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PriceMomentum_V1609

ARCHIVEDhybrid

structuralremoved entry condition: (ret_20d > 0.05 and (((close > sma_200 and sma_200_slope > 0.0) or ret_20d > 0.0923) and ret_20d > -0.0674 and cumret_252d > -0.0062)); replaced exit rule with: vol_chg > 1.5735

Fitness
0.3548
Generation
74
Complexity
3
Created
2026-10-15

Lineage

Parents (1)
PriceMomentum_V1386S1386 · gen 64ELITEstructural

entry from PriceMomentum_V1342, exit from PriceMomentum_V1243

Children (0)
None

Strategy Logic (pseudocode)

# PriceMomentum_V1609  [hybrid]
if flat and ret_20d > 0.184:
    position = 1.0
if long and vol_chg > 1.5735:
    position = 0.0  # exit to cash
if regime.volatility == "HIGH_VOLATILITY": position *= 0.41

Backtest Metrics

MetricTrainValidationHidden TestFull
CAGR5.7%37.0%-0.5%9.6%
Total Return56.1%157.0%-1.9%285.0%
Sharpe0.370.910.200.44
Sortino0.261.200.270.45
Calmar0.140.51-0.010.13
Volatility21.1%46.0%43.1%33.9%
Max DD-39.8%-72.0%-52.6%-74.8%
Win Rate69.4%76.9%50.0%67.3%
Avg Win7.1%24.4%18.7%12.0%
Avg Loss-10.3%-10.6%-15.4%-13.0%
Payoff0.692.321.220.92
Expectancy1.8%16.4%1.7%3.8%
Profit Factor1.587.721.221.90
Trades3613655
Avg Holding Days16.036.8127.735.2
Turnover7.812.35.48.0
Exposure21.8%62.3%70.1%42.4%

Growth of $100

PriceMomentum_V1609 vs TSLA Buy & Hold
PriceMomentum_V1609 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
2016-11.0%-0.67-24.8%4
2017-7.6%-0.36-25.4%4
20186.6%0.72-5.7%3
20192.2%0.22-14.4%5
2020402.7%3.35-30.5%8
202128.0%0.79-34.5%4
2022-61.8%-2.15-68.3%1

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 testDOWNTREND27811.3%0.3153%
hidden testEXPENSIVE8361.5%1.0579%
hidden testEXTREME4876.4%1.9055%
hidden testHIGH VOLATILITY25431.4%0.7429%
hidden testLOW VOLATILITY44511.4%0.2987%
hidden testMEDIUM VOLATILITY250-18.8%-0.3783%
hidden testNORMAL818-0.5%-0.0170%
hidden testSIDEWAYS300-43.8%-0.9782%
hidden testUPTREND37149.4%1.0873%
trainDOWNTREND5183.2%0.355%
trainEXPENSIVE3116.9%0.2134%
trainEXTREME100164.3%4.3755%
trainHIGH VOLATILITY69912.4%0.5711%
trainLOW VOLATILITY74513.5%0.7235%
trainMEDIUM VOLATILITY568-5.3%-0.2318%
trainNORMAL1,601-1.8%-0.1117%
trainSIDEWAYS592-14.4%-0.7510%
trainUPTREND90225.0%0.9439%
validationDOWNTREND125-122.5%-2.9041%
validationEXPENSIVE13892.7%1.7879%
validationEXTREME144246.7%4.7454%
validationHIGH VOLATILITY25859.2%1.3130%
validationLOW VOLATILITY18357.4%1.5998%
validationMEDIUM VOLATILITY31519.0%0.3768%
validationNORMAL474-34.9%-0.8560%
validationSIDEWAYS206-21.5%-0.5364%
validationUPTREND425121.2%2.4867%

Trades (full period)

55 trades
EntryExitEntry PxExit PxReturnDays
2025-09-162026-07-24$421.62$313.03-22.99%215
2025-05-082025-06-06$284.82$295.14-7.05%21
2024-11-122025-02-26$328.49$290.80-16.04%71
2024-11-072024-11-11$296.91$350.004.50%3
2024-07-052024-10-25$251.52$269.1911.74%80
2022-07-292024-07-03$297.15$246.39-42.13%485
2022-03-232022-04-27$333.04$293.84-12.00%25
2021-10-292021-12-06$371.33$336.34-12.53%26
2021-10-272021-10-28$345.95$359.011.71%2
2021-04-072021-10-26$223.66$339.4850.57%142
2020-12-222021-02-24$213.45$247.347.32%43
2020-11-242020-12-21$185.13$216.6232.92%19
2020-08-192020-11-19$125.24$166.4232.31%66
2020-07-022020-08-13$80.58$108.0725.10%30
2020-02-072020-07-01$49.87$74.6441.99%101
2020-02-052020-02-06$48.98$49.93-7.12%2
2020-01-152020-02-04$34.57$59.1429.39%14
2020-01-102020-01-14$31.88$35.868.82%3
2019-12-242020-01-09$28.35$32.0917.16%11
2019-11-112019-11-25$23.01$22.42-4.32%11
2019-10-312019-11-08$20.99$22.482.56%7
2019-10-292019-10-30$21.08$21.00-1.52%2
2019-10-252019-10-28$21.88$21.853.81%2
2019-07-012019-07-26$15.14$15.202.20%19
2018-11-022018-12-10$23.09$24.347.30%25
2018-10-292018-10-30$22.32$21.990.41%2
2018-06-142018-07-03$23.85$20.72-1.11%14
2017-06-142017-07-07$25.38$20.88-15.16%17
2017-04-042017-05-05$20.25$20.56-3.20%23
2017-02-152017-02-24$18.65$17.13-9.08%7
2017-01-042017-02-10$15.13$17.9523.82%27
2016-07-262016-09-02$15.30$13.19-12.89%29
2016-04-082016-05-05$16.67$14.10-13.64%20
2016-04-052016-04-07$17.03$17.157.25%3
2016-03-082016-04-04$13.51$16.4710.36%19
2015-09-232015-10-21$17.40$14.01-18.52%21
2015-04-282015-07-22$15.37$17.8614.98%60
2014-08-142014-09-05$17.43$18.499.67%16
2014-02-272014-05-09$16.84$12.15-26.51%51
2014-02-252014-02-26$16.53$16.8713.73%2
2014-01-222014-02-21$11.90$13.9711.98%22
2013-12-182014-01-15$9.87$10.946.65%19
2013-08-282013-10-04$11.10$12.073.59%27
2013-08-092013-08-27$10.20$11.132.85%13
2013-07-222013-08-08$8.16$10.234.88%14
2013-05-312013-07-17$6.52$8.025.46%33
2013-05-152013-05-30$5.66$7.0010.19%11
2013-05-132013-05-14$5.85$5.555.81%2
2013-04-152013-05-10$2.89$5.1222.22%20
2013-04-022013-04-03$2.96$2.740.30%2
2012-12-042012-12-13$2.26$2.241.64%8
2012-11-212012-12-03$2.16$2.312.28%8
2012-07-172012-07-18$2.22$2.14-7.45%2
2012-02-172012-03-12$2.33$2.401.44%16
2012-02-142012-02-16$2.21$2.283.31%3