Public trading strategy
Exxon hunting for energy acquisitions — position in target Woodside Energy for a
Created
Thesis
Exxon is a massive company with deep pockets looking to grow. If they buy Woodside, Woodside shareholders will likely get a premium price. Just the rumor of a buyout often pushes the target company's stock higher as investors buy in anticipation.
Strategy approach
Build a merger-arbitrage / momentum strategy on WDS (Woodside Energy). Enter long on 1D timeframe. Hold for 14 days. Set a 5% stop loss.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
WDS · 1d
No entry condition values were published.
XOM · 1d
2 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- EMA (20) crossed above EMA (50) — near
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- EMA (20) crossed above EMA (50) — near
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
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 Crossover Long (XOM@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: EMA/ADX Crossover Long (XLE@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Take Profit at 14.0% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 10.0% (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 5.0% (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (XOM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (XLE@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (XOM@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (XLE@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
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{
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{
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},
{
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{
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}
]
}Parsed strategy
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{
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{
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"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "XLE"
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{
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"enabled": true,
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"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "XOM"
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{
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"operator": "less_than",
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],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5_xle",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (XLE@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "XLE"
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"type": "fixed_risk"
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"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Exxon hunting for energy acquisitions — position in target Woodside Energy for a buyout bump'. Thesis: Exxon is a massive company with deep pockets looking to grow. If they buy Woodside, Woodside shareholders will likely get a premium price. Just the rumor of a buyout often pushes the target company's stock higher as investors buy in anticipation.
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 dated rule snapshot above shows the conditions evaluated at that time. It does not prove a current trigger or executed trade.
- 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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