# QuantJourney Backtester # Copyright (c) 2026 QuantJourney. # Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. """ Example Weights 15 - Cross-Sectional Momentum (Long/Short) ========================================================== Mode: weights (dollar-neutral long/short). Idea: each month, rank the universe by 12-month price momentum, go long the top names and short the bottom names in equal dollar amounts. The classic cross-sectional momentum factor. Universe: canonical US sector ETFs: XLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV and XLY. Signal: 12-month (252-bar) return per name; long top 3, short bottom 3. Weights: +0.5 spread across longs, -0.5 across shorts (gross 1.0, net ~0). Note: short borrow/financing is not modeled (research approximation). Usage: ./strategy.sh example_weights_15_cross_sectional_momentum """ import asyncio import os import pandas as pd from backtester import Backtester from backtester.portfolio.rebalance import RebalancePolicy def _credentials() -> dict: api_key = os.environ.get("QJ_API_KEY") return { "api_key": api_key, "email": None if api_key else os.environ.get("QJ_EMAIL"), "password": None if api_key else os.environ.get("QJ_PASSWORD"), } class CrossSectionalMomentum(Backtester): """Dollar-neutral 12-month cross-sectional momentum.""" LOOKBACK = 252 N_SIDE = 3 def _compute_signals(self) -> pd.DataFrame: close = self.instruments_data.get_feature("adj_close") signals = pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=close.index, columns=close.columns) for i in range(self.LOOKBACK, len(close)): momentum = (close.iloc[i] / close.iloc[i - self.LOOKBACK] - 1.0).dropna() if len(momentum) < 2 * self.N_SIDE: continue longs = momentum.nlargest(self.N_SIDE).index shorts = momentum.nsmallest(self.N_SIDE).index signals.iloc[i, signals.columns.isin(longs)] = 1.0 signals.iloc[i, signals.columns.isin(shorts)] = -1.0 return signals def _compute_weights(self) -> pd.DataFrame: longs = (self.signals == 1.0).astype(float) shorts = (self.signals == -1.0).astype(float) long_w = longs.div(longs.sum(axis=1), axis=0).fillna(0.0) * 0.5 short_w = shorts.div(shorts.sum(axis=1), axis=0).fillna(0.0) * 0.5 return long_w - short_w async def main() -> None: strategy = CrossSectionalMomentum( **_credentials(), strategy_name="ExampleWeights15_CrossSectionalMomentum", strategy_type="Market Neutral", initial_capital=100_000, instruments=["XLB", "XLE", "XLF", "XLI", "XLK", "XLP", "XLU", "XLV", "XLY"], backtest_period={"start": "2000-01-03", "end": "2026-01-01"}, benchmark_symbol="SPY", benchmark_name="SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust", source="yfinance", execution_mode="weights", max_position_size=1.0, rebalance_policy=RebalancePolicy(frequency="BME"), indicators_config=[], show_text_reports=True, save_text_reports=True, save_portfolio_plots=True, show_portfolio_plots=False, ) await strategy.run_strategy() strategy.print_summary() if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())