# QuantJourney Backtester # Copyright (c) 2026 QuantJourney. # Licensed under the Apache License 2.0. """ Example Weights 18 - Volatility-Targeted Momentum Basket ======================================================== Mode: weights + risk overlay. Idea: hold a momentum-selected basket (top names by 6-month return) and scale it to a 15% annualized volatility target, allowing modest leverage. A different base strategy and a higher target than the trend example, to show how the same overlay adapts. Universe: canonical multi-asset ETFs: SPY, EFA, EEM, TLT, IEF, GLD, DBC and VNQ. Risk overlay: `VolTargetModel(target_vol=0.15, lookback=42, max_leverage=2.0)`. The base picks the strongest assets; the overlay decides how much to hold. Usage: ./strategy.sh example_weights_18_vol_target_momentum """ import asyncio import os import pandas as pd from backtester import Backtester from backtester.portfolio.rebalance import RebalancePolicy from backtester.risk import VolTargetModel 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 VolTargetMomentum(Backtester): """Momentum basket scaled to a volatility target.""" LOOKBACK = 126 TOP_N = 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() picks = momentum[momentum > 0.0].nlargest(self.TOP_N).index signals.iloc[i, signals.columns.isin(picks)] = 1.0 return signals def _compute_weights(self) -> pd.DataFrame: active = self.signals == 1.0 counts = active.sum(axis=1) return active.div(counts, axis=0).fillna(0.0).clip(upper=0.40) async def main() -> None: strategy = VolTargetMomentum( **_credentials(), strategy_name="ExampleWeights18_VolTargetMomentum", strategy_type="Long / Cash", initial_capital=100_000, instruments=["SPY", "EFA", "EEM", "TLT", "IEF", "GLD", "DBC", "VNQ"], backtest_period={"start": "2007-01-03", "end": "2026-01-01"}, benchmark_symbol="SPY", benchmark_name="SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust", source="yfinance", execution_mode="weights", max_position_size=0.40, rebalance_policy=RebalancePolicy(frequency="BME"), risk_model=VolTargetModel(target_vol=0.15, lookback=42, max_leverage=2.0), 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())