Public trading strategy
JNJ Event-Driven Pullback Strategy
Created
Thesis
A $20 billion divestiture to Apollo would hand J&J a large cash windfall and sharpen its focus on its higher-growth pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses — exactly the kind of company-specific catalyst that works when the broad tape is driven by scary macro headlines. With CPI landing merely in line and oil pulling back, the panic of the past week is fading, so defensive, cash-generating names should catch a bid. J&J is a classic safe-haven stock, and a deal unlock on top of that defensive profile makes it a strong relative winner in a stabilizing market.
Strategy approach
A $20 billion divestiture to Apollo would hand J&J a large cash windfall and sharpen its focus on its higher-growth pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses — exactly the kind of company-specific catalyst that works when the broad tape is driven by scary macro headlines. With CPI landing merely in line and oil pulling back, the panic of the past week is fading, so defensive, cash-generating names should catch a bid. J&J is a classic safe-haven stock, and a deal unlock on top of that defensive profile makes it a strong relative winner in a stabilizing market. 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
JNJ1D
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
JNJ · 1d
1 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price crossed above EMA (50) — near
- RSI (14) crossed above 45 — far
- MACD (12,26,9) crossed above MACD (12,26,9) — near
- Price above Price — met
- Price crossed below EMA (50) — near
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: Pullback Reclaim + Momentum Confirmation Long (JNJ@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Time Stop at 90 Sessions (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Prior Resistance Area (JNJ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Close Below Confirmed Support Proxy (JNJ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.3% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.6% (1 condition)
- Exit: Catalyst Invalidation: Support Zone Broken (JNJ@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 45
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "signal",
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "high",
"type": "price"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Pullback Reclaim + Momentum Confirmation Long (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Time Stop at 90 Sessions",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Prior Resistance Area (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Close Below Confirmed Support Proxy (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.2842857142857143
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.3%",
"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": 4.5685714285714285
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.6%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_6",
"name": "Catalyst Invalidation: Support Zone Broken (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.2842857142857143,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 45
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "signal",
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "high",
"type": "price"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Pullback Reclaim + Momentum Confirmation Long (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Time Stop at 90 Sessions",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Prior Resistance Area (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Close Below Confirmed Support Proxy (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.2842857142857143
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.3%",
"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": 4.5685714285714285
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.6%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:JNJ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_6",
"name": "Catalyst Invalidation: Support Zone Broken (JNJ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:JNJ"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.2842857142857143,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'A $20 billion divestiture to Apollo would hand J&J a large cash windfall and sharpen its focus on its higher-growth pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses — exactly the kind of company-specific catalyst that works when the broad tape is driven by sc'. Thesis: A $20 billion divestiture to Apollo would hand J&J a large cash windfall and sharpen its focus on its higher-growth pharmaceutical and medical-device businesses — exactly the kind of company-specific catalyst that works when the broad tape is driven by scary macro headlines. With CPI landing merely in line and oil pulling back, the panic of the past week is fading, so defensive, cash-generating names should catch a bid. J&J is a classic safe-haven stock, and a deal unlock on top of that defensive profile makes it a strong relative winner in a stabilizing market.
Performance
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