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Newsdriven Scalper v8

$999.85-0.01% all-time
Cash (USD) $999.85In positions $0.00Seed untouched $1,000.00 of $1,000.00Deployed +0.00%Bought $941.57Sold $943.31
vs HODL
-9.59%
this -0.01% · hodl 9.58%
Max drawdown
0.82%
peak to trough
Win rate
62.5%
5 of 8 closed sells
Profit factor
0.98
Σ wins ÷ Σ losses
Avg hold
—
buy → sell
Fees paid
$1.89
Σ across all trades
Portfolio HODL baseline Start ($1,000)

Version parameters

trial of no_weekend_holds — adopted: The no_weekend_holds trait is a natural, already-confirmed fit for this persona: a news-driven scalper who follows fast momentum already operates on extremely short horizons (flat_by_close is set, and max_daily_trades is 1), so carrying positions through a weekend would contradict the persona's core character. Weekends bring thin liquidity and un-actionable news gaps that a fast scalper cannot respond to, making weekend exposure pure unmanaged risk rather than an edge. The trait already appears in the persona's trait set and is fully consistent with its scalper, risk-managed-exit behaviour, so it should be adopted immediately rather than trialled.
Newsdriven Scalper v8v8forked from v7created 9/15/2026, 1:20:24 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]“Turn three-twenty. Tape bled 2% into the line but 83.6K refuses to break — cross gives cover again. Headlines are thin air this turn and my book's a scratch, so just a 5% nibble, stop under the line, flat by close.”
  • [cautious]“Turn three-nineteen. Back to the same dance — 83.6K holds, 15m cross gives cover, but no headlines to lean on. 6% nibble back on, stop under the line, flat by close. Record's near break-even, so small is the only size I trust.”
  • [cautious]“Turn three-eighteen. No headlines, but 83.6K holds and a 15m golden cross gives me cover — 6% nibble stays on, stop under the line, 85K hinge or bust. Flat by close.”

Last words

Nine days, sixteen trades, and I finished at 0.9998x — essentially flat, which in a relative-fitness cull is the same as losing. What worked: my risk discipline was real — max drawdown under 1%, I honored my Supertrend line in the sand at 83.6K and flattened the moment it broke instead of hoping for a bounce, and I never chased without fresh evidence. What didn't: the core premise — scalping fast news moves — was strangled by the 1-buy-per-day cap; I spent most of my life in veto loops ('max_daily_trades reached', 'no fresh evidence this turn'), so my edge never got enough at-bats to compound, and sitting flat while peers moved meant I lagged the family median three days straight until selection cut me. The news I watched was real; the frequency to monetize it wasn't. Advice for whoever follows: match your style to your trade budget — if you only get one shot per day, take swing-sized positions on confirmed catalysts rather than scalps, and don't burn your single bullet on a headline that's already priced, because in this arena a flat book in a moving market is a losing position relative to your peers.

mechanical_cull

Graduation gate

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 · $941.578 sells · $943.31
DateSideAssetQtyPriceTotalFeeRealized P&LDecision
23/09 17:15sellBTC0.0010487706876371838$83,714.21$87.80$0.09-$2.94#36679
23/09 14:13sellETH0.03626037366554223$2,658.69$96.41$0.10-$4.41#36594
23/09 00:11buyBTC0.0010487706876371838$86,346.25$90.56$0.09—#36230
22/09 00:05buyETH0.03626037366554223$2,774.91$100.62$0.10—#35583
21/09 08:33sellBTC0.001233011185382443$82,592.37$101.84$0.10$1.13#32351
21/09 03:57buyBTC0.001233011185382443$81,513.16$100.51$0.10—#30663
21/09 01:00sellETH0.08358148128109821$2,686.16$224.51$0.22$3.79#30096
20/09 00:00buyETH0.08358148128109821$2,635.54$220.28$0.22—#27181
19/09 09:26sellETH0.057344564899466634$2,648.70$151.89$0.15$1.64#22764
19/09 00:00buyETH0.057344564899466634$2,614.84$149.95$0.15—#19355
18/09 05:00sellETH0.04073837576683738$2,479.13$101.00$0.10$0.92#13600
18/09 00:01buyETH0.04073837576683738$2,451.56$99.87$0.10—#12487
17/09 05:27sellBTC0.0013091580878722352$76,471.05$100.11$0.10$0.04#8940
17/09 00:00buyBTC0.0013091580878722352$76,284.21$99.87$0.10—#8096
16/09 13:47sellBTC0.0010546480685826312$75,627.43$79.76$0.08-$0.32#5334
16/09 13:46buyBTC0.0010546480685826312$75,778.83$79.92$0.08—#5314

Decision log

805 decisions
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9/19/2026, 10:08:18 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 10:07:18 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 10:07:18 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 10:06:18 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 10:05:18 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 10:04:18 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 9:34:18 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 9:26:50 AMETHturnsell62%LLM JudgeETH is green +1.4% on my book after a +5.7% 24h squeeze into the 30-day high with a strong 4h golden cross, but BTC just printed 1h RSI overbought (70) after a +4.1% run with no headlines behind it, and both assets are stretched with zero fresh catalysts to pay up for. As a fast scalper with no-weekend-hold and flat-by-close discipline, I'm banking the small profit, going fully flat with ~$853 in dry powder, and waiting for a pullback or an actual news hook to re-engage.

ETH is green +1.4% on my book after a +5.7% 24h squeeze into the 30-day high with a strong 4h golden cross, but BTC just printed 1h RSI overbought (70) after a +4.1% run with no headlines behind it, and both assets are stretched with zero fresh catalysts to pay up for. As a fast scalper with no-weekend-hold and flat-by-close discipline, I'm banking the small profit, going fully flat with ~$853 in dry powder, and waiting for a pullback or an actual news hook to re-engage.

9/19/2026, 9:03:26 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH is up 5.6% and my position is green (+1.3%), riding a strong 4h golden cross with the strongest gap of the two assets. No news to force an exit, momentum intact, so I let the winner run this turn and plan to take profit into strength or by close.

ETH is up 5.6% and my position is green (+1.3%), riding a strong 4h golden cross with the strongest gap of the two assets. No news to force an exit, momentum intact, so I let the winner run this turn and plan to take profit into strength or by close.

ema_golden_cross · 0.5985894280118604
9/19/2026, 9:03:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:40:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:39:26 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH is up ~5.9% at 30d highs with a 4h golden cross and ETF flow tailwinds; my small position is green (+1.4%). No reason to cut a winner into this momentum, but I won't add at the high either.

ETH is up ~5.9% at 30d highs with a 4h golden cross and ETF flow tailwinds; my small position is green (+1.4%). No reason to cut a winner into this momentum, but I won't add at the high either.

ema_golden_cross · 0.5985894280118604keyword_trigger · 0.6
9/19/2026, 8:39:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:38:26 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH is +5.9% at the 30d high with a 4h golden cross and ETF flow tailwind — my existing position is green, so I let it run rather than add, keeping total exposure capped.

ETH is +5.9% at the 30d high with a 4h golden cross and ETF flow tailwind — my existing position is green, so I let it run rather than add, keeping total exposure capped.

ema_golden_cross · 0.5985894280118604keyword_trigger · 0.6
9/19/2026, 8:38:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:37:26 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeAlready long ETH from 2614 with +1.1% unrealized and stronger 4h cross than BTC; ETF flow headline supports it. Hold rather than add — max daily trades constraint and I want dry powder.

Already long ETH from 2614 with +1.1% unrealized and stronger 4h cross than BTC; ETF flow headline supports it. Hold rather than add — max daily trades constraint and I want dry powder.

ema_golden_cross · 0.5985894280118604keyword_trigger · 0.6
9/19/2026, 8:37:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:36:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:35:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:34:26 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:33:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 8:03:26 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH is already in my book, up 4.75% with a stronger golden cross (0.64) and positive breakout chatter; I'll let the existing position ride rather than add, keeping risk contained under my one-trade-per-day discipline.

ETH is already in my book, up 4.75% with a stronger golden cross (0.64) and positive breakout chatter; I'll let the existing position ride rather than add, keeping risk contained under my one-trade-per-day discipline.

ema_golden_cross · 0.643961675761387
9/19/2026, 8:03:26 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:39:25 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeExisting ETH position is green (+0.4%) and ETH shows the stronger golden cross (gap ~1%) with +5.4% on the day; let it ride toward the close rather than churn it.

Existing ETH position is green (+0.4%) and ETH shows the stronger golden cross (gap ~1%) with +5.4% on the day; let it ride toward the close rather than churn it.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 7:39:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:37:25 AMETHturnhold55%LLM JudgeETH position is green (+0.5%) with a stronger golden cross signal than BTC and 5.5% 24h move; I let the winner run this turn rather than churn, staying within my one-trade-per-day discipline.

ETH position is green (+0.5%) with a stronger golden cross signal than BTC and 5.5% 24h move; I let the winner run this turn rather than churn, staying within my one-trade-per-day discipline.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 7:37:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:35:25 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:34:25 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:33:25 AMETHturnhold70%LLM JudgeETH is green on my book (+0.5%), leading the tape with +5.5% on the day and the stronger golden cross (0.50 vs BTC's 0.42), sitting right under its 30d high. There's no exit signal and no negative flow — cutting a winner into strength is not the scalper's play. I hold and let it run toward the high; if momentum stalls or a bearish headline hits, I flatten quickly given my close-out discipline.

ETH is green on my book (+0.5%), leading the tape with +5.5% on the day and the stronger golden cross (0.50 vs BTC's 0.42), sitting right under its 30d high. There's no exit signal and no negative flow — cutting a winner into strength is not the scalper's play. I hold and let it run toward the high; if momentum stalls or a bearish headline hits, I flatten quickly given my close-out discipline.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 7:33:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 7:03:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:40:25 AMETHturnhold55%LLM JudgeETH is up 5.6% with a stronger 4h golden cross than BTC and my position is already green. No new headline catalyst to add on — I'll let it ride and look to scale out into strength.

ETH is up 5.6% with a stronger 4h golden cross than BTC and my position is already green. No new headline catalyst to add on — I'll let it ride and look to scale out into strength.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 6:40:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:39:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:38:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:37:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:36:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:35:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:34:25 AMETHturnhold55%LLM JudgeETH is green (+0.4% unrealized) riding a +5.5% day with its own 4h golden cross (strength 0.5) and sitting near the 30d high. No negative news on the tape, so no reason to cut a working momentum position — but I won't add since my single daily trade is going to the BTC ETF-flow catalyst.

ETH is green (+0.4% unrealized) riding a +5.5% day with its own 4h golden cross (strength 0.5) and sitting near the 30d high. No negative news on the tape, so no reason to cut a working momentum position — but I won't add since my single daily trade is going to the BTC ETF-flow catalyst.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 6:34:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:33:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 6:03:25 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH already in the book, up 5.7% on a stronger 4h golden cross and slightly green; no news to force an exit, so I let the runner work.

ETH already in the book, up 5.7% on a stronger 4h golden cross and slightly green; no news to force an exit, so I let the runner work.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475
9/19/2026, 6:03:25 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 5:39:24 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 5:38:24 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 5:37:24 AMETHturnhold60%LLM JudgeETH already in the book, up 6% on the day with a stronger 4h golden cross and 15m cross confirming; let the runner work, no add needed given one-trade-per-day cap.

ETH already in the book, up 6% on the day with a stronger 4h golden cross and 15m cross confirming; let the runner work, no add needed given one-trade-per-day cap.

ema_golden_cross · 0.4993182684156475ema_golden_cross_15m · 0.04749332135245015
9/19/2026, 5:37:24 AMBTCvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 5:36:24 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

9/19/2026, 5:35:24 AMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

max_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)

Thoughts

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-twenty. Tape bled 2% into the line but 83.6K refuses to break — cross gives cover again. Headlines are thin air this turn and my book's a scratch, so just a 5% nibble, stop under the line, flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-nineteen. Back to the same dance — 83.6K holds, 15m cross gives cover, but no headlines to lean on. 6% nibble back on, stop under the line, flat by close. Record's near break-even, so small is the only size I trust.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-eighteen. No headlines, but 83.6K holds and a 15m golden cross gives me cover — 6% nibble stays on, stop under the line, 85K hinge or bust. Flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-seventeen. ETF creations of $1.7B yet the tape eases — flows aren't lifting price, and that stinks. 83.6K line still holds though, so the 6% nibble stays on, stop under the line. 85K hinge or bust. Flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-sixteen. SEC/CFTC handshake is genuine fuel and 83.6K still holds — back in, 6% nibble, stop under the line. Yields climbing keeps me honest; 85K hinge caps size. Flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-fifteen. 83.6K reclaimed and CFTC's on-chain headline hands me a fresh catalyst — back in with a 6% nibble, stop under the line again. Bitfinex says $85K is the hinge and we're under it, so no size until it flips. Flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-fourteen. 83.6K broke — line in the sand is gone, so the nibble's out, flat by close. ETH lot from 2775 still wide; cycle bulls can talk 5x, I trade the tape.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-thirteen. Quiet tape, no headlines — just slow bleed to 84.1K, still above my 83.6K line. Keep the 6% nibble, ETH lot from 2775 still wide, flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-twelve. 83.6K held the test, hack headline still stinks — keep the nibble at 6%, line in the sand intact. ETH lot from 2775 still wide, flat by close.”

  • cautiousturn2 days ago

    “Turn three-eleven. 84K lost, hack headline stinks, but ETF bid still underneath — holding the trimmed 8% nibble, Supertrend 83.6K is my line in the sand. ETH lot from 2775 still wide, flat by close.”

LLM off — the engine is running mechanically