Public trading strategy
Middle East peace boosts global travel — Goldman says buy the airline merger win
Created
Thesis
Airline stocks thrive when the economy is stable and people feel confident traveling, which is exactly the environment created by the new Middle East peace deal. When a major bank like Goldman Sachs explicitly upgrades a stock because of a merger, it signals that Wall Street sees clear, easy profits ahead for the sector. Buying into major airlines captures both the optimism of returning travelers and the financial efficiency benefits of industry mergers.
Strategy approach
Build a momentum strategy that enters long on major airline stocks (JBLU, DAL, LUV) on the daily timeframe when the stock price breaks above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the 14-day Average Directional Index (ADX) is above 25, indicating a strong trend. Exit if the price falls below the 50-day SMA.
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/ADX Crossover Long (DAL@1d) (2 conditions)
- Entry: SMA/ADX Crossover Long (JBLU@1d) (2 conditions)
- Entry: SMA/ADX Crossover Long (LUV@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_dal",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_jblu",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_luv",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"trade_symbol": "LUV"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_dal",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_dal",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_dal",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_jblu",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_jblu",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_jblu",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_luv",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_luv",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_luv",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_dal",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_jblu",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_luv",
"name": "SMA/ADX Crossover Long (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"trade_symbol": "LUV"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_dal",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_dal",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "DAL",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_dal",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (DAL@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "DAL"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_jblu",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_jblu",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "JBLU",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_jblu",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (JBLU@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "JBLU"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_below",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "sma",
"period": 50
},
"type": "indicator"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_luv",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Subtract",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 2
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "stop_luv",
"name": "SL: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"left": {
"field": "entry_price",
"type": "position"
},
"op": "Add",
"right": {
"left": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 3
},
"op": "Multiply",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "LUV",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "value",
"indicator": {
"name": "atr",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
},
"type": "arithmetic"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "tp_luv",
"name": "TP: Position Exit Rule (LUV@1d)",
"priority": 3,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "LUV"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"risk_percent": 2,
"support_stop_rank": 1,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Middle East peace boosts global travel — Goldman says buy the airline merger winner'. Thesis: Airline stocks thrive when the economy is stable and people feel confident traveling, which is exactly the environment created by the new Middle East peace deal. When a major bank like Goldman Sachs explicitly upgrades a stock because of a merger, it signals that Wall Street sees clear, easy profits ahead for the sector. Buying into major airlines captures both the optimism of returning travelers and the financial efficiency benefits of industry mergers.
Performance
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