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PriceMomentum_V0201

ARCHIVEDmomentum

parameterchanged ret_20d threshold -0.03 -> -0.1657

Fitness
0.6555
Generation
9
Complexity
3
Created
2026-09-18

Lineage

Parents (1)
PriceMomentum_V0028S0028 · gen 1ARCHIVEDparameter

restricted to trend regimes ['DOWNTREND', 'UPTREND']

Children (13)
PriceMomentum_V0206S0206 · gen 10ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0220S0220 · gen 10ARCHIVEDstructural
PriceMomentum_V0226S0226 · gen 11ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0256S0256 · gen 12ARCHIVEDparameter
PriceMomentum_V0288S0288 · gen 13REJECTEDstructural
PriceMomentum_V0358S0358 · gen 17ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0375S0375 · gen 17ARCHIVEDstructural
PriceMomentum_V0386S0386 · gen 18ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0389S0389 · gen 18ARCHIVEDllm
LongTermTrend_V0407S0407 · gen 19ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0411S0411 · gen 19ARCHIVEDstructural
PriceMomentum_V0431S0431 · gen 20ARCHIVEDcrossover
PriceMomentum_V0455S0455 · gen 21ARCHIVEDstructural

Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V0201  [momentum]
require regime.trend in ['DOWNTREND', 'UPTREND']
if flat and ret_20d > 0.05:
    position = 1.0
if long and ret_20d < -0.1657:
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR29.8%78.9%20.6%36.3%
Total Return702.9%472.3%99.6%9341.5%
Sharpe0.931.380.680.98
Sortino1.031.450.691.03
Calmar0.571.560.410.69
Volatility34.4%51.7%38.2%39.5%
Max DD-52.5%-50.7%-50.1%-52.5%
Win Rate50.0%50.0%55.6%51.6%
Avg Win28.8%55.2%16.4%31.7%
Avg Loss-7.2%-10.5%-9.6%-8.5%
Payoff3.985.251.713.74
Expectancy10.8%22.4%4.9%12.2%
Profit Factor3.985.252.133.98
Trades34121864
Avg Holding Days30.133.821.229.0
Turnover8.68.010.08.8
Exposure51.4%52.0%41.2%49.0%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V0201 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V0201 TSLA Buy & HoldIn-sampleValidationHidden test
Growth of $100 · log scale · in-sample, validation and hidden-test segments are shaded separately and must not be compared as one out-of-sample track record.

Walk-Forward Years

year-by-year stability matters more than any single year
YearCAGRSharpeMax DDTrades
20168.2%0.57-25.1%6
201737.7%1.19-19.5%2
2018-26.7%-0.69-38.6%8
201935.7%1.37-20.5%4
2020536.7%2.83-33.8%3
202130.9%0.93-26.0%3
2022-34.3%-1.28-40.2%6

A robust strategy performs acceptably in most years rather than spectacularly in one — look for consistency across regimes, not a single outlier year.

Regime Performance

PeriodRegimeDaysAnn. ReturnSharpeExposure
hidden testDOWNTREND26733.0%0.7942%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8324.5%0.5075%
hidden testEXTREME48185.0%2.93100%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY25450.1%0.9448%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY42931.6%1.2634%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY248-8.7%-0.2346%
hidden testNORMAL80016.5%0.4834%
hidden testSIDEWAYS293-2.9%-0.194%
hidden testUPTREND37143.6%0.9370%
trainDOWNTREND51815.2%0.5938%
trainEXPENSIVE31144.1%0.9980%
trainEXTREME100416.1%5.63100%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69952.2%1.1943%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74536.3%1.4460%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY5681.2%0.0451%
trainNORMAL1,6015.6%0.2143%
trainSIDEWAYS5921.5%0.105%
trainUPTREND90261.5%1.3489%
validationDOWNTREND12548.7%1.8722%
validationEXPENSIVE13854.7%0.9283%
validationEXTREME144349.1%4.1090%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY25891.3%1.3054%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18325.6%0.9951%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY31582.0%1.8451%
validationNORMAL474-7.9%-0.2631%
validationSIDEWAYS206-31.0%-1.804%
validationUPTREND425128.0%1.9384%

Trades (full period)

65 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2026-08-21—$362.86—5.19%20OPEN
2026-05-292026-06-01$435.79$415.88-1.63%2
2026-04-212026-05-08$386.42$428.354.70%14
2025-09-122026-01-13$395.94$447.2021.50%85
2025-09-042025-09-05$338.53$350.841.13%2
2025-08-072025-08-11$322.27$339.032.84%3
2025-07-312025-08-01$308.27$302.63-3.57%2
2025-05-222025-06-06$341.04$295.14-15.09%11
2025-04-082025-05-12$221.86$318.3827.59%24
2024-11-072025-02-12$296.91$336.5113.63%65
2024-10-032024-10-24$240.66$260.48-14.38%16
2024-09-042024-09-27$219.41$260.4620.48%18
2024-07-022024-08-05$231.26$198.88-1.23%24
2024-04-302024-05-29$183.28$176.19-9.10%21
2024-04-152024-04-23$161.48$144.68-17.13%7
2024-02-262024-03-18$199.40$173.80-14.96%16
2023-06-022023-08-15$213.97$232.9615.31%51
2023-05-192023-05-31$180.14$203.9313.50%8
2023-01-252023-02-10$144.43$196.8943.79%13
2022-09-212022-09-23$300.80$275.33-6.71%3
2022-08-162022-08-22$306.56$289.91-4.28%5
2022-08-052022-08-08$288.17$290.42-6.82%2
2022-06-222022-08-02$236.09$300.5925.16%29
2022-04-052022-04-27$363.75$293.84-23.64%16
2022-01-042022-01-20$383.20$332.09-17.18%12
2021-08-242021-12-06$236.16$336.3443.42%73
2021-08-052021-08-23$238.21$235.43-4.50%13
2020-11-192021-02-24$166.42$247.3443.32%65
2020-05-152020-11-13$53.28$136.17155.77%128
2020-04-142020-04-30$47.33$52.1322.74%13
2019-10-252020-03-10$21.88$43.02102.50%93
2019-10-212019-10-22$16.90$17.04-1.54%2
2019-09-272019-10-15$16.14$17.195.72%13
2019-06-182019-07-22$14.98$17.0514.50%24
2019-04-042019-05-01$17.85$15.60-18.37%19
2018-11-292018-12-26$22.74$21.74-15.26%18
2018-11-192018-11-20$23.56$23.17-0.44%2
2018-10-042018-10-26$18.79$22.066.59%17
2018-08-222018-08-28$21.44$20.79-1.02%5
2018-08-032018-08-20$23.21$20.56-12.77%12
2018-06-152018-07-05$23.88$20.61-13.27%14
2018-04-272018-06-12$19.61$22.8516.10%32
2018-02-012018-02-06$23.28$22.26-6.17%4
2017-09-182017-10-25$25.67$21.72-11.36%28
2017-01-052017-08-24$15.12$23.5355.10%161
2016-12-142016-12-28$13.25$14.6510.57%10
2016-07-262016-08-30$15.30$14.09-6.63%26
2016-06-082016-06-09$15.70$15.291.17%2
2016-04-052016-05-06$17.03$14.33-14.53%24
2016-03-242016-03-28$15.18$15.352.12%2
2016-03-042016-03-21$13.40$15.8918.67%12
2015-12-032015-12-29$15.51$15.81-1.51%18
2015-11-192015-12-02$14.79$15.477.08%9
2015-05-112015-08-18$15.97$17.387.55%70
2015-04-292015-05-01$15.50$15.07-2.12%3
2015-04-232015-04-28$14.57$15.375.31%4
2015-02-102015-04-14$14.42$13.83-3.73%44
2014-06-232014-10-22$15.81$15.412.30%86
2014-01-242014-03-28$11.64$14.1613.99%45
2012-12-182013-11-08$2.31$9.20305.50%226
2012-11-232012-12-14$2.14$2.253.30%16
2012-10-032012-10-15$1.95$1.82-7.44%9
2012-08-302012-09-18$1.89$2.0914.31%13
2012-02-232012-05-04$2.30$2.12-5.33%51
2012-02-212012-02-22$2.30$2.28-1.54%2