Public trading strategy
Michael Burry's short bets on Caterpillar and Tesla are paying off — ride the mo
Created
Thesis
When a high-profile contrarian investor publicly profits from a short call on rally leaders, it validates the thesis that those sectors have run too far, too fast. Caterpillar and Nvidia both led the market higher but are now losing steam. As the broader market faces headwinds from rising oil prices and interest rates, these overextended stocks are particularly vulnerable to a continued pullback. If big-money players see Burry's win as proof the momentum trade is dead, they will rush for the exits, creating a self-fulfilling drop.
Strategy approach
Build a swing-trading strategy that shorts CAT and NVDA when they close below their 20-day moving average after a 20%+ 3-month rally confirmed by declining relative strength. Enter on the breakdown candle, use a 2% stop above the high, and target a 10% drop or a 30-day hold maximum.
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
CAT · 1d
4 of 6 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price below SMA (20) — met
- ROC (60) above 20 — far
- ADX (14) below 25 — met
- Price below SMA (20) — met
- ROC (60) above 20 — far
- ADX (14) below 25 — met
- Price above SMA (20) — near
NVDA · 1d
2 of 6 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price below SMA (20) — near
- ROC (60) above 20 — far
- ADX (14) below 25 — met
- Price below SMA (20) — near
- ROC (60) above 20 — far
- ADX (14) below 25 — met
- Price above SMA (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: SMA/ROC/ADX Crossover Long (CAT@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: SMA/ROC/ADX Crossover Long (NVDA@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: SMA/ROC/ADX Signal Long (CAT@1d) (3 conditions)
- Entry: SMA/ROC/ADX Signal Long (NVDA@1d) (3 conditions)
- Entry: Crossover Long (CAT@1d) (1 condition)
- Entry: Crossover Long (NVDA@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (CAT@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (NVDA@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: SL: Fib Retracement 38.2% (CAT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Fib Retracement 38.2% (NVDA@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (CAT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (NVDA@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.9% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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},
{
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"field": "close",
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"id": "entry_2_nvda",
"name": "SMA/ROC/ADX Signal Long (NVDA@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:NVDA"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"right": {
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}
],
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"id": "entry_3_cat",
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"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:CAT"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
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"right": {
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}
],
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"id": "entry_3_nvda",
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"priority": 3,
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}
],
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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},
"indicator": {
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"period": 20
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
}
],
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"id": "exit_1_cat",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (CAT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:CAT"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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},
"field": "close",
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"right": {
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},
{
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_nvda",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (NVDA@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:NVDA"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 382,
"type": "fibonacci_retracement"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_cat",
"name": "SL: Fib Retracement 38.2% (CAT@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:CAT"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"ratio": 382,
"type": "fibonacci_retracement"
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_nvda",
"name": "SL: Fib Retracement 38.2% (NVDA@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:NVDA"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_cat",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (CAT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:CAT"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"right": {
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}
],
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"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:NVDA"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": -2.4291
}
}
],
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"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.9%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
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"method": {
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"risk_percent": 2.4291,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
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},
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]
}Parsed strategy
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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{
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}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Michael Burry's short bets on Caterpillar and Tesla are paying off — ride the momentum reversal'. Thesis: When a high-profile contrarian investor publicly profits from a short call on rally leaders, it validates the thesis that those sectors have run too far, too fast. Caterpillar and Nvidia both led the market higher but are now losing steam. As the broader market faces headwinds from rising oil prices and interest rates, these overextended stocks are particularly vulnerable to a continued pullback. If big-money players see Burry's win as proof the momentum trade is dead, they will rush for the exits, creating a self-fulfilling drop.
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