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Intraday continuation
Tests whether a strong move after the market opens continues during the session.
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VWAP reversion
Tests whether prices stretched away from their volume-weighted average move back toward it.
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L11 · Broad-first semiconductor leadership
Defaults to broad leveraged exposure and adds SOXL when its proxy leads.
Archived total return333.8%Qualified under historical study gates
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ETF options wheel
Studies cash-secured puts and covered calls across QQQ and SPY wheel variants.
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A01 · Buffered momentum rotation
Rotates between QQQM and SMH using trend and momentum, with a buffer to limit switching.
Archived total return241.3%Qualified under historical study gates
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S01 · QQQM + SMH · v1 continuous backtest
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