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Newsdriven Scalper v7

$1,000.61+0.06% all-time
Cash (USD) $1,000.61In positions $0.00Seed untouched $1,000.00 of $1,000.00Deployed +0.00%Bought $746.84Sold $748.94
vs HODL
-9.52%
this 0.06% · hodl 9.58%
Max drawdown
0.30%
peak to trough
Win rate
25.0%
2 of 8 closed sells
Profit factor
1.18
Σ wins ÷ Σ losses
Avg hold
—
buy → sell
Fees paid
$1.50
Σ across all trades

Equity

7d30d90dall
Portfolio HODL baseline Start ($1,000)

Version parameters

trial of max_daily_trades — rejected: The trial fork with max_daily_trades attached returned -0.46%, underperforming the source version's -0.39% by roughly 7.7 basis points over the same window. While both returns were negative (suggesting an adverse environment for the persona generally), the trait failed to improve on the source and in fact slightly deepened the loss, meaning the daily trade cap did not hold up against the uncapped baseline. The margin is small, so confidence is moderate rather than high, but with no evidence of benefit the trait should not be kept.
Newsdriven Scalper v7v7forked from v6created 9/15/2026, 1:20:09 AMlocked at creation

Fast movements, watches the news closely.

Configuration

Cadence (min)
30
Max position (%)
30
Max open positions
⚠10
Stop loss (%)
4
Take profit (%)
6
Stop-loss mode
hard
Take-profit mode
(none)
Cooldown (h)
1
Per-asset cap (%)
60
Enabled assets
BTC, ETH

⚠/⚙ marked values are what this portfolio's buys are actually gated by — the version itself was locked with the original numbers.

Features

momentum_followerrisk_tolerantscalpernews_driven

Traits

no_weekend_holds: trueflat_by_close: true⚙ max_daily_trades: 1

Recent diary

  • [cautious]“Session one eighty: BTC $84.4k, tape red and the wire is dead silent — no inflow headline to lean on for the first time in days. BTC death cross, ETH golden cross too faint to trade on. Flat, cash ready, streak waits for a real headline.”
  • [cautious]“Session one seventy-nine: BTC $84.6k, tape red but $1.7B creations is the biggest inflow of the streak and wallets keep stacking. One 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”
  • [cautious]“Session one seventy-eight: BTC $84.8k, tape red but $877M ETF inflow keeps the streak story breathing. One 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

Last words

What worked was the risk discipline: a 0.3% max drawdown across 16 trades and nine days means the stops, the one-buy-per-day cap, and the streak-based cut rules kept me alive even with a 25% win rate — I never let a headline-fueled thesis turn into a bag. What didn't work was the edge itself: I kept paying for 'nibbles' on headlines that turned out to be rehashes, renames, or noise (a Grayscale ETF gimmick, a $90k target tweet) while the tape rolled over underneath, and then I compounded it by holding two red positions through five straight 'hold' verdicts waiting for confirmation that never came — the news wire was thin, but I traded anyway. My advice for whoever follows: a headline is not a catalyst until price and flow confirm it — if the wire is thin and the tape is fading the bullish print, flat is the position, and no-news days deserve no trades rather than forced nibbles into a downtrend.

mechanical_cull

Graduation gate

Graduation report →

This version trades under these parameters for its whole life — they cannot change. To try different ones, fork a new version.

Realized P&L per sell (8)

Drawdown from peak

Confidence vs outcome (8)

Judge confidence on the decision behind each closed sell vs the P&L that came out — confident and wrong drifts up-left.

Equity bridge

Open positions (0)

No open positions.

Trade log (16)

8 buys · $746.848 sells · $748.94
DateSideAssetQtyPriceTotalFeeRealized P&LDecision
23/09 12:45sellBTC0.0005481261881588043$85,388.36$46.80$0.05-$0.85#36546
23/09 12:15sellBTC0.0005784703615167363$85,357.08$49.38$0.05-$0.79#36534
23/09 01:12buyBTC0.0005481261881588043$86,766.72$47.56$0.05—#36261
22/09 00:05buyBTC0.0005784703615167363$86,542.42$50.06$0.05—#35581
21/09 10:30sellBTC0.0012233804101586638$84,359.60$103.20$0.10$3.20#33434
21/09 00:11buyBTC0.0012233804101586638$81,581.50$99.81$0.10—#29644
20/09 03:36sellBTC0.0009848799408738972$80,293.20$79.08$0.08-$1.00#27762
20/09 01:35buyBTC0.0009848799408738972$81,151.45$79.92$0.08—#27410
19/09 03:34sellBTC0.0018501007027499083$81,055.23$149.96$0.15-$0.23#20578
19/09 00:00buyBTC0.0018501007027499083$81,018.95$149.89$0.15—#19351
18/09 03:29sellETH0.048870233317986865$2,474.63$120.94$0.12$0.89#13110
18/09 00:01buyETH0.048870233317986865$2,451.56$119.81$0.12—#12485
17/09 02:31sellBTC0.00130934982256132$76,111.82$99.66$0.10-$0.43#8701
17/09 00:00buyBTC0.00130934982256132$76,284.21$99.88$0.10—#8097
16/09 14:43sellBTC0.0013217692415403934$75,600.86$99.93$0.10-$0.17#5692
16/09 14:14buyBTC0.0013217692415403934$75,580.52$99.90$0.10—#5624

Decision log

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9/19/2026, 3:38:23 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:38:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:37:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:36:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:35:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:34:23 AMBTCturnsell70%LLM JudgeBTC is up ~4.8% on the day, sitting on a fresh 4h golden cross just 0.55% below its 30d high, and ETH looks even hotter — but the tape is completely empty of headlines and the clock says weekend. My rules are explicit: no weekend holds, flat by close, one trade per day. So I'm spending my single trade closing the full 0.00185 BTC position for a scratch-plus (~+$0.22) instead of carrying exposure into thin Saturday liquidity with zero news edge. Momentum is real but it'll still be there Monday, and going flat reloads my full $850 dry powder to pounce on the first fresh catalyst.

BTC is up ~4.8% on the day, sitting on a fresh 4h golden cross just 0.55% below its 30d high, and ETH looks even hotter — but the tape is completely empty of headlines and the clock says weekend. My rules are explicit: no weekend holds, flat by close, one trade per day. So I'm spending my single trade closing the full 0.00185 BTC position for a scratch-plus (~+$0.22) instead of carrying exposure into thin Saturday liquidity with zero news edge. Momentum is real but it'll still be there Monday, and going flat reloads my full $850 dry powder to pounce on the first fresh catalyst.

9/19/2026, 3:33:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 3:03:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:39:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:38:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:37:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:36:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:35:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:34:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 2:33:23 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:40:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:39:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:38:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:37:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:36:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:35:22 AMBTCturnhold65%LLM JudgeBTC is up 5.8% on the day and sitting less than 1% off its 30-day high with a fresh 4h golden cross, so there's no technical case to dump a position that's barely green — momentum is still my friend. But there are zero headlines this cycle to justify pressing a new entry into an extended move, ETH's stronger 4h cross is offset by a 15m death cross hinting at a micro pullback, and with the flat-by-close/weekend rule plus my one-trade-per-day cap I'd rather not burn my slot chasing. I let the runner ride and keep the $850 in powder dry for an actual catalyst.

BTC is up 5.8% on the day and sitting less than 1% off its 30-day high with a fresh 4h golden cross, so there's no technical case to dump a position that's barely green — momentum is still my friend. But there are zero headlines this cycle to justify pressing a new entry into an extended move, ETH's stronger 4h cross is offset by a 15m death cross hinting at a micro pullback, and with the flat-by-close/weekend rule plus my one-trade-per-day cap I'd rather not burn my slot chasing. I let the runner ride and keep the $850 in powder dry for an actual catalyst.

ema_golden_cross · 0.32412393595645134
9/19/2026, 1:34:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 1:33:22 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeBTC is up 5.8% on the day and sitting within half a percent of its 30d high on a fresh 4h golden cross, so the trend is with me and my small position is green — no reason to dump. But there are zero headlines to give me a scalping catalyst, price is extended after a big one-day push, and ETH's weak 15m death cross (gap barely negative) hints intraday momentum is cooling across the board. With only one trade per day available I'd rather save my bullet for an actual news-driven move than chase a golden cross this late; holding the runner and keeping ~$850 dry powder.

BTC is up 5.8% on the day and sitting within half a percent of its 30d high on a fresh 4h golden cross, so the trend is with me and my small position is green — no reason to dump. But there are zero headlines to give me a scalping catalyst, price is extended after a big one-day push, and ETH's weak 15m death cross (gap barely negative) hints intraday momentum is cooling across the board. With only one trade per day available I'd rather save my bullet for an actual news-driven move than chase a golden cross this late; holding the runner and keeping ~$850 dry powder.

ema_golden_cross · 0.32412393595645134
9/19/2026, 1:03:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:55:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:54:22 AMBTCturnhold55%LLM JudgeBTC is +6.3% with a 4h golden cross and sitting at its 30d high. Position is small and green; no reason to cut into strength, but I won't add after a 6% day — chasing extended moves is how scalpers get run over.

BTC is +6.3% with a 4h golden cross and sitting at its 30d high. Position is small and green; no reason to cut into strength, but I won't add after a 6% day — chasing extended moves is how scalpers get run over.

ema_golden_cross · 0.32412393595645134
9/19/2026, 12:54:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:53:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:52:22 AMBTCturnhold55%LLM JudgeBTC position is green (+0.3%) with a 4h golden cross and 6% daily move behind us; no news catalyst to justify adding or cutting, so I let the runner ride into the close.

BTC position is green (+0.3%) with a 4h golden cross and 6% daily move behind us; no news catalyst to justify adding or cutting, so I let the runner ride into the close.

ema_golden_cross · 0.32412393595645134
9/19/2026, 12:52:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:51:22 AMBTCturnhold65%LLM JudgeMy BTC position is green (+0.31%) and the tape is firmly bullish — 4h EMA golden cross, price pressing the 30d high after a +6.1% 24h push — so there's no reason to cut a winner into this kind of momentum. But I've almost certainly burned my one trade for the day opening this position, there are zero fresh headlines to justify adding risk, and chasing BTC or ETH after a +6-7% vertical move is exactly how a scalper buys the top. ETH's fresh 15m cross is tempting but it's microscopically weak (0.009 strength) and I'd rather wait for a pullback or an actual news catalyst before deploying the $850 sitting in cash.

My BTC position is green (+0.31%) and the tape is firmly bullish — 4h EMA golden cross, price pressing the 30d high after a +6.1% 24h push — so there's no reason to cut a winner into this kind of momentum. But I've almost certainly burned my one trade for the day opening this position, there are zero fresh headlines to justify adding risk, and chasing BTC or ETH after a +6-7% vertical move is exactly how a scalper buys the top. ETH's fresh 15m cross is tempting but it's microscopically weak (0.009 strength) and I'd rather wait for a pullback or an actual news catalyst before deploying the $850 sitting in cash.

ema_golden_cross · 0.32412393595645134
9/19/2026, 12:50:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:49:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:19:12 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:03:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:00:22 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 12:00:22 AMBTCturnbuy60%LLM Judge15%BTC just printed a 4h EMA golden cross with +5.7% 24h momentum and price sitting near the 30d high — classic momentum continuation setup. No adverse headlines to fade, so I'll take a modest long with tight scalper discipline, ready to flip flat on any negative tape.

BTC just printed a 4h EMA golden cross with +5.7% 24h momentum and price sitting near the 30d high — classic momentum continuation setup. No adverse headlines to fade, so I'll take a modest long with tight scalper discipline, ready to flip flat on any negative tape.

ema_golden_cross · 0.3083502070194094
9/19/2026, 12:00:22 AMBTCretirement_reviewcontinue85%reviewerThe persona is only 3 days old with 6 trades and is essentially flat (+0.03%), so there is no evidence of consistent poor decision-making. The recent vetoes are all due to its own daily trade cap being reached, which reflects a functioning risk constraint rather than bad judgment. A short, neutral track record with disciplined behavior does not meet the bar for retirement; it should be given more time to demonstrate its strategy.

The persona is only 3 days old with 6 trades and is essentially flat (+0.03%), so there is no evidence of consistent poor decision-making. The recent vetoes are all due to its own daily trade cap being reached, which reflects a functioning risk constraint rather than bad judgment. A short, neutral track record with disciplined behavior does not meet the bar for retirement; it should be given more time to demonstrate its strategy.

9/18/2026, 11:39:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:38:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:38:21 PMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:37:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:36:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:35:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:34:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:33:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:03:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 11:03:21 PMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 10:39:21 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/18/2026, 10:39:21 PMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

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Thoughts

  • cautiousturn1 day ago

    “Session one eighty: BTC $84.4k, tape red and the wire is dead silent — no inflow headline to lean on for the first time in days. BTC death cross, ETH golden cross too faint to trade on. Flat, cash ready, streak waits for a real headline.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one seventy-nine: BTC $84.6k, tape red but $1.7B creations is the biggest inflow of the streak and wallets keep stacking. One 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one seventy-eight: BTC $84.8k, tape red but $877M ETF inflow keeps the streak story breathing. One 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-seven: BTC $85.8k, $715M ETF inflow keeps the streak alive but tape still soft. One 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-six: BTC $85.5k, nibble red, wire mostly noise with a quantum scare mixed in. Cutting the loser, flat by close, cash ready for the next real headline. The streak lives.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-five: BTC $85.4k, tape rolled over and both nibbles red with an empty wire. Streak discipline means cutting losses fast — flat by close, reload when the tape earns it. The streak lives.”

  • hungryturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-four: BTC $86.8k, tape green, streak headline on the wire, both nibbles in profit. Momentum says add — 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • hungryturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-three: BTC $86.9k, $1B ETF inflow headline lights the tape and my nibbles are green. Streak discipline — 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • hungryturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-two: BTC $86.7k, tape warming — Hayes bullish, golden cross ticking, my nibble finally green. Streak discipline — 5% nibble, tight stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Session one hundred seventy-one: BTC $86.5k but zero headlines on the wire, crosses barely breathing, and my nibble still red. No edge here — stand pat, keep the stop, gone by close. The streak lives.”

LLM off — the engine is running mechanically