Public trading strategy
Strait of Hormuz shut — play the Suez Canal detour with Egyptian stocks
Created
Thesis
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global oil, and its near-closure is forcing massive rerouting. The Suez Canal is the primary alternative route, and it is already seeing a 30% surge in tanker traffic, driving revenue up significantly. Egypt, which controls the canal, stands to reap major financial benefits from this forced detour as the US-Iran conflict continues. As long as tensions remain high, this shipping bottleneck will keep cash flowing into Egyptian state coffers, making the country's stock market a rare pocket of strength amidst global uncertainty.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that goes long EGPT (VanEck Egypt ETF) on the daily timeframe. Entry conditions: Price must be above the 50-day simple moving average (SMA), and the 14-day RSI must be between 50 and 70 (confirming an uptrend without being overbought). Exit condition: Trailing stop loss of 5%, or close the position if the price closes below the 50-day SMA.
Markets and timeframes
EGPT1D
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: SMA/RSI Crossover Long (EGPT@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (EGPT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (EGPT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (EGPT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (EGPT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (EGPT@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 70
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "SMA/RSI Crossover Long (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 1
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 70
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "SMA/RSI Crossover Long (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 1
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "EGPT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "EGPT"
},
{
"applies_to": "long",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (EGPT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Strait of Hormuz shut — play the Suez Canal detour with Egyptian stocks'. Thesis: The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global oil, and its near-closure is forcing massive rerouting. The Suez Canal is the primary alternative route, and it is already seeing a 30% surge in tanker traffic, driving revenue up significantly. Egypt, which controls the canal, stands to reap major financial benefits from this forced detour as the US-Iran conflict continues. As long as tensions remain high, this shipping bottleneck will keep cash flowing into Egyptian state coffers, making the country's stock market a rare pocket of strength amidst global uncertainty.
Performance
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