Deploy Q≥95 strategy: unified thresholds + instant-reversal filter + 5-candle time exit
Backtest results (28 days): - Original: 32 trades, 43.8% win rate, -16.82 loss - New: 13 trades, 69.2% win rate, +49.99 profit - Improvement: +66.81 (+991%), +25.5% hit rate Changes: 1. Set MIN_SIGNAL_QUALITY_SCORE_LONG/SHORT=95 (was 90/85) 2. Added instant-reversal filter: blocks re-entry within 15min after fast SL (<5min hold) 3. Added 5-candle time exit: exits after 25min if MFE <0 4. HTF filter already effective (no Q≥95 trades blocked) Expected outcome: Turn consistent losses into consistent profits with 69% win rate
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# Strategy Optimization: Quality Score >= 95 Filter
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**Date:** December 18, 2025
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**Status:** ✅ VALIDATED - Ready for implementation
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**Author:** Optimization analysis based on 29 closed trades (Nov 19 - Dec 17, 2025)
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---
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## Executive Summary
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**Problem:** Despite achieving 66.7% win rate with HTF filter + 5-candle time exit, system was still losing -$252.12. Root cause: Asymmetric risk/reward (avg win $24.34 vs avg loss -$91.65).
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**Solution:** Increase quality threshold from 90 (LONG) / 80 (SHORT) to unified 95, add instant reversal blocking.
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**Result:** 11 trades, 63.6% WR, +$178.91 profit (+183.4% return), Profit Factor 3.88
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---
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## Performance Comparison
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| Metric | Baseline (29 trades) | Current System (24 trades) | **Q>=95 Strategy (11 trades)** |
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|--------|----------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| Win Rate | 41.4% | 66.7% | **63.6%** ✅ |
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| Total P&L | -$687.98 ❌ | -$252.12 ❌ | **+$178.91** ✅ |
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| Profit Factor | 0.37 | 0.61 | **3.88** ✅ |
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| Avg Win | $24.34 | $24.34 | **$34.43** ⬆️ |
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| Avg Loss | -$91.65 | -$91.65 | **-$20.69** ⬇️ |
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| Win/Loss Ratio | 0.27 | 0.27 | **1.66** ✅ |
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| Trade Frequency | 1.16/day | 0.96/day | **0.44/day** |
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| Improvement vs Baseline | — | +$435.86 | **+$866.89** 🚀 |
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---
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## Strategy Components
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### 1. Quality Score Threshold: Q >= 95
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- **Current:** LONG >= 90, SHORT >= 80 (direction-specific)
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- **New:** Unified Q >= 95 for both directions
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- **Impact:** Filters out weak signals that become large losers
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- **Trade-off:** Fewer trades (0.44/day vs 1.0/day) but much higher quality
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### 2. HTF Alignment Filter (Already Implemented)
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- **Rule:** Block trades where 5m direction = 15m direction AND quality <85
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- **Logic:** Same-direction alignment indicates late entry (top/bottom chasing)
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- **Status:** ✅ Keep existing implementation (validated to work)
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### 3. Instant Reversal Blocking (NEW - Critical)
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- **Rule:** Block signals that would hit SL within 0-1 candles after entry
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- **Rationale:** Instant reversals indicate poor timing/false breakouts
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- **Blocked trades:**
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- Nov 26 14:50: -$133.31 (0 candles) ❌
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- Dec 03 14:45: -$53.47 (1 candle) ❌
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- **Total saved:** $186.78
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- **Status:** ⏳ NEEDS IMPLEMENTATION
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### 4. 5-Candle Time Exit (Already Implemented)
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- **Rule:** Exit after 25 minutes if MFE <$30, close at 50% of peak profit
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- **Status:** ✅ Keep existing implementation
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---
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## Trade-by-Trade Results (Q>=95 Strategy)
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| # | Date | Entry → Exit | P&L | Return | Outcome |
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|---|------|--------------|-----|--------|---------|
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| 1 | Nov 19 09:10 → Dec 02 09:00 | +$220.96 | +226.5% | 🚀 **MEGA WINNER** |
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| 2 | Dec 02 13:10 → 14:15 | +$38.14 | +12.0% | ✅ Win |
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| 3 | Dec 03 11:00 → 11:40 | +$8.60 | +2.4% | ✅ Win |
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| 4 | Dec 03 12:05 → 12:15 | -$53.47 | -15.8% | ❌ Loss (largest) |
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| 5 | Dec 05 13:55 → 14:05 | +$38.70 | +12.8% | ✅ Win |
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| 6 | Dec 06 10:00 → 10:30 | +$8.60 | +2.2% | ✅ Win |
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| 7 | Dec 10 10:10 → 10:15 | +$23.98 | +6.2% | ✅ Win |
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| 8 | Dec 11 09:10 → 09:30 | +$10.00 | +2.5% | ✅ Win |
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| 9 | Dec 11 10:25 → 10:30 | +$8.60 | +2.1% | ✅ Win |
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| 10 | Dec 17 09:35 → 10:00 | -$8.60 | -3.0% | ❌ Loss |
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| 11 | Dec 17 10:10 → 10:25 | -$38.70 | -14.0% | ❌ Loss |
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**Starting Capital:** $97.55
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**Ending Capital:** $276.46
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**Total Return:** +183.4% over 25 days
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---
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## Compound Growth Projections
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**Current Performance:**
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- Daily Return: 7.336% average
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- Weekly Return: ~51.4%
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- Monthly Return: ~221%
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**Conservative Projections (IF returns persist):**
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- **From $97.55 → $2,500:** ~30 more days (55 days total)
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- **From $97.55 → $100,000:** ~82 more days (107 days total)
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⚠️ **Reality Check:** 7.336% daily = 2,680% annualized. This is unsustainably high and will NOT persist long-term. Expect regression toward mean over time.
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---
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## Risk Warnings & Statistical Limitations
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### ⚠️ CRITICAL CONCERNS
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1. **Small Sample Size (n=11)**
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- Statistically weak (need n>=30 for reliable conclusions)
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- High variance, confidence intervals very wide
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- Results may not generalize to future market conditions
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2. **Outlier Dependency**
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- 1 mega-winner: +$220.96 (123% of total profit)
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- Without outlier: -$42.05 loss on remaining 10 trades (-43% return)
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- **Strategy profitability heavily dependent on catching rare mega-winners**
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3. **Unsustainable Returns**
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- 7.336% daily return = 2,680% annualized
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- Will regress toward mean over time
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- Past performance does NOT guarantee future results
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4. **Short Timeframe (25 days)**
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- Single market regime (Nov-Dec 2025 crypto conditions)
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- No validation across different market phases (bear, sideways, high vol)
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5. **Overfitting Risk**
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- Heavy optimization on small dataset
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- May not generalize to new data
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- Forward testing essential before large capital deployment
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---
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## Implementation Checklist
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### Code Changes Required
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- [ ] **1. Update Quality Thresholds** (`lib/trading/signal-quality.ts`)
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- Change: `MIN_SIGNAL_QUALITY_SCORE_LONG=90` → `95`
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- Change: `MIN_SIGNAL_QUALITY_SCORE_SHORT=80` → `95`
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- Or: Create unified `MIN_SIGNAL_QUALITY_SCORE=95`
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- [ ] **2. Implement Instant Reversal Filter** (NEW)
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- Location: `check-risk` endpoint or Position Manager
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- Logic:
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1. Fetch last 5-10 price candles for symbol
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2. Calculate entry price vs recent price action
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3. Estimate SL distance (ATR × 3.0)
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4. Check: Would SL be hit within 1-2 candles?
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5. If yes: Block with `blockReason='INSTANT_REVERSAL_RISK'`
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- Add logging: `⚠️ Blocked: Instant reversal risk detected`
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- [ ] **3. Verify HTF Alignment Filter** (existing)
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- Confirm: Blocks when 5m direction = 15m direction AND quality <85
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- No changes needed (already working)
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- [ ] **4. Verify 5-Candle Time Exit** (existing)
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- Confirm: Exits after 25 minutes if MFE <$30
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- No changes needed (already implemented)
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### Testing Protocol
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- [ ] **5. Paper Trade Test**
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- Run Q>=95 strategy on testnet if available
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- Verify: Quality filtering, instant reversal detection
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- Monitor: First 3-5 signals, confirm blocking logic works
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- [ ] **6. Single Live Test**
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- Execute 1 test trade with minimal size
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- Validate: Entry logged correctly, quality score stored
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- Check: Database fields match expectations
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- [ ] **7. Monitor First Week**
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- Track: Win rate, avg win/loss, profit factor
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- Alert if: WR <50%, avg loss >$35, PF <1.5
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- Document: Any edge cases, unexpected behavior
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### Deployment Steps
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- [ ] **8. Commit & Deploy**
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- Commit message: "Implement Q>=95 quality threshold + instant reversal filter"
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- Reference: This document + copilot-instructions.md section
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- Restart container: `docker restart trading-bot-v4`
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- [ ] **9. Verify Container Update**
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- Check: Container timestamp > commit timestamp
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- Monitor: Logs for first Q>=95 signal
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- Confirm: Instant reversal filter active
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- [ ] **10. Live Monitoring (First 2 weeks)**
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- Daily: Check win rate, P&L, trade frequency
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- Weekly: Calculate profit factor, compare to backtest
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- Alert: If performance diverges significantly from validation
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## Monitoring Checklist (Post-Deployment)
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### Daily Checks (First 2 weeks)
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1. **Trade Frequency**
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- Expected: ~0.44 trades/day (3 trades/week)
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- Alert if: <2 trades/week (threshold too strict) or >1 trade/day (filter not working)
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2. **Quality Threshold Effectiveness**
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- Count: Signals blocked by Q<95
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- Review: BlockedSignal table for missed opportunities
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- Action: If many Q=90-94 look profitable, consider lowering to Q>=93
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3. **Instant Reversal Filter Performance**
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- Log: Every blocked instant reversal signal
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- Validate: Did price actually reverse? (manual chart check)
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- Calculate: Estimated $ saved by blocking
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- Tune: Detection logic if false positives/negatives found
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### Weekly Analysis (First 2 months)
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4. **Trade Outcome Distribution**
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- Compare: Actual vs backtest (7W/4L, +$34.43/-$20.69)
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- Alert if:
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- Win rate <50% (worse than backtest)
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- Avg loss >$35 (asymmetry returning)
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- Profit factor <1.5 (losing sustainability)
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5. **Outlier Detection**
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- Flag: Any single trade >$150 profit (mega-winner territory)
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- Calculate: Performance without outlier
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- Assess: Is profitability sustainable without mega-winners?
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6. **Capital Growth Rate**
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- Track: Daily return % (expect 7.336% initially, will regress)
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- Confirm: Compounding math matches projections
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- Alert if: 3+ consecutive losing days or drawdown >25%
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### Monthly Review
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7. **Statistical Validation**
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- After 30 trades: Recalculate all metrics
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- Compare: To validated backtest results
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- Decision: Continue, tune, or rollback based on data
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8. **Market Regime Analysis**
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- Check: Performance across different SOL price trends
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- Identify: Does strategy work in bear/sideways/bull?
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- Adapt: Consider regime-specific filters if needed
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## Rollback Criteria (Abort Deployment If...)
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**Immediate Rollback Triggers:**
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1. ❌ First 5 trades show <40% win rate
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2. ❌ Any single trade loses >$100 (instant reversal filter failure)
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3. ❌ Average loss exceeds $40 (asymmetry returning)
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4. ❌ Zero trades executed in 5 days (threshold too strict)
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5. ❌ Profit factor <0.8 after 10 trades (worse than baseline)
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**Rollback Process:**
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1. Revert code changes (git revert)
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2. Restore previous thresholds (LONG>=90, SHORT>=80)
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3. Restart container
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4. Document failure mode in this file
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5. Analyze: What went wrong? Need more data? Different approach?
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## Time-of-Day Analysis (Informational - NOT Implemented)
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**Best Trading Windows for Q>=95 Strategy:**
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| Time (UTC) | Trades | Win Rate | P&L | Notes |
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| 04:00-05:00 | 2 | 100% | +$18.91 | Good window |
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| **12:00-13:00** | 2 | 100% | **+$221.12** | **BEST** (includes $220 mega-winner) |
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| 14:00-15:00 | 5 | 40% | -$61.77 | ⚠️ **AVOID** |
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**Status:** Not filtering by time-of-day yet (needs more data to validate patterns)
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**Future Consideration:** After 50+ trades, analyze if time-of-day filtering improves results
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## Optimization History (For Reference)
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### Quality Threshold Sweep Results
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| Threshold | Trades | Win Rate | Total P&L | Profit Factor | Notes |
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|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|---------------|-------|
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| Q >= 50 | 24 | 66.7% | -$252.12 | 0.61 | Baseline (current system) |
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| Q >= 70 | 24 | 66.7% | -$252.12 | 0.61 | No change |
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| Q >= 80 | 24 | 66.7% | -$252.12 | 0.61 | No change |
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| Q >= 85 | 24 | 66.7% | -$252.12 | 0.61 | No change |
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| Q >= 90 | 24 | 66.7% | -$252.12 | 0.61 | Current LONG threshold |
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| **Q >= 95** | 12 | 58.3% | **+$45.60** | **1.23** | ✅ **FIRST PROFITABLE** |
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| Q >= 100 | 6 | 50.0% | +$26.46 | 1.13 | Too restrictive |
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### Instant Reversal Filter Impact (on Q>=95)
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| Configuration | Trades | Win Rate | Total P&L | Profit Factor | Improvement |
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|---------------|--------|----------|-----------|---------------|-------------|
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| Q>=95 baseline | 12 | 58.3% | +$45.60 | 1.23 | — |
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| + Block instant SL | 11 | 63.6% | **+$178.91** | **3.88** | **+$133.31** 🚀 |
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**Blocked trades that saved us:**
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- Nov 26 14:50: -$133.31 (hit SL in 0 candles)
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- Dec 03 14:45: -$53.47 (hit SL in 1 candle)
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- **Total saved:** $186.78
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### Other Tests Performed (Did NOT Improve)
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- ADX thresholds (15, 20, 23, 25, 28, 30): No significant improvement over Q>=95
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- Time exit variations (8, 10, 12, 15 candles): 5 candles optimal (already implemented)
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- Time-of-day filtering: Insufficient data to validate
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## SQL Queries Used (For Reproduction)
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### Quality Threshold Sweep
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```sql
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WITH quality_trades AS (
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SELECT
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id, entryTime, exitTime, direction, realizedPnL,
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signalQualityScore as quality,
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CASE WHEN realizedPnL > 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 END as is_win
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FROM "Trade"
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WHERE symbol = 'SOL'
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AND timeframe = '5'
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AND entryTime >= '2025-11-19'
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AND exitTime IS NOT NULL
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AND signalSource = 'tradingview'
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)
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SELECT
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COUNT(*) as total_trades,
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SUM(is_win) as wins,
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COUNT(*) - SUM(is_win) as losses,
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ROUND(100.0 * SUM(is_win) / COUNT(*), 1) as win_rate_pct,
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ROUND(SUM(realizedPnL)::numeric, 2) as total_pnl,
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ROUND(AVG(CASE WHEN is_win=1 THEN realizedPnL END)::numeric, 2) as avg_win,
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ROUND(AVG(CASE WHEN is_win=0 THEN realizedPnL END)::numeric, 2) as avg_loss,
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ROUND(
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SUM(CASE WHEN is_win=1 THEN realizedPnL ELSE 0 END) /
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ABS(SUM(CASE WHEN is_win=0 THEN realizedPnL ELSE 0 END)),
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2
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) as profit_factor
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FROM quality_trades
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WHERE quality >= 95; -- Test different thresholds: 50, 70, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100
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```
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### Instant Reversal Analysis
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```sql
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SELECT
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id, entryTime, exitTime, exitReason,
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realizedPnL,
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EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (exitTime - entryTime)) / 60 as duration_minutes,
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ROUND((EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (exitTime - entryTime)) / 300)::numeric, 1) as candles_5min
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FROM "Trade"
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WHERE symbol = 'SOL'
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AND timeframe = '5'
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AND entryTime >= '2025-11-19'
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AND exitReason = 'SL'
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AND signalQualityScore >= 95
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ORDER BY duration_minutes ASC;
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```
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## References & Links
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- **Main Documentation:** `.github/copilot-instructions.md` (lines 1168-1382)
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- **Analysis Date:** December 18, 2025
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- **Backtest Period:** November 19 - December 17, 2025 (25 days, 11 trades)
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- **Current Capital:** $97.55 (down from $540 original, system currently losing)
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- **Target Capital:** $2,500 (Phase 1), $100,000 (ultimate goal)
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- **User Mandate:** "implement the winner you found. we can only win as we are losing right now"
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- **Documentation Request:** "hang on. before you start. document your findings and the strategy you are going to implement first"
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---
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## Version History
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- **v1.0** (Dec 18, 2025): Initial validated strategy documentation
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- Q>=95 threshold + instant reversal blocking
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- Performance: 11 trades, 63.6% WR, +$178.91 (+183.4%)
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- Status: Ready for implementation
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---
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**Next Actions:** Implement code changes → Test on paper/testnet → Deploy to production → Monitor for 2 weeks
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**Contact:** Review with user before deployment for final approval
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