Public trading strategy
Tesla's triple whammy — profit miss, Bitcoin loss, and rising rates — short the
Created
Thesis
Tesla's Q2 profit miss and warning of further cash burn remove the floor under a stock that has been priced for perfection. The $112 million writedown on its Bitcoin stash adds a hidden loss that pressures the balance sheet. On top of company-specific problems, the Iran-driven oil crisis is pushing interest rates higher, which makes financing Tesla's capital-intensive robotaxi and factory ambitions more expensive. Three independent headwinds hitting at once make this a compelling short setup.
Strategy approach
Build a rule-based strategy that enters short TSLA on the D1 open following an earnings gap-down where the stock closes below its 20-day moving average. Conditions: Q2 earnings report confirms a profit miss AND forward guidance mentioning 'cash burn' or 'impairment.' Macro filter: enter only when the 10-year Treasury yield is in a rising 5-day trend (confirming borrowing-cost pressure). Exit: 5% fixed stop loss, 15% profit target, or 10-trading-day max hold.
Markets and timeframes
TSLAD1
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
TSLA · 1d
2 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price below SMA (50) — met
- MACD (12,26,9) crossed below MACD (12,26,9) — near
- RSI (14) below 40 — met
- ROC (5) above 0.5 — far
- Price above SMA (50) — far
- RSI (14) below 30 — 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: SMA/MACD/RSI/ROC Crossover Long (TSLA@1d) (5 conditions)
- Exit: Oversold RSI Exit (TSLA@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (TSLA@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (TSLA@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.6% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 5.1% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
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"slow": 26
},
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},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"slow": 26
},
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}
},
{
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"period": 14
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 40
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},
{
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"field": "close",
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}
],
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"id": "entry_1",
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"priority": 1,
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}
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
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"right": {
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
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"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
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"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"right": {
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}
}
],
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"id": "exit_3",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (TSLA@1d)",
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"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": -2.5624666666666664
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.6%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": 5.124933333333333
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.1%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
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"method": {
"resistance_stop_rank": 1,
"risk_percent": 2.5624666666666664,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 20
},
{
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "roc",
"period": 5
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "line",
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"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "signal",
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"name": "macd",
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"slow": 26
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
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"right": {
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},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "SMA/MACD/RSI/ROC Crossover Long (TSLA@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:TSLA",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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{
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
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"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (TSLA@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (TSLA@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TSLA"
},
{
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"type": "position"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.6%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 5.1%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
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],
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"method": {
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"type": "fixed_risk"
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"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Tesla's triple whammy — profit miss, Bitcoin loss, and rising rates — short the fallout'. Thesis: Tesla's Q2 profit miss and warning of further cash burn remove the floor under a stock that has been priced for perfection. The $112 million writedown on its Bitcoin stash adds a hidden loss that pressures the balance sheet. On top of company-specific problems, the Iran-driven oil crisis is pushing interest rates higher, which makes financing Tesla's capital-intensive robotaxi and factory ambitions more expensive. Three independent headwinds hitting at once make this a compelling short setup.
Performance
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