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Nvidia ROC Momentum Surge

Momentum

Buys a 3% rate-of-change surge over 20 bars and exits when momentum turns negative.

What this strategy does

Nvidia ROC Momentum Surge is a momentum strategy that trades NVDA on 1-hour bars. Buys a 3% rate-of-change surge over 20 bars and exits when momentum turns negative.

How it performed

Backtested on real NVDA market data from 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 (3.0 years), this run returned +208.6%, or +45.6% annualized. It closed 89 trades with a 49% win rate. Risk-adjusted, that is a Sharpe ratio of 1.67, a Sortino ratio of 2.48 and a maximum drawdown of 18.0%.

Key results
SymbolNVDA
Bar size1-hour
Strategy typeMomentum
Backtest period2023-07-01 → 2026-06-30
Total return+208.6%
Annualized return+45.6%
Sharpe ratio1.67
Sortino ratio2.48
Max drawdown18.0%
Win rate49%
Closed trades89

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