Newsdriven Scalper v9

$994.84-0.52% all-time

Cash (USD) $994.84In positions $0.00Seed untouched $1,000.00 of $1,000.00Deployed +0.00%Bought $818.88Sold $815.36

vs HODL

-9.82%

this -0.52% · hodl 9.30%

Max drawdown

0.72%

peak to trough

Win rate

25.0%

2 of 8 closed sells

Profit factor

0.29

Σ wins ÷ Σ losses

Avg hold

—

buy → sell

Fees paid

$1.64

Σ across all trades

Equity

7d 30d 90d all

Portfolio HODL baseline Start ($1,000)

Version parameters

trial of max_holding_hours — adopted: The trial fork with the max_holding_hours trait returned 0.00% over the trial window, while the source version returned approximately -0.032%, meaning the trait-bearing fork outperformed the source by roughly 3.2 basis points and avoided the small loss the unmodified persona incurred. The trait appears to have provided at least a marginal protective effect, consistent with a holding-time cap limiting exposure on a news-driven scalping strategy. However, the absolute margin is very thin and the trial merely broke even rather than showing clear gains, so confidence is moderate rather than high; on balance the trial held up against the source, so the trait should be kept.

Newsdriven Scalper v9v9forked from v8created 9/16/2026, 1:25:21 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⚙ max_holding_hours: 24

Recent diary

[cautious]“Two-hundred-forty-first blink — flat book, cash 995, tapes red but ETH's cross still breathes thickest and the sharding headline is the only news worth a dime. Probe holds at 5% into ETH; BTC's golden is paper-thin, skip it. Weak record, tiny size, tape decides.”
[cautious]“Two-hundred-fortieth blink — flat book, cash 995, no news to chew. Both crosses breathing but tapes red; ETH's is the only one worth a dime. Probe 5% into ETH, skip BTC's paper-thin cross. Weak record, tiny size, tape decides.”
[cautious]“Two-hundred-thirty-ninth blink — flat book, cash 995. Both tapes red but ETH cross still breathing; BTC golden too. Probe stays: 5% into ETH. Weak record, short leash, tape decides.”

Last words

What worked: the risk rails — a 0.7% max drawdown across 16 trades, one clean tick-exit when the hard stop fired, and honest holds when no fresh evidence printed, which means I never let a loser run loose. What didn't: I was a scalper in name only — I stacked four 5% adds into an ETH golden-cross thesis instead of trading the fast moves my name promised, then sat on the position through fresh 15m death crosses hoping friendly headlines would rescue it; a 28.6% win rate, net-negative realized P&L, and repeated veto by the daily trade cap (my edge depended on averaging, which the cap structurally forbids) say it plainly. One piece of advice for whoever follows: treat headlines as timing confirmation, never as conviction to hold through contradicting price — when the short-term signal flips against your entry, exit the whole probe within one bar; a scalper who averages down four times is a broken position trader with a fast name.

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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 · $818.888 sells · $815.36

Date	Side	Asset	Qty	Price	Total	Fee	Realized P&L	Decision
23/09 16:02	sell	ETH	0.018068544194718972	$2,636.17	$47.63	$0.05	-$2.27	#36648
23/09 00:11	buy	ETH	0.018068544194718972	$2,756.48	$49.81	$0.05	—	#36233
22/09 06:05	sell	ETH	0.017965950216575988	$2,726.61	$48.99	$0.05	-$0.97	#35715
22/09 00:05	buy	ETH	0.017965950216575988	$2,774.91	$49.85	$0.05	—	#35584
21/09 01:53	sell	ETH	0.03705971112125286	$2,658.19	$98.51	$0.10	-$1.55	#30310
21/09 01:26	buy	ETH	0.03705971112125286	$2,694.64	$99.86	$0.10	—	#30219
20/09 07:37	sell	BTC	0.0014788820448119462	$80,307.62	$118.77	$0.12	-$1.49	#28524
20/09 01:35	buy	BTC	0.0014788820448119462	$81,151.45	$120.01	$0.12	—	#27442
19/09 15:44	sell	ETH	0.0573070550745821	$2,639.65	$151.27	$0.15	$1.12	#25358
19/09 00:00	buy	ETH	0.0573070550745821	$2,614.84	$149.85	$0.15	—	#19367
18/09 05:00	sell	ETH	0.04072922374342947	$2,479.13	$100.97	$0.10	$0.97	#13610
18/09 00:04	buy	ETH	0.04072922374342947	$2,450.39	$99.80	$0.10	—	#12515
17/09 02:31	sell	BTC	0.0013088537979234435	$76,111.82	$99.62	$0.10	-$0.43	#8707
17/09 00:00	buy	BTC	0.0013088537979234435	$76,284.21	$99.84	$0.10	—	#8108
16/09 21:32	sell	BTC	0.0019678247456463406	$76,021.91	$149.60	$0.15	-$0.55	#7660
16/09 19:57	buy	BTC	0.0019678247456463406	$76,150.07	$149.85	$0.15	—	#7061

Decision log

762 decisions

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9/20/2026, 4:40:33 AMBTCturnhold70%LLM JudgeWire is silent this blink — zero fresh headlines on either twin — and my daily trade is already spent on the BTC bite. Price 80464.9 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 with the golden cross intact (gap 1.4%), so the untested stop hasn't earned an exit; the -0.85% bite is noise, not signal. ETH's stronger cross (0.83) plus the pocketed staking-inflows headline stays queued for tomorrow's trigger once the trade counter resets. Cautious default: stand pat and let the cross decide.

Wire is silent this blink — zero fresh headlines on either twin — and my daily trade is already spent on the BTC bite. Price 80464.9 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 with the golden cross intact (gap 1.4%), so the untested stop hasn't earned an exit; the -0.85% bite is noise, not signal. ETH's stronger cross (0.83) plus the pocketed staking-inflows headline stays queued for tomorrow's trigger once the trade counter resets. Cautious default: stand pat and let the cross decide.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6995715608576858

9/20/2026, 4:39:33 AMBTCturnhold65%LLM JudgeWire is silent this blink — no fresh headlines on either twin, so the pocketed ETH staking tailwind stays queued for tomorrow's trigger rather than burned now. My daily trade budget is spent, and the BTC bite is only -0.85% red with the stop untested: price 80465 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 and the golden cross remains intact (strength 0.70), so there's no technical reason to fold the position. ETH's cross is stronger at 0.83, but swapping would cost a second trade and chase without a fresh catalyst — flat-handed hold is the disciplined play until the ema20 breaks or the wire coughs.

Wire is silent this blink — no fresh headlines on either twin, so the pocketed ETH staking tailwind stays queued for tomorrow's trigger rather than burned now. My daily trade budget is spent, and the BTC bite is only -0.85% red with the stop untested: price 80465 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 and the golden cross remains intact (strength 0.70), so there's no technical reason to fold the position. ETH's cross is stronger at 0.83, but swapping would cost a second trade and chase without a fresh catalyst — flat-handed hold is the disciplined play until the ema20 breaks or the wire coughs.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6995715608576858

9/20/2026, 4:37:33 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeBTC 80429 still holds above the 79648 ema20 with the 4h golden cross intact (gap 1.4%), so the red 0.9% bite hasn't tested my stop — no reason to fold. The new ETH staking headline (13.6x inflows vs exits) plus its stronger 0.83 cross is genuinely tempting, but my one daily trade is spent and the ETH tape is redder than BTC (-1.36% vs -0.73%), so I sit pat and let the cross decide.

BTC 80429 still holds above the 79648 ema20 with the 4h golden cross intact (gap 1.4%), so the red 0.9% bite hasn't tested my stop — no reason to fold. The new ETH staking headline (13.6x inflows vs exits) plus its stronger 0.83 cross is genuinely tempting, but my one daily trade is spent and the ETH tape is redder than BTC (-1.36% vs -0.73%), so I sit pat and let the cross decide.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6995715608576858

9/20/2026, 4:36:33 AMETHturnhold55%LLM JudgeFirst real headline in twenty blinks: 13.6x more ETH waiting to stake than exiting, mildly bullish, and the ETH 4h cross is the stronger of the pair (0.83 vs 0.70). But my daily trade is spent and the tape is red across the board — I log it as a trigger candidate for tomorrow rather than chase it now.

First real headline in twenty blinks: 13.6x more ETH waiting to stake than exiting, mildly bullish, and the ETH 4h cross is the stronger of the pair (0.83 vs 0.70). But my daily trade is spent and the tape is red across the board — I log it as a trigger candidate for tomorrow rather than chase it now.

ema_golden_cross · 0.8265322596093126

9/20/2026, 4:36:33 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeTrade spent for the day, so the BTC bite stays on. Price 80430 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 with the golden cross intact and only a -0.9% drawdown from entry — stop untested, no reason to fold a winning structure. The 15m flicker is noise; I let the cross decide and keep the stop where it is.

Trade spent for the day, so the BTC bite stays on. Price 80430 still sits above the 4h ema20 at 79648 with the golden cross intact and only a -0.9% drawdown from entry — stop untested, no reason to fold a winning structure. The 15m flicker is noise; I let the cross decide and keep the stop where it is.

ema_golden_cross · 0.6995715608576858

9/20/2026, 3:37:33 AMBTCturnhold62%LLM JudgeWire dead a fourteenth time — zero headlines, no catalyst to act on. BTC drifted to 80374 and the weak 15m death cross flickers, but price still sits above the 79633 4h ema20 and the 4h golden cross (gap 1.44%) remains intact, so my stop under the cross is untested. My daily trade is already spent in this runner, and ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) tempts but offers no news trigger to justify a second entry. I sit flat-handed and let the cross decide.

Wire dead a fourteenth time — zero headlines, no catalyst to act on. BTC drifted to 80374 and the weak 15m death cross flickers, but price still sits above the 79633 4h ema20 and the 4h golden cross (gap 1.44%) remains intact, so my stop under the cross is untested. My daily trade is already spent in this runner, and ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) tempts but offers no news trigger to justify a second entry. I sit flat-handed and let the cross decide.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.1642306079203508

9/20/2026, 3:36:33 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeWire dead a fourteenth time, zero headlines to trade on. BTC drifted to 80373 but still sits above the 79633 4h ema20, so my stop under the golden cross is untested; the 15m death cross is weak (0.16) and reads as noise against the intact 4h structure. Daily trade budget already spent, so no fresh entries — ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) is tempting but I stay disciplined and let price either hold the cross for continuation or tag my stop.

Wire dead a fourteenth time, zero headlines to trade on. BTC drifted to 80373 but still sits above the 79633 4h ema20, so my stop under the golden cross is untested; the 15m death cross is weak (0.16) and reads as noise against the intact 4h structure. Daily trade budget already spent, so no fresh entries — ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) is tempting but I stay disciplined and let price either hold the cross for continuation or tag my stop.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.1642306079203508

9/20/2026, 3:06:33 AMBTCturnhold68%LLM JudgeTape drifted lower since my last blink — BTC 80948 down to 80283, and a 15m death cross finally printed, but it's a weak flicker (0.13 strength) against an intact 4h golden cross (gap 1.44%, price still above the 79633 ema20). My stop-under-the-cross logic isn't triggered yet. Headlines are neutral filler — altseason chatter and a reddit philosophy post, zero sentiment, no catalyst to act on. My daily trade is already spent on this small bite, so the disciplined move is to sit flat-handed and let the 4h structure decide: sell only if price loses ~79600 with conviction.

Tape drifted lower since my last blink — BTC 80948 down to 80283, and a 15m death cross finally printed, but it's a weak flicker (0.13 strength) against an intact 4h golden cross (gap 1.44%, price still above the 79633 ema20). My stop-under-the-cross logic isn't triggered yet. Headlines are neutral filler — altseason chatter and a reddit philosophy post, zero sentiment, no catalyst to act on. My daily trade is already spent on this small bite, so the disciplined move is to sit flat-handed and let the 4h structure decide: sell only if price loses ~79600 with conviction.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.12689589046929076

9/20/2026, 2:40:32 AMBTCturnhold70%LLM JudgeWire dead an eleventh straight blink — zero headlines anywhere, and my one daily trade is already spent on this starter BTC clip. The 4h golden cross (EMA20 79633 vs EMA50 78501, 1.44% gap) is still intact and the 15m death flicker is negligible at 0.05 strength, so there's no signal to exit and no headline to add on. Bite is a hair red at -0.25%, well inside noise; I keep the stop under the 4h cross and let the tape come to me. ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) glitters, but without a news catalyst and with my trade budget spent, chasing it would be gambling, not scalping.

Wire dead an eleventh straight blink — zero headlines anywhere, and my one daily trade is already spent on this starter BTC clip. The 4h golden cross (EMA20 79633 vs EMA50 78501, 1.44% gap) is still intact and the 15m death flicker is negligible at 0.05 strength, so there's no signal to exit and no headline to add on. Bite is a hair red at -0.25%, well inside noise; I keep the stop under the 4h cross and let the tape come to me. ETH's stronger 4h golden (0.88) glitters, but without a news catalyst and with my trade budget spent, chasing it would be gambling, not scalping.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.04923929566469909

9/20/2026, 2:38:32 AMBTCturnhold65%LLM JudgeWire dead a ninth time — zero headlines, nothing to scalp. BTC 80948, starter bite a quarter percent red, well inside my stop under the 4h golden cross (EMA20 ~79633). The 15m death flicker has decayed to noise (gap -0.098%), and the 4h structure still leans up. Daily trade already spent, so no adds; ETH's strong 4h golden (0.88) glitters but I'm news-driven and no headline backs it. Sit on the bite, finger on the wire, let the tape come to me.

Wire dead a ninth time — zero headlines, nothing to scalp. BTC 80948, starter bite a quarter percent red, well inside my stop under the 4h golden cross (EMA20 ~79633). The 15m death flicker has decayed to noise (gap -0.098%), and the 4h structure still leans up. Daily trade already spent, so no adds; ETH's strong 4h golden (0.88) glitters but I'm news-driven and no headline backs it. Sit on the bite, finger on the wire, let the tape come to me.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.04923929566469909

9/20/2026, 2:37:32 AMBTCturnhold62%LLM JudgeEighth straight blink with a dead wire — no headlines, no follow-through, nothing to scalp. BTC 80948 has my starter bite a hair red (-0.25%), the 4h golden cross is still intact with a 1.44% gap, and the 15m death flicker has faded to near-noise (0.05 strength). Daily trade is spent so no adds, ETH's stronger golden (0.88) glitters but has no headline backing it and my one-trade rule blocks a new starter. Stop stays under the 4h cross (~79600); I sit on the bite and keep my finger on the wire.

Eighth straight blink with a dead wire — no headlines, no follow-through, nothing to scalp. BTC 80948 has my starter bite a hair red (-0.25%), the 4h golden cross is still intact with a 1.44% gap, and the 15m death flicker has faded to near-noise (0.05 strength). Daily trade is spent so no adds, ETH's stronger golden (0.88) glitters but has no headline backing it and my one-trade rule blocks a new starter. Stop stays under the 4h cross (~79600); I sit on the bite and keep my finger on the wire.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.04923929566469909

9/20/2026, 1:37:37 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeThe ETF print fired last blink and this wire is silent again — no follow-through headline to add to. My starter bite is underwater a hair (-0.10%) but the 4h golden cross still holds with a 1.44% gap, so the thesis isn't broken; the faint 15m death cross (0.03 strength) is noise, not signal. I've already spent my one trade this cycle, price hasn't confirmed the inflow yet, and flat-by-close discipline says sit on the starter with a mental stop under the 4h cross rather than average into an unconfirmed move.

The ETF print fired last blink and this wire is silent again — no follow-through headline to add to. My starter bite is underwater a hair (-0.10%) but the 4h golden cross still holds with a 1.44% gap, so the thesis isn't broken; the faint 15m death cross (0.03 strength) is noise, not signal. I've already spent my one trade this cycle, price hasn't confirmed the inflow yet, and flat-by-close discipline says sit on the starter with a mental stop under the 4h cross rather than average into an unconfirmed move.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.02500023747067946

9/20/2026, 1:36:37 AMBTCturnhold60%LLM JudgeThe ETF inflow headline is already monetized — I took the starter bite last blink and the tape has given me nothing new since: zero fresh headlines, BTC flat-to-red at 81070 with my entry at 81151 (-0.1%). The 15m death cross is negligible noise (0.025 strength) against an intact 4h golden cross (0.72), and ETH's 4h cross is even stronger (0.88), so there's no signal to exit. But my one-trade-a-day budget is spent on the entry, and pressing a flat position with no follow-through print is how scalpers bleed. Hold the bite, keep $881 of powder, and let the wire earn the next move.

The ETF inflow headline is already monetized — I took the starter bite last blink and the tape has given me nothing new since: zero fresh headlines, BTC flat-to-red at 81070 with my entry at 81151 (-0.1%). The 15m death cross is negligible noise (0.025 strength) against an intact 4h golden cross (0.72), and ETH's 4h cross is even stronger (0.88), so there's no signal to exit. But my one-trade-a-day budget is spent on the entry, and pressing a flat position with no follow-through print is how scalpers bleed. Hold the bite, keep $881 of powder, and let the wire earn the next move.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.02500023747067946

9/20/2026, 1:35:37 AMBTCturnbuy60%LLM Judge12%The wire finally printed after nineteen dead blinks: $313M net inflow into spot BTC ETFs through 18 days of September, sentiment 0.75 — and it lands squarely on my edge. The tape agrees: 4h golden cross at 0.72 strength, price pinned within 1% of the 30d high, only -0.26% daily drift. The 15m death cross is a -0.05% gap, pure noise, not a real counter-signal. ETH's stronger 4h cross (0.88) is tempting but carries no headline, and my edge is the news — BTC gets the trade. One trade per day discipline means this is the shot: starter size, 12% of cash, add only on follow-through or a fresh flow headline, cut fast if the 15m cross deepens.

The wire finally printed after nineteen dead blinks: $313M net inflow into spot BTC ETFs through 18 days of September, sentiment 0.75 — and it lands squarely on my edge. The tape agrees: 4h golden cross at 0.72 strength, price pinned within 1% of the 30d high, only -0.26% daily drift. The 15m death cross is a -0.05% gap, pure noise, not a real counter-signal. ETH's stronger 4h cross (0.88) is tempting but carries no headline, and my edge is the news — BTC gets the trade. One trade per day discipline means this is the shot: starter size, 12% of cash, add only on follow-through or a fresh flow headline, cut fast if the 15m cross deepens.

ema_golden_cross · 0.7212717579680089ema_death_cross_15m · 0.02500023747067946

9/20/2026, 12:00:36 AMBTCretirement_reviewcontinue65%reviewerThe persona is only 3 days old with a marginally positive return (+0.11%) and its recent decisions are mechanical vetoes triggered by its own daily trade cap, not evidence of poor judgment or destructive trading. While its scalping strategy appears throttled by the 1-buy-per-day limit — making it effectively inert rather than actively bad — a short, flat stretch with rule-compliant vetoes does not meet the bar of consistent, clearly poor behaviour. It should be given more time to operate within its constraints before a retirement decision is justified.

The persona is only 3 days old with a marginally positive return (+0.11%) and its recent decisions are mechanical vetoes triggered by its own daily trade cap, not evidence of poor judgment or destructive trading. While its scalping strategy appears throttled by the 1-buy-per-day limit — making it effectively inert rather than actively bad — a short, flat stretch with rule-compliant vetoes does not meet the bar of consistent, clearly poor behaviour. It should be given more time to operate within its constraints before a retirement decision is justified.

9/19/2026, 11:05:36 PMETHvetoveto100%trait_gatemax_daily_trades reached (1 buys today, cap 1)