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fix: judge robustness under the recommended exit, not the abandoned one
The robustness warning was computed on the target-model distribution
while the same panel recommends the hold exit — internally inconsistent.
_robustness_stats (median, profit factor, ex-top-5% expectancy) is now
shared by _bucket_stats and _time_exit_bucket, the time-exit table shows
Median Net R and Ex-Top-5% per hold length, and _build_recommendation
reads the trimmed expectancy from the recommended exit's bucket (falling
back to the target model when no hold is recommended).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-07-02 12:50:13 +02:00

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"""Historical backtest (Phase 1): replay the price-derived engine over stored
OHLCV and measure how the CURRENT config would have performed.
For each ticker we step through history (weekly), and at each as-of date D we
rebuild the setup using only bars ≤ D (no lookahead), then walk the actual bars
after D to record the realized outcome. The report contains:
- hit-rate / expectancy of qualified setups vs the all-setups control group,
gross and net of costs, with robustness stats (median, profit factor,
expectancy without the top winners)
- the momentum-percentile sweep and the gate ablation (each floor removed in
turn, graded under both the target and the hold-to-horizon exit)
- the time-exit sweep (hold N days with the initial stop)
- cross-sectional factor rank-IC ("signal edge")
- a capital-constrained portfolio simulation (equity curve → CAGR, drawdown,
Sharpe, SPY comparison)
- a data-driven recommendation derived from this report's numbers
Limitation: sentiment and fundamentals have no point-in-time history, so they're
held neutral here — this calibrates the price/S-R machinery only.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import json
import logging
import math
import multiprocessing
import os
import statistics
from collections import defaultdict
from collections.abc import Callable
from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
from types import SimpleNamespace
from typing import Any
from sqlalchemy import select
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession
from app.config import settings
from app.models.ticker import Ticker
from app.services import settings_store
from app.services.admin_service import get_activation_config, update_setting
from app.services.indicator_service import _extract_ohlcv, compute_atr
from app.services.outcome_service import (
OUTCOME_AMBIGUOUS,
OUTCOME_STOP_HIT,
OUTCOME_TARGET_HIT,
Bar,
evaluate_setup_against_bars,
)
from app.services.price_service import query_ohlcv
from app.services.qualification import (
HIGH_CONVICTION_ACTIONS,
best_target_probability,
setup_qualifies,
)
from app.services.recommendation_service import (
_choose_recommended_action,
_classify_by_probability,
_risk_level_from_conflicts,
_select_primary_target,
_zone_representative_levels,
direction_analyzer,
get_recommendation_config,
probability_estimator,
signal_conflict_detector,
target_generator,
)
from app.services.scoring_service import (
compute_momentum_from_closes,
compute_technical_from_arrays,
)
from app.services.sr_service import detect_sr_levels
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
KEY_REPORT = "backtest_report"
STEP_DAYS = 5 # weekly cadence (≈ 5 trading days)
MIN_LOOKBACK = 60 # bars needed before D for indicators (EMA cross needs 51)
HORIZON = 30 # trading days to resolve an outcome (matches the evaluator)
ATR_MULTIPLIER = 1.5
# Cross-sectional signal evaluation (factor IC). Each candidate signal is a
# point-in-time number computed from closes alone (sentiment/fundamentals have no
# history here), sampled one as-of per ISO week, and graded by how its rank
# correlates with the forward HORIZON-day return ACROSS the universe — i.e. does
# ranking stocks by this signal sort tomorrow's winners from losers. This is the
# test the per-setup hit-rate report can't do: it measures predictive power of a
# signal, not the outcome of a target/stop structure built on top of one.
MIN_CROSS_SECTION = 20 # min tickers present in a week to score that week
MIN_RELIABLE_PERIODS = 12 # min non-overlapping windows before a signal's IC is trusted
def _wrap_levels(level_dicts: list[dict]) -> list[Any]:
return [
SimpleNamespace(
id=i,
price_level=float(d["price_level"]),
type=d["type"],
strength=int(d["strength"]),
)
for i, d in enumerate(level_dicts)
]
def _window_setups(
window_records: list,
config: dict,
activation: dict,
) -> list[dict]:
"""Rebuild the setup(s) at the last bar of ``window_records`` (the as-of date),
using only those bars. Returns one dict per tradeable direction."""
if len(window_records) < MIN_LOOKBACK:
return []
_, highs, lows, closes, volumes = _extract_ohlcv(window_records)
entry = closes[-1]
if entry <= 0:
return []
# 12-1 month momentum (skip the last month) — the universe ranks on this.
# None until a year of history exists; such setups can't qualify on momentum.
mom_12_1 = (
closes[-22] / closes[-253] - 1.0
if len(closes) >= 253 and closes[-253] > 0
else None
)
try:
atr = compute_atr(highs, lows, closes)["atr"]
except Exception:
return []
if atr <= 0:
return []
sr_levels = _wrap_levels(detect_sr_levels(highs, lows, closes, volumes))
if not sr_levels:
return []
technical = (compute_technical_from_arrays(highs, lows, closes, volumes)[0]) or 50.0
momentum = (compute_momentum_from_closes(closes)[0]) or 50.0
dim_scores = {"technical": technical, "momentum": momentum}
conflicts = signal_conflict_detector.detect_conflicts(dim_scores, None, config)
confidences = {
"long": direction_analyzer.calculate_confidence("long", dim_scores, None, conflicts),
"short": direction_analyzer.calculate_confidence("short", dim_scores, None, conflicts),
}
# First pass: build targets per direction
per_dir: dict[str, dict] = {}
for direction in ("long", "short"):
stop = entry - atr * ATR_MULTIPLIER if direction == "long" else entry + atr * ATR_MULTIPLIER
zone_levels = _zone_representative_levels(sr_levels, entry)
targets = target_generator.generate_targets(direction, entry, stop, zone_levels, atr)
if not targets:
continue
for t in targets:
t["probability"] = probability_estimator.estimate_probability(
t, dim_scores, None, direction, config
)
t["classification"] = _classify_by_probability(t["probability"])
primary = _select_primary_target(targets)
if primary is None:
continue
# Flag the primary so qualification's EV uses the primary target's
# probability (matching production's enhance_trade_setup).
for t in targets:
t["is_primary"] = t is primary
per_dir[direction] = {"stop": stop, "targets": targets, "primary": primary}
available = set(per_dir.keys())
if not available:
return []
action = _choose_recommended_action(confidences["long"], confidences["short"], config, available)
out: list[dict] = []
for direction, data in per_dir.items():
targets, primary, stop = data["targets"], data["primary"], data["stop"]
setup_conflicts = list(conflicts)
if len(targets) < 3:
setup_conflicts.append("target-availability: Fewer than 3 valid S/R targets available")
risk_level = _risk_level_from_conflicts(setup_conflicts)
rr = float(primary["rr_ratio"])
target_price = float(primary["price"])
setup_ns = SimpleNamespace(
rr_ratio=rr,
confidence_score=confidences[direction],
recommended_action=action,
risk_level=risk_level,
targets=targets,
direction=direction,
target=target_price,
stop_loss=stop,
entry_price=entry,
)
# meets_core = clears every gate EXCEPT the cross-sectional momentum
# percentile, which can only be assigned once all tickers' setups for a
# week are known. run_backtest ranks momentum and finalizes `qualified`.
core_config = {**activation, "min_momentum_percentile": 0.0}
meets_core = setup_qualifies(setup_ns, core_config)
best_prob = best_target_probability(setup_ns)
out.append({
"direction": direction,
"entry": entry,
"stop": stop,
"target": target_price,
"rr": rr,
"confidence": confidences[direction],
"primary_prob": float(primary["probability"]),
"best_prob": best_prob,
"momentum": mom_12_1,
"meets_core": meets_core,
"action": action,
"risk_level": risk_level,
})
return out
def _stop_fill_r(direction: str, entry: float, stop: float, bar) -> float:
"""Realized R when the stop is hit on ``bar``: filled at the stop, or at the
bar's open when price gapped through it — so a gap can lose more than 1R,
matching real fills. Targets are never filled better than their level, so
gap modeling only ever makes results more conservative."""
risk = abs(entry - stop)
if risk <= 0 or entry <= 0:
return -1.0
if direction == "long":
fill = min(stop, bar.open)
return (fill - entry) / risk
fill = max(stop, bar.open)
return (entry - fill) / risk
def _risk_and_stop_day(
direction: str, entry: float, stop: float, forward: list, horizon: int
) -> tuple[float, int | None]:
"""``(risk_pct, stop_day)`` from the bars after detection: the 1R stop
distance as a fraction of entry, and the 1-based trading day the initial
stop was first pierced within the horizon (None if never). Feeds the cost
conversion and the time-exit hold accounting."""
long = direction == "long"
risk_pct = abs(entry - stop) / entry if entry else 0.0
for i, r in enumerate(forward[:horizon]):
if (r.low <= stop) if long else (r.high >= stop):
return risk_pct, i + 1
return risk_pct, None
def _time_exits(
direction: str, entry: float, stop: float, forward: list, horizons
) -> dict[int, float]:
"""Realized R per hold-N-days exit, in one pass over the post-entry bars.
The initial stop stays active (fill at the stop level → 1R); otherwise the
trade exits at the day-N close (the last available close when history ends
early). No target, no trailing — the classic momentum implementation: buy,
hold ~N days, re-rank. Conservative bar logic: a bar that pierces the stop
is a loss before that bar's close counts.
"""
long = direction == "long"
risk = abs(entry - stop) / entry if entry else 0.0
if risk <= 0:
return {int(n): 0.0 for n in horizons}
bars = forward[: max(int(n) for n in horizons)]
if not bars:
return {int(n): 0.0 for n in horizons}
stop_day: int | None = None # 1-based trading day the stop was pierced
stop_r = -1.0
closes: list[float] = []
for i, r in enumerate(bars):
if (r.low <= stop) if long else (r.high >= stop):
stop_day = i + 1
stop_r = _stop_fill_r(direction, entry, stop, r)
break
closes.append(r.close)
result: dict[int, float] = {}
for h in horizons:
n = int(h)
if stop_day is not None and stop_day <= n:
result[n] = stop_r
else:
# closes can't be empty here: an empty closes means the stop hit on
# day 1, which the branch above catches for every n >= 1.
c = closes[min(n, len(closes)) - 1]
move = (c - entry) / entry if long else (entry - c) / entry
result[n] = move / risk
return result
def _replay_ticker(symbol: str, records: list, config: dict, activation: dict) -> list[dict]:
"""Walk one ticker's history weekly, building setups and their realized outcomes."""
candidates: list[dict] = []
n = len(records)
if n < MIN_LOOKBACK + HORIZON:
return candidates
for i in range(MIN_LOOKBACK - 1, n - HORIZON, STEP_DAYS):
window = records[: i + 1]
forward = records[i + 1 :]
forward_bars = [Bar(date=r.date, high=r.high, low=r.low) for r in forward]
for s in _window_setups(window, config, activation):
outcome, outcome_date = evaluate_setup_against_bars(
s["direction"], s["stop"], s["target"], forward_bars, HORIZON
)
if outcome is None:
continue
# Trading days from detection to resolution (expired = full horizon).
hold_days = next(
(idx + 1 for idx, r in enumerate(forward[:HORIZON]) if r.date == outcome_date),
min(HORIZON, len(forward)),
)
target_hit = outcome == OUTCOME_TARGET_HIT
if outcome == OUTCOME_TARGET_HIT:
realized_r = s["rr"]
elif outcome in (OUTCOME_STOP_HIT, OUTCOME_AMBIGUOUS):
# Fill at the stop, or at the open when the bar gapped through it.
realized_r = _stop_fill_r(
s["direction"], s["entry"], s["stop"], forward[hold_days - 1]
)
else: # expired
realized_r = 0.0
risk_pct, stop_day = _risk_and_stop_day(
s["direction"], s["entry"], s["stop"], forward, HORIZON
)
time_r = _time_exits(
s["direction"], s["entry"], s["stop"], forward, TIME_EXIT_DAYS
)
iso = records[i].date.isocalendar()
candidates.append({
"symbol": symbol,
"date": records[i].date.isoformat(),
"iso_week": (iso[0], iso[1]),
"direction": s["direction"],
"entry": s["entry"],
"stop": s["stop"],
"target": s["target"],
"rr": s["rr"],
"confidence": s["confidence"],
"primary_prob": s["primary_prob"],
"best_prob": s["best_prob"],
"momentum": s["momentum"],
"meets_core": s["meets_core"],
# Gate fields the ablation recomputes floors from — without them
# every candidate looks NEUTRAL and the ablation rows collapse.
"action": s["action"],
"risk_level": s["risk_level"],
"outcome": outcome,
"target_hit": target_hit,
"realized_r": realized_r,
"hold_days": hold_days,
"stop_day": stop_day,
"risk_pct": risk_pct,
"time_r": time_r,
})
return candidates
def _bucket_stats(cands: list[dict]) -> dict:
wins = sum(1 for c in cands if c["target_hit"])
losses = sum(1 for c in cands if c["outcome"] in (OUTCOME_STOP_HIT, OUTCOME_AMBIGUOUS))
expired = sum(1 for c in cands if c["outcome"] not in (OUTCOME_TARGET_HIT, OUTCOME_STOP_HIT, OUTCOME_AMBIGUOUS))
decided = wins + losses
rs = [c["realized_r"] for c in cands]
net_rs = [c["realized_r"] - _cost_r(c) for c in cands]
holds = [c["hold_days"] for c in cands if c.get("hold_days")]
avg_hold = sum(holds) / len(holds) if holds else None
net_avg = sum(net_rs) / len(net_rs) if net_rs else None
return {
"total": len(cands),
"wins": wins,
"losses": losses,
"expired": expired,
"hit_rate": round(wins / decided * 100, 1) if decided else None,
"avg_r": round(sum(rs) / len(rs), 3) if rs else None,
"total_r": round(sum(rs), 2) if rs else None,
"net_avg_r": round(net_avg, 3) if net_avg is not None else None,
"net_total_r": round(sum(net_rs), 2) if net_rs else None,
"best_r": round(max(rs), 2) if rs else None,
"worst_r": round(min(rs), 2) if rs else None,
"avg_hold_days": round(avg_hold, 1) if avg_hold is not None else None,
# Capital efficiency: net expectancy per trading day the capital is tied up.
"net_r_per_day": (
round(net_avg / avg_hold, 4) if net_avg is not None and avg_hold else None
),
**_robustness_stats(net_rs),
}
def _robustness_stats(net_rs: list[float]) -> dict:
"""Distribution-shape stats: the median (typical) trade, gross wins vs
losses, and the expectancy with the top 5% of winners removed — the direct
test of whether the edge depends on a handful of outliers."""
if not net_rs:
return {"median_net_r": None, "profit_factor": None, "net_avg_r_ex_top5": None}
gains = sum(r for r in net_rs if r > 0)
losses_abs = -sum(r for r in net_rs if r < 0)
trimmed = sorted(net_rs, reverse=True)[math.ceil(len(net_rs) * 0.05):]
return {
"median_net_r": round(statistics.median(net_rs), 3),
"profit_factor": round(gains / losses_abs, 2) if losses_abs > 0 else None,
"net_avg_r_ex_top5": (
round(sum(trimmed) / len(trimmed), 3) if trimmed else None
),
}
# The fixed take-profit and trailing-stop sweeps were retired 2026-07: swept
# TPs never found an interior optimum (momentum's edge lives in the right tail)
# and wide trails converged to the hold-to-horizon exit, so the time-exit sweep
# is the exit-decision surface.
# Hold-N-days exits (initial stop stays active, exit at the day-N close) — the
# classic cross-sectional momentum implementation: buy, hold ~a month, re-rank.
TIME_EXIT_DAYS = (5, 10, 21, 30)
# Assumed transaction cost per side as a fraction of notional (commission +
# slippage). Aggregates report gross and net side by side; net subtracts a full
# round trip, converted into R via the setup's stop distance (the 1R unit).
COST_PER_SIDE = 0.001
def _cost_r(cand: dict) -> float:
"""Round-trip transaction cost in R units: two sides over the 1R stop
distance. 0 when the candidate carries no usable risk_pct."""
risk = cand.get("risk_pct") or 0.0
return (2.0 * COST_PER_SIDE) / risk if risk > 0 else 0.0
def _time_exit_bucket(cands: list[dict], hold_days: int) -> dict:
"""Stats for the hold-``hold_days`` exit: initial stop active, otherwise out
at the day-N close. Each candidate carries its realized R per hold length in
``time_r``; a "win" is an exit in profit (R > 0). The realized hold is the
full N days unless the stop cut it short (``stop_day``)."""
rows = [
(
c["time_r"][hold_days],
_cost_r(c),
min(hold_days, c.get("stop_day") or hold_days),
)
for c in cands
if c.get("time_r", {}).get(hold_days) is not None
]
total = len(rows)
rs = [r for r, _, _ in rows]
net_rs = [r - cost for r, cost, _ in rows]
holds = [h for _, _, h in rows]
wins = sum(1 for r in rs if r > 0)
avg_hold = sum(holds) / total if total else None
net_avg = sum(net_rs) / total if total else None
return {
"hold_days": hold_days,
"total": total,
"wins": wins,
"win_rate": round(wins / total * 100, 1) if total else None,
"avg_r": round(sum(rs) / total, 3) if total else None,
"total_r": round(sum(rs), 2) if total else None,
"net_avg_r": round(net_avg, 3) if net_avg is not None else None,
"net_total_r": round(sum(net_rs), 2) if total else None,
"best_r": round(max(rs), 2) if rs else None,
"worst_r": round(min(rs), 2) if rs else None,
"avg_hold_days": round(avg_hold, 1) if avg_hold is not None else None,
"net_r_per_day": (
round(net_avg / avg_hold, 4) if net_avg is not None and avg_hold else None
),
**_robustness_stats(net_rs),
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Cross-sectional signal evaluation (factor information-coefficient)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def _weekly_asof_indices(records: list) -> list[int]:
"""Index of the last bar in each ISO week — the weekly rebalance as-of bars.
Keying on the calendar week (not the raw bar index) makes every ticker's
as-of dates line up, so the cross-section on a given week is comparable.
"""
last_by_week: dict[tuple[int, int], int] = {}
for idx, r in enumerate(records):
iso = r.date.isocalendar()
last_by_week[(iso[0], iso[1])] = idx
return sorted(last_by_week.values())
def _signal_values(closes: list[float], highs: list[float], i: int) -> dict[str, float]:
"""Point-in-time candidate signals at as-of index ``i`` (price-only).
Momentum factors follow the standard "skip the last month" convention
(return up to ~1 month ago) to avoid the short-term reversal effect, which
``reversal_1m`` isolates on purpose — we expect its IC to be negative if the
universe mean-reverts. ``trend_200`` is price vs its 200-bar SMA. ``high_52w``
is closeness to the trailing 52-week high (George/Hwang anchoring effect:
higher = nearer the high, expect positive IC). ``vol_6m`` is 126-day realized
volatility (expect negative IC if the low-volatility anomaly holds).
"""
out: dict[str, float] = {}
if i - 252 >= 0 and closes[i - 252] > 0:
out["mom_12_1"] = closes[i - 21] / closes[i - 252] - 1.0
if i - 126 >= 0 and closes[i - 126] > 0:
out["mom_6_1"] = closes[i - 21] / closes[i - 126] - 1.0
if i - 63 >= 0 and closes[i - 63] > 0:
out["mom_3_1"] = closes[i - 21] / closes[i - 63] - 1.0
if i - 21 >= 0 and closes[i - 21] > 0:
out["reversal_1m"] = closes[i] / closes[i - 21] - 1.0
if i - 199 >= 0:
sma = sum(closes[i - 199 : i + 1]) / 200.0
if sma > 0:
out["trend_200"] = closes[i] / sma - 1.0
if i - 251 >= 0:
high_52w = max(highs[i - 251 : i + 1])
if high_52w > 0:
out["high_52w"] = closes[i] / high_52w
if i - 126 >= 0:
rets = [
closes[k] / closes[k - 1] - 1.0
for k in range(i - 125, i + 1)
if closes[k - 1] > 0
]
if len(rets) >= 2:
mean = sum(rets) / len(rets)
var = sum((x - mean) ** 2 for x in rets) / (len(rets) - 1)
out["vol_6m"] = math.sqrt(var)
return out
def _accumulate_signal_series(records: list, collected: dict) -> None:
"""For each weekly as-of bar, emit (signal, forward-return) pairs keyed by ISO
week into ``collected[name][week_key]``. Forward return is close-to-close over
HORIZON trading days. Mutates ``collected`` (a dict of dict of list)."""
n = len(records)
if n < HORIZON + 21:
return
closes = [float(r.close) for r in records]
highs = [float(r.high) for r in records]
for i in _weekly_asof_indices(records):
j = i + HORIZON
if j >= n or closes[i] <= 0:
continue
fwd = closes[j] / closes[i] - 1.0
iso = records[i].date.isocalendar()
week_key = (iso[0], iso[1])
for name, val in _signal_values(closes, highs, i).items():
collected[name][week_key].append((val, fwd))
def _rank(xs: list[float]) -> list[float]:
"""Average (tie-corrected) ranks, 1-based."""
order = sorted(range(len(xs)), key=lambda k: xs[k])
ranks = [0.0] * len(xs)
i = 0
while i < len(xs):
j = i
while j + 1 < len(xs) and xs[order[j + 1]] == xs[order[i]]:
j += 1
avg_rank = (i + j) / 2.0 + 1.0
for k in range(i, j + 1):
ranks[order[k]] = avg_rank
i = j + 1
return ranks
def _pearson(a: list[float], b: list[float]) -> float | None:
n = len(a)
if n < 3:
return None
ma, mb = sum(a) / n, sum(b) / n
va = sum((x - ma) ** 2 for x in a)
vb = sum((y - mb) ** 2 for y in b)
if va <= 0 or vb <= 0:
return None
cov = sum((a[k] - ma) * (b[k] - mb) for k in range(n))
return cov / math.sqrt(va * vb)
def _spearman(xs: list[float], ys: list[float]) -> float | None:
"""Rank correlation = Pearson on the ranks. None if too few/degenerate."""
if len(xs) < 3:
return None
return _pearson(_rank(xs), _rank(ys))
def _quintile_spread(pairs: list[tuple[float, float]]) -> float | None:
"""Mean forward return of the top signal-quintile minus the bottom quintile."""
n = len(pairs)
if n < 10:
return None
ordered = sorted(pairs, key=lambda p: p[0])
k = n // 5
top = ordered[-k:]
bottom = ordered[:k]
return sum(p[1] for p in top) / k - sum(p[1] for p in bottom) / k
def _week_ordinal(week_key: tuple[int, int]) -> int:
"""Monotonic absolute week number from an (ISO year, ISO week) key."""
year, week = week_key
return year * 53 + week
def _nonoverlapping_weeks(
week_keys: list[tuple[int, int]], stride: int
) -> list[tuple[int, int]]:
"""Thin to weeks at least ``stride`` apart so their forward windows don't
overlap — greedy earliest-first. Removes the autocorrelation that would
otherwise inflate the IC t-stat across adjacent weekly rebalances."""
kept: list[tuple[int, int]] = []
last: int | None = None
for wk in sorted(week_keys, key=_week_ordinal):
o = _week_ordinal(wk)
if last is None or o - last >= stride:
kept.append(wk)
last = o
return kept
def _signal_evaluation(collected: dict) -> list[dict]:
"""Per-signal factor diagnostics, one row per candidate signal:
mean_ic average rank-IC (Spearman of signal vs fwd ret)
ic_t_stat mean_ic / stderr — is the IC reliably non-zero?
ic_positive_pct share of windows the IC is positive (consistency)
mean_quintile_spread avg top-minus-bottom-quintile forward return
reliable True once there are >= MIN_RELIABLE_PERIODS windows
IC is measured on NON-OVERLAPPING forward windows (weeks thinned to ~HORIZON
apart) so the t-stat isn't inflated by autocorrelation. A signal with no edge
lands near IC 0 / spread 0; one with too few independent windows is flagged
unreliable rather than trusted on a lucky handful.
"""
stride = max(1, round(HORIZON / 5)) # ISO weeks spanned by the forward window
rows: list[dict] = []
for name in sorted(collected):
weeks_map = collected[name]
usable = [wk for wk, recs in weeks_map.items() if len(recs) >= MIN_CROSS_SECTION]
kept = _nonoverlapping_weeks(usable, stride)
ics: list[float] = []
spreads: list[float] = []
sizes: list[int] = []
for wk in kept:
recs = weeks_map[wk]
ic = _spearman([r[0] for r in recs], [r[1] for r in recs])
if ic is not None:
ics.append(ic)
spread = _quintile_spread(recs)
if spread is not None:
spreads.append(spread)
sizes.append(len(recs))
if not ics:
continue
mean_ic = sum(ics) / len(ics)
if len(ics) > 1:
std = math.sqrt(sum((x - mean_ic) ** 2 for x in ics) / (len(ics) - 1))
else:
std = 0.0
t_stat = mean_ic / std * math.sqrt(len(ics)) if std > 0 else None
rows.append({
"signal": name,
"weeks": len(ics),
"avg_cross_section": round(sum(sizes) / len(sizes), 1) if sizes else None,
"mean_ic": round(mean_ic, 4),
"ic_t_stat": round(t_stat, 2) if t_stat is not None else None,
"ic_positive_pct": round(sum(1 for x in ics if x > 0) / len(ics) * 100, 1),
"mean_quintile_spread": round(sum(spreads) / len(spreads), 4) if spreads else None,
"reliable": len(ics) >= MIN_RELIABLE_PERIODS,
})
rows.sort(key=lambda r: r["mean_ic"], reverse=True)
return rows
def _signal_series(records: list) -> dict:
"""Per-ticker signal/forward-return series as a PLAIN (picklable) nested dict
— no defaultdict/lambda — so it can cross a process boundary."""
tmp: dict = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
_accumulate_signal_series(records, tmp)
return {name: dict(weeks) for name, weeks in tmp.items()}
def _replay_and_signals(
symbol: str,
columns: tuple,
config: dict,
activation: dict,
) -> tuple[list[dict], dict]:
"""The CPU-bound per-ticker work, as a top-level (picklable) function so it can
run in a worker process. Takes primitive column arrays (cheap to pickle),
rebuilds bar objects, and returns (candidates, signal_series)."""
date_ords, opens, highs, lows, closes, volumes = columns
bars = [
SimpleNamespace(
date=date.fromordinal(o), open=op, high=hi, low=lo, close=cl, volume=vo
)
for o, op, hi, lo, cl, vo in zip(date_ords, opens, highs, lows, closes, volumes)
]
return _replay_ticker(symbol, bars, config, activation), _signal_series(bars)
def _backtest_worker_count() -> int:
"""How many worker processes to replay tickers across. Capped to cpu_count-1
so a core stays free for the web server; 1 means sequential."""
configured = int(getattr(settings, "backtest_workers", 4))
if configured <= 1:
return 1
cpu = os.cpu_count() or 1
return max(1, min(configured, cpu - 1))
def _mp_context():
"""A start method safe to use from the threaded asyncio server: ``forkserver``
(workers forked from a clean, single-threaded server — avoids the
fork-with-threads deadlock) when available, else ``fork``. Returns None on
spawn-only platforms (Windows), where the caller falls back to a thread."""
methods = multiprocessing.get_all_start_methods()
for method in ("forkserver", "fork"):
if method in methods:
return multiprocessing.get_context(method)
return None
async def _fetch_columns(db: AsyncSession, symbol: str) -> tuple | None:
"""Read one ticker's OHLCV and detach it to primitive column arrays in the
event loop (safe ORM access), ready to hand to a worker. None if no data."""
records = await query_ohlcv(db, symbol)
if not records:
return None
return (
[r.date.toordinal() for r in records],
[float(r.open) for r in records],
[float(r.high) for r in records],
[float(r.low) for r in records],
[float(r.close) for r in records],
[int(r.volume) for r in records],
)
def _assign_momentum_percentiles(candidates: list[dict]) -> None:
"""Per ISO week, rank candidates by their ticker's 12-1 momentum and attach a
0100 ``momentum_percentile`` (100 = highest momentum in the universe that
week). Candidates whose momentum is unknown (insufficient lookback) get None
and therefore can't clear a momentum gate. Mutates ``candidates``."""
by_week: dict = defaultdict(list)
for c in candidates:
if c.get("momentum") is not None:
by_week[c["iso_week"]].append(c)
for group in by_week.values():
ordered = sorted(group, key=lambda c: c["momentum"])
n = len(ordered)
for rank, c in enumerate(ordered):
c["momentum_percentile"] = (rank / (n - 1) * 100.0) if n > 1 else 100.0
for c in candidates:
c.setdefault("momentum_percentile", None)
def _momentum_qualifies(cand: dict, threshold: float) -> bool:
"""Whether a candidate clears the floors (meets_core) and the momentum gate.
Threshold 0 disables the momentum gate (floors only). The gate is long-only:
while it's active, shorts (fighting the trend) never qualify."""
if not cand["meets_core"]:
return False
if threshold <= 0:
return True
if cand["direction"] == "short":
return False
mp = cand.get("momentum_percentile")
return mp is not None and mp >= threshold
def _gate_ablation(candidates: list[dict], activation: dict, threshold: float) -> list[dict]:
"""Which floors earn their keep: re-qualify the same candidates at the
current momentum cutoff with one floor removed per row (long-only
throughout, matching the live gate).
``all_floors`` uses the stored ``meets_core`` so it reproduces the qualified
set exactly; the ablation rows recompute the remaining floors from stored
candidate fields with the same comparisons as
``qualification.setup_qualifies``. Optional tighteners (high-conviction /
conflict exclusion), when enabled, stay applied in every ablation row so
only the named floor varies.
"""
min_rr = float(activation.get("min_rr", 0.0))
min_conf = float(activation.get("min_confidence", 0.0))
exclude_neutral = bool(activation.get("exclude_neutral", False))
require_high = bool(activation.get("require_high_conviction", False))
exclude_conflicts = bool(activation.get("exclude_conflicts", False))
def momentum_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
# Mirrors the momentum part of _momentum_qualifies: long-only while the
# gate is active; threshold 0 disables it (shorts pass too).
if threshold <= 0:
return True
if c["direction"] == "short":
return False
mp = c.get("momentum_percentile")
return mp is not None and mp >= threshold
def rr_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
return c["rr"] >= min_rr
def conf_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
return (c["confidence"] or 0.0) >= min_conf
def neutral_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
return not exclude_neutral or (c.get("action") or "NEUTRAL") != "NEUTRAL"
def tighteners_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
if require_high and (c.get("action") or "") not in HIGH_CONVICTION_ACTIONS:
return False
if exclude_conflicts and (c.get("risk_level") or "") != "Low":
return False
return True
def core_ok(c: dict) -> bool:
return bool(c["meets_core"])
variants: list[tuple[str, list]] = [
("all_floors", [core_ok]),
("no_confidence_floor", [rr_ok, neutral_ok, tighteners_ok]),
("no_rr_floor", [conf_ok, neutral_ok, tighteners_ok]),
("no_neutral_exclusion", [rr_ok, conf_ok, tighteners_ok]),
("momentum_only", []),
]
# Grade each variant under BOTH exit models: the target/stop outcome
# (_bucket_stats) and the hold-to-horizon time exit. A floor that pays under
# the target model may be meaningless once the exit is a fixed hold — the
# hold_* columns are what a time-exit gate decision should read.
hold_days = max(TIME_EXIT_DAYS)
rows: list[dict] = []
for name, checks in variants:
matching = [
c for c in candidates
if momentum_ok(c) and all(check(c) for check in checks)
]
hold = _time_exit_bucket(matching, hold_days)
rows.append({
"variant": name,
**_bucket_stats(matching),
"hold_days": hold_days,
"hold_avg_r": hold["avg_r"],
"hold_net_avg_r": hold["net_avg_r"],
"hold_total_r": hold["total_r"],
})
return rows
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Portfolio simulation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Book parameters: fixed starting capital, a capped number of concurrent
# positions (one per ticker), fixed-fractional risk sizing with a no-leverage
# notional cap, and the same per-side cost as the per-trade tables. Entries are
# the QUALIFIED setups at their detection close, best momentum first while
# slots and cash allow.
SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL = 10_000.0
SIM_MAX_POSITIONS = 10
SIM_RISK_PER_TRADE = 0.01 # fraction of equity risked per position (entry→stop)
SIM_NOTIONAL_CAP = 0.20 # max fraction of equity per position (no margin)
def _simulate_portfolio(
candidates: list[dict],
prices: dict[str, tuple],
spy_closes: dict | None,
exit_policy: str,
hold_days: int,
) -> dict | None:
"""Replay the qualified setups as ONE capital-constrained book and report
portfolio economics from the daily equity curve (return, CAGR, drawdown,
Sharpe) — the numbers the per-setup tables cannot give, because they grade
every setup as if capital were infinite.
``exit_policy``: "target" races the S/R target against the stop with a
timeout at ``hold_days``; "hold" keeps only the initial stop and exits at
the ``hold_days``-th close. Stops fill at the worse of stop or open (gaps
modeled); positions still open at the end are closed at their last mark.
Returns None when there is nothing to trade.
"""
entries_by_ord: dict[int, list[dict]] = defaultdict(list)
for c in candidates:
if not c.get("qualified") or c.get("direction") != "long":
continue
if not c.get("entry") or not c.get("stop"):
continue
entries_by_ord[date.fromisoformat(c["date"]).toordinal()].append(c)
if not entries_by_ord:
return None
# Per-symbol bar lookup: date ordinal -> index into the column arrays.
index_of: dict[str, dict[int, int]] = {
sym: {o: i for i, o in enumerate(cols[0])} for sym, cols in prices.items()
}
first_ord = min(entries_by_ord)
calendar = sorted({o for cols in prices.values() for o in cols[0] if o >= first_ord})
if not calendar:
return None
cash = SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL
positions: dict[str, dict] = {}
curve: list[tuple[int, float]] = []
trades: list[dict] = []
skipped_full = 0
def _bar(sym: str, o: int):
idx = index_of.get(sym, {}).get(o)
if idx is None:
return None
cols = prices[sym]
return SimpleNamespace(
open=cols[1][idx], high=cols[2][idx], low=cols[3][idx], close=cols[4][idx]
)
def _close_trade(sym: str, fill: float, reason: str) -> None:
nonlocal cash
pos = positions.pop(sym)
proceeds = pos["shares"] * fill
cost = proceeds * COST_PER_SIDE
cash += proceeds - cost
risk = pos["entry"] - pos["stop"]
trades.append({
"pnl": proceeds - pos["shares"] * pos["entry"] - cost - pos["entry_cost"],
"r": (fill - pos["entry"]) / risk if risk > 0 else 0.0,
"hold": pos["bars_held"],
"reason": reason,
})
def _marked_equity() -> float:
return cash + sum(p["shares"] * p["last_close"] for p in positions.values())
for o in calendar:
# 1) exits on today's bars (stop intraday, target intraday, time at close)
for sym in list(positions):
pos = positions[sym]
bar = _bar(sym, o)
if bar is None:
continue
pos["bars_held"] += 1
pos["last_close"] = bar.close
if bar.low <= pos["stop"]:
# Same-bar stop+target resolves as the loss (conservative, like
# the evaluator); gap through the stop fills at the open.
_close_trade(sym, min(pos["stop"], bar.open), "stop")
continue
if exit_policy == "target" and pos["target"] and bar.high >= pos["target"]:
_close_trade(sym, pos["target"], "target")
continue
if pos["bars_held"] >= hold_days:
_close_trade(sym, bar.close, "time")
# 2) entries at today's close, best momentum first
equity = _marked_equity()
todays = sorted(
entries_by_ord.get(o, ()),
key=lambda c: c.get("momentum_percentile") or 0.0,
reverse=True,
)
for c in todays:
sym = c["symbol"]
if sym in positions:
continue
if len(positions) >= SIM_MAX_POSITIONS:
skipped_full += 1
continue
entry, stop = float(c["entry"]), float(c["stop"])
risk_ps = entry - stop
if risk_ps <= 0 or entry <= 0:
continue
shares = min(
(equity * SIM_RISK_PER_TRADE) / risk_ps,
(equity * SIM_NOTIONAL_CAP) / entry,
max(cash, 0.0) / (entry * (1.0 + COST_PER_SIDE)),
)
if shares * entry < 1.0: # can't fund a meaningful position
continue
entry_cost = shares * entry * COST_PER_SIDE
cash -= shares * entry + entry_cost
positions[sym] = {
"shares": shares,
"entry": entry,
"stop": stop,
"target": float(c["target"]) if c.get("target") else None,
"entry_cost": entry_cost,
"bars_held": 0,
"last_close": entry,
}
equity = _marked_equity()
curve.append((o, _marked_equity()))
# Close whatever is still open at its last mark so final equity is realized.
for sym in list(positions):
_close_trade(sym, positions[sym]["last_close"], "open_at_end")
final_equity = cash
curve[-1] = (calendar[-1], final_equity)
total_return_pct = (final_equity / SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL - 1.0) * 100.0
years = (calendar[-1] - calendar[0]) / 365.25
cagr_pct = (
((final_equity / SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL) ** (1.0 / years) - 1.0) * 100.0
if years > 0.25 and final_equity > 0
else None
)
peak = float("-inf")
max_dd = 0.0
for _, eq in curve:
peak = max(peak, eq)
if peak > 0:
max_dd = max(max_dd, (peak - eq) / peak)
rets = [b / a - 1.0 for (_, a), (_, b) in zip(curve, curve[1:]) if a > 0]
sharpe = None
if len(rets) > 2:
mean = sum(rets) / len(rets)
var = sum((x - mean) ** 2 for x in rets) / (len(rets) - 1)
if var > 0:
sharpe = mean / math.sqrt(var) * math.sqrt(252)
# Per-calendar-year returns off the equity curve — shows whether every year
# contributed or one exceptional stretch carried the result.
yearly: list[dict] = []
year_start_eq = curve[0][1]
cur_year = date.fromordinal(curve[0][0]).year
last_eq = curve[0][1]
for o, eq in curve:
y = date.fromordinal(o).year
if y != cur_year:
yearly.append({
"year": cur_year,
"return_pct": (
round((last_eq / year_start_eq - 1) * 100, 1) if year_start_eq > 0 else None
),
})
cur_year = y
year_start_eq = last_eq
last_eq = eq
yearly.append({
"year": cur_year,
"return_pct": (
round((last_eq / year_start_eq - 1) * 100, 1) if year_start_eq > 0 else None
),
})
pnls = [t["pnl"] for t in trades]
wins = sum(1 for p in pnls if p > 0)
spy_pct = None
if spy_closes:
from app.services.benchmark_service import benchmark_return_pct
spy_pct = benchmark_return_pct(
spy_closes, date.fromordinal(calendar[0]), date.fromordinal(calendar[-1])
)
return {
"starting_capital": SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL,
"final_equity": round(final_equity, 2),
"total_return_pct": round(total_return_pct, 1),
"cagr_pct": round(cagr_pct, 1) if cagr_pct is not None else None,
"max_drawdown_pct": round(max_dd * 100.0, 1),
"sharpe": round(sharpe, 2) if sharpe is not None else None,
"trades": len(trades),
"win_rate": round(wins / len(trades) * 100.0, 1) if trades else None,
"avg_trade_pnl": round(sum(pnls) / len(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
"best_trade_r": round(max(t["r"] for t in trades), 2) if trades else None,
"worst_trade_r": round(min(t["r"] for t in trades), 2) if trades else None,
"best_trade_pnl": round(max(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
"worst_trade_pnl": round(min(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
"avg_hold_days": (
round(sum(t["hold"] for t in trades) / len(trades), 1) if trades else None
),
"skipped_book_full": skipped_full,
"spy_return_pct": round(spy_pct, 1) if spy_pct is not None else None,
"yearly_returns": yearly,
"start_date": date.fromordinal(calendar[0]).isoformat(),
"end_date": date.fromordinal(calendar[-1]).isoformat(),
}
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Data-driven recommendation
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# A floor whose removal costs less than this (R net per trade, under the hold
# exit) is judged not to be pulling its weight.
_FLOOR_KEEP_THRESHOLD = 0.02
# The hold exit must beat the target exit by at least this much to be advised.
_EXIT_SWITCH_THRESHOLD = 0.05
def _build_recommendation(report: dict) -> dict:
"""Strategy advice derived from THIS report's numbers — recomputed every
run, so if the data flips, the advice flips. Rules are deliberately simple
and transparent; thresholds are module constants above."""
items: list[dict] = []
q = report.get("overall_qualified") or {}
target_net = q.get("net_avg_r")
# Exit policy: the production target/stop race vs the best fixed hold.
time_rows = [r for r in report.get("time_exit_sweep") or [] if r.get("net_avg_r") is not None]
best_hold = max(time_rows, key=lambda r: r["net_avg_r"], default=None)
sim_rows = {
p.get("policy"): p
for p in (report.get("portfolio_sim") or {}).get("policies", [])
}
hold_sim = sim_rows.get("hold")
if best_hold is not None and target_net is not None:
if best_hold["net_avg_r"] > target_net + _EXIT_SWITCH_THRESHOLD:
text = (
f"Exit: hold {best_hold['hold_days']} trading days with the initial stop "
f"({best_hold['net_avg_r']:+.2f}R net/trade vs {target_net:+.2f}R for the S/R target exit)."
)
target_sim = sim_rows.get("target")
if (
hold_sim is not None and target_sim is not None
and hold_sim.get("cagr_pct") is not None and target_sim.get("cagr_pct") is not None
):
text += (
f" The simulated book agrees: {hold_sim['cagr_pct']:+.1f}% vs "
f"{target_sim['cagr_pct']:+.1f}% CAGR at similar drawdown."
)
items.append({"topic": "exit", "text": text})
else:
items.append({
"topic": "exit",
"text": (
f"Exit: keep the S/R target exit ({target_net:+.2f}R net/trade) — "
"no fixed hold beats it by a meaningful margin."
),
})
# Gate floors, judged under the hold exit (the ablation's Hold column).
ablation = {r["variant"]: r for r in report.get("gate_ablation") or []}
base_row = ablation.get("all_floors")
base_hold = (base_row or {}).get("hold_net_avg_r")
floor_labels = {
"no_confidence_floor": "confidence floor",
"no_rr_floor": "R:R floor",
"no_neutral_exclusion": "NEUTRAL exclusion",
}
if base_hold is not None:
for variant, label in floor_labels.items():
row = ablation.get(variant)
if row is None or row.get("hold_net_avg_r") is None:
continue
delta = base_hold - row["hold_net_avg_r"]
extra = row["total"] - base_row["total"]
if delta <= _FLOOR_KEEP_THRESHOLD:
items.append({
"topic": "gate",
"text": (
f"Gate: the {label} adds nothing — dropping it costs {delta:+.2f}R/trade "
f"and adds {extra} trades."
),
})
else:
items.append({
"topic": "gate",
"text": f"Gate: keep the {label} (worth {delta:+.2f}R/trade under the hold exit).",
})
# Momentum cutoff: best per-trade net among the active-gate sweep rows.
sweep_rows = [
r for r in report.get("sweep") or []
if r.get("net_avg_r") is not None and (r.get("min_momentum_percentile") or 0) > 0
]
if sweep_rows:
best_cut = max(sweep_rows, key=lambda r: r["net_avg_r"])
items.append({
"topic": "cutoff",
"text": (
f"Momentum cutoff: {best_cut['min_momentum_percentile']:.0f} has the best "
f"per-trade net ({best_cut['net_avg_r']:+.2f}R over {best_cut['total']} setups)."
),
})
# Book vs benchmark.
book = hold_sim or sim_rows.get("target")
if book is not None and book.get("spy_return_pct") is not None:
edge = book["total_return_pct"] - book["spy_return_pct"]
verdict = "beats" if edge > 0 else "LAGS"
items.append({
"topic": "benchmark",
"text": (
f"Book vs SPY: {verdict} buy-and-hold by {edge:+.1f} points "
f"({book['total_return_pct']:+.1f}% vs {book['spy_return_pct']:+.1f}%), "
f"max drawdown {book['max_drawdown_pct']:.1f}%."
),
})
# Robustness: does the edge survive without the biggest winners? Judged on
# the RECOMMENDED exit — outlier dependence under an exit we'd abandon
# would be the wrong warning.
hold_recommended = (
best_hold is not None and target_net is not None
and best_hold["net_avg_r"] > target_net + _EXIT_SWITCH_THRESHOLD
)
if hold_recommended and best_hold.get("net_avg_r_ex_top5") is not None:
trimmed = best_hold["net_avg_r_ex_top5"]
basis = f"under the recommended {best_hold['hold_days']}d hold"
else:
trimmed = q.get("net_avg_r_ex_top5")
basis = "under the S/R target exit"
if trimmed is not None:
if trimmed > 0:
items.append({
"topic": "robustness",
"text": (
f"Robustness: expectancy survives removing the top 5% of winners "
f"({trimmed:+.2f}R net/trade {basis}) — the edge is not a handful "
"of outliers."
),
})
else:
items.append({
"topic": "robustness",
"text": (
f"Robustness WARNING: without the top 5% of winners the edge disappears "
f"({trimmed:+.2f}R net/trade {basis}) — outlier-dependent, treat the "
"headline expectancy with caution."
),
})
headline = None
if hold_recommended:
cagr_note = (
f" (~{hold_sim['cagr_pct']:.0f}% CAGR simulated)"
if hold_sim is not None and hold_sim.get("cagr_pct") is not None
else ""
)
headline = (
f"Trade the qualified list long-only; hold {best_hold['hold_days']} trading days "
f"with the initial ATR stop{cagr_note}."
)
return {
"headline": headline,
"items": items,
"note": "Derived from this report's numbers on every run — the advice flips if the data does.",
}
async def run_backtest(
db: AsyncSession,
progress_cb: Callable[[int, int, str], None] | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Replay every ticker and aggregate the Phase-1 reports for the current config."""
config = await get_recommendation_config(db)
activation = await get_activation_config(db)
result = await db.execute(select(Ticker).order_by(Ticker.symbol))
tickers = list(result.scalars().all())
total = len(tickers)
candidates: list[dict] = []
# collected[signal_name][iso_week] -> list of (signal_value, forward_return)
collected: dict = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(list))
def _merge(result: tuple[list[dict], dict]) -> None:
cands, series = result
candidates.extend(cands)
for name, weeks in series.items():
for wk, pairs in weeks.items():
collected[name][wk].extend(pairs)
workers = _backtest_worker_count()
ctx = _mp_context() if (workers > 1 and total > 1) else None
loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
pool = None
if ctx is not None:
try:
pool = ProcessPoolExecutor(max_workers=workers, mp_context=ctx)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Backtest process pool unavailable; falling back to sequential")
if pool is not None:
# Parallel: replay tickers across worker processes — true multi-core, since
# the GIL only serializes work within a single process. Bars are fetched in
# the event loop (ORM-safe) and a bounded batch is fanned out to the pool.
logger.info(json.dumps({
"event": "backtest_parallel", "workers": workers,
"start_method": ctx.get_start_method(),
}))
chunk = workers * 2
done = 0
with pool:
for start in range(0, total, chunk):
batch = tickers[start : start + chunk]
futures = []
for ticker in batch:
try:
columns = await _fetch_columns(db, ticker.symbol)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Backtest fetch failed for %s", ticker.symbol)
continue
if columns is not None:
futures.append(loop.run_in_executor(
pool, _replay_and_signals, ticker.symbol, columns, config, activation
))
for result in await asyncio.gather(*futures, return_exceptions=True):
if isinstance(result, Exception):
logger.error(json.dumps({"event": "backtest_worker_error", "message": str(result)}))
else:
_merge(result)
done += len(batch)
if progress_cb is not None:
progress_cb(min(done, total), total, "")
else:
# Sequential fallback (Windows / 1 worker): run each replay in a worker
# thread so the event loop — and the API server — stays responsive.
for index, ticker in enumerate(tickers):
if progress_cb is not None:
progress_cb(index, total, ticker.symbol)
try:
columns = await _fetch_columns(db, ticker.symbol)
if columns is not None:
_merge(await asyncio.to_thread(
_replay_and_signals, ticker.symbol, columns, config, activation
))
except Exception:
logger.exception("Backtest replay failed for %s", ticker.symbol)
if progress_cb is not None and total:
progress_cb(total, total, "")
# Cross-sectional momentum: rank every week's universe, then "qualified" means
# floors + top ``min_momentum_percentile`` by 12-1 momentum.
_assign_momentum_percentiles(candidates)
current_min_pct = float(activation.get("min_momentum_percentile", 80.0))
for c in candidates:
c["qualified"] = _momentum_qualifies(c, current_min_pct)
qualified = [c for c in candidates if c["qualified"]]
longs = [c for c in qualified if c["direction"] == "long"]
shorts = [c for c in qualified if c["direction"] == "short"]
# Threshold sweep: re-apply the momentum gate at several percentile cutoffs
# (floors held fixed) so the trade-off between how many setups qualify and
# their expectancy is visible without re-replaying. 0 = floors only.
sweep = []
for threshold in (90.0, 80.0, 70.0, 60.0, 50.0, 0.0):
cands = [c for c in candidates if _momentum_qualifies(c, threshold)]
sweep.append({"min_momentum_percentile": threshold, **_bucket_stats(cands)})
# Portfolio simulation: re-fetch bars for just the qualified symbols (memory-
# light vs retaining every ticker's columns through the replay) and replay
# the book once per exit policy. Best-effort — the report stands without it.
hold_horizon = max(TIME_EXIT_DAYS)
sim_policies: list[dict] = []
try:
qual_symbols = sorted({c["symbol"] for c in candidates if c.get("qualified")})
price_columns: dict[str, tuple] = {}
for sym in qual_symbols:
cols = await _fetch_columns(db, sym)
if cols is not None:
price_columns[sym] = cols
spy_closes: dict | None = None
try:
from app.services.benchmark_service import (
load_benchmark_closes,
refresh_benchmark_prices,
)
oldest = min((cols[0][0] for cols in price_columns.values()), default=None)
if oldest is not None:
days_needed = (date.today() - date.fromordinal(oldest)).days + 30
await refresh_benchmark_prices(db, days=days_needed)
spy_closes = await load_benchmark_closes(db)
except Exception:
logger.exception("Benchmark load for the portfolio sim failed")
for policy in ("target", "hold"):
sim = _simulate_portfolio(
candidates, price_columns, spy_closes, policy, hold_horizon
)
if sim is not None:
sim_policies.append({"policy": policy, **sim})
except Exception:
logger.exception("Portfolio simulation failed")
report = {
"generated_at": datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
"tickers": total,
"candidates": len(candidates),
"qualified": len(qualified),
"params": {
"step_days": STEP_DAYS,
"horizon_days": HORIZON,
"min_lookback": MIN_LOOKBACK,
"cost_per_side_pct": round(COST_PER_SIDE * 100, 3),
},
"activation": activation,
"overall_qualified": _bucket_stats(qualified),
"overall_all": _bucket_stats(candidates),
"by_direction": {
"long": _bucket_stats(longs),
"short": _bucket_stats(shorts),
},
"min_momentum_percentile": current_min_pct,
"sweep": sweep,
"gate_ablation": _gate_ablation(candidates, activation, current_min_pct),
"gate_ablation_note": (
"Each row re-qualifies the same candidates at the current momentum "
f"cutoff ({current_min_pct:.0f}) with one floor removed (long-only "
"while the momentum gate is active). If dropping a floor doesn't "
"hurt net expectancy, that floor isn't pulling its weight. The Hold "
"columns grade the same variants under the hold-to-horizon time exit "
"instead of the S/R target — the view that matters if the exit "
"policy moves to a fixed hold."
),
"time_exit_sweep": [_time_exit_bucket(qualified, n) for n in TIME_EXIT_DAYS],
"portfolio_sim": {
"params": {
"starting_capital": SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL,
"max_positions": SIM_MAX_POSITIONS,
"risk_per_trade_pct": round(SIM_RISK_PER_TRADE * 100, 2),
"notional_cap_pct": round(SIM_NOTIONAL_CAP * 100, 1),
"cost_per_side_pct": round(COST_PER_SIDE * 100, 3),
"hold_days": hold_horizon,
},
"policies": sim_policies,
"note": (
"One capital-constrained book over the same qualified setups the "
"tables above grade per-setup: at most "
f"{SIM_MAX_POSITIONS} concurrent positions (one per ticker), best "
"momentum first, fixed-fractional risk sizing with a no-leverage "
"cap, entries at the detection close, stops filled at the worse "
"of stop or open. 'target' races the S/R target against the stop "
"(timeout at the horizon); 'hold' keeps the initial stop and "
"exits at the horizon close. SPY return is price-only over the "
"same window. In-sample; no dividends."
),
},
"signal_eval": _signal_evaluation(collected),
"signal_eval_note": (
"Cross-sectional rank-IC of price-only signals vs the forward "
f"{HORIZON}-day return (min {MIN_CROSS_SECTION} names/window). |IC| ≳ "
"0.03 with a consistent sign is a real (if small) edge; near 0 means "
"ranking on it sorts nothing. Momentum factors and high_52w are expected "
"positive; reversal_1m and vol_6m expected negative (mean-reversion / "
"low-vol anomaly). IC is measured on non-overlapping windows; signals "
f"with fewer than {MIN_RELIABLE_PERIODS} independent windows are flagged "
"unreliable (too few regimes — deepen history with the Data Backfill job)."
),
"note": (
"Sentiment & fundamentals held neutral (no point-in-time history). "
"Stops fill at the worse of the stop or the bar's open (gaps through "
"the stop are modeled, so a loss can exceed 1R); targets never fill "
"better than their level. "
"~6 months ≈ one market regime — treat as directional, not gospel."
),
}
report["recommendation"] = _build_recommendation(report)
return report
async def run_and_store(
db: AsyncSession,
progress_cb: Callable[[int, int, str], None] | None = None,
) -> dict:
"""Run the backtest and cache the report in a SystemSetting. Job entrypoint."""
report = await run_backtest(db, progress_cb)
await update_setting(db, KEY_REPORT, json.dumps(report))
return report
async def get_backtest_report(db: AsyncSession) -> dict | None:
"""Return the last cached backtest report, or None if never run."""
setting = await settings_store.get_setting(db, KEY_REPORT)
if setting is None:
return None
try:
return json.loads(setting.value)
except (TypeError, ValueError):
return None