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EWQ Relative Value — France vs Germany Fiscal Spread Strategy

Created

Thesis

The global bond sell-off is hitting everyone, but France carries an extra problem of its own: a ballooning deficit and a budget fight that could bring down the government, which makes its bonds riskier than Germany's. In a rising-rate world, investors punish the country with the weakest fiscal story first. Pairing a short French bond position against a long German one isolates France's specific risk — you profit if the gap between French and German borrowing costs keeps widening, even if rates broadly stabilize.

Strategy approach

The global bond sell-off is hitting everyone, but France carries an extra problem of its own: a ballooning deficit and a budget fight that could bring down the government, which makes its bonds riskier than Germany's. In a rising-rate world, investors punish the country with the weakest fiscal story first. Pairing a short French bond position against a long German one isolates France's specific risk — you profit if the gap between French and German borrowing costs keeps widening, even if rates broadly stabilize. Decision analysis profile: value. Required dimensions: valuation_method, valuation_sensitivity, business_economics, cash_quality, balance_sheet_leverage, dilution_capital_allocation, moat, catalysts, counterevidence, invalidation.

Markets and timeframes

1D

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: France Relative Underperformance New-Low Short (EWQ@1d) (4 conditions)
  • Entry: Germany Relative Strength New-High Long (EWG@1d) (3 conditions)
  • Exit: Time Stop at 90 Bars (both) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Invalidation: France Reclaims 20-Day Mean (EWQ@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Invalidation: Germany Loses 20-Day Mean (EWG@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Scale-Out: France Successive New Low (EWQ@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Scale-Out: Germany Successive New High (EWG@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Stop Loss at 2.0% (1 condition)
  • Exit: Take Profit at 4.0% (1 condition)

Shared strategy rules

Rule configuration

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    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "donchian",
              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 50
          }
        },
        {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
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          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
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        }
      ],
      "direction": "short",
      "enabled": true,
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      "name": "France Relative Underperformance New-Low Short (EWQ@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:EWQ"
    },
    {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
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              "period": 20
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            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
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              "timeframe": "1d"
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              "period": 50
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            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
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          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1_ewg",
      "name": "Germany Relative Strength New-High Long (EWG@1d)",
      "priority": 2,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:EWG"
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
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      "conditions": [
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          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 90
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1_time",
      "name": "Time Stop at 90 Bars (both)",
      "priority": 90,
      "purpose": "signal"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
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          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2_ewq",
      "name": "Invalidation: France Reclaims 20-Day Mean (EWQ@1d)",
      "priority": 91,
      "purpose": "signal",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWQ"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
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          "right": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3_ewg",
      "name": "Invalidation: Germany Loses 20-Day Mean (EWG@1d)",
      "priority": 92,
      "purpose": "signal",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWG"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_4_ewq",
      "name": "Scale-Out: France Successive New Low (EWQ@1d)",
      "priority": 93,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWQ"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_5_ewg",
      "name": "Scale-Out: Germany Successive New High (EWG@1d)",
      "priority": 94,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWG"
    },
    {
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            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -2
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_6",
      "name": "Stop Loss at 2.0%",
      "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": 4
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_7",
      "name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
    "max_position_percent": 25,
    "method": {
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      "risk_percent": 2,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 2
}

Indicator configuration

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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
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      "name": "macd",
      "signal": 9,
      "slow": 26
    },
    {
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    }
  ]
}

Parsed strategy

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      "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    },
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      "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    },
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              "timeframe": "1d"
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      ],
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      "priority": 92,
      "purpose": "signal",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWG"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
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            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:EWQ",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_4_ewq",
      "name": "Scale-Out: France Successive New Low (EWQ@1d)",
      "priority": 93,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWQ"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_above",
          "right": {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:EWG",
              "timeframe": "1d"
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      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_5_ewg",
      "name": "Scale-Out: Germany Successive New High (EWG@1d)",
      "priority": 94,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:EWG"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -2
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_6",
      "name": "Stop Loss at 2.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 4
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_7",
      "name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
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    "method": {
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      "risk_percent": 2,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 2
}

Strategy instructions

Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'The global bond sell-off is hitting everyone, but France carries an extra problem of its own: a ballooning deficit and a budget fight that could bring down the government, which makes its bonds riskier than Germany's. In a rising-rate world, investors pun'. Thesis: The global bond sell-off is hitting everyone, but France carries an extra problem of its own: a ballooning deficit and a budget fight that could bring down the government, which makes its bonds riskier than Germany's. In a rising-rate world, investors punish the country with the weakest fiscal story first. Pairing a short French bond position against a long German one isolates France's specific risk — you profit if the gap between French and German borrowing costs keeps widening, even if rates broadly stabilize.

Performance

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