB+6937.7%+44799.0%-37861.3%before 19931062OVERFIT
VEEV+555.3%+668.8%-113.5%+1.6 pts271INCONCLUSIVE
VICIn/a · history < 10y (8.7y)
VLO+614.9%+23394.0%-22779.0%before 1993978OVERFIT
VLTOn/a · history < 10y (2.9y)
VMC+7437.0%+48759.3%-41322.3%before 19931134OVERFIT
VRSK+102.2%+648.8%-546.6%-10.2 pts385INCONCLUSIVE
VRSN+992.8%+5322.0%-4329.2%-0.6 pts629OVERFIT
VRTn/a · history < 10y (8.1y)
VSTn/a · history < 10y (9.9y)
VTR+62.9%+1496.8%-1433.9%-8.1 pts679OVERFIT
VTRS-72.8%+1568.8%-1641.6%before 1993957OVERFIT
VZ-40.8%+4889.1%-4929.9%before 1993983OVERFIT
WAB+82.8%+4137.7%-4054.9%-8.8 pts691OVERFIT
WAT+116.4%+10865.4%-10749.0%-8.0 pts681OVERFIT
WEC+297.4%+23656.8%-23359.3%before 19931084OVERFIT
WELL+170.5%+58774.1%-58603.6%before 19931027OVERFIT
WFC+924.0%+63452.2%-62528.2%before 19931196OVERFIT
WM+654.9%+8471.2%-7816.3%before 1993844OVERFIT
WMB-72.6%+11974.1%-12046.7%before 1993999OVERFIT
WSM+29.6%+69865.8%-69836.2%before 1993925OVERFIT
WST+5180.6%+79208.6%-74028.0%before 1993907MARGINAL
WTW-43.8%+1181.6%-1225.4%-11.6 pts563OVERFIT
WY-80.5%+1781.4%-1861.9%before 19931196OVERFIT
WYNN+84.3%+1217.6%-1133.3%-8.8 pts514OVERFIT
XOM-44.1%+183657.9%-183702.0%before 19931486OVERFIT
XYL+62.3%+455.0%-392.7%-11.9 pts348INCONCLUSIVE
XYZ+113.1%+527.5%-414.4%-7.4 pts233INCONCLUSIVE
YUM-43.0%+4282.5%-4325.5%-11.3 pts639OVERFIT
ZBH-21.2%+292.2%-313.4%-10.6 pts547OVERFIT
ZBRA+311.4%+8617.7%-8306.2%before 1993744OVERFIT
ZTS-43.0%+179.3%-222.3%-18.7 pts315INCONCLUSIVE

Forex · 3 / 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-18.3%-3.1%-15.2%-11.9 pts558OVERFIT
GBP/USD-13.0%-21.2%+8.2%-11.6 pts534OVERFIT
USD/JPY+22.0%+40.2%-18.2%-9.6 pts675OVERFIT
USD/MXN-1.1%+49.9%-51.1%-11.1 pts571OVERFIT
AUD/USD-27.7%-6.6%-21.1%-12.8 pts497OVERFIT
USD/CAD-28.0%+1.7%-29.7%-12.6 pts569OVERFIT
USD/CHF-22.3%-41.4%+19.1%-12.2 pts554OVERFIT
NZD/USD-2.0%-8.1%+6.1%-11.1 pts527OVERFIT

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

AssetReturnBuy and holdDifferenceVs. S&P 500 (CAGR/yr)TradesOut of sample
Bitcoin+2385.9%+17075.3%-14689.5%+6.6 pts325INCONCLUSIVE
Ethern/a · history < 10y (8.8y)
Litecoin+2350.2%+859.3%+1490.8%+6.5 pts302INCONCLUSIVE
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%-1331.5%+1490.8%
Solanan/an/an/an/an/a
Cardanon/an/an/an/an/a
Dogecoinn/an/an/an/an/a
EUR/USD-87.7%-85.4%-74.1%-19.6%-15.2%
GBP/USD-87.5%-85.2%-57.3%-7.7%+8.2%
USD/JPY-136.0%-128.3%-90.6%-7.6%-18.2%
AUD/USD-21.1%
USD/CAD-136.7%-134.8%-86.2%-19.6%-29.7%
USD/CHF-85.1%-84.0%-44.4%-19.5%+19.1%
NZD/USD-82.5%-81.8%-66.4%-4.3%+6.1%
S&P 500 (SPY)-454.0%-453.6%-417.9%-320.2%-3064.0%
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)-705.1%-704.8%-649.8%-537.1%-1513.4%
Russell 2000 (IWM)-307.3%-307.2%-276.5%-219.5%-736.4%
Emergentes (EEM)-269.1%-268.5%-227.3%-143.5%-809.1%
Oro (GLD)-397.4%-396.4%-324.1%-223.9%-606.0%
Bonos 20 años (TLT)-91.8%-91.6%-75.4%-16.3%-133.6%
AAPL-1349.6%-1348.6%-1135.0%-1054.0%-311658.8%
AMGN-379.1%-379.0%-334.5%-186.0%-186399.4%
AMZN-836.5%-835.8%-705.3%-667.5%-260706.4%
AXP-573.8%-573.0%-484.2%-465.1%-27103.9%
BA-166.5%-165.5%-57.2%+199.3%-103020.7%
CAT-1513.0%-1511.8%-1307.0%-1186.9%-168977.4%
CRM-339.5%-339.3%-281.6%-95.8%-5096.2%
CSCO-570.4%-570.2%-518.5%-455.4%-222777.9%
CVX-358.2%-358.0%-336.6%-251.1%-68026.4%
DIS-114.8%-114.5%-96.9%-51.0%-188576.6%
GOOGL-920.8%-920.4%-853.5%-827.6%-11604.0%
GS-723.2%-722.8%-579.8%-523.4%-1940.4%
HD-324.2%-323.7%-295.0%-130.8%-1984943.1%
HON-280.6%-280.3%-249.6%-166.7%-21127.6%
IBM-286.6%-286.1%-251.5%-108.9%-15680.7%
JNJ-357.5%-357.3%-311.8%-228.4%-444818.7%
JPM-742.2%-741.9%-704.1%-609.8%-33092.5%
KO-293.4%-293.2%-263.0%-197.3%-199082.8%
MCD-285.6%-285.1%-236.9%-210.9%-235748.1%
MMM-200.3%-200.1%-166.5%-79.7%-31049.4%
MRK-412.7%-412.5%-381.1%-235.3%-232488.9%
MSFT-1077.0%-1076.5%-1016.7%-980.1%-858405.2%
NKE-74.3%-74.1%-60.4%-31.5%-31830.8%
NVDA-27586.0%-27582.4%-26843.8%-25655.7%-582190.2%
PG-246.9%-246.7%-205.6%-199.2%-59747.9%
SHW-449.0%-448.5%-419.5%-383.1%-231751.5%
TRV-422.1%-421.7%-400.7%-317.1%-11733.7%
UNH-401.4%-400.8%-351.4%-280.5%-352218.8%
V-543.9%-543.8%-504.6%-460.9%-2980.8%
WMT-607.6%-607.2%-557.4%-490.9%-913929.8%
ABNBn/an/an/an/an/a
ADBE-317.0%-316.8%-289.2%-210.6%-147461.1%
ADI-814.6%-814.1%-781.5%-731.1%-81582.4%
ADP-441.3%-441.0%-411.8%-275.3%-74125.1%
ADSK-432.2%-431.7%-379.3%-347.3%-57701.4%
AEP-305.4%-305.0%-258.8%-229.0%-13281.0%
ALABn/an/an/an/an/a
ALNY-254.9%-253.9%-158.2%-36.8%-3019.3%
AMAT-2817.9%-2817.2%-2695.4%-2354.0%-664961.0%
AMD-16807.9%-16804.0%-16176.9%-15401.8%-13535.1%
APPn/an/an/an/an/a
ARMn/an/an/an/an/a
ASML-2158.7%-2158.3%-2050.2%-1865.4%-96187.0%
AVGO-3403.2%-3399.9%-3099.6%-3232.5%-32203.1%
AXON-3569.4%-3566.9%-2644.1%-2884.0%-97261.8%
BKNG-421.6%-421.0%-369.2%-342.1%-781.0%
BKRn/an/an/an/a-1008.1%
CCEP-415.8%-415.4%-380.8%-266.2%-6920.9%
CDNS-1658.0%-1657.3%-1547.6%-1407.2%-16680.2%
CEGn/an/an/an/an/a
CMCSA-135.8%-135.7%-120.0%-108.6%-47113.7%
COST-707.4%-706.8%-603.6%-491.5%-12823.8%
CPRT-700.6%-700.0%-627.9%-414.7%-21309.3%
CRWDn/an/an/an/an/a
CSX-696.6%-695.7%-674.6%-518.8%-40493.3%
CTAS-1031.2%-1030.0%-965.8%-833.3%-122266.4%
DASHn/an/an/an/an/a
DDOGn/an/an/an/an/a
DXCM-462.8%-462.0%-388.0%-152.8%-2239.1%
EAn/a
EXC-318.9%-318.3%-295.0%-220.6%-16876.4%
FANG-393.3%-392.8%-342.7%-249.2%-1283.3%
FAST-656.9%-656.6%-625.6%-533.1%-261686.9%
FERn/an/an/an/a-503.6%
FTNT-2745.6%-2745.2%-2543.8%-2400.1%-9831.0%
GEHCn/an/an/an/an/a
GILD-214.0%-213.8%-201.7%-162.2%-33282.4%
HONAn/an/an/an/an/a
IDXX-780.4%-779.4%-758.7%-642.8%-58491.1%
INTC-333.1%-332.8%-256.4%-144.2%-48546.6%
INTU-414.2%-413.2%-303.3%-369.6%-15271.7%
ISRG-612.6%-611.8%-541.5%-502.3%-9994.7%
KHC-56.8%-56.6%-40.8%-0.8%-6.8%
KLAC-3063.6%-3062.8%-2958.7%-2681.1%-289471.7%
LINn/an/an/an/a-10749.8%
LITE-4008.1%-4006.3%-3934.1%-3907.2%-5187.4%
LRCX-4481.4%-4479.8%-4360.0%-3923.4%-159810.1%
MAR-594.3%-593.2%-535.9%-515.6%-2538.5%
MCHP-391.6%-391.1%-320.8%-190.9%-41891.2%
MDLZ-182.0%-181.8%-161.6%-135.5%-507.1%
MELI-1800.1%-1798.5%-1646.7%-1590.8%-6849.6%
META-570.4%-570.1%-521.9%-479.0%-1445.8%
MNST-194.8%-194.2%-166.7%-36.5%-60142.8%
MPWR-2250.5%-2249.9%-2200.0%-2092.4%-14774.8%
MRVL-2679.8%-2679.6%-2437.0%-2545.1%-1352.3%
MSTR-743.9%-743.8%-368.6%+741.7%+22509.0%
MU-6675.8%-6674.8%-6380.6%-5814.2%-69789.0%
NFLX-743.2%-742.9%-682.5%-387.4%-65171.3%
NXPI-300.5%-299.9%-279.3%-268.0%-1715.5%
ODFL-1063.8%-1063.1%-922.1%-797.6%-36480.4%
ORLY-539.4%-539.1%-500.0%-429.5%-54094.7%
PANW-1299.9%-1299.5%-1096.8%-886.5%-4054.2%
PCAR-580.1%-579.9%-540.9%-516.8%-55959.3%
PDDn/an/an/an/an/a
PEP-196.8%-196.5%-183.2%-138.2%-37830.4%
PLTRn/an/an/an/an/a
PYPL-155.8%-155.7%-136.7%-67.5%-85.5%
QCOM-438.6%-438.1%-355.0%-234.8%-49815.4%
REGN-155.2%-155.1%-136.1%-94.6%-3510.6%
ROP-244.2%-243.9%-228.4%-182.2%-25913.0%
ROST-465.7%-465.3%-420.0%-295.1%-55408.2%
SBUX-232.0%-231.7%-194.3%-160.6%-43036.3%
SHOP-5944.8%-5943.6%-4178.3%-5792.3%-8315.6%
SNDKn/an/an/an/an/a
SNPS-985.3%-984.7%-900.5%-856.6%-5554.6%
STX-3652.5%-3649.0%-3564.9%-2867.2%-9206.0%
TER-1857.0%-1856.2%-1722.8%-1219.4%-31369.9%
TMUS-489.7%-489.5%-444.1%-341.6%-344.6%
TRI-362.7%-362.0%-323.4%-254.5%-555.5%
TSLA-2341.6%-2336.7%-1368.9%-1451.2%-22617.5%
TTWO-688.9%-688.7%-673.3%-596.6%-5466.6%
TXN-637.7%-637.3%-614.2%-505.7%-38039.8%
VRTX-440.8%-440.4%-408.0%-395.1%-11426.0%
WBDn/an/an/an/a-250.2%
WDAY-263.3%-263.1%-211.9%-214.2%-226.8%
WDC-1171.5%-1169.7%-1095.5%-994.9%-66046.3%
XEL-295.9%-295.5%-267.1%-180.9%-6238.2%
KDP-278.1%-277.6%-228.6%-206.2%-973.2%
USD/MXN-135.0%-133.9%-131.6%-47.6%-51.1%
Bitcoin-18084.8%-18084.8%-18084.8%-17291.3%-14689.5%
Ethern/a

2 / 472 · against the s&p 500 over the same window: 12 / 472

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

ParametersReturnSharpeMax DDVs. index
af_start 0.02, af_step 0.02, af_max 0.217.1%-0.23-59.1%-3064.0%
af_start 0.01, af_step 0.01, af_max 0.1344.3%0.10-52.3%-2736.7%
af_start 0.03, af_step 0.03, af_max 0.3-36.9%-0.38-72.9%-3117.9%
af_start 0.02, af_step 0.02, af_max 0.1102.6%-0.10-56.4%-2978.4%

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: 0.13 (< 0.95)

Robustness suite: MODERATE

By halves: First half did not beat (-21.1% vs +237.3%); Second half did not beat (+48.4% 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 0.1326 < 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 566419a0cec8 · 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 18 markets

Sources for the claim

How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). Parabolic SAR: follow the dots: works in few markets. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact 566419a0cec8. https://finaxion.app/en/research/parabolic-sar

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