Public trading strategy
Retail stocks have been dragged down with everything else as oil near $100 stoke
Created
Thesis
Retail stocks have been dragged down with everything else as oil near $100 stokes inflation fears and pushed the Dow sharply lower. But Macy's own numbers show shoppers are still spending and management is confident enough to raise full-year guidance — the opposite of what an inflation-squeezed consumer story would look like. When a company's fundamentals improve while its sector is sold off for macro reasons, the gap often closes as the macro fear fades. That makes Macy's a beaten-down turnaround trade with a fresh catalyst rather than a value trap.
Strategy approach
Retail stocks have been dragged down with everything else as oil near $100 stokes inflation fears and pushed the Dow sharply lower. But Macy's own numbers show shoppers are still spending and management is confident enough to raise full-year guidance — the opposite of what an inflation-squeezed consumer story would look like. When a company's fundamentals improve while its sector is sold off for macro reasons, the gap often closes as the macro fear fades. That makes Macy's a beaten-down turnaround trade with a fresh catalyst rather than a value trap. 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
M1D
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M · 1d
1 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price at or below SMA (20) — met
- Price crossed above SMA (20) — far
- RSI (14) crossed above 45 — far
- MACD (12,26,9) crossed above MACD (12,26,9) — near
- RSI (14) above 70 — 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: SMA/RSI/MACD Crossover Long (M@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Overbought RSI Exit (M@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (M@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (M@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.8% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"symbol": "STOCK:M",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"type": "price"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"period": 20
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"right": {
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}
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"priority": 1,
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}
],
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"right": {
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"right": {
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"conditions": [
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"right": {
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],
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"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
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},
{
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"right": {
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (M@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:M"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": -2.3983333333333334
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
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"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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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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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:M",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:M",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:M",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 45
}
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"slow": 26
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},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "signal",
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"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
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"priority": 1,
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"exit_rules": [
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"right": {
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"right": {
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Overbought RSI Exit (M@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
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{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:M",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (M@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:M"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (M@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:M"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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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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},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Retail stocks have been dragged down with everything else as oil near $100 stokes inflation fears and pushed the Dow sharply lower. But Macy's own numbers show shoppers are still spending and management is confident enough to raise full-year guidance — th'. Thesis: Retail stocks have been dragged down with everything else as oil near $100 stokes inflation fears and pushed the Dow sharply lower. But Macy's own numbers show shoppers are still spending and management is confident enough to raise full-year guidance — the opposite of what an inflation-squeezed consumer story would look like. When a company's fundamentals improve while its sector is sold off for macro reasons, the gap often closes as the macro fear fades. That makes Macy's a beaten-down turnaround trade with a fresh catalyst rather than a value trap.
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.
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- 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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