Fox buys Roku to dominate streaming — ride Fox stock as they pivot to digital

Thesis

When a big company buys another, the buyer's stock sometimes dips initially as investors worry about the massive cost, but often rebounds if the market decides the purchase makes strategic sense. Fox is buying Roku to aggressively push into digital streaming, which is a smart pivot away from traditional cable TV. As the deal progresses and Fox shows how Roku will boost their digital ad revenue, their stock price has room to climb.

Strategy approach

Build a rule-based strategy that enters long FOXA on the 1D timeframe. Entry conditions: buy within 3 trading days of the announcement if the price is below the pre-announcement 20-day high. Exit conditions: take profit at a 6% gain, or hold for a maximum of 30 calendar days. Apply a 4% stop loss.

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: FOXA Long — Near Pre-Announcement High (2 conditions)
• Exit: Stop Loss at 4.0% (1 condition)
• Exit: Take Profit at 6.0% (1 condition)
• Exit: Time Stop — 30 Calendar Days (1 condition)

Shared strategy rules

{
  "data_dependencies": [
    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:FOXA",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FOXA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 52.12
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
      "name": "FOXA Long — Near Pre-Announcement High",
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -4
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1",
      "name": "Stop Loss at 4.0%",
      "priority": 10,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 6
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2",
      "name": "Take Profit at 6.0%",
      "priority": 11,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 22
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3",
      "name": "Time Stop — 30 Calendar Days",
      "priority": 12,
      "purpose": "invalidation"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
    "max_position_percent": 25,
    "method": {
      "risk_percent": 2,
      "stop_loss_percent": 4,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 1
}

{
  "indicators": [
    {
      "name": "sma",
      "period": 50
    }
  ]
}

{
  "data_dependencies": [
    {
      "symbol": "STOCK:FOXA",
      "timeframe": "1d"
    }
  ],
  "entry_rules": [
    {
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than",
          "right": {
            "chart_ref": {
              "symbol": "STOCK:FOXA",
              "timeframe": "1d"
            },
            "indicator": {
              "name": "sma",
              "period": 50
            },
            "type": "indicator"
          }
        },
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "close",
            "type": "price"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 52.12
          }
        }
      ],
      "direction": "long",
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "entry_1",
      "name": "FOXA Long — Near Pre-Announcement High",
      "priority": 1
    }
  ],
  "exit_rules": [
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "less_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": -4
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_1",
      "name": "Stop Loss at 4.0%",
      "priority": 10,
      "purpose": "stop_loss"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "unrealized_pnl_percent",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 6
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_2",
      "name": "Take Profit at 6.0%",
      "priority": 11,
      "purpose": "take_profit"
    },
    {
      "applies_to": "both",
      "conditions": [
        {
          "left": {
            "field": "holding_period_bars",
            "type": "position"
          },
          "operator": "greater_than_or_equal",
          "right": {
            "type": "constant",
            "value": 22
          }
        }
      ],
      "enabled": true,
      "id": "exit_3",
      "name": "Time Stop — 30 Calendar Days",
      "priority": 12,
      "purpose": "invalidation"
    }
  ],
  "position_sizing": {
    "max_position_percent": 25,
    "method": {
      "risk_percent": 2,
      "stop_loss_percent": 4,
      "type": "fixed_risk"
    },
    "min_position_value": 100
  },
  "trigger_timeframe": "1d",
  "version": 1
}

Trading agent generated from recommendation idea 'Fox buys Roku to dominate streaming — ride Fox stock as they pivot to digital'. Thesis: When a big company buys another, the buyer's stock sometimes dips initially as investors worry about the massive cost, but often rebounds if the market decides the purchase makes strategic sense. Fox is buying Roku to aggressively push into digital streaming, which is a smart pivot away from traditional cable TV. As the deal progresses and Fox shows how Roku will boost their digital ad revenue, their stock price has room to climb.

Performance

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