TLT Event-Driven Squeeze / Mean Reversion Strategy
Created
Thesis
Bloomberg reports short positions against long-term Treasuries are at 'extreme' levels, all premised on the Fed hiking on Wednesday — and more than 90% of that hike is already priced in. The single biggest driver of the selling is therefore scheduled, known, and nearly certain to arrive as expected, which is the classic setup for a 'sell the rumor, buy the news' reversal. With so much money already on one side, even a neutral press conference leaves no incremental sellers, and shorts rushing to lock in profits can spark a sharp bond-price bounce. Buying TLT after a confirmed 25bp hike is a defined-risk way to capture that squeeze.
Strategy approach
Bloomberg reports short positions against long-term Treasuries are at 'extreme' levels, all premised on the Fed hiking on Wednesday — and more than 90% of that hike is already priced in. The single biggest driver of the selling is therefore scheduled, known, and nearly certain to arrive as expected, which is the classic setup for a 'sell the rumor, buy the news' reversal. With so much money already on one side, even a neutral press conference leaves no incremental sellers, and shorts rushing to lock in profits can spark a sharp bond-price bounce. Buying TLT after a confirmed 25bp hike is a defined-risk way to capture that squeeze. Decision analysis profile: value. Required dimensions: valuation_method, valuation_sensitivity, business_economics, cash_quality, balance_sheet_leverage,…
Markets and timeframes
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TLT · 1d
0 of 4 published entry conditions marked met.
- Price above EMA (200) — far
- RSI (14) crossed above 40 — far
- Stochastic (14) crossed above Stochastic (14) — near
- Price crossed above EMA (20) — near
- RSI (14) below 30 — 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: Support-Reclaim Pullback Reversal Fade Short (TLT@1d) (4 conditions)
- Exit: Oversold or Time-Stop Exit (TLT@1d) (2 conditions)
- Exit: TP: Near Support[2] (TLT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Above Resistance[2] (TLT@1d) (1 condition)
- Exit: Stop Loss at 2.4% (1 condition)
- Exit: Take Profit at 4.8% (1 condition)
- Exit: SL: Fib Retracement 78.6% (TLT@1d) (1 condition)
Shared strategy rules
Rule configuration
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"data_dependencies": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
"name": "ema",
"period": 200
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 40
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "k",
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"name": "stochastic",
"slowing": 3
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "d",
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"slowing": 3
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"type": "indicator"
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},
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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}
}
],
"direction": "short",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Support-Reclaim Pullback Reversal Fade Short (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 30
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},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 60
}
}
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"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Oversold or Time-Stop Exit (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Support[2] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
},
{
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"conditions": [
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
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"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Above Resistance[2] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.42
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_4",
"name": "Stop Loss at 2.4%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 4.84
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.8%",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "take_profit"
},
{
"applies_to": "short",
"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "greater_than",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"ratio": 786,
"type": "fibonacci_retracement"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_6",
"name": "SL: Fib Retracement 78.6% (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"fib_stop_ratio": 786,
"risk_percent": 2.42,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Indicator configuration
{
"indicators": [
{
"name": "ema",
"period": 50
},
{
"name": "rsi",
"period": 14
},
{
"name": "adx",
"period": 14
},
{
"d_period": 3,
"k_period": 14,
"name": "stochastic",
"slowing": 3
}
]
}Parsed strategy
{
"data_dependencies": [
{
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
}
],
"entry_rules": [
{
"conditions": [
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"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": 200
},
"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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"period": 14
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 40
}
},
{
"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "k",
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"k_period": 14,
"name": "stochastic",
"slowing": 3
},
"type": "indicator"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "d",
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"k_period": 14,
"name": "stochastic",
"slowing": 3
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"type": "indicator"
}
},
{
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"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"right": {
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"timeframe": "1d"
},
"indicator": {
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],
"direction": "short",
"enabled": true,
"id": "entry_1",
"name": "Support-Reclaim Pullback Reversal Fade Short (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"trade_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
}
],
"exit_rules": [
{
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"conditions": [
{
"left": {
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"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"indicator": {
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"period": 14
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"type": "indicator"
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"operator": "less_than",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": 30
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},
{
"left": {
"field": "holding_period_bars",
"type": "position"
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"operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_1",
"name": "Oversold or Time-Stop Exit (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 1,
"purpose": "signal"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
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"field": "close",
"type": "price"
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"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
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"type": "support_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_2",
"name": "TP: Near Support[2] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 96,
"purpose": "take_profit",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"chart_ref": {
"symbol": "STOCK:TLT",
"timeframe": "1d"
},
"field": "close",
"type": "price"
},
"operator": "crossed_above",
"right": {
"rank": 2,
"type": "resistance_level"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_3",
"name": "SL: Above Resistance[2] (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss",
"target_symbol": "STOCK:TLT"
},
{
"applies_to": "both",
"conditions": [
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"left": {
"field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
"type": "position"
},
"operator": "less_than_or_equal",
"right": {
"type": "constant",
"value": -2.42
}
}
],
"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": 4.84
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_5",
"name": "Take Profit at 4.8%",
"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"
},
"ratio": 786,
"type": "fibonacci_retracement"
}
}
],
"enabled": true,
"id": "exit_6",
"name": "SL: Fib Retracement 78.6% (TLT@1d)",
"priority": 100,
"purpose": "stop_loss"
}
],
"position_sizing": {
"max_position_percent": 25,
"method": {
"fib_stop_ratio": 786,
"risk_percent": 2.42,
"type": "fixed_risk"
},
"min_position_value": 100
},
"trigger_timeframe": "1d",
"version": 2
}Strategy instructions
Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Bloomberg reports short positions against long-term Treasuries are at 'extreme' levels, all premised on the Fed hiking on Wednesday — and more than 90% of that hike is already priced in. The single biggest driver of the selling is therefore scheduled, kno'. Thesis: Bloomberg reports short positions against long-term Treasuries are at 'extreme' levels, all premised on the Fed hiking on Wednesday — and more than 90% of that hike is already priced in. The single biggest driver of the selling is therefore scheduled, known, and nearly certain to arrive as expected, which is the classic setup for a 'sell the rumor, buy the news' reversal. With so much money already on one side, even a neutral press conference leaves no incremental sellers, and shorts rushing to lock in profits can spark a sharp bond-price bounce. Buying TLT after a confirmed 25bp hike is a defined-risk way to capture that squeeze.
Performance
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