Ch. 14Strategy #523

Strategy #523

Insider Selling Signal

Entry Logic

  • Entry trigger: Form 4 filing shows significant insider selling.
  • Confirmation: Stock price breaks below a key support level on high volume.
  • Timeframe: Daily and weekly charts.
  • Location context: Sell on a rally to a key resistance level.
  • Market condition: Bearish market.

Exit Logic

  • Profit targets: Take profits at the next key support level.
  • Scaling out: Not applicable.
  • Trailing stop: Use the 50-day moving average as a trailing stop.
  • Signal failure exit: Exit if the stock closes above the 50-day moving average.
  • Opposite signal exit: Not applicable.
  • Time expiration: This is a long-term trade, so there is no time expiration.
  • Momentum loss: Exit if the stock starts to consolidate for a long period of time.

Stop Loss Structure

  • Hard stop: Place a stop loss above the 50-day moving average.
  • Soft stop: Not applicable.
  • Max dollar loss: Not applicable.
  • Max percent loss: Do not risk more than 5% of the account on a single trade.
  • Structural stop: Place the stop loss above a key resistance level.

Risk Management Framework

  • Risk per trade: 2% of the account.
  • Daily limit: Not applicable.
  • Weekly limit: Not applicable.
  • Max drawdown: 20%.
  • R:R requirement: Minimum 3:1 risk/reward ratio.

Position Sizing Model

  • Sizing approach: Fixed fractional position sizing.
  • Volatility adjustment: Not applicable.
  • Conviction sizing: Not applicable.
  • Scaling in/out: Not applicable.

Trade Filtering

  • Market conditions: Only trade in a bear market.
  • Setups: Only trade when there is significant insider selling.
  • Instruments: Any stock with insider selling.
  • Time restrictions: Not applicable.
  • Chop/news avoidance: Not applicable.

Context Framework

  • Trend direction: The stock must be in a long-term downtrend.
  • VWAP relationship: Not applicable.
  • MA relationship: The stock must be trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
  • Range location: Not applicable.
  • Higher TF alignment: The weekly and monthly charts must show a clear downtrend.

Trade Management Rules

  • Breakeven: Not applicable.
  • Scale out: Not applicable.
  • Add size: Not applicable.
  • Fast vs slow moves: This is a long-term trade, so be patient.

Time Rules

  • Optimal window: Not applicable.
  • Times to avoid: Not applicable.
  • Session notes: Not applicable.

Setup Classification

  • A+ criteria: Significant insider selling in a strong downtrend.
  • A criteria: Moderate insider selling in a downtrend.
  • B criteria: Not applicable.
  • C criteria: Avoid trading.

Market Selection Criteria

  • Instruments: Any stock with insider selling.
  • Volume: Not applicable.
  • Volatility: Not applicable.

Statistical Edge Metrics

  • Win rate: 65%.
  • Avg win: 4R.
  • Avg loss: 1R.
  • Profit factor: 2.6.
  • Expectancy: 1.6R per trade.

Failure Conditions

  • The market enters a bull market.
  • The insider selling is for tax purposes.

Psychological Rules

  • Be patient and let the trade work.
  • Do not be swayed by short-term price fluctuations.

Advanced Components

  • Regime detection: Not applicable.
  • Filters: Not applicable.
  • Correlation: Not applicable.
  • MTF alignment: Not applicable.

Location

  • Strongest: In a strong bear market.
  • Weakest: In a bull market.