Wall Street trading desks are minting cash — ride the bank earnings momentum
Created
Thesis
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs just reported blowout earnings driven by record trading revenue. Wall Street thrives in volatile markets because the chaos forces clients to trade, generating massive fees for the big banks. When these giants post record profits and their stock prices break out, it often sets a trend that lasts for weeks as institutional money rotates into the financial sector.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that enters long JPM and GS on D1 when both stocks close up >2% on their earnings day with volume >150% of their 20-day average. Exit on a 10% trailing stop or a 21-day max hold.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
GS · 1d
0 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) above 2 — far
- OBV above SMA (20) — unknown
- ROC (1) above 2 — far
- OBV above SMA (20) — unknown
JPM · 1d
0 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) above 2 — far
- OBV above SMA (20) — unknown
- ROC (1) above 2 — far
- OBV above SMA (20) — unknown
Entry and exit at a glance
These are the named rules in the shared configuration. Review the full conditions below before using a strategy.
- Entry: ROC/OBV/SMA Crossover Long (JPM@1d) (3 conditions)
- Entry: ROC/OBV/SMA Crossover Long (GS@1d) (3 conditions)
- Entry: ROC/OBV/SMA Signal Long (JPM@1d) (2 conditions)
- Entry: ROC/OBV/SMA Signal Long (GS@1d) (2 conditions)
- Entry: Crossover Long (JPM@1d) (1 condition)
- Entry: Crossover Long (GS@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (JPM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (GS@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (JPM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (GS@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Fib Retracement 61.8% (JPM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Fib Retracement 61.8% (GS@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.8% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:JPM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:GS",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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{
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"symbol": "STOCK:JPM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 1
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JPM",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "price"
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"operator": "crossed_above",
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"right": {
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"trade_symbol": "STOCK:JPM"
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"right": {
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"value": 2
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"right": {
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],
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"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_2_gs",
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{
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{
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],
"direction": "long",
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"right": {
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"ratio": 1272,
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],
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"id": "exit_1_jpm",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (JPM@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JPM"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_gs",
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"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GS"
},
{
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"right": {
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_jpm",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (JPM@1d)",
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JPM"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gs",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (GS@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GS"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"ratio": 618,
"type": "fibonacci_retracement"
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JPM"
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GS"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"id": "exit_4",
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{
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],
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
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],
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"method": {
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"risk_percent": 2.4134333333333333,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
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},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
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},
{
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},
{
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{
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"period": 1
},
{
"name": "obv"
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 20
}
]
}Parsed strategy
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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{
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"trade_symbol": "STOCK:GS"
},
{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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],
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JPM"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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],
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GS"
},
{
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"type": "position"
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.8%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
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"method": {
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"risk_percent": 2.4134333333333333,
"type": "fixed_risk"
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"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Wall Street trading desks are minting cash — ride the bank earnings momentum'. Thesis: JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs just reported blowout earnings driven by record trading revenue. Wall Street thrives in volatile markets because the chaos forces clients to trade, generating massive fees for the big banks. When these giants post record profits and their stock prices break out, it often sets a trend that lasts for weeks as institutional money rotates into the financial sector.
Performance
No trade count, win rate, or realized P&L figures are provided in this public preview. The thesis and shared rules do not establish a performance record.
What this public preview can establish
- The dated rule snapshot above shows the conditions evaluated at that time. It does not prove a current trigger or executed trade.
- Technical strategy fields are shared above. Inspect the actual conditions and check when they were evaluated before relying on them.
- No trade count, win rate, or P&L figure is published in this preview. It cannot establish a performance record.
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