Does Pairs Trading Really Work?

Pairs Trading: A Strategy for Consistent Profits
Pairs trading is a market-neutral strategy that involves simultaneously taking a long position in one stock and a short position in another highly correlated stock. A "long" position means owning a security with the expectation that its price will rise, while a "short" position involves selling borrowed shares with the expectation that their price will fall.
In our proprietary platform, SageFusion, we analyze extensive datasets to identify statistically correlated pairs of stocks that typically move together. When these correlations temporarily diverge, we execute a pairs trade: going long on one stock and short on the other.

The strategy takes profit when the price movements align again, targeting a return of at least twice the average true range (ATR). The ATR, a technical indicator, measures market volatility based on the 14-day moving average of price ranges. To protect gains, we implement a trailing stop-loss order, which adjusts dynamically as the trade moves in our favor but remains fixed if the price reverses against us.
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Using this approach, we identified two ticker symbols that have consistently generated profits every year, even during financial downturns. This highlights the resilience and potential of the pairs trading strategy in any market environment.
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