Public trading strategy
Oil surge plus unscripted Fed shakeup ahead — accumulate gold as inflation and u
Created
Thesis
Bloomberg reports that German bond yields just jumped above 3% as oil prices surge on the Iran strikes — a clear signal that inflation fears are returning. CNBC notes gold is wavering as investors weigh these inflation concerns against unpredictable Fed policy. The wildcard is MarketWatch's report that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh plans to stop telegraphing policy moves in advance, which a former Fed president warns will spark major volatility. When you combine rising inflation (from oil), unpredictable monetary policy (from a new Fed chair), and geopolitical conflict (US-Iran strikes), gold becomes the natural beneficiary. Gold thrives when inflation rises and confidence in central banks falls.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that enters long GLD (Gold ETF) on D1 when crude oil futures (CL=F) make a 10-day high and GLD is within 3% of its 20-day high. Add a condition that VIX must be above 18 (elevated uncertainty). Exit the trade if GLD drops 4% from entry, or after a maximum hold of 30 trading days.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
GDX · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- RSI (14) below 50 — far
- RSI (14) below 70 — met
- Donchian (20) above 1 — met
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- RSI (14) above 75 — far
GLD · 1d
6 of 8 published entry conditions marked met.
- RSI (14) below 50 — met
- RSI (14) below 70 — met
- Donchian (20) above 1 — met
- ADX (14) above 20 — far
- RSI (14) below 50 — met
- RSI (14) below 70 — met
- Donchian (20) above 1 — met
- ADX (14) above 20 — far
- RSI (14) above 75 — far
- RSI (14) above 75 — far
NEM · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- RSI (14) below 50 — far
- RSI (14) below 70 — met
- Donchian (20) above 1 — met
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- RSI (14) above 75 — 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: RSI/DONCHIAN/ADX Signal Long (GLD@1d) (6 conditions)
- Entry: RSI/DONCHIAN/ADX Signal Long (USO@1d) (6 conditions)
- Exit: Overbought RSI Exit (GLD@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Overbought RSI Exit (USO@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (GLD@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (USO@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (GLD@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (USO@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.7% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.3% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"right": {
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"type": "indicator"
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"right": {
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"value": 70
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "low",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
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},
{
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"right": {
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},
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"right": {
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}
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"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_gld",
"name": "RSI/DONCHIAN/ADX Signal Long (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 1,
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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"value": 50
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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},
{
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"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"value": 1
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"value": 20
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}
],
"direction": "long",
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"id": "entry_1_uso",
"name": "RSI/DONCHIAN/ADX Signal Long (USO@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "USO"
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],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"enabled": true,
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{
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "USO"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gld",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "GLD"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_uso",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (USO@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "USO"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_gld",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "GLD"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_uso",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (USO@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "USO"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": -2.654333333333333
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.7%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.3%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
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"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "adx",
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},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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},
{
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{
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{
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"right": {
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{
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"right": {
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{
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"right": {
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{
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{
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{
"applies_to": "both",
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"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "USO"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
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"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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],
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"target_symbol": "USO"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.7%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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"name": "Take Profit at 5.3%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
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"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
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},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Oil surge plus unscripted Fed shakeup ahead — accumulate gold as inflation and uncertainty spike'. Thesis: Bloomberg reports that German bond yields just jumped above 3% as oil prices surge on the Iran strikes — a clear signal that inflation fears are returning. CNBC notes gold is wavering as investors weigh these inflation concerns against unpredictable Fed policy. The wildcard is MarketWatch's report that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh plans to stop telegraphing policy moves in advance, which a former Fed president warns will spark major volatility. When you combine rising inflation (from oil), unpredictable monetary policy (from a new Fed chair), and geopolitical conflict (US-Iran strikes), gold becomes the natural beneficiary. Gold thrives when inflation rises and confidence in central banks falls.
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.
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