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Does RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) work on MCHP?

RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) does not beat buy-and-hold on MCHP: -5.1 points a year over 33 years.

Total return
×98
Buy and hold
×421
CAGR
14.7%
Sharpe
0.46
Max drawdown
-50.4%
Trades
58
Out of sample
partly
Years
33
1×10×100×19941997200020032006200920122015201820212024
StrategyMCHP

Findings

  1. RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) does not beat buy-and-hold on MCHP: -5.1 points a year over 33 years.
  2. Against the S&P 500 over the same window: +3.9 points a year.
  3. Total return ×98 versus ×421 for buy-and-hold, with 58 trades.
  4. The result holds only partly out of sample.
  5. Maximum drawdown -50.4%.
  6. It beats in neither half of the history (split at 2009).
  7. It ranks #7 of 235 markets for this strategy by annual excess over the S&P 500.

Findings derived from the full panel. Each carries its number and its denominator; the computations are reproducible with artifact 4941ce415f47.

Exactly what was tested

RSI(14) crosses below 30 → entry. RSI(14) crosses above 70 → exit. Next-close execution.

How to read it

The verdict compares the strategy with buying and holding MCHP over the same window, with round-trip costs per asset class. “Out of sample” is walk-forward: the rule is fit on one stretch and judged on the next. A result that beats in the full sample but not out of it is overfit. Full methodology in the protocol. How we test.

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How to cite

Finaxion Research (2026). Does RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) work on MCHP?. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact 4941ce415f47. https://finaxion.app/en/research/rsi-14-oversold/mchp

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