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Marcus Reversal Class

RSI<30 mean reversion with macro/technical/temporal overlays

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Base

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Derivatives

📊 Performance Window: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years

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The Foundation

The base strategy — all derivatives build on top of this

Marcus Reversal

The Contrarian

🌊 The Swing Traders BASE

"When the RSI screams oversold and the masses run for the exits, I walk in through the front door with my checkbook open...."

RSI mean reversion - buys when RSI < 30, sells when RSI > 70

Volatile stocks with strong fundamentals

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🎭 Fictional persona

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Derivatives

Filter gates layered on top of the base — macro, temporal, technical overlays

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Marcus Calm Sea

The Quiet Water Fisher

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"When the ocean is calm, every ripple looks like a wave. But calm seas mean calm recoveries. Buy the dip when nobody is p..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when VIX is below its 25th percentile (< 14.44). 9 stable names including SPY, QQQ, WMT, VOO.

Low-volatility RSI dips on blue-chips — SPY, QQQ, WMT, VOO, ABBV, AXP

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Credit Crisis

The Bond Market Vulture

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"The bond market panics before the stock market. When credit spreads blow out and quality tech is deep below its moving a..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when Credit Spread > P75 AND price is deep below 21-day EMA. 8 quality names including AMZN, META, ISRG, MSFT.

Quality tech reversals during credit stress — AMZN, META, ISRG, CSCO, MSFT

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Fed Whisperer

The Rate Reader

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"When money is cheap, risk is cheap. Defensive stocks dip for technical reasons, not fundamental ones — and cheap money..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when Federal Funds Rate < P25 (< 4.33). Defensive names: JNJ, CVX, AMGN, SLB.

RSI reversals on defensive stocks during loose Fed policy — JNJ, CVX, AMGN, SLB

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Grave Dancer

The Capitulation King

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"The deeper the grave, the bigger the bounce. When a stock is 3-5% below its moving average with RSI in the gutter, the s..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when price is > 3% below the 21-day EMA. 11 stocks across the deep-value spectrum including TSLA, NVDA, ORCL, NET.

Capitulation reversals on volatile names — TSLA, NVDA, NET, ORCL, GOOGL, BAC

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Monday Gold

The Weekend Reaper

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"Weekends breed fear. Monday opens breed panic. But panic on gold and indices is always temporary — the world didn't ac..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to Monday entries with RSI<25 (deeper oversold). 3 gold and index names.

Monday morning RSI reversals on gold and indices — GLD (88% WR), BLK, IWM

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Panic Buyer

The Fear Feaster

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"The best trades happen on the worst days. VIX above 30 means maximum fear, maximum overselling, maximum opportunity. Eve..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when VIX > 30 (full panic). 7 stocks including AAPL, GME, RIOT, XOM.

Panic-day RSI reversals — AAPL, GME, LCID, RIOT, XOM, MRNA

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Trend Dip

The Uptrend Sniper

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"A dip is only a dip if the trend is still up. RSI below 30 while price stays above the 21-day EMA means institutions are..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries where price is ABOVE the 21-day EMA. Targets uptrend pullbacks across 14 validated stocks.

RSI reversals in uptrends — 14 stocks including AMD, AVGO, MU, JPM, INTC

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🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Triple Threat

The Three-Lock Vault

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"One signal is noise. Two is interesting. Three is conviction. When fear is high, price is low, and volume is screaming �..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, triple-filtered: VIX>25 + price below 21-day EMA + volume > 1.5x average. 9 stocks including NFLX, LLY, SNOW, SLV.

High-conviction RSI reversals with triple confirmation — NFLX, LLY, CRM, SNOW, SLV

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Volume Panic

The Volume Vulture

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"Volume is the market's heartbeat. When it doubles during elevated VIX, that's not normal selling — that's capitulation..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when VIX > 20 AND volume > 2x the 20-day average. 4 financial stocks.

Panic-volume RSI reversals on financials — DIA, MA, V, WFC

🎭 Fictional persona

Marcus Yield Curve

The Inversion Investor

🔄 The Reversal Traders DERIVATIVE

"An inverted yield curve means recession fears. Recession fears make people sell defensives too — but defensives don't ..."

Marcus RSI<30 mean reversion, filtered to entries when the 10Y-2Y yield curve spread is negative (inverted). 4 recession-proof names.

RSI reversals on value names during yield curve inversion — BRK-B, COST, KO, REGN

🎭 Fictional persona

📊 Family Performance Comparison

Comparing 1M Return returns across all members of the Marcus Reversal class

Character	Role	Category	Stock Return	Stock Win Rate	Crypto Return	Crypto Win Rate
📉 Marcus Reversal BASE	⭐ Base	🌊 The Swing Traders	3.2%	49%	7.0%	24%
🌊 Marcus Calm Sea	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	66%	—	—
💀 Marcus Credit Crisis	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	47%	—	—
💰 Marcus Fed Whisperer	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	-2.1%	33%	—	—
🔻 Marcus Grave Dancer	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	-0.1%	30%	—	—
📅 Marcus Monday Gold	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.2%	33%	—	—
😱 Marcus Panic Buyer	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	61%	—	—
📈 Marcus Trend Dip	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	1.1%	46%	—	—
🔥 Marcus Triple Threat	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	64%	—	—
📢 Marcus Volume Panic	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	65%	—	—
📜 Marcus Yield Curve	🔀 Derivative	🔄 The Reversal Traders	0.0%	67%	—	—