Compares the current normalized 20-day setup with every historical match.
Current setupHistorical similar setups (36)
What happened next?
5-day forward returns after historically similar setups.
Average Return25th - 75th Percentile
Historical Forward Return Distribution
5-day returns across the matched historical setup sample, grouped into return ranges.
Positive returnNegative return36 outcomes
Commentary
Historically negative skew with elevated downside risk
Similar setups appeared 36 times historically. Over the next 5 trading days, the setup finished lower 58% of the time with a median move of -0.6%. Results were moderately consistent across historical cases. Downside tail risk was high, with the worst historical outcome at -28.7%.
Distribution
Average return was -1.4%, while median return was -0.6%. This suggests the average was influenced by a small number of outsized negative outcomes.
Risk
Tail risk was significant. Similar setups occasionally produced sharp adverse outcomes, with the weakest historical case at -28.7% over 5 trading days.
Reliability
Historical evidence was relatively robust, based on 36 cases across a well-diversified set of historical matches.
Match Quality
Historical matches were structurally strong, with a median quality score of 5/5 and median shape score of 5/5.
Historical Matches (36)
36 historical setups matched the current 20-day pattern.
Commentary
Historically negative skew with elevated downside risk
Similar setups appeared 36 times historically. Over the next 5 trading days, the setup finished lower 58% of the time with a median move of -0.6%. Results were moderately consistent across historical cases. Downside tail risk was high, with the worst historical outcome at -28.7%.