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Minervini Trend Template

Spec frozenspec fe36…83ac verifiedby houseForward-tested 2 days1d

Execution model · Paper trading on end-of-day data: signals are evaluated on the daily close and filled per the strategy's entry price field with the same slippage assumption as backtests. The deployed spec is frozen (hash-verified); the ledger is append-only.

Original backtest (in-sample, 2016 →)

CAGR
18.29%
Total return
+490%
Max drawdown
25.8%
Sharpe
0.91

Live forward test (out-of-sample, since 2026-08-03)

Forward return
-0.25%
Max drawdown
0.3%
Days live
2
Ledger signals
3

Forward paper equity

Drawdown

Open paper positions

  • AMZN70 shares since 2026-08-03 @ 284.16
  • GOOGL53 shares since 2026-08-03 @ 373.70
  • AVGO47 shares since 2026-08-04 @ 418.37

Signals ledger

append-only — rows can never be edited or deleted

DateActionSymbolPriceSharesReason
2026-08-03EntryAMZN284.1670RULE_LONG
2026-08-03EntryGOOGL373.7053RULE_LONG
2026-08-04EntryAVGO418.3747RULE_LONG
Frozen strategy rules (immutable since deployment)
{
  "backtest_timeframe": "1d",
  "description": "Stacked moving averages + RSI confirmation, 8% stop.",
  "entry_price_field": "close",
  "entry_rule_long": "(close > sma_50) & (sma_50 > sma_150) & (sma_150 > sma_200) & (rsi_14 > 55)",
  "exit_rule": "close < sma_50",
  "indicators": [
    {
      "length": 50,
      "name": "sma_50",
      "source": "close",
      "type": "sma"
    },
    {
      "length": 150,
      "name": "sma_150",
      "source": "close",
      "type": "sma"
    },
    {
      "length": 200,
      "name": "sma_200",
      "source": "close",
      "type": "sma"
    },
    {
      "length": 14,
      "name": "rsi_14",
      "source": "close",
      "type": "rsi"
    }
  ],
  "max_holding_days": 0,
  "max_positions": 5,
  "name": "Minervini Trend Template",
  "position_size_mode": "notional_pct",
  "position_size_pct": 20,
  "stop_loss_pct": 8,
  "symbols": [
    "AAPL",
    "MSFT",
    "NVDA",
    "AMZN",
    "GOOGL",
    "META",
    "TSLA",
    "AMD",
    "AVGO",
    "NFLX",
    "ADBE",
    "CRM",
    "COST",
    "LLY",
    "V"
  ],
  "take_profit_pct": 0
}

Forward testing has no survivorship bias — signals are recorded as they happen, on the symbols the strategy actually watches. Historical simulation for research and education. Not financial advice. Past performance does not predict future results.