Public trading strategy
BlackRock is leaving Bitcoin ETFs for DeFi — rotate from big tech into small-cap
Created
Thesis
There is a clear institutional rotation happening. While BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF bled $300 million in outflows, they simultaneously integrated Ethena to push deeper into DeFi, sending ENA up 8%. This shows institutional appetite for yield-bearing crypto rather than passive Bitcoin exposure. When paired with the news that Meta is entering the cloud computing space, which Wall Street warns will compress the company's margins, we see a cross-asset theme: major players are being forced to take on more risk in new ventures (Meta in cloud, BlackRock in DeFi) to maintain growth, which historically introduces volatility and short-term downside for their core equities as margins shrink.
Strategy approach
Build a strategy that enters short META on D1 when META closes below its 50-day moving average AND BTCUSD closes below its 30-day moving average (confirming risk-off macro environment). Exit after 14 days or a 4% gain on the short.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
ENA · 1d
Incomplete evidence; No entry condition values were published.
IBIT · 1d
2 of 3 published entry conditions marked met.
- RSI (14) below 55 — met
- Price below Bollinger (20) — near
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
META · 1d
1 of 3 published entry conditions marked met.
- RSI (14) below 55 — far
- Price below Bollinger (20) — far
- ADX (14) above 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: RSI/BB/ADX Signal Long (META@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (META@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (META@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.5% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.9% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 55
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "lower",
"indicator": {
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "RSI/BB/ADX Signal Long (META@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "META"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (META@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "META"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (META@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "META"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.4538
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.5%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4.9075999999999995
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.9%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"resistance_stop_rank": 1,
"risk_percent": 2.4538,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 55
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "lower",
"indicator": {
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "META",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "RSI/BB/ADX Signal Long (META@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "META"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (META@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "META"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (META@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "META"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.4538
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.5%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4.9075999999999995
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.9%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"resistance_stop_rank": 1,
"risk_percent": 2.4538,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'BlackRock is leaving Bitcoin ETFs for DeFi — rotate from big tech into small-cap crypto'. Thesis: There is a clear institutional rotation happening. While BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF bled $300 million in outflows, they simultaneously integrated Ethena to push deeper into DeFi, sending ENA up 8%. This shows institutional appetite for yield-bearing crypto rather than passive Bitcoin exposure. When paired with the news that Meta is entering the cloud computing space, which Wall Street warns will compress the company's margins, we see a cross-asset theme: major players are being forced to take on more risk in new ventures (Meta in cloud, BlackRock in DeFi) to maintain growth, which historically introduces volatility and short-term downside for their core equities as margins shrink.
Performance
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