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2× QQQ golden cross

RESEARCH STRATEGY
RUNNING

Applies 2× daily Nasdaq-100 exposure only while its 50-day average exceeds its 200-day average.

DEFAULT MARKETQQQ
BAR INTERVAL1d
GROSS EXPOSURE2.0x
PAPER CASH$100,000.00
REALIZED P&L$+0.00
PROMOTION AUDIT

No AI qualification submitted

This strategy keeps its course or research provenance. A normal backtest snapshot cannot award the AI-generated label.

NOT TESTEDLocked evidenceRequires 100+ trades over 180+ untouched calendar days.
NOT TESTEDCost survivalMust beat exposure-matched Buy & Hold at 4 and 8 bps.
NOT TESTEDIntraday flatnessEvery position must close within its trading session.
NOT TESTEDImmutable provenanceExact algorithm, dataset, and trade-ledger SHA-256 fingerprints are mandatory.

How the strategy works

The golden cross is a slow trend regime: the 50-day mean must remain above the 200-day mean. This reduces exposure during prolonged Nasdaq downtrends but uses 2× daily exposure while risk-on.

Concrete example

A QQQ 50-day average of 640 above a 200-day average of 600 activates 2× exposure for the next session. A later death cross moves the system to cash.

Published research

Acharya — Moving-Average Crossover vs Buy-and-Hold

Published evidence motivates this candidate; it does not guarantee this implementation will pass our current sample.

Exact algorithm

Required data: adjusted_ohlcv

Where it may work—and where it can fail

EXPECTED BEST CONDITIONS

Long Nasdaq bull trends separated by extended bear regimes rather than abrupt V-shaped reversals.

IMPORTANT CONTEXT

This is a leveraged implementation; the ordinary 50/200 rule lagged QQQ, and only five completed regimes make the current result statistically weak.

Main risks

“Best conditions” is an interpretation of the strategy's mechanism, not an additional course entry rule and not a performance guarantee.

Forward paper transactions

LEDGER START2026-08-16T22:55:50.268628+00:00
PAPER VERSIONv2 · 69c1c35f87a1
STATUSrunning
STATUS DETAILNo issue
EntrySideEntry priceExitExit priceCapital basisGross notionalOutcomeP&L
No forward-paper transactions yet. The ledger began at deployment and never imports historical P&L.

Capital basis is allocated paper equity. Gross notional uses the exposure stored with that exact fill; legacy fills with no recorded exposure are shown as unknown. A new semantic paper generation archives the prior run and restarts the forward clock.

Archived paper versions

Read-only prior runs preserve their executable manifest, balances, and fills. They never contribute to the active clock, cash, or qualification.

VersionMarketExposureAllocationCostCode hashStartedArchivedFillsStarting cashEnding cashRealized P&LFinal status
legacy-v1unknown · unknownunknownunknownunknownlegacy2026-08-16T16:54:09.212635+00:002026-08-16T22:55:50.268628+00:000$100,000.00$100,000.00$+0.00running
TRADES5
AVERAGE TRADE+6589.26 bps
STRATEGY 2.0x / BUY & HOLD 1x+978.59% / +448.08%
VS 1x REFERENCE+530.50% · ABOVE 1x REFERENCE · CHECK LEVERAGE BELOW
DRAWDOWN: STRATEGY / B&H+51.99% / +35.12%

Leverage reality check

STRATEGY (2.0x)+978.59%
DAILY-RESET B&H (2.0x)+1048.26%
EXPOSURE-MATCHED DIFFERENCE-69.68%
DRAWDOWN: STRATEGY / MATCHED+51.99% / +64.22%

The headline Buy & Hold card is the familiar 1x adjusted-price reference. A 4x strategy must also beat this 4x daily-reset reference before leverage-adjusted outperformance can be claimed. Neither comparison is frozen qualification evidence.

HITS / MISSES5 / 0
HIT RATE+100.00%
AVG HIT / MISS+65.89% / +0.00%
LONGEST MISS STREAK0

Rolling 70/30 diagnostic

This moving 70/30 split is a dashboard diagnostic, not frozen qualification evidence. It cannot award AI-qualified status.

FINAL 30% TRADES2
STRATEGY / B&H 1x+278.60% / +163.09%
FINAL 30% VS B&H+115.51%
FINAL 30% HIT RATE+100.00%
FINAL 30% DRAWDOWN+0.00%
INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE?No

Candles and execution signals

▲ BUY▼ SELLHover a candle or marker for exact values
748.65713.52678.38643.24608.112026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00 O 611.84 H 613.67 L 609.58 C 611.072026-04-13T00:00:00+00:00 O 609.48 H 626.74 L 608.11 C 617.392026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00 O 620.22 H 628.60 L 620.10 C 628.602026-04-15T00:00:00+00:00 O 629.08 H 637.83 L 628.20 C 637.402026-04-16T00:00:00+00:00 O 639.21 H 642.18 L 635.26 C 640.472026-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 O 645.59 H 650.00 L 644.07 C 648.852026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 O 648.04 H 648.76 L 642.52 C 646.792026-04-21T00:00:00+00:00 O 648.41 H 650.20 L 642.21 C 644.332026-04-22T00:00:00+00:00 O 650.15 H 655.33 L 648.52 C 655.112026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00 O 653.55 H 656.92 L 645.52 C 651.422026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00 O 658.51 H 664.51 L 656.53 C 663.882026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00 O 663.40 H 664.43 L 660.69 C 664.232026-04-28T00:00:00+00:00 O 657.41 H 659.64 L 653.81 C 657.552026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 O 658.63 H 661.72 L 656.59 C 661.572026-04-30T00:00:00+00:00 O 665.35 H 668.90 L 657.56 C 667.742026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 O 669.16 H 675.97 L 668.80 C 674.152026-05-04T00:00:00+00:00 O 674.66 H 676.73 L 668.90 C 672.882026-05-05T00:00:00+00:00 O 677.96 H 682.77 L 677.51 C 681.612026-05-06T00:00:00+00:00 O 687.78 H 695.93 L 686.48 C 695.772026-05-07T00:00:00+00:00 O 696.58 H 701.24 L 691.77 C 694.942026-05-08T00:00:00+00:00 O 699.92 H 711.23 L 699.50 C 711.232026-05-11T00:00:00+00:00 O 710.36 H 714.59 L 708.91 C 713.292026-05-12T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.22 H 710.18 L 696.64 C 707.242026-05-13T00:00:00+00:00 O 709.96 H 716.65 L 704.83 C 714.712026-05-14T00:00:00+00:00 O 714.62 H 722.03 L 714.22 C 719.792026-05-15T00:00:00+00:00 O 710.14 H 715.13 L 705.55 C 708.932026-05-18T00:00:00+00:00 O 711.54 H 712.07 L 698.85 C 705.882026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 O 699.81 H 706.49 L 695.25 C 701.532026-05-20T00:00:00+00:00 O 705.29 H 713.15 L 703.79 C 713.152026-05-21T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.99 H 717.12 L 706.77 C 714.512026-05-22T00:00:00+00:00 O 718.07 H 722.12 L 715.95 C 717.542026-05-26T00:00:00+00:00 O 725.96 H 731.17 L 724.16 C 730.282026-05-27T00:00:00+00:00 O 732.96 H 733.32 L 725.44 C 729.452026-05-28T00:00:00+00:00 O 729.73 H 736.60 L 726.41 C 735.602026-05-29T00:00:00+00:00 O 737.84 H 741.63 L 735.25 C 738.312026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 O 737.04 H 745.65 L 735.99 C 742.742026-06-02T00:00:00+00:00 O 742.40 H 746.44 L 739.23 C 746.162026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00 O 747.31 H 748.65 L 741.01 C 744.212026-06-04T00:00:00+00:00 O 735.48 H 743.50 L 732.62 C 740.612026-06-05T00:00:00+00:00 O 730.06 H 731.69 L 704.32 C 705.062026-06-08T00:00:00+00:00 O 717.81 H 723.03 L 713.07 C 716.072026-06-09T00:00:00+00:00 O 722.98 H 725.66 L 686.37 C 707.832026-06-10T00:00:00+00:00 O 701.66 H 711.28 L 692.93 C 693.692026-06-11T00:00:00+00:00 O 699.29 H 718.37 L 695.00 C 717.122026-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 O 717.61 H 724.01 L 711.28 C 721.342026-06-15T00:00:00+00:00 O 738.10 H 744.76 L 737.38 C 744.002026-06-16T00:00:00+00:00 O 742.25 H 744.22 L 729.64 C 729.862026-06-17T00:00:00+00:00 O 735.19 H 735.68 L 720.85 C 722.512026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00 O 737.20 H 741.82 L 732.51 C 740.622026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00 O 742.02 H 745.45 L 734.39 C 737.952026-06-23T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.74 H 723.61 L 712.11 C 713.652026-06-24T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.37 H 719.93 L 704.45 C 710.622026-06-25T00:00:00+00:00 O 725.90 H 726.83 L 705.30 C 716.382026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 O 707.13 H 715.56 L 702.81 C 706.522026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00 O 713.99 H 724.58 L 705.17 C 724.082026-06-30T00:00:00+00:00 O 724.18 H 737.62 L 723.91 C 736.402026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 O 729.19 H 731.92 L 724.60 C 725.172026-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 O 725.58 H 730.83 L 707.56 C 712.602026-07-06T00:00:00+00:00 O 719.93 H 726.08 L 718.45 C 722.822026-07-07T00:00:00+00:00 O 714.17 H 716.35 L 704.90 C 709.432026-07-08T00:00:00+00:00 O 704.95 H 712.26 L 700.91 C 711.442026-07-09T00:00:00+00:00 O 718.33 H 724.23 L 715.13 C 723.282026-07-10T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.70 H 726.39 L 717.00 C 725.512026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00 O 717.72 H 718.74 L 710.08 C 711.742026-07-14T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.22 H 722.29 L 714.34 C 719.692026-07-15T00:00:00+00:00 O 723.85 H 724.36 L 710.23 C 717.742026-07-16T00:00:00+00:00 O 712.01 H 713.60 L 702.61 C 705.942026-07-17T00:00:00+00:00 O 691.65 H 702.30 L 686.76 C 695.332026-07-20T00:00:00+00:00 O 702.16 H 705.80 L 695.51 C 696.062026-07-21T00:00:00+00:00 O 706.57 H 710.05 L 702.80 C 708.972026-07-22T00:00:00+00:00 O 703.62 H 709.65 L 703.62 C 705.352026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00 O 694.67 H 698.66 L 687.79 C 691.962026-07-24T00:00:00+00:00 O 690.41 H 692.63 L 682.48 C 684.232026-07-27T00:00:00+00:00 O 691.68 H 692.30 L 675.95 C 682.122026-07-28T00:00:00+00:00 O 676.23 H 679.40 L 667.88 C 675.492026-07-29T00:00:00+00:00 O 675.51 H 680.05 L 661.14 C 661.732026-07-30T00:00:00+00:00 O 674.76 H 685.12 L 673.30 C 683.552026-07-31T00:00:00+00:00 O 692.11 H 695.77 L 680.05 C 687.992026-08-03T00:00:00+00:00 O 688.30 H 701.59 L 685.82 C 700.072026-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.16 H 725.66 L 707.53 C 723.852026-08-05T00:00:00+00:00 O 726.25 H 728.54 L 716.92 C 717.302026-08-06T00:00:00+00:00 O 710.82 H 719.32 L 708.50 C 714.652026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.15 H 723.63 L 716.51 C 723.032026-08-10T00:00:00+00:00 O 722.39 H 724.67 L 720.33 C 720.872026-08-11T00:00:00+00:00 O 723.29 H 723.35 L 715.50 C 718.452026-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 O 727.08 H 727.25 L 722.92 C 723.702026-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 O 725.15 H 733.96 L 724.03 C 732.072026-08-14T00:00:00+00:00 O 733.41 H 734.39 L 728.32 C 731.072026-08-17T00:00:00+00:00 O 732.95 H 734.58 L 729.27 C 729.872026-08-18T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.21 H 722.13 L 715.92 C 717.512026-08-19T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.39 H 721.50 L 712.61 C 716.082026-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 O 712.09 H 714.94 L 708.52 C 710.932026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.23 H 715.67 L 709.20 C 713.442026-08-24T00:00:00+00:00 O 709.66 H 709.79 L 702.70 C 706.322026-08-25T00:00:00+00:00 O 711.22 H 714.04 L 707.45 C 710.722026-08-26T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.41 H 713.02 L 707.97 C 711.372026-08-27T00:00:00+00:00 O 716.93 H 721.35 L 714.53 C 721.112026-08-28T00:00:00+00:00 O 719.74 H 724.13 L 715.09 C 716.432026-08-31T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.17 H 717.58 L 713.16 C 716.762026-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 O 707.39 H 712.30 L 704.66 C 707.642026-09-02T00:00:00+00:00 O 707.10 H 709.80 L 705.10 C 709.242026-09-03T00:00:00+00:00 O 710.85 H 718.92 L 709.69 C 717.672026-09-04T00:00:00+00:00 O 719.35 H 721.86 L 716.56 C 718.962026-09-08T00:00:00+00:00 O 720.91 H 721.89 L 715.57 C 718.362026-09-09T00:00:00+00:00 O 716.40 H 719.70 L 714.02 C 716.312026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 O 707.55 H 712.06 L 706.86 C 708.692026-09-11T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.68 H 717.63 L 713.63 C 714.882026-09-14T00:00:00+00:00 O 703.33 H 712.95 L 702.74 C 709.182026-09-15T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.80 H 709.53 L 703.64 C 704.542026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 O 708.00 H 711.88 L 700.00 C 704.722026-09-17T00:00:00+00:00 O 715.95 H 718.04 L 713.32 C 716.922026-09-18T00:00:00+00:00 O 718.83 H 721.73 L 715.08 C 721.452026-09-21T00:00:00+00:00 O 727.89 H 743.22 L 727.81 C 741.472026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00 O 740.98 H 748.35 L 740.93 C 747.462026-09-23T00:00:00+00:00 O 746.97 H 747.13 L 738.19 C 741.212026-09-24T00:00:00+00:00 O 735.29 H 742.66 L 734.62 C 741.102026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00 O 742.83 H 745.92 L 739.64 C 744.502026-09-28T00:00:00+00:00 O 740.46 H 741.42 L 731.63 C 736.532026-09-29T00:00:00+00:00 O 740.15 H 740.58 L 735.34 C 737.932026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00 O 740.19 H 745.08 L 739.76 C 743.18EXIT SELL · 2026-09-30 00:00:00+00:00 · 743.18SELL2026-04-102026-09-30

Shows the latest 120 available bars. BUY/SELL marks strategy entries and exits whose timestamps fall in this visible window.

Historical equity curve

Compounds each encoded net trade sequentially, including the strategy's declared exposure and modeled costs. The forward ledger starts only after deployment.

Backtest specification

STATUS / REPLICATIONcompleted · published_rule_synthetic_daily_leverage
DATAYahoo Finance (delayed/unofficial)
MARKETQQQ · 1d
HISTORY2016-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
2026-09-30T00:00:00+00:00
WIN RATE+100.00%
PROFIT FACTOR—

This is a leveraged implementation; the ordinary 50/200 rule lagged QQQ, and only five completed regimes make the current result statistically weak.

Historical transactions

HIT = profitable after the 4 bps cost assumption; MISS = loss after costs; FLAT = break-even. Showing the most recent 100 of 5 transactions.

EntrySideEntry priceExitExit priceOutcomeNet return
2025-06-23 00:00:00+00:00LONG528.552026-09-30 00:00:00+00:00743.18HIT+77.634%
2023-03-10 00:00:00+00:00LONG282.482025-04-14 00:00:00+00:00454.30HIT+113.137%
2020-05-19 00:00:00+00:00LONG218.632022-03-02 00:00:00+00:00337.43HIT+99.907%
2019-04-01 00:00:00+00:00LONG173.952020-05-01 00:00:00+00:00205.02HIT+17.470%
2017-07-18 00:00:00+00:00LONG134.812018-12-04 00:00:00+00:00157.61HIT+21.315%