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Nvidia Volume-Spike Breakout

Volume

Only takes a 15-bar breakout when volume runs at twice its 20-bar average.

What this strategy does

Nvidia Volume-Spike Breakout is a volume strategy that trades NVDA on 1-hour bars. Only takes a 15-bar breakout when volume runs at twice its 20-bar average.

How it performed

Backtested on real NVDA market data from 2023-07-01 to 2026-06-30 (3.0 years), this run returned +162.1%, or +37.9% annualized. It closed 64 trades with a 63% win rate. Risk-adjusted, that is a Sharpe ratio of 1.75, a Sortino ratio of 2.74 and a maximum drawdown of 11.5%.

Key results
SymbolNVDA
Bar size1-hour
Strategy typeVolume
Backtest period2023-07-01 → 2026-06-30
Total return+162.1%
Annualized return+37.9%
Sharpe ratio1.75
Sortino ratio2.74
Max drawdown11.5%
Win rate63%
Closed trades64

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