RSP Relative Strength Confirmation (Equal-Weight vs Concentration) Strategy
Created
Thesis
When almost the entire index's gains come from a tiny group of mega-caps, the average stock is already falling — a narrow leadership profile last seen at the 2000 dot-com peak. Rising multi-decade borrowing costs add pressure on the ordinary, debt-heavy companies beneath the surface, while the handful of giants can't stay immune forever in a 5%-yield world. Rather than betting the whole market crashes, buying the broad equal-weight basket against the concentrated index isolates the narrowing itself: if leadership broadens, you win, and if the mega-caps finally crack, you also win.
Strategy approach
When almost the entire index's gains come from a tiny group of mega-caps, the average stock is already falling — a narrow leadership profile last seen at the 2000 dot-com peak. Rising multi-decade borrowing costs add pressure on the ordinary, debt-heavy companies beneath the surface, while the handful of giants can't stay immune forever in a 5%-yield world. Rather than betting the whole market crashes, buying the broad equal-weight basket against the concentrated index isolates the narrowing itself: if leadership broadens, you win, and if the mega-caps finally crack, you also win. Decision analysis profile: value. Required dimensions: valuation_method, valuation_sensitivity, business_economics, cash_quality, balance_sheet_leverage, dilution_capital_allocation, moat, catalysts,…
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: EMA/ADX/ROC Crossover Long (RSP@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: EMA/ADX/ROC Crossover Long (QQQ@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: ROC Threshold Exit (RSP@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: ROC Threshold Exit (QQQ@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (RSP@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (QQQ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (RSP@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (QQQ@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.8% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.5% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 200
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"period": 21
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},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_rsp",
"name": "EMA/ADX/ROC Crossover Long (RSP@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:RSP"
},
{
"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"name": "ema",
"period": 50
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"period": 21
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_qqq",
"name": "EMA/ADX/ROC Crossover Long (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 0
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},
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": 120
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_rsp",
"name": "ROC Threshold Exit (RSP@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:RSP"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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"value": 0
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_qqq",
"name": "ROC Threshold Exit (QQQ@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
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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_rsp",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (RSP@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:RSP"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
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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_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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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_rsp",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (RSP@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:RSP"
},
{
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},
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},
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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",
"value": -2.7666666666666666
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.8%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
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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 5.5%",
"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": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 200
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 21
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 200
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 21
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 10
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
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{
"symbol": "STOCK:RSP",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:QQQ",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
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"right": {
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"right": {
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{
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"right": {
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"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
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{
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"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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},
{
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{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"target_symbol": "STOCK:QQQ"
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{
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"type": "position"
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"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
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{
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"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 5.533333333333333
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.5%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
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"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.7666666666666666,
"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'When almost the entire index's gains come from a tiny group of mega-caps, the average stock is already falling — a narrow leadership profile last seen at the 2000 dot-com peak. Rising multi-decade borrowing costs add pressure on the ordinary, debt-heavy c'. Thesis: When almost the entire index's gains come from a tiny group of mega-caps, the average stock is already falling — a narrow leadership profile last seen at the 2000 dot-com peak. Rising multi-decade borrowing costs add pressure on the ordinary, debt-heavy companies beneath the surface, while the handful of giants can't stay immune forever in a 5%-yield world. Rather than betting the whole market crashes, buying the broad equal-weight basket against the concentrated index isolates the narrowing itself: if leadership broadens, you win, and if the mega-caps finally crack, you also win.
Performance
No trade count, win rate, or realized P&L figures are provided in this public preview. The thesis and shared rules do not establish a performance record.
What this public preview can establish
- The thesis and strategy approach describe a market view. They do not show whether an entry or exit condition is currently met.
- Technical strategy fields are shared above. Inspect the actual conditions and check when they were evaluated before relying on them.
- No trade count, win rate, or P&L figure is published in this preview. It cannot establish a performance record.
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