Public trading strategy
Middle East peace is melting oil's war premium — short energy stocks before the
Created
Thesis
When military tensions ease suddenly, the fear premium built into oil prices evaporates fast — and energy stocks drop to catch up with the new reality of cheaper crude. Because Iran is explicitly conditioning its pause on U.S. restraint, the de-escalation looks sticky enough to keep pressure on oil for days. Energy companies had been riding the geopolitical risk higher, so a 5% one-day slump in crude creates a gap-down dynamic that typically feeds on itself as momentum traders hit the exits.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that enters short XLE on D1 when front-month WTI crude drops more than 4% in a single session and XLE opens below its prior day's low. Hold for 10 trading days maximum. Exit if WTI rebounds 3% from the entry day's close. Use a 4% stop loss on XLE from entry.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
USO · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) below -4 — far
- Price below Price — met
- ADX (14) above 25 — met
- RSI (14) above 20 — met
- ROC (1) above 3 — far
XLE · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- ROC (1) below -4 — far
- Price below Price — met
- ADX (14) above 25 — met
- RSI (14) above 20 — met
- ROC (1) above 3 — far
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/ADX/RSI Signal Short (XLE@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: ROC/ADX/RSI Signal Short (USO@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: ROC Threshold Exit (XLE@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: ROC Threshold Exit (USO@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (XLE@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (USO@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (XLE@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (USO@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (XLE@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (USO@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:XLE",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:USO",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"period": 1
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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"value": -4
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "open",
"type": "price"
},
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"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:XLE",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"exit_rules": [
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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{
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": 10
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
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"priority": 1,
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"target_symbol": "STOCK:XLE"
},
{
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"type": "indicator"
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"right": {
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{
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},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_xle",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (XLE@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:XLE"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"id": "exit_2_uso",
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"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
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},
{
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"right": {
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],
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"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:XLE"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"right": {
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}
],
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"priority": 98,
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},
{
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},
{
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:USO"
},
{
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"id": "exit_5",
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},
{
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],
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}
],
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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
},
{
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},
{
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}
]
}Parsed strategy
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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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": "take_profit",
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{
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"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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},
{
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],
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},
{
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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{
"left": {
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_6",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.8%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
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"method": {
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"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Middle East peace is melting oil's war premium — short energy stocks before the gap-down catches up'. Thesis: When military tensions ease suddenly, the fear premium built into oil prices evaporates fast — and energy stocks drop to catch up with the new reality of cheaper crude. Because Iran is explicitly conditioning its pause on U.S. restraint, the de-escalation looks sticky enough to keep pressure on oil for days. Energy companies had been riding the geopolitical risk higher, so a 5% one-day slump in crude creates a gap-down dynamic that typically feeds on itself as momentum traders hit the exits.
Performance
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