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PriceMomentum_V0404

ARCHIVEDmomentum

parameterchanged ret_20d threshold -0.03 -> 0.0517

Fitness
0.5918
Generation
18
Complexity
7
Created
2026-09-18

Lineage

Parents (1)
PriceMomentum_V0264S0264 · gen 12ARCHIVEDparameter

added exit filter: roll_high_50 < sma_20; added entry filter: rel_volume > 1.2635

Children (0)
None

Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V0404  [momentum]
require regime.trend in ['DOWNTREND', 'UPTREND']
if flat and (ret_20d > 0.05 and rel_volume > 1.2635):
    position = 1.0
if long and (ret_20d < 0.0517 or roll_high_50 < sma_20):
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR13.5%80.5%19.2%26.6%
Total Return174.9%488.4%91.6%3091.5%
Sharpe0.621.560.800.92
Sortino0.501.230.510.69
Calmar0.392.390.640.78
Volatility25.6%43.9%26.6%30.5%
Max DD-34.2%-33.7%-30.1%-34.2%
Win Rate42.5%63.6%50.0%47.7%
Avg Win12.9%33.4%15.7%18.8%
Avg Loss-3.9%-3.6%-4.7%-4.0%
Payoff3.329.233.304.66
Expectancy3.3%20.0%5.5%6.9%
Profit Factor2.4510.003.304.25
Trades40111465
Avg Holding Days12.420.813.514.2
Turnover10.17.37.68.9
Exposure23.2%28.8%18.8%23.2%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V0404 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V0404 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
201611.8%1.21-6.9%3
201723.2%1.12-15.2%5
2018-20.7%-1.24-20.7%4
201927.8%1.52-8.2%3
2020316.0%2.44-33.7%4
202138.3%1.21-17.6%4
2022-1.8%-0.09-14.4%3

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 testDOWNTREND267-4.8%-0.2413%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8327.3%0.7340%
hidden testEXTREME48183.4%3.2663%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY2546.7%0.1828%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY42942.6%2.2815%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY248-1.2%-0.0416%
hidden testNORMAL80010.8%0.4914%
hidden testSIDEWAYS2934.9%1.021%
hidden testUPTREND37152.6%1.3737%
trainDOWNTREND5183.7%0.477%
trainEXPENSIVE31114.7%0.4747%
trainEXTREME100333.0%4.6486%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69937.6%1.0622%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74512.2%0.6930%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY568-6.2%-0.3415%
trainNORMAL1,601-3.8%-0.2215%
trainSIDEWAYS592-1.4%-0.191%
trainUPTREND90234.1%0.9247%
validationDOWNTREND12517.5%1.296%
validationEXPENSIVE13869.9%1.3150%
validationEXTREME144260.7%3.3772%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY25876.6%1.2137%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18314.9%1.3210%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY31593.6%2.6233%
validationNORMAL47410.1%0.5110%
validationSIDEWAYS2064.8%1.061%
validationUPTREND425114.8%1.9849%

Trades (full period)

65 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2026-08-242026-09-15$348.95$356.58-1.27%16
2025-12-162026-01-02$489.88$438.07-5.57%12
2025-10-242025-10-27$433.72$452.42-3.60%2
2025-09-122025-10-13$395.94$435.9011.90%22
2025-04-102025-04-11$252.40$252.31-7.47%2
2025-04-082025-04-09$221.86$272.20-5.09%2
2024-11-072025-01-08$296.91$394.9436.41%42
2024-09-202024-09-27$238.25$260.464.01%6
2024-09-062024-09-17$210.73$227.87-1.68%8
2024-07-022024-08-01$231.26$216.8610.37%22
2024-04-302024-05-08$183.28$174.72-8.56%7
2023-06-052023-07-21$217.61$260.0222.62%33
2023-05-242023-05-31$182.90$203.938.07%5
2023-01-302023-02-10$166.66$196.8916.30%10
2022-07-222022-08-02$272.24$300.599.19%8
2022-06-222022-06-23$236.09$235.07-0.60%2
2022-01-042022-01-06$383.20$354.90-9.49%3
2021-10-192021-11-29$288.09$379.0024.09%29
2021-09-282021-10-06$259.19$260.92-1.56%7
2021-09-202021-09-22$243.39$250.65-2.85%3
2020-11-192021-02-08$166.42$287.8174.78%54
2020-08-142020-09-24$110.05$129.2617.09%29
2020-06-112020-08-10$64.86$94.5741.43%42
2020-04-152020-04-30$48.66$52.1312.54%12
2019-12-172020-03-02$25.27$49.5774.74%51
2019-10-252019-11-25$21.88$22.4210.92%22
2019-09-272019-10-04$16.14$15.43-4.12%6
2019-07-052019-07-22$15.54$17.059.69%12
2018-12-062018-12-10$24.20$24.34-0.68%3
2018-08-032018-08-16$23.21$22.36-3.30%10
2018-06-192018-07-05$23.50$20.61-16.34%12
2018-06-072018-06-08$21.07$21.18-1.27%2
2017-09-192017-09-22$25.01$23.41-5.00%4
2017-08-042017-08-22$23.79$22.76-2.85%13
2017-06-012017-07-05$22.69$21.813.20%24
2017-03-282017-05-04$18.50$19.7014.87%27
2017-01-052017-02-24$15.12$17.1312.55%35
2016-12-142016-12-28$13.25$14.6510.57%10
2016-06-082016-06-09$15.70$15.291.17%2
2016-04-052016-04-20$17.03$16.66-0.04%12
2015-12-172015-12-21$15.56$15.50-1.92%3
2015-08-062015-08-07$16.41$16.17-9.08%2
2015-07-212015-07-22$17.78$17.86-5.68%2
2015-07-062015-07-08$18.65$17.00-4.53%3
2015-06-242015-06-30$17.68$17.88-2.31%5
2015-06-182015-06-23$17.46$17.84-0.44%4
2015-05-132015-06-11$16.21$16.762.23%21
2015-04-292015-05-01$15.50$15.07-2.12%3
2015-04-232015-04-28$14.57$15.375.31%4
2015-02-132015-02-24$13.58$13.611.99%7
2015-02-112015-02-12$14.19$13.53-1.81%2
2014-08-072014-09-16$16.83$17.381.78%28
2014-06-242014-07-16$15.50$14.48-7.62%16
2014-02-112014-03-25$13.11$14.7011.79%30
2013-10-072013-10-09$12.20$11.25-3.65%3
2013-09-202013-10-04$12.23$12.07-2.78%11
2013-07-022013-09-10$7.85$11.0936.87%49
2013-05-012013-06-25$3.55$6.8387.60%39
2013-03-262013-04-10$2.52$2.797.70%11
2013-01-242013-02-22$2.47$2.41-2.53%21
2012-12-192012-12-20$2.31$2.30-0.14%2
2012-11-292012-12-14$2.25$2.250.94%12
2012-03-272012-04-09$2.53$2.21-7.99%9
2012-03-122012-03-16$2.40$2.350.55%5
2012-02-232012-03-07$2.30$2.21-3.44%10