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The historic US-Japan currency intervention was dramatic enough to blindside Eur

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Thesis

The historic US-Japan currency intervention was dramatic enough to blindside European central banks, showing how extraordinary the effort was — yet the yen is already giving back gains after the weak jobs report. This whipsaw pattern is exactly what happens when government intervention fights against underlying economic fundamentals. With bond yields expected to stay structurally high in the US, the dollar's fundamental advantage remains intact despite short-term weakness from the jobs data. Each intervention spike that fades creates a shortable rally in the yen.

Markets and timeframes

Latest published rule evaluation

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FXY · 1d

1 of 3 published entry conditions marked met.

  • RSI (14) at or above 65 — far
  • Price below Bollinger (20) — met
  • MACD (12,26,9) crossed below MACD (12,26,9) — near
  • RSI (14) at or below 35 — far

YCS · 1d

No entry condition values were published.

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: Overbought RSI/BB/MACD Crossover Long (FXY@1d) (4 conditions)
  • Exit: Position Exit Rule (FXY@1d) (2 conditions)
  • Exit: SL: Below Support[1] (FXY@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: TP: Near Resistance[2] (FXY@1d) (1 condition)
  • Exit: Stop Loss at 2.0% (1 condition)
  • Exit: Take Profit at 4.0% (1 condition)

Shared strategy rules

Rule configuration

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  "data_dependencies": [
    {
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      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 65
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "upper",
            "indicator": {
              "name": "bollinger_bands",
              "period": 20,
              "std_dev": 2
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "fast": 12,
              "name": "macd",
              "signal": 9,
              "slow": 26
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "signal",
            "indicator": {
              "fast": 12,
              "name": "macd",
              "signal": 9,
              "slow": 26
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "high",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
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      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
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            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
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            "value": 35
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 30
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1",
      "name": "Position Exit Rule (FXY@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "purpose": "signal"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
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            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "rank": 1,
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          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2",
      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (FXY@1d)",
      "priority": 97,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
          "right": {
            "rank": 2,
            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3",
      "name": "TP: Near Resistance[2] (FXY@1d)",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    },
    {
      "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_4",
      "name": "Stop Loss at 2.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 4
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_5",
      "name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
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  ],
  "position_sizing": {
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    "method": {
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      "risk_percent": 2,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 1
}

Indicator configuration

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      "name": "rsi",
      "period": 14
    },
    {
      "name": "bollinger_bands",
      "period": 20,
      "std_dev": 2
    },
    {
      "fast": 12,
      "name": "macd",
      "signal": 9,
      "slow": 26
    }
  ]
}

Parsed strategy

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    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
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            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 65
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "upper",
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            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
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              "signal": 9,
              "slow": 26
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "crossed_below",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "signal",
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              "slow": 26
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "field": "high",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
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            "type": "resistance_level"
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
      "name": "Overbought RSI/BB/MACD Crossover Long (FXY@1d)",
      "priority": 1,
      "trade_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    }
  ],
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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              "name": "rsi",
              "period": 14
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
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            "value": 35
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
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            "value": 30
          }
        }
      ],
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      "priority": 1,
      "purpose": "signal"
    },
    {
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      "conditions": [
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              "symbol": "STOCK:FXY",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
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            "type": "price"
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          "right": {
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        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
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      "name": "SL: Below Support[1] (FXY@1d)",
      "priority": 97,
      "purpose": "take_profit",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    },
    {
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              "timeframe": "1d"
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            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
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          }
        }
      ],
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      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "stop_loss",
      "target_symbol": "STOCK:FXY"
    },
    {
      "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_4",
      "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_5",
      "name": "Take Profit at 4.0%",
      "priority": 100,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
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    "method": {
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      "risk_percent": 2,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 1
}

Strategy instructions

Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'The historic US-Japan currency intervention was dramatic enough to blindside European central banks, showing how extraordinary the effort was — yet the yen is already giving back gains after the weak jobs report. This whipsaw pattern is exactly what happe'. Thesis: The historic US-Japan currency intervention was dramatic enough to blindside European central banks, showing how extraordinary the effort was — yet the yen is already giving back gains after the weak jobs report. This whipsaw pattern is exactly what happens when government intervention fights against underlying economic fundamentals. With bond yields expected to stay structurally high in the US, the dollar's fundamental advantage remains intact despite short-term weakness from the jobs data. Each intervention spike that fades creates a shortable rally in the yen.

Performance

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