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

RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) does not beat buy-and-hold on UPS: -0.8 points a year over 27 years.

Total return
168.0%
Buy and hold
233.2%
CAGR
3.8%
Sharpe
0.08
Max drawdown
-48.6%
Trades
50
Out of sample
overfit
Years
27
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StrategyUPS

Findings

  1. RSI 14: buy oversold (30/70) does not beat buy-and-hold on UPS: -0.8 points a year over 27 years.
  2. Against the S&P 500 over the same window: -4.7 points a year.
  3. Total return +168.0% versus +233.2% for buy-and-hold, with 50 trades.
  4. The result does not hold out of sample: it is overfit.
  5. Maximum drawdown -48.6%.
  6. It did not beat before 2013 and started afterwards.
  7. It ranks #103 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 UPS 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 UPS?. Daily backtest 1962-01-01–2026-08-31, artifact 4941ce415f47. https://finaxion.app/en/research/rsi-14-oversold/ups

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