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PriceMomentum_V0540

ARCHIVEDhybrid

crossoverlogic of PriceMomentum_V0314 with risk overlay of MACDMomentum_V0272

Fitness
0.6561
Generation
25
Complexity
13
Created
2026-09-22

Lineage

Parents (2)
MACDMomentum_V0272S0272 · gen 13ARCHIVEDcrossover

entry = MACDMomentum_V0005 OR VolumeBreakout_V0185

PriceMomentum_V0314S0314 · gen 15ARCHIVEDcrossover

entry = PriceMomentum_V0267 AND LongTermTrend_V0182

Children (0)
None

Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V0540  [hybrid]
if flat and (ret_20d > 0.1146 and ((((close > sma_200 and sma_200_slope > 0.0) or ret_20d > 0.05) and ret_20d > 0.05 and cumret_252d > -0.1997) and ret_20d > 0.05)):
    position = 1.0
if long and ret_20d < -0.1003:
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR26.5%118.7%17.2%39.1%
Total Return555.3%945.4%80.1%12601.7%
Sharpe0.841.740.621.03
Sortino0.952.030.621.12
Calmar0.512.770.460.74
Volatility35.1%53.2%35.8%39.7%
Max DD-52.6%-42.8%-37.8%-52.6%
Win Rate50.0%55.6%54.5%52.6%
Avg Win47.2%88.2%20.0%55.8%
Avg Loss-13.2%-11.8%-8.6%-11.6%
Payoff3.577.462.344.80
Expectancy17.0%43.7%7.0%23.9%
Profit Factor3.579.322.805.34
Trades1891138
Avg Holding Days55.652.436.951.5
Turnover4.66.06.25.2
Exposure52.6%61.2%44.5%52.4%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V0540 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V0540 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
2016-12.3%-0.48-37.0%3
201722.3%0.80-30.8%2
2018-5.9%-0.01-33.7%2
201947.0%1.34-24.9%1
2020842.7%3.35-33.7%2
202141.4%1.06-30.6%3
2022-25.0%-0.77-35.1%4

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 testDOWNTREND268-0.3%-0.0116%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8387.2%1.8475%
hidden testEXTREME48210.8%3.5375%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY25417.2%0.3940%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY42950.5%1.7547%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY249-21.0%-0.5745%
hidden testNORMAL8014.3%0.1340%
hidden testSIDEWAYS2931.6%0.0543%
hidden testUPTREND37155.1%1.1766%
trainDOWNTREND5181.6%0.1113%
trainEXPENSIVE31184.4%1.9681%
trainEXTREME100416.1%5.63100%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69958.9%1.3046%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74524.4%0.9560%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY5680.3%0.0151%
trainNORMAL1,601-5.2%-0.1844%
trainSIDEWAYS592-13.3%-0.4438%
trainUPTREND90273.8%1.6585%
validationDOWNTREND12537.6%1.7012%
validationEXPENSIVE13896.2%1.5983%
validationEXTREME144378.9%4.4795%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY258120.7%1.7454%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18336.2%1.2669%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY315102.0%2.0862%
validationNORMAL4744.3%0.1345%
validationSIDEWAYS206-17.5%-0.4846%
validationUPTREND425161.9%2.4983%

Trades (full period)

39 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2026-08-24—$348.95—0.28%20OPEN
2026-05-062026-06-10$398.73$381.591.68%25
2025-12-152026-01-16$475.31$437.50-4.63%23
2025-08-292025-11-21$333.87$391.0914.00%60
2025-04-302025-07-02$282.16$315.652.76%44
2025-04-162025-04-23$241.55$250.74-6.54%5
2024-11-072025-01-17$296.91$426.5043.14%48
2024-09-062024-10-22$210.73$217.97-5.12%33
2024-05-152024-08-02$173.99$207.6721.89%55
2023-11-272024-01-17$236.08$215.55-6.79%35
2023-09-122023-10-20$267.48$211.99-19.71%29
2023-05-242023-08-03$182.90$259.3236.51%49
2022-07-192022-09-01$245.53$277.1614.35%33
2022-06-242022-07-05$245.71$233.07-3.51%7
2022-03-232022-04-27$333.04$293.84-12.00%25
2022-01-042022-01-25$383.20$306.13-22.64%15
2021-07-012021-12-03$225.97$338.3259.25%109
2021-04-062021-05-11$230.54$205.73-9.16%26
2020-10-072021-02-23$141.77$232.9572.25%95
2020-04-142020-09-30$47.33$143.00221.27%119
2019-09-132020-03-05$16.35$48.30204.23%120
2019-07-162019-08-15$16.83$14.38-13.54%23
2018-10-292019-01-03$22.32$20.02-6.47%45
2018-08-032018-08-31$23.21$20.11-13.45%21
2018-05-012018-07-16$19.99$20.678.28%53
2017-08-042017-11-03$23.79$20.41-13.95%65
2016-12-212017-07-07$13.85$20.8847.62%136
2016-07-222016-09-02$14.82$13.19-9.13%31
2016-06-092016-06-24$15.29$12.88-16.78%12
2016-03-042016-05-05$13.40$14.1013.48%44
2015-09-222015-10-12$17.40$14.37-16.64%15
2015-04-242015-08-12$14.56$15.888.37%77
2014-11-172014-12-09$16.93$14.46-17.30%16
2014-06-092014-10-01$13.69$16.0216.34%81
2013-12-182014-03-26$9.87$14.2044.30%67
2013-04-022013-10-24$2.96$11.54273.71%145
2012-11-142013-03-20$2.09$2.4010.75%86
2012-06-192012-07-27$2.14$1.97-11.83%28
2012-02-062012-04-25$2.12$2.191.95%56