10.4

Trend Following

PYTHON PLUGIN Futures Momentum

Description

Strategy 10.4: Volatility-adjusted trend-following on futures

Strategy Logic

Strategy 10.4: Trend-following / momentum on futures. Weights wi = gamma * sign(Ri) / sigma_i, normalised so sum(|wi|) = 1. Optional tanh smoothing: eta_i = tanh(Ri / kappa). Made dollar-neutral by demeaning weights.

Parameters

Parameter Default Value Type
momentum_lookback 63 int
vol_lookback 63 int
gamma 1.0 float
use_tanh True float
kappa 0.05 float

Risk Configuration

Risk Parameter Value
Max Position Pct 8.0%
Stop Loss Pct 5.0%
Take Profit Pct 10.0%
Max Drawdown Pct 15.0%