An Obscure Technical Indicator Was the Only Way to Beat European Stocks This Year

  • Only one technical strategy can top buy-and-hold in Stoxx 600
  • For the S&P 500, nothing beats going long in bull market
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Buy an index, sit back and watch the returns pile up.

That’s been the key to making money in European stocks so far this year, with passive investing delivering a 6.1 percent return to outpace two-dozen other strategies based on technical indicators. There’s just one exception, and it’s probably one you’ve never heard of.