TLT Sell-the-Bounce Trend Continuation Strategy
Created
Thesis
The story frames 5% yields as structural — driven by investors demanding more compensation to hold government debt worldwide — rather than a temporary overshoot. Crucially, even the Treasury Secretary's expanded buyback intervention failed to push yields down, showing how stubborn the pressure is. When an official rescue attempt doesn't move the market, that usually confirms the underlying trend has legs. Long-dated bond funds lose value as yields keep grinding higher, so standing aside or betting against long-duration Treasuries aligns with this 'new normal' thesis.
Strategy approach
The story frames 5% yields as structural — driven by investors demanding more compensation to hold government debt worldwide — rather than a temporary overshoot. Crucially, even the Treasury Secretary's expanded buyback intervention failed to push yields down, showing how stubborn the pressure is. When an official rescue attempt doesn't move the market, that usually confirms the underlying trend has legs. Long-dated bond funds lose value as yields keep grinding higher, so standing aside or betting against long-duration Treasuries aligns with this 'new normal' thesis. Decision analysis profile: value. Required dimensions: valuation_method, valuation_sensitivity, business_economics, cash_quality, balance_sheet_leverage, dilution_capital_allocation, moat, catalysts, counterevidence,…
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
TLT · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price crossed below EMA (50) — near
- Price below Bollinger (20) — met
- RSI (14) below 50 — met
- MACD (12,26,9) below MACD (12,26,9) — met
- Price above EMA (50) — near
TMF · 1d
3 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price crossed below EMA (50) — far
- Price below Bollinger (20) — met
- RSI (14) below 50 — met
- MACD (12,26,9) below MACD (12,26,9) — met
- Price above EMA (50) — 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: Countertrend Bounce Rejection Short (TLT@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.0% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.0% (1 condition)
- Exit: Invalidation: Close Back Above EMA 50 (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Support[1] (TLT@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
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"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "line",
"indicator": {
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"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "signal",
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"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
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}
}
],
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"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Countertrend Bounce Rejection Short (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Position Exit Rule",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Invalidation: Close Back Above EMA 50",
"priority": 95,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "short",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "TP: Near Support[1] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"resistance_stop_rank": 1,
"risk_percent": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
"name": "bollinger_bands",
"period": 20,
"std_dev": 2
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 50
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "line",
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "signal",
"indicator": {
"fast": 12,
"name": "macd",
"signal": 9,
"slow": 26
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"direction": "short",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Countertrend Bounce Rejection Short (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Position Exit Rule",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "short",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Invalidation: Close Back Above EMA 50",
"priority": 95,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "short",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "TP: Near Support[1] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"resistance_stop_rank": 1,
"risk_percent": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'The story frames 5% yields as structural — driven by investors demanding more compensation to hold government debt worldwide — rather than a temporary overshoot. Crucially, even the Treasury Secretary's expanded buyback intervention failed to push yields '. Thesis: The story frames 5% yields as structural — driven by investors demanding more compensation to hold government debt worldwide — rather than a temporary overshoot. Crucially, even the Treasury Secretary's expanded buyback intervention failed to push yields down, showing how stubborn the pressure is. When an official rescue attempt doesn't move the market, that usually confirms the underlying trend has legs. Long-dated bond funds lose value as yields keep grinding higher, so standing aside or betting against long-duration Treasuries aligns with this 'new normal' thesis.
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.
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