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Public trading strategy

Fox gobbles up Roku for $22B — ride the streaming takeover wave into rival media

Created

Thesis

Whenever a massive buyout happens in a specific sector, investors immediately start hunting for the next acquisition target. By buying Roku, Fox is signaling that traditional media companies desperately need streaming scale to compete. This makes other standalone streaming and media companies look like attractive buyout targets, meaning their stock prices could pop just on takeover rumors in the coming weeks.

Strategy approach

Build a rule-based strategy on PARA, WBD, and DIS on the Daily timeframe. Enter long if the stock is within 10% of its 50-day simple moving average and the 14-day RSI is between 45 and 65 (consolidation phase). Hold for 15 trading days. Exit if the price closes 5% above the 20-day high, or if the broader S&P 500 (SPY) drops below its 20-day EMA.

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: SMA/RSI Signal Long (DIS@1d) (4 conditions)
  • Entry: SMA/RSI Signal Long (SPY@1d) (4 conditions)
  • Exit: Position Exit Rule (DIS@1d) (2 conditions)
  • Exit: Position Exit Rule (SPY@1d) (2 conditions)
  • Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (DIS@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (SPY@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (DIS@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (SPY@1d) (1 condition)

Shared strategy rules

Rule configuration

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  "data_dependencies": [
    {
      "symbol": "DIS",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "SPY",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
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            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "DIS",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "DIS",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "DIS",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 45
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
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              "symbol": "DIS",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 65
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1_dis",
      "name": "SMA/RSI Signal Long (DIS@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "DIS"
    },
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "SPY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
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              "symbol": "SPY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 45
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "SPY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 65
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
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      "id": "entry_1_spy",
      "name": "SMA/RSI Signal Long (SPY@1d)",
      "priority": 2,
      "trade_symbol": "SPY"
    }
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          "right": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "upper",
            "indicator": {
              "name": "donchian",
              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
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          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
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              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1_dis",
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      "priority": 1,
      "purpose": "signal",
      "target_symbol": "DIS"
    },
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          "right": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "upper",
            "indicator": {
              "name": "donchian",
              "period": 20
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "SPY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "ema",
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            "type": "indicator"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1_spy",
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      "priority": 2,
      "purpose": "signal",
      "target_symbol": "SPY"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
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          "right": {
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            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2_dis",
      "name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (DIS@1d)",
      "priority": 97,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "DIS"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
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          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2_spy",
      "name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (SPY@1d)",
      "priority": 98,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "SPY"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "support_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3_dis",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (DIS@1d)",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "DIS"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "support_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3_spy",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (SPY@1d)",
      "priority": 101,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "SPY"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
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    "method": {
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      "support_stop_rank": 1,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 1
}

Indicator configuration

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      "name": "sma",
      "period": 50
    },
    {
      "name": "rsi",
      "period": 14
    },
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    },
    {
      "name": "donchian",
      "period": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "sma",
      "period": 50
    },
    {
      "name": "rsi",
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    },
    {
      "name": "ema",
      "period": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "donchian",
      "period": 20
    }
  ]
}

Parsed strategy

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      "symbol": "DIS",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    },
    {
      "symbol": "SPY",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
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            },
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      "name": "SMA/RSI Signal Long (DIS@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "DIS"
    },
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          }
        }
      ],
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      "target_symbol": "DIS"
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          }
        }
      ],
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      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "SPY"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3_dis",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (DIS@1d)",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "DIS"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
        {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
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      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (SPY@1d)",
      "priority": 101,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "SPY"
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  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
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}

Strategy instructions

Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Fox gobbles up Roku for $22B — ride the streaming takeover wave into rival media stocks'. Thesis: Whenever a massive buyout happens in a specific sector, investors immediately start hunting for the next acquisition target. By buying Roku, Fox is signaling that traditional media companies desperately need streaming scale to compete. This makes other standalone streaming and media companies look like attractive buyout targets, meaning their stock prices could pop just on takeover rumors in the coming weeks.

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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