Statistical-arbitrage strategy for a pair of correlated securities. Tests for cointegration, estimates hedge ratio, computes spread Z-score, and outputs actionable long/short signals with half-life and position sizing guidance.
Response language: match the user's input language — Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / English.
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When to use
- User provides two ticker symbols and asks for pairs trading analysis, spread mean-reversion, cointegration test, or statistical arbitrage.
- Triggers: "MSFT and GOOGL pairs trade", "HSBC vs StanChart cointegration", "pairs trade AAPL MSFT", "spread mean reversion".
Workflow
- Fetch 252 daily candles for each symbol:
longbridge kline <SYMBOL_A> --period day --count 252 --format json longbridge kline <SYMBOL_B> --period day --count 252 --format json - Align on
time, drop unmatched rows (different trading calendars). - Cointegration test (Engle-Granger):
- OLS regress
ln(close_A)onln(close_B)→ hedge ratio β - Compute residuals (spread) =
ln(close_A) − β × ln(close_B) - Run ADF test on residuals; if p-value < 0.05, declare cointegrated
- OLS regress
- Spread statistics:
- Spread mean μ, std σ
- Z-score = (spread_current − μ) / σ
- Half-life λ = −ln(2) / OLSslope of Δspread ~ spread{t-1} (AR(1))
- Signal:
- Z > 2.0: Spread at historical high (statistically elevated)
- Z < −2.0: Spread at historical low (statistically depressed)
- |Z| < 0.5: Spread near historical mean
- Position sizing: suggest equal-dollar or volatility-scaled sizing; note that execution must be simultaneous.
Run longbridge kline --help to confirm current flag names before calling.
CLI
longbridge kline --help
longbridge kline <SYMBOL_A> --period day --count 252 --format json
longbridge kline <SYMBOL_B> --period day --count 252 --format json
Output
| Metric | Simplified | Traditional | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedge ratio β | Hedge Ratio | Hedge Ratio | Hedge ratio |
| Cointegration p-value | Cointegration p-value | Cointegration p-value | Cointegration p-value |
| Spread Z-score | Spread Z-Score | Spread Z-Score | Spread Z-score |
| Half-life | Half-Life (days) | Half-Life (days) | Half-life (days) |
| Signal | Trading Signal | Trading Signal | Trade signal |
Output: cointegration verdict → spread statistics table → current signal → position guidance. Add a risk note if p-value > 0.05 (not cointegrated). Cite Longbridge Securities / Data source: Longbridge Securities / Data source: Longbridge Securities.
The above is for reference only and does not constitute investment advice. Investment decisions should be made based on your own risk tolerance.
Error handling
| Situation | Simplified reply | Traditional reply | English reply |
|---|---|---|---|
command not found: longbridge |
Fall back to MCP or prompt to install longbridge-terminal | Fall back to MCP or prompt to install longbridge-terminal | Fall back to MCP or install longbridge-terminal |
not logged in / unauthorized |
Please run longbridge auth login |
Please run longbridge auth login |
Run longbridge auth login |
| ADF p-value > 0.05 | The two instruments failed the cointegration test; pairs trading risk is relatively high | The two instruments failed the cointegration test; pairs trading risk is relatively high | Not cointegrated; pairs trade is high-risk |
| Insufficient overlapping dates | The two instruments have insufficient overlapping historical data; a pair cannot be established | The two instruments have insufficient overlapping historical data | Insufficient overlapping history |
| Other stderr | Display the original error directly | Display the original error directly | Surface verbatim |
MCP fallback
When the CLI is unavailable, fall back to the MCP server. Discover available tools from the MCP server's tool list at runtime.
Related skills
longbridge-kline— raw OHLCV datalongbridge-correlation— correlation matrix and rolling correlation as a pre-screenlongbridge-volatility-strategy— vol context for spread width
File layout
longbridge-pairs-trading/
└── SKILL.md