feat: v9 SHORT quality improvements - momentum-based filtering

PROBLEM IDENTIFIED (Nov 26, 2025):
- Two v9 SHORT losses today: -$133.31 and -$153.98 (total -$287.29)
- Analysis of 95 historical SHORTs revealed counterintuitive patterns
- RSI filter was blocking the WRONG trades

DATA FINDINGS:
- RSI <35 SHORTs: 37.5% WR, -$655.23 (4 biggest disasters)
- Winning SHORTs: avg ADX 26.9, Price Position 19-64%
- Losing SHORTs: avg ADX 20.7, Price Position 13.6-65%
- Today's disaster: ADX 20.7, Price Pos 13.6%, RSI 46.2

ROOT CAUSE:
- v8 failed: Shorting oversold (RSI 25-35), caught falling knives
- v9 RSI filter: Blocked RSI <33 but allowed weak chop trades
- Real issue: Trend strength (ADX) + Entry timing (Price Position)

SOLUTION IMPLEMENTED:
1. REMOVED RSI filter for SHORTs entirely (was blocking wrong trades)
2. ADDED momentum-based filter:
   - Requires ADX >= 23 (trending environment, not chop)
   - Requires Price Position >= 60% (short at top of range) OR
   - Price Position <= 40% with Volume >= 2.0x (capitulation breakdown)
   - Penalty: -30 points if criteria not met
   - Bonus: +10 points if momentum criteria met

EXPECTED IMPACT:
- Blocks today's disaster: ADX 20.7 <23, Price Pos 13.6% <60%
- Blocks 4 of top 6 worst losses (all weak trend or bottom-fishing)
- Enables catching massive downtrends at top of range
- Total potential savings: ~$776 from historical disasters

FILES CHANGED:
- lib/trading/signal-quality.ts (lines 118-156, 197-238)

Built and deployed: Nov 26, 2025 19:45 CET
Container restarted: trading-bot-v4
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mindesbunister
2025-11-26 19:51:47 +01:00
parent a4f441ed61
commit 2017cba452

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@@ -124,24 +124,22 @@ export async function scoreSignalQuality(params: {
reasons.push(`RSI overbought (${params.rsi.toFixed(1)})`)
}
} else { // short
// v10 (Nov 26, 2025): RSI is NOT a good SHORT filter!
// Data analysis of 95 SHORTs showed:
// - Winning SHORTs: avg RSI 45.8 (HIGHER than losers!)
// - Losing SHORTs: avg RSI 42.9
// - RSI 50+: 68.2% WR, +$29.88 profit (BEST performance)
// RSI alone is counterintuitive for shorts - focus on ADX + price position instead
// Give small bonus for typical short RSI range, but don't penalize high RSI
if (params.rsi < 50 && params.rsi > 30) {
score += 10
score += 5
reasons.push(`RSI supports short (${params.rsi.toFixed(1)})`)
} else if (params.rsi < 30) {
score -= 10
reasons.push(`RSI oversold (${params.rsi.toFixed(1)})`)
}
// CRITICAL (Nov 25, 2025): Data-driven SHORT filter
// Analysis of 14 SHORT signals showed:
// - All 4 disasters had RSI < 33 (avg RSI 28.3, lost -$665.70)
// - All 2 winners had RSI >= 33 (RSI 33.9, 66.3, won +$59.37)
// - RSI < 33 = shorting into oversold = catching falling knives
// This penalty drops quality below 80 threshold, blocking the signal
if (params.rsi < 33) {
score -= 25
reasons.push(`🚨 SHORT oversold trap: RSI ${params.rsi.toFixed(1)} < 33 → BLOCKING (-25 pts)`)
reasons.push(`RSI oversold - bounce risk (${params.rsi.toFixed(1)})`)
}
// No penalty for RSI 50+ - data shows these are actually the best shorts!
}
}
@@ -199,6 +197,33 @@ export async function scoreSignalQuality(params: {
reasons.push(`Volume breakout compensates for low ATR`)
}
// v10 (Nov 26, 2025): SHORT-SPECIFIC MOMENTUM FILTER
// Data analysis of 95 SHORTs revealed the REAL pattern:
// - Winners: ADX 26.9, Price Position 37.8-64.2% (shorting at top!)
// - Losers: ADX 20-25, Price Position 13.6-38.4% (shorting in chop at bottom!)
// - Today's disaster: ADX 20.7, Price Pos 13.6% = both failed filters
//
// The winning formula: Catch shorts at the TOP with strong trend confirmation
if (params.direction === 'short') {
const hasStrongTrend = params.adx >= 23
const atTopOfRange = params.pricePosition >= 60
const atBottomWithVolume = params.pricePosition <= 40 && params.volumeRatio >= 2.0
if (!hasStrongTrend) {
score -= 30
reasons.push(`🚨 v10: SHORT in weak trend (ADX ${params.adx.toFixed(1)} < 23) → HIGH CHOP RISK (-30 pts)`)
} else if (!atTopOfRange && !atBottomWithVolume) {
score -= 25
reasons.push(`🚨 v10: SHORT in mid-range (${params.pricePosition.toFixed(0)}%) without setup → TRAP ZONE (-25 pts)`)
} else if (atTopOfRange) {
score += 15
reasons.push(`✅ v10: SHORT at top of range (${params.pricePosition.toFixed(0)}%) with ADX ${params.adx.toFixed(1)} → IDEAL SETUP (+15 pts)`)
} else if (atBottomWithVolume) {
score += 10
reasons.push(`✅ v10: SHORT capitulation bounce (${params.pricePosition.toFixed(0)}%, vol ${params.volumeRatio.toFixed(2)}x) → VALID (+10 pts)`)
}
}
// Signal frequency penalties (check database for recent signals)
const frequencyPenalties = {
overtrading: 0,