Public trading strategy
PayPal gets a $53B buyout offer while IBM's collapse shakes tech — long PYPL as
Created
Thesis
When a buyout offer is announced, the target company's stock typically finds a strong floor near the offer price because investors expect the deal to close at that level. Meanwhile, IBM's catastrophic 23% drop is dragging down the broader tech sector. By going long PayPal, traders can position for upside if the buyout closes or gets bid higher, while the announced offer price acts as built-in protection against the general market panic.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that enters long PYPL on D1. Entry conditions: price is within 15% of the reported $53B buyout valuation (roughly $86/share based on recent share count) OR PYPL is up on the day while the Nasdaq (QQQ) is down more than 1%. Exit conditions: 5% trailing stop, or immediate exit if the buyout is officially rejected/falls through, with a max hold of 21 days.
Markets and timeframes
PYPLD1
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
PYPL · 1d
2 of 8 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price above 55 — near
- EMA (20) crossed above EMA (50) — near
- RSI (14) above 50 — far
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- Price above 55 — near
- EMA (20) crossed above EMA (50) — near
- RSI (14) above 50 — far
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- RSI (14) below 45 — met
- RSI (14) below 45 — 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: EMA/RSI/ADX Crossover Long (PYPL@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: EMA/RSI/ADX Crossover Long (QQQ@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (PYPL@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (QQQ@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (PYPL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (PYPL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (QQQ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.5% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.0% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:PYPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"value": 55
}
},
{
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"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:PYPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"period": 50
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"type": "indicator"
}
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:PYPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_pypl",
"name": "EMA/RSI/ADX Crossover Long (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
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{
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"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"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_qqq",
"name": "EMA/RSI/ADX Crossover Long (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 45
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 21
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_pypl",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 45
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},
{
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_qqq",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_pypl",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_qqq",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
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"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:PYPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_pypl",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_qqq",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.519
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"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": 5.038
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.519,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:PYPL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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}
},
{
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"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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},
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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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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],
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"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_pypl",
"name": "EMA/RSI/ADX Crossover Long (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"right": {
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"right": {
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{
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],
"direction": "long",
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"id": "entry_1_qqq",
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"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
}
],
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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{
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],
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"target_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"purpose": "signal",
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},
{
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"conditions": [
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},
{
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"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
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],
"enabled": true,
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"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d)",
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"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_pypl",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (PYPL@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:PYPL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
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"right": {
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_qqq",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"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",
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.519,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'PayPal gets a $53B buyout offer while IBM's collapse shakes tech — long PYPL as a safe-haven deal play'. Thesis: When a buyout offer is announced, the target company's stock typically finds a strong floor near the offer price because investors expect the deal to close at that level. Meanwhile, IBM's catastrophic 23% drop is dragging down the broader tech sector. By going long PayPal, traders can position for upside if the buyout closes or gets bid higher, while the announced offer price acts as built-in protection against the general market panic.
Performance
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- Technical strategy fields are shared above. Inspect the actual conditions and check when they were evaluated before relying on them.
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