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Polar Vortex Ssw Macro

Updated dailyData needs: highlong onlyshort only
paper
2023
Source
Smith, K., Polvani, L., Tremblay, L.B. (2016). "Predicting the Onset of Sudden Stratospheric Warmings." GRL, 43(20), 11007-11015. Also Roth Tran 2023 Management Science.
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In plain terms

Sudden Stratospheric Warming → polar vortex breaks → cold blast in 10-30 days → long nat-gas, short airlines.

How it works

10hPa/60°N anomaly > +3σ for 5+ days (SSW) → polar-vortex breakdown → cold air outbreaks T+10-30. Long natgas, short airlines.

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Data dependencies

  • Daily prices

    Adjusted-close OHLCV for every US-listed ticker; primary price feed.

  • Noaa strat temp

    A data feed this strategy reads, refreshed on its normal schedule.

Expected edge

Reported return
+2% to +5% natgas
Tested over
T+0 to T+30d

+2% to +5% natgas; -1% to -3% airline over 20d.

Example tickers where this is likely to fire

Illustrative only, the signal fires based on the live data, not a fixed list.

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