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AFL-Bull Power Zero-Cross & Ichimoku Strategy
A case study in momentum entry and trend-based exit
Kryptera7 min read·Just now--
Disclaimer: The backtest results in this article are based solely on historical data and do not guarantee future performance. Anyone wishing to use this trading system should conduct their own research and testing before applying it.
When most traders think about Alexander Elder and the Japanese art of Ichimoku charting, they rarely think of them together. Elder belongs to the Western tradition of market psychology and oscillator design.
Ichimoku belongs to a completely different world — one where price equilibrium, cloud geometry, and multi-horizon trend reading are baked into a single visual system.
What happens when you combine a momentum signal from one with an exit signal from the other? On Aflac Incorporated (AFL), the answer turns out to be surprisingly compelling.
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
import yfinance as yf
import vectorbt as vbt
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# Download Data
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symbol = "AFL"
start_date = "2000-01-01"
end_date = "2026-01-01"
interval = "1d"
df = yf.download(symbol, start=start_date, end=end_date, interval=interval, multi_level_index=False)
df.to_csv("AFL_clean.csv", index=False)
df
