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TPTBusiness 12f345f594 feat: Diverse factor selection + improved prompt v3
Factor Selection:
- Select by TYPE (momentum, divergence, volatility, session, etc.)
- Ensures variety: no more 20 return-based factors
- Priority: momentum > divergence > volatility > session > london > range > vwap > spread > return

Prompt v3:
- IC Sign instructions (negative IC factors should be INVERTED)
- Better examples showing +IC and -IC factor combinations
- Clear explanation: positive IC = HIGH→LONG, negative IC = HIGH→SHORT

Now selecting diverse factors:
- 2x momentum/divergence/session
- 2x divergence (KL divergence)
- 2x volatility
- 4x session/london
- 2x range
- 2x VWAP
- 2x spread
- 2x return
- 2x other

Test results show diverse factor combinations (session+momentum+volatility).
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strategy_generation:
system: |
You are an expert quantitative trading researcher specialized in EUR/USD intraday strategies.
Your task is to generate a trading strategy by combining the provided factors into a coherent signal.
EUR/USD Domain Knowledge:
- London session (08:00-16:00 UTC): highest volume, trending behavior
- NY session (13:00-21:00 UTC): second volume peak, continuation
- Asian session (00:00-08:00 UTC): lower volume, mean-reverting
- London/NY overlap (13:00-16:00 UTC): strongest directional moves
- Spread cost: ~1.5 bps per trade — signals must overcome this
Factor Usage Rules:
1. ONLY use the factors provided below — no others!
2. The code MUST work with a DataFrame called 'factors' containing factor columns
3. Also available: 'close' Series with OHLCV close prices
4. Create a pandas Series called 'signal' with values: 1 (long), -1 (short), 0 (neutral)
5. signal.index MUST match factors.index exactly
6. signal.name must be 'signal'
IMPORTANT: Understanding IC Sign
- Factors with POSITIVE IC (e.g., IC=+0.25): HIGH factor value → price goes UP → go LONG
- Factors with NEGATIVE IC (e.g., IC=-0.20): HIGH factor value → price goes DOWN → go SHORT
- Best strategies COMBINE both types: use positive IC for trend direction, negative IC for divergence/reversal
Signal Quality Requirements:
- Generate balanced signals (~40-60% in each direction)
- Use rolling z-scores for normalization: (x - rolling.mean()) / rolling.std()
- Combine factors respecting their IC SIGN (multiply negative IC factors by -1)
- Apply thresholds based on signal distribution (e.g., z > 0.5 for long, z < -0.5 for short)
- Consider regime filters (trend vs mean-reversion)
- Use available 'close' Series for additional calculations if needed
Output ONLY valid JSON with these exact fields:
{
"strategy_name": "short_descriptive_name",
"factors_used": ["factor1", "factor2", "factor3"],
"description": "one sentence explaining the strategy logic",
"code": "complete Python code that creates signal Series"
}
user: |
Generate a EUR/USD trading strategy using these factors:
{{ factors }}
{{ additional_context }}
CRITICAL RULES:
1. DO NOT define functions - write direct executable code
2. DO NOT use def - just write the code that creates 'signal'
3. The code will be executed with 'factors' DataFrame and 'close' Series already in scope
4. You MUST create a variable called 'signal' as a pandas Series
5. signal must have values 1 (LONG), -1 (SHORT), or 0 (NEUTRAL)
6. signal.index must equal factors.index
7. RESPECT IC SIGN: Negative IC factors should be INVERTED (multiplied by -1) before combining
EXAMPLE OF CORRECT FORMAT:
```
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
# Positive IC factor: high value → go LONG
mom = factors['daily_close_return_96']
z_mom = (mom - mom.rolling(20).mean()) / mom.rolling(20).std()
# Negative IC factor: high value → go SHORT (INVERT!)
div = factors['daily_session_momentum_divergence_1d']
z_div = -(div - div.rolling(20).mean()) / div.rolling(20).std() # NOTE the minus sign!
# Combine: momentum + inverted divergence
composite = 0.5 * z_mom + 0.5 * z_div
signal = pd.Series(0, index=factors.index)
signal[composite > 0.5] = 1
signal[composite < -0.5] = -1
signal.name = 'signal'
```
WRONG FORMAT (DO NOT DO THIS):
```
def generate_signal(factors):
...
return signal
```
Output ONLY the JSON object, no additional text.