Pentagon spending hits record highs just as the Fed warns on AI inflation — long
Created
Thesis
There is a stark divergence in the market right now. The AI-driven Magnificent Seven stocks are losing trillions in value as the Fed explicitly calls out AI spending as a driver of inflation. Meanwhile, AeroVironment just reported record earnings driven by actual government defense spending. The combination of a Fed hawkish on tech-driven inflation and strong physical defense tailwinds makes defense contractors a safe haven rotation target away from frothy software and chip valuations.
Strategy approach
Build a momentum / divergence strategy that enters long AVAV on D1 when AeroVironment gaps up on earnings (>5% gap) and simultaneously the QQQ ETF closes lower than 5 days ago (broad AI/tech weakness). Hold for 21 days with a 10% trailing stop.
Markets and timeframes
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: ROC/MOMENTUM/ATR/SMA Signal Long (QQQ@1d) (5 conditions)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.6% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.3% (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (QQQ@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"conditions": [
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "roc",
"period": 1
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
},
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "momentum",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
},
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0.5
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "ROC/MOMENTUM/ATR/SMA Signal Long (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "QQQ"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.636
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.6%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.3%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
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"condition_tree": {
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"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
"op": "cond"
},
{
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
},
"op": "cond"
}
],
"op": "any"
},
"conditions": [
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.636,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 1
},
{
"name": "momentum",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 20
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
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"left": {
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"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 1
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},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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},
{
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
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}
},
{
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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{
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"right": {
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},
"indicator": {
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}
],
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"id": "entry_1",
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"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "QQQ"
}
],
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{
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"type": "position"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
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{
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"conditions": [
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.3%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"condition_tree": {
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"field": "close",
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
"op": "cond"
},
{
"cond": {
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
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"op": "cond"
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],
"op": "any"
},
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
},
{
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"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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],
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"id": "exit_3",
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"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
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"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
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},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Pentagon spending hits record highs just as the Fed warns on AI inflation — long defense tech'. Thesis: There is a stark divergence in the market right now. The AI-driven Magnificent Seven stocks are losing trillions in value as the Fed explicitly calls out AI spending as a driver of inflation. Meanwhile, AeroVironment just reported record earnings driven by actual government defense spending. The combination of a Fed hawkish on tech-driven inflation and strong physical defense tailwinds makes defense contractors a safe haven rotation target away from frothy software and chip valuations.
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