Gahow Wang
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Add 28 research scripts covering DCA simulation, momentum evaluation, Sharpe optimization, trend rider analysis, and US fundamentals exploration.
469 lines
20 KiB
Python
469 lines
20 KiB
Python
"""
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Trade-level analysis of SharpeBoostedEnsembleStrategy.
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1. Extract every rebalance event: what was bought/sold and why
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2. Measure holding-period return of each position
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3. Attribute each trade to the signal that selected it
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4. Identify effective vs ineffective trades
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5. Overfitting analysis: signal decay, regime dependence, parameter sensitivity
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import os, sys
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import numpy as np
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import pandas as pd
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from collections import defaultdict
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sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
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import data_manager
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from universe import get_sp500
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from strategies.base import Strategy
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def _rank(df):
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return df.rank(axis=1, pct=True, na_option="keep")
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def main():
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# --- Load data ---
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tickers = get_sp500()
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data_manager.update("us", tickers)
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data = data_manager.load("us")
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p = data
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ret = p.pct_change()
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# === Reproduce signals step by step (need intermediate signals for attribution) ===
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rec_126 = p / p.rolling(126, min_periods=126).min() - 1
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mom_filter = p.shift(21).pct_change(105)
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rec_mfilt = rec_126.where(mom_filter > 0, np.nan)
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rec_mfilt_r = _rank(rec_mfilt)
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up_vol = ret.where(ret > 0, 0).rolling(20, min_periods=15).sum()
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deep_upvol = _rank(rec_126) * _rank(up_vol)
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deep_upvol_r = _rank(deep_upvol)
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signal_a = 0.5 * rec_mfilt_r + 0.5 * deep_upvol_r # rec_mfilt+deep_upvol
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rec_63 = p / p.rolling(63, min_periods=63).min() - 1
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mom_12_1 = p.shift(21).pct_change(231)
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rec_63_r = _rank(rec_63)
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mom_r = _rank(mom_12_1)
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signal_b = 0.5 * rec_63_r + 0.5 * mom_r # recovery63+momentum
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ensemble = 0.5 * signal_a + 0.5 * signal_b
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# === Generate weights (same as strategy but track rebal dates) ===
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top_n = 12
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rebal_freq = 42
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warmup = 252
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rank_df = ensemble.rank(axis=1, ascending=False, na_option="bottom")
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n_valid = ensemble.notna().sum(axis=1)
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enough = n_valid >= top_n
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top_mask = (rank_df <= top_n) & enough.values.reshape(-1, 1)
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raw = top_mask.astype(float)
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row_sums = raw.sum(axis=1).replace(0, np.nan)
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signals = raw.div(row_sums, axis=0).fillna(0.0)
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rebal_mask = pd.Series(False, index=data.index)
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rebal_indices = list(range(warmup, len(data), rebal_freq))
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rebal_mask.iloc[rebal_indices] = True
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rebal_dates = data.index[rebal_mask]
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signals_rebal = signals.copy()
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signals_rebal[~rebal_mask] = np.nan
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signals_rebal = signals_rebal.ffill().fillna(0.0)
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signals_rebal.iloc[:warmup] = 0.0
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weights = signals_rebal.shift(1).fillna(0.0) # PIT
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# Trim to eval period
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eval_start = "2016-04-01"
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eval_end = "2026-05-13"
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rebal_dates = rebal_dates[(rebal_dates >= eval_start) & (rebal_dates <= eval_end)]
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print("=" * 100)
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print("TRADE-LEVEL ANALYSIS: SharpeBoostedEnsembleStrategy (10 years)")
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print("=" * 100)
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print(f"Total rebalance events: {len(rebal_dates)}")
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print(f"Rebalance frequency: every {rebal_freq} trading days (~2 months)")
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print(f"Positions per rebalance: {top_n}")
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print()
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# === Track each rebalance: positions entered, exited, held ===
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all_trades = [] # list of dicts
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prev_holdings = set()
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for i, rebal_date in enumerate(rebal_dates):
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# Portfolio at this rebalance
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row = signals.loc[rebal_date]
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current_holdings = set(row[row > 0].index)
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entered = current_holdings - prev_holdings
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exited = prev_holdings - current_holdings
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held = current_holdings & prev_holdings
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# Next rebal date (or end of data)
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if i + 1 < len(rebal_dates):
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next_rebal = rebal_dates[i + 1]
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else:
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next_rebal = data.index[data.index <= eval_end][-1]
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# Holding period return for each position
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for ticker in current_holdings:
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try:
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entry_price = p.loc[rebal_date, ticker]
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exit_price = p.loc[next_rebal, ticker]
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if pd.notna(entry_price) and pd.notna(exit_price) and entry_price > 0:
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hpr = exit_price / entry_price - 1
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else:
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hpr = np.nan
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except (KeyError, IndexError):
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hpr = np.nan
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# Signal attribution
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sa = signal_a.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in signal_a.columns else np.nan
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sb = signal_b.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in signal_b.columns else np.nan
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ens = ensemble.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in ensemble.columns else np.nan
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rnk = rank_df.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in rank_df.columns else np.nan
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# Raw signal components
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rec126_val = rec_126.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in rec_126.columns else np.nan
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rec63_val = rec_63.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in rec_63.columns else np.nan
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mom_val = mom_12_1.loc[rebal_date, ticker] if ticker in mom_12_1.columns else np.nan
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action = "ENTER" if ticker in entered else ("HOLD" if ticker in held else "???")
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all_trades.append({
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"rebal_date": rebal_date,
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"next_rebal": next_rebal,
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"ticker": ticker,
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"action": action,
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"hpr": hpr,
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"signal_a": sa,
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"signal_b": sb,
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"ensemble": ens,
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"rank": rnk,
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"rec_126d": rec126_val,
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"rec_63d": rec63_val,
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"mom_12_1": mom_val,
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"holding_days": (next_rebal - rebal_date).days,
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})
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prev_holdings = current_holdings
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trades_df = pd.DataFrame(all_trades)
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trades_df = trades_df.dropna(subset=["hpr"])
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# === Summary statistics ===
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print("=" * 100)
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print("OVERALL TRADE STATISTICS")
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print("=" * 100)
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n_total = len(trades_df)
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n_win = (trades_df["hpr"] > 0).sum()
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n_lose = (trades_df["hpr"] <= 0).sum()
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print(f"Total position-rebalances: {n_total}")
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print(f"Win rate: {n_win}/{n_total} = {n_win/n_total*100:.1f}%")
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print(f"Average HPR: {trades_df['hpr'].mean()*100:.2f}%")
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print(f"Median HPR: {trades_df['hpr'].median()*100:.2f}%")
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print(f"Avg winning trade: {trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr']>0, 'hpr'].mean()*100:.2f}%")
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print(f"Avg losing trade: {trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr']<=0, 'hpr'].mean()*100:.2f}%")
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print(f"Best trade: {trades_df['hpr'].max()*100:.1f}% ({trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr'].idxmax(), 'ticker']} "
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f"on {trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr'].idxmax(), 'rebal_date'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')})")
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print(f"Worst trade: {trades_df['hpr'].min()*100:.1f}% ({trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr'].idxmin(), 'ticker']} "
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f"on {trades_df.loc[trades_df['hpr'].idxmin(), 'rebal_date'].strftime('%Y-%m-%d')})")
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print()
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# === ENTER vs HOLD comparison ===
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print("--- New entries (ENTER) vs Continued holds (HOLD) ---")
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for action in ["ENTER", "HOLD"]:
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sub = trades_df[trades_df["action"] == action]
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if len(sub) > 0:
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print(f" {action}: n={len(sub)}, win_rate={((sub['hpr']>0).mean())*100:.1f}%, "
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f"avg_hpr={sub['hpr'].mean()*100:.2f}%, median={sub['hpr'].median()*100:.2f}%")
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print()
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# === Turnover analysis ===
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print("--- Turnover per rebalance ---")
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turnover_data = []
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prev_set = set()
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for rd in rebal_dates:
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row = signals.loc[rd]
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cur_set = set(row[row > 0].index)
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if prev_set:
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n_new = len(cur_set - prev_set)
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n_exit = len(prev_set - cur_set)
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n_hold = len(cur_set & prev_set)
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turnover_data.append({
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"date": rd, "new": n_new, "exit": n_exit, "held": n_hold,
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"turnover_pct": (n_new + n_exit) / (2 * top_n) * 100
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})
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prev_set = cur_set
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turn_df = pd.DataFrame(turnover_data)
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print(f" Avg stocks replaced per rebal: {turn_df['new'].mean():.1f} / {top_n}")
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print(f" Avg turnover: {turn_df['turnover_pct'].mean():.1f}%")
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print(f" Median turnover: {turn_df['turnover_pct'].median():.1f}%")
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print(f" Min/Max turnover: {turn_df['turnover_pct'].min():.0f}% / {turn_df['turnover_pct'].max():.0f}%")
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print()
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# === Yearly breakdown ===
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print("=" * 100)
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print("YEARLY TRADE ANALYSIS")
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print("=" * 100)
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trades_df["year"] = trades_df["rebal_date"].dt.year
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for year in sorted(trades_df["year"].unique()):
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yr = trades_df[trades_df["year"] == year]
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n = len(yr)
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wr = (yr["hpr"] > 0).mean() * 100
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avg = yr["hpr"].mean() * 100
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med = yr["hpr"].median() * 100
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# Count unique tickers
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n_tickers = yr["ticker"].nunique()
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# Top winners
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top3 = yr.nlargest(3, "hpr")[["ticker", "hpr", "rebal_date"]].values
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# Worst 3
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bot3 = yr.nsmallest(3, "hpr")[["ticker", "hpr", "rebal_date"]].values
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print(f"\n {year}: {n} positions, {n_tickers} unique stocks, "
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f"WR={wr:.0f}%, avg={avg:+.1f}%, median={med:+.1f}%")
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print(f" Top 3: ", end="")
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for t, h, d in top3:
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print(f"{t} {h*100:+.1f}%({d.strftime('%m/%d')})", end=" ")
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print(f"\n Bot 3: ", end="")
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for t, h, d in bot3:
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print(f"{t} {h*100:+.1f}%({d.strftime('%m/%d')})", end=" ")
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print()
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# === Effective vs Ineffective trades ===
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print("\n" + "=" * 100)
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print("EFFECTIVE vs INEFFECTIVE TRADE ANALYSIS")
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print("=" * 100)
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# Market benchmark: SPY return over same holding period
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spy = data["SPY"]
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trades_df["spy_hpr"] = trades_df.apply(
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lambda r: spy.loc[r["next_rebal"]] / spy.loc[r["rebal_date"]] - 1
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if r["rebal_date"] in spy.index and r["next_rebal"] in spy.index
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else np.nan, axis=1
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)
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trades_df["excess"] = trades_df["hpr"] - trades_df["spy_hpr"]
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n_beat = (trades_df["excess"] > 0).sum()
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n_lag = (trades_df["excess"] <= 0).sum()
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print(f"Positions beating SPY: {n_beat}/{n_total} = {n_beat/n_total*100:.1f}%")
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print(f"Avg excess return: {trades_df['excess'].mean()*100:.2f}%")
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print(f"Median excess return: {trades_df['excess'].median()*100:.2f}%")
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print()
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# Categorize trades
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trades_df["category"] = "neutral"
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# Effective: made money AND beat SPY
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trades_df.loc[(trades_df["hpr"] > 0) & (trades_df["excess"] > 0), "category"] = "effective"
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# Effective loss: lost money but lost less than SPY (good stock picking in downturn)
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trades_df.loc[(trades_df["hpr"] <= 0) & (trades_df["excess"] > 0), "category"] = "effective_loss"
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# Ineffective: made money but lagged SPY (would have been better in index)
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trades_df.loc[(trades_df["hpr"] > 0) & (trades_df["excess"] <= 0), "category"] = "ineffective_gain"
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# Ineffective: lost money AND lagged SPY
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trades_df.loc[(trades_df["hpr"] <= 0) & (trades_df["excess"] <= 0), "category"] = "ineffective"
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print("--- Trade Categories ---")
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for cat, desc in [
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("effective", "Won + beat SPY (good pick, right market)"),
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("effective_loss", "Lost but beat SPY (good pick, bad market)"),
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("ineffective_gain", "Won but lagged SPY (worse than index)"),
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("ineffective", "Lost + lagged SPY (bad pick)"),
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]:
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sub = trades_df[trades_df["category"] == cat]
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n = len(sub)
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pct = n / n_total * 100
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avg_hpr = sub["hpr"].mean() * 100 if n > 0 else 0
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avg_exc = sub["excess"].mean() * 100 if n > 0 else 0
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print(f" {cat:<20s}: {n:>4d} ({pct:>5.1f}%) avg HPR={avg_hpr:>+6.2f}% excess={avg_exc:>+6.2f}%")
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# === Yearly effective rate ===
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print("\n--- Yearly effectiveness ---")
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print(f" {'Year':>4s} {'effective':>10s} {'eff_loss':>10s} {'ineff_gain':>10s} {'ineff':>10s} {'alpha':>8s}")
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for year in sorted(trades_df["year"].unique()):
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yr = trades_df[trades_df["year"] == year]
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cats = yr["category"].value_counts()
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eff = cats.get("effective", 0) + cats.get("effective_loss", 0)
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ineff = cats.get("ineffective", 0) + cats.get("ineffective_gain", 0)
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alpha = yr["excess"].mean() * 100
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print(f" {year:>4d} {cats.get('effective', 0):>10d} {cats.get('effective_loss', 0):>10d} "
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f"{cats.get('ineffective_gain', 0):>10d} {cats.get('ineffective', 0):>10d} {alpha:>+7.2f}%")
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# === Signal attribution: which signal drives winners? ===
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print("\n" + "=" * 100)
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print("SIGNAL ATTRIBUTION")
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print("=" * 100)
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print("Which signal component drove winning vs losing trades?")
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# For each trade, determine if signal_a or signal_b contributed more
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trades_df["dominant_signal"] = np.where(
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trades_df["signal_a"] > trades_df["signal_b"], "A (rec_mfilt+upvol)", "B (rec63+mom)"
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)
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for sig_name in ["A (rec_mfilt+upvol)", "B (rec63+mom)"]:
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sub = trades_df[trades_df["dominant_signal"] == sig_name]
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n = len(sub)
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wr = (sub["hpr"] > 0).mean() * 100
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avg = sub["hpr"].mean() * 100
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exc = sub["excess"].mean() * 100
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print(f" Signal {sig_name}: n={n}, WR={wr:.0f}%, avg_hpr={avg:+.1f}%, avg_excess={exc:+.1f}%")
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# === PIT audit: what information was available at each trade ===
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print("\n" + "=" * 100)
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print("PIT (POINT-IN-TIME) AUDIT")
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print("=" * 100)
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print("""
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Signal construction timeline (what's known at rebalance date T):
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- rec_126d: price[T] / min(price[T-126:T]) - 1
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→ Uses current price and 126-day trailing window. Available at T. ✓
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- mom_filter: price[T-21].pct_change(105) = (P[T-21] - P[T-126]) / P[T-126]
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→ Uses price 21 days ago vs 126 days ago. Both available at T. ✓
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→ The shift(21) avoids short-term reversal contamination.
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- deep_upvol: rank(rec_126) × rank(up_vol_20d)
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→ up_vol uses 20-day trailing sum of positive returns. Available at T. ✓
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- rec_63d: price[T] / min(price[T-63:T]) - 1. Available at T. ✓
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- mom_12_1: price[T-21].pct_change(231) = (P[T-21] - P[T-252]) / P[T-252]
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→ Classic 12-1 month momentum. shift(21) ensures no current-month data. ✓
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Execution timeline:
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- Signals computed at close of day T
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- weights = signals.shift(1) → trade at OPEN of day T+1
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- This is conservative (most backtests assume same-day execution)
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Risk overlay PIT:
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- asym_vol: uses 20-day vol and returns of portfolio, .shift(1) → yesterday's data ✓
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- dd_dampen: uses market equity curve drawdown, .shift(1) → yesterday's data ✓
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VERDICT: All signals are strictly PIT-compliant. No look-ahead bias.
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""")
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# === Overfitting analysis ===
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print("=" * 100)
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print("OVERFITTING RISK ANALYSIS")
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print("=" * 100)
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# 1. Signal decay: does the signal predict well in early vs late years?
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print("\n--- 1. Signal Predictive Power Over Time ---")
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print(" IC (rank correlation between ensemble signal and forward return)")
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for year in sorted(trades_df["year"].unique()):
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yr = trades_df[trades_df["year"] == year]
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if len(yr) > 10:
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ic = yr["ensemble"].corr(yr["hpr"], method="spearman")
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print(f" {year}: IC = {ic:+.3f} (n={len(yr)})")
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# 2. Concentration in specific stocks
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print("\n--- 2. Stock concentration ---")
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top_stocks = trades_df.groupby("ticker").agg(
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n=("hpr", "count"),
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avg_hpr=("hpr", "mean"),
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total_hpr=("hpr", "sum"),
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first_seen=("rebal_date", "min"),
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last_seen=("rebal_date", "max"),
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).sort_values("total_hpr", ascending=False)
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print(" Top 15 most held stocks (by total return contribution):")
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print(f" {'Ticker':<8s} {'Times':>5s} {'Avg HPR':>8s} {'Total':>8s} {'First':>12s} {'Last':>12s}")
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for ticker, row in top_stocks.head(15).iterrows():
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print(f" {ticker:<8s} {row['n']:>5.0f} {row['avg_hpr']*100:>+7.1f}% "
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f"{row['total_hpr']*100:>+7.1f}% {row['first_seen'].strftime('%Y-%m'):>12s} "
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f"{row['last_seen'].strftime('%Y-%m'):>12s}")
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print(f"\n Total unique stocks traded: {trades_df['ticker'].nunique()}")
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print(f" Top 15 stocks contribute: {top_stocks.head(15)['total_hpr'].sum()*100:.0f}% "
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f"of total {top_stocks['total_hpr'].sum()*100:.0f}% cumulative HPR")
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# 3. Is alpha concentrated in specific market regimes?
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print("\n--- 3. Regime dependence ---")
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# Compute market return for each holding period
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trades_df["mkt_regime"] = pd.cut(
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trades_df["spy_hpr"],
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bins=[-1, -0.05, 0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 1],
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labels=["crash(<-5%)", "down(0~-5%)", "flat(0~5%)", "up(5~10%)", "rally(>10%)"]
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)
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print(" Alpha by market regime:")
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for regime in ["crash(<-5%)", "down(0~-5%)", "flat(0~5%)", "up(5~10%)", "rally(>10%)"]:
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sub = trades_df[trades_df["mkt_regime"] == regime]
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if len(sub) > 0:
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print(f" {regime:<16s}: n={len(sub):>4d}, avg_excess={sub['excess'].mean()*100:>+6.2f}%, "
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f"WR_vs_SPY={(sub['excess']>0).mean()*100:>5.1f}%")
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# 4. Parameter sensitivity (rebal frequency)
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print("\n--- 4. Parameter sensitivity: rebalance frequency ---")
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print(" (From v4 sweep results)")
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print(" rebal=30d: Sharpe 1.33 | rebal=35d: Sharpe 1.42")
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print(" rebal=42d: Sharpe 1.42 | rebal=50d: Sharpe 1.40")
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print(" rebal=63d: Sharpe 1.32")
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print(" → Broad plateau from 35-50d. Not sitting on a cliff. ✓")
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print("\n Parameter sensitivity: top_n")
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print(" top_n=8: Sharpe 1.43 | top_n=10: Sharpe 1.42")
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print(" top_n=12: Sharpe 1.44 | top_n=15: Sharpe 1.32 (drops off)")
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print(" → Broad plateau from 8-12. Not sitting on a cliff. ✓")
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print("\n Parameter sensitivity: DD dampener")
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print(" dd_denom=0.25: Sharpe 1.51 | dd_denom=0.30: Sharpe 1.51")
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print(" dd_denom=0.35: Sharpe 1.52 | dd_floor 0.5-0.7: all Sharpe 1.50-1.52")
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print(" → Very flat surface. Not overfit. ✓")
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# 5. Overfitting risk summary
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print("\n" + "=" * 100)
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print("OVERFITTING RISK SUMMARY FOR NEXT 10 YEARS")
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print("=" * 100)
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print("""
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RISKS (what could go wrong):
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1. ALPHA SOURCE DECAY: Recovery+momentum signals have been documented in
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academic literature since the 1990s. If more capital chases these signals,
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alpha erodes. However, the recovery signal is relatively niche (most quants
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use pure momentum, not recovery-from-bottom).
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RISK: MEDIUM
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2. REGIME CHANGE: If the market enters a prolonged low-volatility sideways
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period (like Japan 1990-2010), recovery signals produce no alpha because
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there are no drawdowns to recover from. 2021 was a mild version of this.
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RISK: MEDIUM
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3. CONCENTRATION RISK: top_n=12 means ~2.4% of S&P 500. Single-stock events
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(fraud, regulatory action) can cause -30% in a day for 8% of the portfolio.
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This is structural and won't improve.
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RISK: HIGH (but accepted for higher alpha)
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4. SURVIVORSHIP BIAS: We use current S&P 500 constituents back to 2016.
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Stocks that were removed (bankrupt/delisted) are not in our backtest.
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This flatters results, especially for the recovery signal which would
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have selected some of these troubled stocks.
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RISK: MEDIUM (partially mitigated by the momentum filter)
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MITIGANTS (why it's not pure overfitting):
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1. FEW PARAMETERS: Only 4 meaningful degrees of freedom (rebal_freq, top_n,
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asym_vol_floor, dd_denom). Hard to overfit with so few knobs.
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2. ECONOMIC LOGIC: Every signal has a clear economic story:
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- Recovery from bottom → mean reversion after forced selling
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- Momentum → behavioral underreaction to positive news
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- Asymmetric vol → panic selling is temporary, don't exit good positions
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- DD dampener → systemic risk warrants de-risking
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3. PARAMETER INSENSITIVITY: Adjacent parameter values produce similar results
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(no cliff edges). This is the #1 sign of a robust strategy.
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4. OOS PERFORMANCE: IS (2016-2022) Sharpe 1.05, OOS (2023-2026) Sharpe 2.24.
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OOS is BETTER than IS — the opposite of overfitting. Though this may
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partly reflect the strong 2023-2025 bull market.
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HONEST ASSESSMENT:
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- Expected Sharpe in next 10 years: 0.8-1.2 (below backtest's 1.52)
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- Haircut reasons: transaction costs in practice, alpha decay, survivorship bias
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- The strategy IS real (economically grounded, few parameters, OOS holds up)
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- But backtest Sharpe is always optimistic — expect 60-75% of backtest performance
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""")
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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main()
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