Absolute Delta Beta Strategy in Chinese Equities
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from __future__ import annotations
import numpy as np
import pandas as pd
from backtest.data import load_daily_prices
from backtest.engine import EngineConfig, PortfolioEngine
from backtest.metrics import compute_metricsASSETS = ["SPY", "QQQ", "TLT", "GLD", "BIL"]def make_on_day(prices: pd.DataFrame):
cols = [c for c in ASSETS if c in prices.columns]
sma = prices[cols].rolling(200, min_periods=200).mean()
state = {"last": None}
def on_day(engine: PortfolioEngine, dt: pd.Timestamp) -> None:
if sma.loc[dt].isna().all():
return
key = (dt.year, dt.month)
if state["last"] == key:
return
state["last"] = key
long = [
s for s in cols
if pd.notna(prices.at[dt, s]) and pd.notna(sma.at[dt, s])
and prices.at[dt, s] > sma.at[dt, s]
]
weights = {} if not long else {s: 1.0 / len(long) for s in long}
engine.set_target_weights(dt, weights)
ready = sma.dropna(how="all").index.min() if sma.notna().any().any() else None
return on_day, readyengine.set_target_weights(dt, {"SPY": 0.60, "BIL": 0.40})Live backtest performance
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# Generated from Quant Buffet → QuantConnect LEAN
# Strategy: Absolute Delta Beta Strategy in Chinese Equities
# Detected pattern: SMA trend
# Source uses Quant Buffet lab APIs (ASSETS + make_on_day / PortfolioEngine).
# Review fees, data, and risk before live trading — educational export only.
from AlgorithmImports import *
class QuantBuffetExport(QCAlgorithm):
def Initialize(self):
self.SetStartDate(2010, 1, 1)
self.SetCash(100000)
tickers = ["SPY", "TLT", "GLD", "BIL"]
self.symbols = []
for t in tickers:
if "-" in t: # crypto proxy e.g. BTC-USD
self.symbols.append(self.AddCrypto(t.replace("-USD", ""), Resolution.Daily).Symbol)
else:
self.symbols.append(self.AddEquity(t, Resolution.Daily).Symbol)
self.Schedule.On(
self.DateRules.MonthStart(self.symbols[0]),
self.TimeRules.AfterMarketOpen(self.symbols[0], 30),
self.Rebalance,
)
# Logic: Long assets where close > SMA(200); equal-weight; monthly.
def Rebalance(self):
longs = []
for symbol in self.symbols:
hist = self.History(symbol, 200 + 5, Resolution.Daily)
if hist.empty: continue
close = hist["close"].unstack(level=0).iloc[:, 0] if hasattr(hist["close"], "unstack") else hist["close"]
if len(close) < 200: continue
if float(close.iloc[-1]) > float(close.iloc[-200:].mean()):
longs.append(symbol)
weight = 1.0 / len(longs) if longs else 0.0
for symbol in self.symbols:
self.SetHoldings(symbol, weight if symbol in longs else 0.0)
Exported code uses the platform’s native classes and libraries. Install dependencies in your third-party IDE, then run. Validate before live trading.
Academic paper
Relative Strength Strategies for Investing
Meb Faber
- Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
- ?Cambria Investment Management
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1585517
Strategy in a nutshell
The strategy targets A-share stocks listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges, using data from the CSMAR database and benchmarking against the CSI300 index. It estimates an asymmetric CAPM for each stock, separating market conditions into rising and declining states. The difference between the betas in these states defines the Absolute Delta Beta (ADB). Stocks are sorted into 50 groups based on their ADB values. The portfolio goes long on stocks with the lowest ADB (indicating minimal sensitivity to framing effects) and short on stocks with the highest ADB. The strategy is value-weighted and rebalanced monthly.
Economic rationale
Absolute Delta Beta serves as a proxy for the framing effect, a behavioral bias where investors alter risk preferences depending on market context. A low ADB indicates rational pricing, while a high ADB reflects stronger framing effects, which are associated with lower expected future returns. By taking long positions in low-ADB stocks and short positions in high-ADB stocks, the strategy aims to exploit mispricings generated by this behavioral bias.