Public trading strategy
Eli Lilly's new weight-loss drug wows Wall Street — ride the breakout higher
Created
Thesis
Eli Lilly is already a dominant player in the obesity drug market, but these strong trial results confirm their pipeline has staying power against competitors. Analysts at major banks have pointed out that the company's portfolio is well-diversified and not reliant on just one hit product. When a company beating expectations this significantly, institutional money usually flows in over the following days and weeks as portfolios rebalance, driving the price even higher.
Strategy approach
Build a momentum strategy for LLY on the daily timeframe. Enter long when the stock closes above its 5-day high, with an entry condition requiring the daily RSI(14) to be above 60. Exit the position if the stock closes below its 10-day moving average, or use a 5% trailing stop, whichever triggers first. Cap the holding period at 15 trading days.
Markets and timeframes
LLY1D
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: DONCHIAN/RSI Crossover Long (LLY@1d) (3 conditions)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 5.0% (LLY@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (LLY@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (LLY@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 10.0% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 5
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 60
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "DONCHIAN/RSI Crossover Long (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -5
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Stop Loss at 5.0% (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 10
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 10.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.4211666666666667,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 5
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 10
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 5
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 60
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "DONCHIAN/RSI Crossover Long (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -5
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Stop Loss at 5.0% (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:LLY",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 1272,
"type": "fibonacci_extension"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Fib Extension 127.2% (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Below Support[1] (LLY@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:LLY"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 10
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Take Profit at 10.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2.4211666666666667,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Eli Lilly's new weight-loss drug wows Wall Street — ride the breakout higher'. Thesis: Eli Lilly is already a dominant player in the obesity drug market, but these strong trial results confirm their pipeline has staying power against competitors. Analysts at major banks have pointed out that the company's portfolio is well-diversified and not reliant on just one hit product. When a company beating expectations this significantly, institutional money usually flows in over the following days and weeks as portfolios rebalance, driving the price even higher.
Performance
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