Public trading strategy
GLD Event-Confirmation Breakout Strategy
Created
Thesis
Gold hasn't fallen despite a near-certain rate hike — it is steady because the oil shock has made the hike fully expected, so the bad news is already in the price. The real information on Wednesday is the dot plot: if officials signal this is a one-and-done response to oil inflation rather than the start of a long campaign, borrowing-cost pressure on gold peaks and starts to fade. A Fed hiking despite political pushback also suggests it will want to pause early rather than over-tighten into a fragile economy. That combination — bad news priced in, limited follow-through signaled — is historically when gold has its strongest post-meeting rallies.
Strategy approach
Gold hasn't fallen despite a near-certain rate hike — it is steady because the oil shock has made the hike fully expected, so the bad news is already in the price. The real information on Wednesday is the dot plot: if officials signal this is a one-and-done response to oil inflation rather than the start of a long campaign, borrowing-cost pressure on gold peaks and starts to fade. A Fed hiking despite political pushback also suggests it will want to pause early rather than over-tighten into a fragile economy. That combination — bad news priced in, limited follow-through signaled — is historically when gold has its strongest post-meeting rallies. Decision analysis profile: value. Required dimensions: valuation_method, valuation_sensitivity, business_economics, cash_quality,…
Markets and timeframes
Latest published rule evaluation
Evaluated . This is a dated rule snapshot, not a live price or trade execution confirmation.
GDX · 1d
1 of 3 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price above Donchian (10) — near
- OBV above Price — unknown
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- Price below Donchian (10) — met
GLD · 1d
1 of 3 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price above Donchian (10) — near
- OBV above Price — unknown
- ADX (14) above 20 — met
- Price below Donchian (10) — 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: DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GLD@1d) (4 conditions)
- Entry: DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GDX@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (GLD@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: Position Exit Rule (GDX@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (GLD@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: TP: Near Resistance[1] (GDX@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (GLD@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Below Support[2] (GDX@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.9% (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "obv"
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_gld",
"name": "DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "obv"
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "adx",
"indicator": {
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_gdx",
"name": "DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_gld",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_gdx",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gld",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gdx",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_gld",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_gdx",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.440384615384615
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"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": 4.88076923076923
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.9%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "obv"
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 10
},
{
"name": "donchian",
"period": 20
},
{
"name": "obv"
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
{
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
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"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "upper",
"indicator": {
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"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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},
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},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
}
},
{
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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},
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"right": {
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],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_gld",
"name": "DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
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"right": {
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{
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},
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},
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
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"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 20
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"direction": "long",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1_gdx",
"name": "DONCHIAN/OBV/ADX Crossover Long (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
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"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
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"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_gld",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "middle",
"indicator": {
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"period": 10
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 90
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1_gdx",
"name": "Position Exit Rule (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 2,
"purpose": "signal",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gld",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 97,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 1,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2_gdx",
"name": "TP: Near Resistance[1] (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 98,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GLD",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_gld",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (GLD@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GLD"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:GDX",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3_gdx",
"name": "SL: Below Support[2] (GDX@1d)",
"priority": 101,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:GDX"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
{
"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.440384615384615
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"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": 4.88076923076923
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.9%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
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"support_stop_rank": 2,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 1
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Gold hasn't fallen despite a near-certain rate hike — it is steady because the oil shock has made the hike fully expected, so the bad news is already in the price. The real information on Wednesday is the dot plot: if officials signal this is a one-and-do'. Thesis: Gold hasn't fallen despite a near-certain rate hike — it is steady because the oil shock has made the hike fully expected, so the bad news is already in the price. The real information on Wednesday is the dot plot: if officials signal this is a one-and-done response to oil inflation rather than the start of a long campaign, borrowing-cost pressure on gold peaks and starts to fade. A Fed hiking despite political pushback also suggests it will want to pause early rather than over-tighten into a fragile economy. That combination — bad news priced in, limited follow-through signaled — is historically when gold has its strongest post-meeting rallies.
Performance
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