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Tesla smashes delivery expectations just as tech chips selloff — ride the rotati

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Thesis

Tesla just delivered 480,126 vehicles last quarter, crushing even the most optimistic analyst estimates and signaling a strong recovery for the company. We can pair this positive company-specific news with the broader market context: the Dow Jones hit a record high while the tech-heavy Nasdaq struggled as chipmakers sold off. This divergence tells us investors are rotating their money out of expensive AI tech stocks and into established companies with strong, proven consumer demand. As Reuters noted, the cooling jobs data also 'buys the stock market more time' by removing the threat of aggressive rate hikes. This creates a supportive environment for a high-profile consumer comeback story like Tesla to attract rotating capital.

Strategy approach

Build a momentum strategy that enters long TSLA on D1 when the stock closes up >3% on heavy volume (volume > 1.5x 20-day average) following a positive earnings or delivery announcement. Exit on a 8% trailing stop or a 14-day max hold.

Markets and timeframes

Latest published rule evaluation

Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.

TSLA · 1d

1 of 2 published entry conditions marked met.

  • Momentum (1) above 3 — far
  • ADX (14) above 20 — met
  • Momentum (1) below 0 — far

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: Delivery-Pop Momentum Breakout Long (TSLA@1d) (3 conditions)
  • Exit: MOMENTUM Threshold Exit (TSLA@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: TP: Near Resistance[2] (TSLA@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (TSLA@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Trailing-style Stop Loss at 8% (1 condition)
  • Exit: Time Stop at 14 Days (1 condition)

Shared strategy rules

Rule configuration

{
  "data_dependencies": [
    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "momentum",
              "period": 1
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "adx",
            "indicator": {
              "name": "adx",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
      "name": "Delivery-Pop Momentum Breakout Long (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "momentum",
              "period": 1
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 0
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1",
      "name": "MOMENTUM Threshold Exit (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "purpose": "signal"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "rank": 2,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2",
      "name": "TP: Near Resistance[2] (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 97,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "support_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -8
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_4",
      "name": "Trailing-style Stop Loss at 8%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 14
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_5",
      "name": "Time Stop at 14 Days",
      "priority": 99,
      "purpose": "signal"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
    "max_position_percent": 25,
    "method": {
      "risk_percent": 2.493666666666667,
      "support_stop_rank": 1,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 2
}

Indicator configuration

{
  "indicators": [
    {
      "name": "momentum",
      "period": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "obv"
    },
    {
      "name": "adx",
      "period": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "atr",
      "period": 14
    }
  ]
}

Parsed strategy

{
  "data_dependencies": [
    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "momentum",
              "period": 1
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "adx",
            "indicator": {
              "name": "adx",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 20
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
      "name": "Delivery-Pop Momentum Breakout Long (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "momentum",
              "period": 1
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 0
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1",
      "name": "MOMENTUM Threshold Exit (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "purpose": "signal"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "rank": 2,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2",
      "name": "TP: Near Resistance[2] (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 97,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "support_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (TSLA@1d)",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -8
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_4",
      "name": "Trailing-style Stop Loss at 8%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 14
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_5",
      "name": "Time Stop at 14 Days",
      "priority": 99,
      "purpose": "signal"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
    "max_position_percent": 25,
    "method": {
      "risk_percent": 2.493666666666667,
      "support_stop_rank": 1,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 2
}

Strategy instructions

Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Tesla smashes delivery expectations just as tech chips selloff — ride the rotation'. Thesis: Tesla just delivered 480,126 vehicles last quarter, crushing even the most optimistic analyst estimates and signaling a strong recovery for the company. We can pair this positive company-specific news with the broader market context: the Dow Jones hit a record high while the tech-heavy Nasdaq struggled as chipmakers sold off. This divergence tells us investors are rotating their money out of expensive AI tech stocks and into established companies with strong, proven consumer demand. As Reuters noted, the cooling jobs data also 'buys the stock market more time' by removing the threat of aggressive rate hikes. This creates a supportive environment for a high-profile consumer comeback story like Tesla to attract rotating capital.

Performance

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  • No trade count, win rate, or P&L figure is published in this preview. It cannot establish a performance record.

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