SPY Fed Relief Rally Confirmation Swing Strategy
Created
Thesis
The Fed's first hike in three years was the event investors had been bracing for, and markets tend to rally once a feared outcome actually lands. Crucially, the Fed paired the hike with a signal that only limited further tightening is ahead, removing the biggest source of anxiety. Wall Street futures already turned higher as the 'overhang' lifted, suggesting the sell-the-hike trade is exhausted. A long swing in broad US index exposure captures this relief rally while risk remains defined.
Strategy approach
The Fed's first hike in three years was the event investors had been bracing for, and markets tend to rally once a feared outcome actually lands. Crucially, the Fed paired the hike with a signal that only limited further tightening is ahead, removing the biggest source of anxiety. Wall Street futures already turned higher as the 'overhang' lifted, suggesting the sell-the-hike trade is exhausted. A long swing in broad US index exposure captures this relief rally while risk remains defined. Decision analysis profile: near_term. Required dimensions: as_of_session, catalyst_timing, expectations_priced_in, price_volume, liquidity_spread_volatility, dilution_capital_allocation, downside, actionability.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
SPY · 1d
1 of 6 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price above EMA (20) — near
- RSI (14) crossed above 50 — near
- RSI (14) below 65 — met
- MACD (12,26,9) crossed above MACD (12,26,9) — near
- Price crossed above Donchian (10) — near
- Price below Donchian (60) — near
- Price below EMA (20) — met
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: Post-Announcement Relief Confirmation Long (SPY@1d) (6 conditions)
- Exit: Invalidation: Loss of Confirmed Trend Proxy (SPY@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: Time Stop at 45 Sessions (SPY@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (SPY@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (SPY@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.5% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.0% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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}Indicator configuration
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}Parsed strategy
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}
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"right": {
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"version": 2
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'The Fed's first hike in three years was the event investors had been bracing for, and markets tend to rally once a feared outcome actually lands. Crucially, the Fed paired the hike with a signal that only limited further tightening is ahead, removing the '. Thesis: The Fed's first hike in three years was the event investors had been bracing for, and markets tend to rally once a feared outcome actually lands. Crucially, the Fed paired the hike with a signal that only limited further tightening is ahead, removing the biggest source of anxiety. Wall Street futures already turned higher as the 'overhang' lifted, suggesting the sell-the-hike trade is exhausted. A long swing in broad US index exposure captures this relief rally while risk remains defined.
Performance
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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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