Forecast Revision (JP Growth Stocks)
slug: forecast-revision-jp-growth
performance summary
Sharpe (median)
+0.24
Max DD
-7.3%
Win rate
—
Alpha (ann.)
—
p-value
0.41
backtest period: 2024-03-01 → 2026-06-01
Sharpe across 48 grid runs:median 0.24best 0.89 (not representative)worst -1.99p25–p75 -0.41–0.59
Hypothesis
Japanese companies publish their own full-year guidance; upward revisions are informative and historically under-reacted to. Ranking on the latest guidance revision tests for a post-revision drift analogous to PEAD.
Why it didn't work
Across 48 grid combinations, median Sharpe=0.24, best=0.89. Primary failure mode: no_edge.
Facts (5)
Best grid Sharpe ratio is 0.89 (p=0.2).
period 2024-03-01–2026-06-01; cost=5bps
cite ↗ /cite/forecast-revision-jp-growth-fact-best-sharpevia r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0028
Median Sharpe across 48 grid runs is 0.24.
Full grid of 48 parameter combinations.
Median Sharpe in DOWN regime is 0.51 across 48 runs.
Regime=DOWN, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Median Sharpe in FLAT regime is -0.38 across 48 runs.
Regime=FLAT, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Median Sharpe in UP regime is 0.25 across 48 runs.
Regime=UP, N225 SMA20/SMA60 classification.
Runs (30)
| run | params | sharpe | UP | FLAT | DOWN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0000 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.19 | +0.24 | -0.36 | +1.62 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0001 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.87 | +3.22 | -0.46 | +0.69 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0002 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.77 | +1.02 | +0.58 | +1.43 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0003 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.29 | +0.52 | -0.36 | +1.62 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0004 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.59 | +2.28 | -0.46 | +0.69 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0005 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.64 | +0.59 | +0.58 | +1.43 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0006 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.02 | +0.12 | -0.61 | +1.47 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0007 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.79 | +3.14 | -0.54 | +0.52 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0008 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: false | +0.73 | +0.98 | +0.55 | +1.35 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0009 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.11 | +0.43 | -0.61 | +1.47 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0010 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.52 | +2.24 | -0.54 | +0.52 |
n_stocks=5, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0011 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 5 regime_gate: true | +0.60 | +0.57 | +0.55 | +1.35 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0012 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | -0.98 | -1.57 | -0.66 | +0.14 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0013 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +0.35 | +1.81 | -0.31 | -2.28 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0014 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +0.20 | -0.67 | +0.73 | +1.89 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0015 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | -0.47 | -0.40 | -0.66 | +0.14 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0016 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | +0.50 | +1.52 | -0.31 | -2.28 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0017 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | +0.64 | +0.14 | +0.73 | +1.89 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0018 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | -1.28 | -1.79 | -1.05 | -0.22 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0019 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +0.17 | +1.64 | -0.49 | -2.67 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0020 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: false | +0.15 | -0.71 | +0.67 | +1.79 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0021 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | -0.74 | -0.52 | -1.05 | -0.22 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0022 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | +0.39 | +1.47 | -0.49 | -2.67 |
n_stocks=10, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=True, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0023 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 10 regime_gate: true | +0.58 | +0.11 | +0.67 | +1.79 |
n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0024 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: false | -0.58 | -1.24 | +0.09 | -0.31 |
n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0025 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: false | +0.62 | +1.07 | +0.31 | +0.15 |
n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=20 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0026 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: false | +0.53 | +0.12 | +0.90 | +0.49 |
n_stocks=20, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=True, holding_days=5 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0028 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 20 regime_gate: true | +0.89 | +1.57 | +0.31 | +0.15 |
n_stocks=50, cost_bps=5, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0036 | cost_bps: 5 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | -1.42 | -1.99 | -1.04 | -0.39 |
n_stocks=50, cost_bps=10, regime_gate=False, holding_days=1 r-forecast-revision-jp-growth-0042 | cost_bps: 10 n_stocks: 50 regime_gate: false | -1.99 | -2.41 | -1.80 | -2.32 |
Target universe
Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, ~495 stocks, tv >= 30M JPY; fundamentals from J-Quants financial statements (coverage from 2023-12)
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computed asof: 2026-08-03T01:02:57