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Test portfolios against historical crises and hypothetical shocks. Use when quantifying tail risk before deployment or during risk reviews.
Test portfolios against historical crises and hypothetical shocks. Use when quantifying tail risk before deployment or during risk reviews.
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A strategy backtested on 2015-2023 has never seen a regime where equities and bonds fall simultaneously. Without stress testing against 2008, 2020, and 2022, you are implicitly betting that those regimes will not recur.
Backtests cover only the historical sample, which may exclude the scenarios most relevant to survival. A momentum strategy backtested from 2010 onward has never experienced the 2009 momentum crash (-46% in one month). Stress testing applies known crisis scenarios and hypothetical shocks to the current portfolio, revealing exposures that summary statistics hide. This is not optional - it is how you discover that your "diversified" portfolio has a hidden correlation spike that produces a -30% month.
import numpy as np
# Only looks at backtest period (2016-2023) - misses major crises
returns = backtest_returns # 2016-2023 daily
max_loss = returns.min()
print(f"Worst day: {max_loss:.1%}") # -3.2%, looks safe
# But GFC 2008 would have been -15% in a single week for this portfolio
import numpy as np
# Define crisis scenarios as asset-class shocks
SCENARIOS = {
"GFC 2008": {"equity": -0.50, "bond": +0.15, "credit": -0.30, "vol": +3.0},
"COVID Mar 2020": {"equity": -0.34, "bond": +0.08, "credit": -0.15, "vol": +4.0},
"Rate Shock 2022": {"equity": -0.20, "bond": -0.15, "credit": -0.10, "vol": +1.5},
"Correlation Spike":{"equity": -0.25, "bond": -0.10, "credit": -0.20, "vol": +2.0},
}
# Apply each scenario to current portfolio weights
weights = np.array([0.40, 0.30, 0.20, 0.10]) # equity, bond, credit, vol
asset_classes = ["equity", "bond", "credit", "vol"]
for name, shocks in SCENARIOS.items():
pnl = sum(weights[i] * shocks.get(ac, 0) for i, ac in enumerate(asset_classes))
survives = pnl > -0.20 # survival threshold
print(f"{name:25s} PnL: {pnl:+.1%} {'OK' if survives else 'BREACH'}")
def factor_stress(weights, factor_betas, factor_shocks):
"""Stress via factor exposures rather than asset classes.
factor_betas: (n_assets, n_factors) from regression
factor_shocks: dict of factor_name -> shock magnitude
"""
shocks = np.array([factor_shocks[f] for f in factor_names])
asset_impacts = factor_betas @ shocks
return weights @ asset_impacts
# Example: what if momentum factor drops 3 sigma?
loss = factor_stress(weights, betas, {"momentum": -0.15, "value": 0.05})
| Scenario | Key Feature | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 GFC | Equity crash + credit freeze | Tests leverage and liquidity |
| 2020 COVID | Fastest drawdown in history | Tests execution under vol spike |
| 2022 Rate Shock | Bonds and equities fall together | Tests diversification assumption |
| Correlation spike | All correlations go to 0.8 | Tests if hedges actually work |
| Liquidity freeze | 5x normal bid-ask spreads | Tests transaction cost sensitivity |
name: ml4t-stress-test description: "Test portfolios against historical crises and hypothetical shocks. Use when quantifying tail risk before deployment or during risk reviews." when_to_use: "Use when assessing whether a strategy survives extreme markets" dependencies: [risk-metrics] metadata: book_chapters: "19" library: "" paths: ["**/*portfolio*.py", "**/*position*.py", "**/*risk*.py", "**/*optim*.py", "**/*exposure*.py", "**/*kill*.py", "**/*stress*.py"]
---
name: ml4t-stress-test
description: "Test portfolios against historical crises and hypothetical shocks. Use when quantifying tail risk before deployment or during risk reviews."
when_to_use: "Use when assessing whether a strategy survives extreme markets"
dependencies: [risk-metrics]
metadata:
book_chapters: "19"
library: ""
paths: ["**/*portfolio*.py", "**/*position*.py", "**/*risk*.py", "**/*optim*.py", "**/*exposure*.py", "**/*kill*.py", "**/*stress*.py"]
---
# Stress Testing
A strategy backtested on 2015-2023 has never seen a regime where equities and bonds fall simultaneously. Without stress testing against 2008, 2020, and 2022, you are implicitly betting that those regimes will not recur.
## The Problem
Backtests cover only the historical sample, which may exclude the scenarios most relevant to survival. A momentum strategy backtested from 2010 onward has never experienced the 2009 momentum crash (-46% in one month). Stress testing applies known crisis scenarios and hypothetical shocks to the current portfolio, revealing exposures that summary statistics hide. This is not optional - it is how you discover that your "diversified" portfolio has a hidden correlation spike that produces a -30% month.
## The Pattern
### WRONG
```python
import numpy as np
# Only looks at backtest period (2016-2023) - misses major crises
returns = backtest_returns # 2016-2023 daily
max_loss = returns.min()
print(f"Worst day: {max_loss:.1%}") # -3.2%, looks safe
# But GFC 2008 would have been -15% in a single week for this portfolio
```
### CORRECT
```python
import numpy as np
# Define crisis scenarios as asset-class shocks
SCENARIOS = {
"GFC 2008": {"equity": -0.50, "bond": +0.15, "credit": -0.30, "vol": +3.0},
"COVID Mar 2020": {"equity": -0.34, "bond": +0.08, "credit": -0.15, "vol": +4.0},
"Rate Shock 2022": {"equity": -0.20, "bond": -0.15, "credit": -0.10, "vol": +1.5},
"Correlation Spike":{"equity": -0.25, "bond": -0.10, "credit": -0.20, "vol": +2.0},
}
# Apply each scenario to current portfolio weights
weights = np.array([0.40, 0.30, 0.20, 0.10]) # equity, bond, credit, vol
asset_classes = ["equity", "bond", "credit", "vol"]
for name, shocks in SCENARIOS.items():
pnl = sum(weights[i] * shocks.get(ac, 0) for i, ac in enumerate(asset_classes))
survives = pnl > -0.20 # survival threshold
print(f"{name:25s} PnL: {pnl:+.1%} {'OK' if survives else 'BREACH'}")
```
## Factor Stress Testing
```python
def factor_stress(weights, factor_betas, factor_shocks):
"""Stress via factor exposures rather than asset classes.
factor_betas: (n_assets, n_factors) from regression
factor_shocks: dict of factor_name -> shock magnitude
"""
shocks = np.array([factor_shocks[f] for f in factor_names])
asset_impacts = factor_betas @ shocks
return weights @ asset_impacts
# Example: what if momentum factor drops 3 sigma?
loss = factor_stress(weights, betas, {"momentum": -0.15, "value": 0.05})
```
## Hypothetical Scenarios to Always Include
| Scenario | Key Feature | Why It Matters |
|----------|-------------|----------------|
| 2008 GFC | Equity crash + credit freeze | Tests leverage and liquidity |
| 2020 COVID | Fastest drawdown in history | Tests execution under vol spike |
| 2022 Rate Shock | Bonds and equities fall together | Tests diversification assumption |
| Correlation spike | All correlations go to 0.8 | Tests if hedges actually work |
| Liquidity freeze | 5x normal bid-ask spreads | Tests transaction cost sensitivity |
## Guardrails
- Historical scenarios are a floor, not a ceiling - always include a "2x worst" hypothetical
- Correlations increase under stress - use stressed correlations, not normal-regime estimates
- Test at current positions, not average or target weights
- Update scenario library when new crises occur (each one reveals a new failure mode)
## Checklist
- [ ] At least 3 historical crisis scenarios applied (2008, 2020, 2022)
- [ ] At least 1 hypothetical scenario (correlation spike or liquidity freeze)
- [ ] Survival threshold defined (e.g., max -20% in any scenario)
- [ ] Factor exposures stress-tested (not just asset-class proxies)
- [ ] Scenario library reviewed and updated within last 12 months
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