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PriceMomentum_V0321

ARCHIVEDmomentum

structuraladded entry filter: sma_50_slope > -0.005

Fitness
0.6463
Generation
15
Complexity
5
Created
2026-09-18

Lineage

Parents (1)
PriceMomentum_V0028S0028 · gen 1ARCHIVEDstructural

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

Children (2)
PriceMomentum_V0340S0340 · gen 16ARCHIVEDparameter
PriceMomentum_V0379S0379 · gen 17ARCHIVEDstructural

Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V0321  [momentum]
require regime.trend in ['DOWNTREND', 'UPTREND']
if flat and (ret_20d > 0.05 and sma_50_slope > -0.005):
    position = 1.0
if long and ret_20d < -0.03:
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR23.1%87.0%19.1%33.2%
Total Return425.9%554.2%90.8%6656.2%
Sharpe0.841.540.711.00
Sortino0.831.480.560.91
Calmar0.391.870.540.56
Volatility29.9%48.1%31.9%34.9%
Max DD-59.1%-46.6%-35.1%-59.1%
Win Rate43.2%53.3%55.0%48.1%
Avg Win19.3%41.6%13.3%24.2%
Avg Loss-5.4%-9.6%-7.7%-6.6%
Payoff3.594.331.723.67
Expectancy5.3%17.7%3.8%8.2%
Profit Factor2.734.952.113.40
Trades44152079
Avg Holding Days17.223.114.118.1
Turnover11.110.011.110.8
Exposure37.6%43.8%30.3%37.1%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V0321 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V0321 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
201623.1%1.50-14.8%6
20176.3%0.37-22.9%5
2018-40.9%-1.96-41.0%9
201953.2%2.05-10.3%4
2020542.3%2.97-33.7%6
202170.0%1.76-17.6%3
2022-42.7%-2.13-42.6%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 testDOWNTREND2676.1%0.2527%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8377.7%1.6869%
hidden testEXTREME48195.3%3.4769%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY25410.4%0.2634%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY42946.5%2.0225%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY248-6.2%-0.1736%
hidden testNORMAL8006.5%0.2424%
hidden testSIDEWAYS293-3.6%-0.234%
hidden testUPTREND37155.2%1.2554%
trainDOWNTREND5180.9%0.0521%
trainEXPENSIVE31142.9%1.1266%
trainEXTREME100403.3%5.4797%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69944.1%1.1234%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74529.4%1.3247%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY568-3.7%-0.1530%
trainNORMAL1,601-1.9%-0.0928%
trainSIDEWAYS592-1.0%-0.094%
trainUPTREND90256.3%1.3569%
validationDOWNTREND12518.7%1.385%
validationEXPENSIVE13856.4%1.0263%
validationEXTREME144344.5%4.2685%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY25894.8%1.4444%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18322.1%0.9842%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY31587.6%2.1144%
validationNORMAL474-2.7%-0.1026%
validationSIDEWAYS206-29.3%-1.704%
validationUPTREND425140.7%2.2675%

Trades (full period)

80 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2026-08-21—$362.86—5.31%20OPEN
2026-05-292026-06-01$435.79$415.88-1.63%2
2026-04-292026-05-08$372.80$428.359.29%8
2026-04-212026-04-24$386.42$376.30-4.98%4
2025-12-152026-01-07$475.31$431.41-5.85%16
2025-09-122025-11-14$395.94$404.358.79%46
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
2025-05-072025-05-12$276.22$318.388.10%4
2024-11-072025-01-14$296.91$396.3639.51%45
2024-10-032024-10-14$240.66$219.16-12.71%8
2024-09-042024-09-27$219.41$260.4620.48%18
2024-07-022024-08-02$231.26$207.673.14%23
2024-04-302024-05-29$183.28$176.19-9.10%21
2024-04-152024-04-17$161.48$155.45-8.34%3
2024-02-262024-03-07$199.40$178.65-8.22%9
2023-06-022023-08-02$213.97$254.1125.56%42
2023-05-192023-05-31$180.14$203.9313.50%8
2023-02-022023-02-10$188.27$196.8914.06%7
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
2022-07-222022-08-02$272.24$300.599.19%8
2022-04-052022-04-27$363.75$293.84-23.64%16
2022-01-042022-01-20$383.20$332.09-17.18%12
2021-08-242021-12-01$236.16$365.0061.75%70
2021-08-052021-08-23$238.21$235.43-4.50%13
2020-11-192021-02-11$166.42$270.5565.06%57
2020-10-222020-10-29$141.93$136.94-4.12%6
2020-10-072020-10-20$141.77$140.653.87%10
2020-08-142020-09-24$110.05$129.2617.09%29
2020-05-152020-08-10$53.28$94.5780.47%60
2020-04-142020-04-30$47.33$52.1322.74%13
2019-10-252020-03-04$21.88$49.97148.29%89
2019-10-212019-10-22$16.90$17.04-1.54%2
2019-09-272019-10-15$16.14$17.195.72%13
2019-06-252019-07-22$14.65$17.0515.21%19
2019-04-042019-04-05$17.85$18.33-8.43%2
2018-11-292018-12-19$22.74$22.20-3.31%14
2018-11-192018-11-20$23.56$23.17-0.44%2
2018-10-042018-10-09$18.79$17.52-15.18%4
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
2018-06-072018-06-12$21.07$22.853.73%4
2018-04-272018-05-04$19.61$19.61-0.56%6
2018-02-012018-02-06$23.28$22.26-6.17%4
2017-09-182017-09-29$25.67$22.74-10.76%10
2017-08-042017-08-24$23.79$23.531.44%15
2017-06-012017-07-06$22.69$20.59-4.27%25
2017-03-282017-05-24$18.50$20.6812.23%41
2017-01-052017-03-08$15.12$16.469.30%43
2016-12-142016-12-28$13.25$14.6510.57%10
2016-07-262016-08-23$15.30$14.99-3.27%21
2016-06-082016-06-09$15.70$15.291.17%2
2016-04-052016-05-04$17.03$14.84-6.12%22
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
2015-08-062015-08-07$16.41$16.17-9.08%2
2015-05-112015-07-28$15.97$17.656.72%55
2015-04-292015-05-01$15.50$15.07-2.12%3
2015-04-232015-04-28$14.57$15.375.31%4
2015-04-082015-04-14$13.84$13.833.01%5
2015-02-102015-03-03$14.42$13.30-9.45%15
2014-08-052014-09-16$15.90$17.386.22%30
2014-06-232014-07-17$15.81$14.36-5.60%18
2014-01-242014-03-26$11.64$14.2021.21%43
2013-07-012013-10-22$7.81$11.4460.46%80
2013-03-262013-06-26$2.52$7.05172.31%65
2013-01-242013-02-26$2.47$2.30-4.69%23
2012-12-182013-01-11$2.31$2.19-2.72%17
2012-11-232012-12-14$2.14$2.253.30%16
2012-10-032012-10-12$1.95$1.84-5.16%8
2012-08-302012-09-06$1.89$1.90-1.85%5
2012-02-232012-04-10$2.30$2.16-3.32%33
2012-02-212012-02-22$2.30$2.28-1.54%2