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PriceMomentum_V0908

ARCHIVEDmomentum

parameterchanged ret_20d threshold -0.1003 -> -0.2314

Fitness
0.6847
Generation
41
Complexity
4
Created
2026-09-30

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PriceMomentum_V0267S0267 · gen 12ARCHIVEDparameter

changed ret_20d threshold 0.05 -> 0.1146

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Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V0908  [momentum]
require regime.trend in ['DOWNTREND', 'UPTREND']
if flat and ret_20d > 0.1146:
    position = 1.0
if long and ret_20d < -0.2314:
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash
if regime.volatility == "MEDIUM_VOLATILITY": position *= 0.68

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR33.5%66.6%32.0%39.6%
Total Return906.6%362.7%181.1%13380.0%
Sharpe1.121.310.961.11
Sortino1.191.301.011.12
Calmar1.191.710.881.02
Volatility29.6%48.0%35.6%35.6%
Max DD-28.1%-39.0%-36.5%-39.0%
Win Rate63.6%66.7%66.7%65.1%
Avg Win30.1%38.7%17.8%30.3%
Avg Loss-6.5%-8.2%-4.4%-6.3%
Payoff4.624.694.074.82
Expectancy16.8%23.1%10.4%17.5%
Profit Factor8.099.398.149.00
Trades2291243
Avg Holding Days38.544.029.338.2
Turnover8.48.39.68.6
Exposure39.4%43.4%35.2%39.2%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V0908 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V0908 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
20162.8%0.26-21.7%5
201739.3%1.44-16.8%1
2018-16.4%-0.63-27.3%4
201968.8%2.79-8.5%2
2020325.3%2.37-39.0%3
202127.5%0.93-25.5%1
2022-24.3%-1.07-34.8%5

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 testDOWNTREND27445.7%1.6023%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8397.8%1.5478%
hidden testEXTREME48175.2%2.8994%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY25486.0%1.6546%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY43430.7%1.3130%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY250-13.2%-0.4133%
hidden testNORMAL80719.0%0.6627%
hidden testSIDEWAYS293-7.0%-0.524%
hidden testUPTREND37157.7%1.1769%
trainDOWNTREND51818.7%1.6112%
trainEXPENSIVE31141.3%1.0773%
trainEXTREME100400.8%5.5694%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69955.6%1.4437%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74533.3%1.4448%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY5685.5%0.2332%
trainNORMAL1,6018.7%0.4130%
trainSIDEWAYS592-2.1%-0.183%
trainUPTREND90264.7%1.5479%
validationDOWNTREND12540.6%1.8516%
validationEXPENSIVE13817.7%0.3267%
validationEXTREME144297.6%3.6883%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY25882.0%1.1852%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18332.3%1.4334%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY31564.3%1.7841%
validationNORMAL4744.3%0.1625%
validationSIDEWAYS206-19.7%-1.613%
validationUPTREND425109.0%1.7571%

Trades (full period)

44 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2026-08-24—$348.95—-4.60%26OPEN
2026-05-292026-06-01$435.79$415.88-1.63%2
2026-05-062026-05-08$398.73$428.355.55%3
2025-09-152026-01-13$410.04$447.208.47%84
2025-05-222025-06-06$341.04$295.14-9.43%11
2025-04-162025-05-12$241.55$318.3817.13%18
2024-10-032025-02-24$240.66$330.5332.16%97
2024-09-062024-09-27$210.73$260.469.15%16
2024-07-022024-08-07$231.26$191.76-5.75%26
2024-05-152024-05-29$173.99$176.19-0.65%10
2023-06-022023-09-05$213.97$256.4919.46%65
2023-05-232023-05-31$185.77$203.936.29%6
2023-01-252023-02-10$144.43$196.8943.79%13
2022-08-162022-08-22$306.56$289.91-3.63%5
2022-08-052022-08-08$288.17$290.42-4.64%2
2022-06-242022-08-02$245.71$300.5920.82%27
2022-04-052022-04-27$363.75$293.84-16.47%16
2021-09-162022-01-20$252.33$332.0929.34%88
2020-11-192021-03-04$166.42$207.1516.58%71
2020-05-202020-11-13$54.37$136.17120.68%125
2020-04-142020-04-30$47.33$52.1322.74%13
2019-10-252020-03-13$21.88$36.4475.39%96
2019-09-272019-10-15$16.14$17.193.91%13
2019-06-212019-07-22$14.79$17.0516.51%21
2018-11-192018-11-20$23.56$23.17-0.44%2
2018-08-032018-08-20$23.21$20.56-12.77%12
2018-06-152018-07-05$23.88$20.61-13.27%14
2018-05-012018-06-12$19.99$22.8511.09%30
2017-01-052017-08-24$15.12$23.5339.15%161
2016-12-212016-12-28$13.85$14.655.11%5
2016-07-262016-08-30$15.30$14.09-6.63%26
2016-04-052016-06-02$17.03$14.60-11.64%42
2016-03-242016-03-28$15.18$15.351.44%2
2016-03-042016-03-21$13.40$15.8916.89%12
2015-05-112015-08-18$15.97$17.3810.58%70
2015-04-292015-05-01$15.50$15.07-2.12%3
2015-04-242015-04-28$14.56$15.375.71%3
2014-06-232014-10-22$15.81$15.415.54%86
2014-01-242014-05-08$11.64$11.916.17%73
2013-01-292013-11-12$2.53$9.19295.04%201
2012-11-232012-12-14$2.14$2.253.30%16
2012-02-232012-05-04$2.30$2.120.29%51
2012-02-212012-02-22$2.30$2.28-1.54%2
2012-01-042012-01-06$1.85$1.79-3.61%3