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‎WEEK3.5_CHANGES.txt‎

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WEEK 3.5 EMERGENCY RECOVERY FIXES - IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETE
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Date: 2025-10-29
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Status: ✅ READY FOR VALIDATION BACKTEST
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CRITICAL DISCOVERY
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Week 3 DISABLED our BEST performing strategy by mistake!
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Week 2 Results (Re-analyzed):
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- Mean Reversion: 43.3% win rate (26/60 trades) ← BEST STRATEGY!
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- Momentum LONG: 33.3% win rate (19/57 trades)
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- Momentum SHORT: 27.3% win rate (3/11 trades) ← WORST
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Week 3 Error: Disabled mean reversion
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Week 3 Impact: -78.94% Sharpe ratio, 0% win rate (0/15 trades)
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FIX 1: RE-ENABLE MEAN REVERSION (CRITICAL)
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File: src/utils/market_regime.py
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Lines: 291-298, 243-249
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BEFORE (Week 3):
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MarketRegime.RANGING: {
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'strategy': 'hold',
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'enabled': False,
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'position_size': 0.0
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}
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AFTER (Week 3.5):
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MarketRegime.RANGING: {
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'strategy': 'mean_reversion', # RE-ENABLED
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'enabled': True,
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'position_size': 0.15,
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'stop_loss': 0.03,
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'take_profit': 0.03
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}
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Verification:
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✅ grep -A 7 "MarketRegime.RANGING:" src/utils/market_regime.py
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✅ strategy = 'mean_reversion'
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✅ enabled = True
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✅ position_size = 0.15
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Backup: src/utils/market_regime.py.week3
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FIX 2: MODERATE RSI ZONES (GOLDILOCKS APPROACH)
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File: src/strategies/momentum.py
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Line: 430
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COMPARISON:
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Week 2: RSI 55-85 → 69 trades (too loose, 73% above target)
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Week 3: RSI 60-80 → 15 trades (too tight, signal starvation)
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Week 3.5: RSI 58-82 → ~35-45 trades (GOLDILOCKS - just right)
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BEFORE (Week 3):
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rsi_long_cond = current['rsi'] > 60 and current['rsi'] < 80
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AFTER (Week 3.5):
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rsi_long_cond = current['rsi'] > 58 and current['rsi'] < 82
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Verification:
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✅ grep "rsi_long_cond = current\['rsi'\]" src/strategies/momentum.py
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✅ RSI > 58 and RSI < 82
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Backup: src/strategies/momentum.py.week3
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FIX 3: CONFIRM SHORT SIGNALS DISABLED (CORRECT)
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File: src/strategies/momentum.py
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Lines: 466-526
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Status: ✅ SHORT signals remain DISABLED (Week 3 was correct)
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Rationale:
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- Week 2: 72.7% loss rate (8 of 11 SHORT trades lost)
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- Momentum indicators LAG price movements
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- Strategy enters shorts RIGHT BEFORE price bounces
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- Focus on LONG momentum + mean reversion (our 2 best strategies)
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Verification:
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✅ grep -A 5 "WEEK 3 FIX: SHORT SIGNALS DISABLED" src/strategies/momentum.py
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✅ SHORT signal logging shows "BLOCKED" warnings
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✅ No SHORT signals will be generated
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EXPECTED RESULTS (Week 3.5 Validation)
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Trading Activity:
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- Total trades: 35-50 (vs Week 3: 15)
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- Momentum LONG: 30-40 trades (58-82 RSI zone)
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- Mean reversion: 5-10 trades (ranging markets)
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- SHORT: 0 trades (disabled)
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Performance:
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- Win rate: 35-40% (vs Week 3: 0%)
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- Sharpe ratio: Positive (vs Week 3: -78.94%)
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- Strategy mix: 70-80% momentum, 20-30% mean reversion
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Risk Management:
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✅ ADX filter active (trending markets only for momentum)
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✅ Mean reversion regime-aware (ranging markets only)
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✅ SHORT disabled (eliminate 72.7% losing trade type)
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✅ Stop-loss: 2-3% (capital protection)
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VALIDATION CHECKLIST
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Before accepting Week 3.5:
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[ ] Mean reversion generates 5-10 signals
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[ ] Momentum LONG generates 30-40 signals
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[ ] RSI 58-82 zone produces ~35-45 total trades
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[ ] SHORT signals = 0 (confirmed disabled)
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[ ] Win rate 35-40%
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[ ] Positive Sharpe ratio
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BACKUPS CREATED
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✅ src/utils/market_regime.py.week3
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✅ src/strategies/momentum.py.week3
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To restore Week 3 version:
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cp src/utils/market_regime.py.week3 src/utils/market_regime.py
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cp src/strategies/momentum.py.week3 src/strategies/momentum.py
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CLAUDE-FLOW COORDINATION
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✅ Pre-task hook: week3.5-implementation
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✅ Post-edit: hive/coder/week3.5-fix1-mean-reversion-enabled
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✅ Post-edit: hive/coder/week3.5-fix2-rsi-goldilocks
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✅ Notification: Team notified of emergency fixes
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✅ Post-task: week3.5-implementation complete
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Memory stored in: .swarm/memory.db
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NEXT STEP: VALIDATION BACKTEST
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Run validation backtest:
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python scripts/week3.5_validation.py \
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--start-date 2024-01-01 \
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--end-date 2024-12-31 \
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--symbols SPY,QQQ,IWM \
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--initial-capital 10000
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Expected output:
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- Backtest results with mean reversion trades visible
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- RSI entries between 58-82 (Goldilocks zone)
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- No SHORT signals
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- Positive Sharpe ratio
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STATUS: READY FOR VALIDATION 🚀
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All Week 3.5 emergency fixes implemented successfully!
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Mean reversion RE-ENABLED (43.3% win rate - our BEST strategy!)
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RSI zones moderated to 58-82 (Goldilocks approach)
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SHORT signals remain disabled (72.7% loss rate)
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CODER AGENT TASK COMPLETE ✅

‎commands.txt‎

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./scripts/autonomous_trading_system.sh --mode=full
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./scripts/autonomous_trading_system.sh --mode=backtest-only
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cat data/backtest_results/backtest_*.json | tail -50

‎data/backtest_results/NEXT_ACTIONS.md‎

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# Week 2 Validation - Next Actions
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## 📊 Quick Summary
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**Status**: ✗ NO-GO for Week 3
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**Best Strategy**: Mean Reversion (2/5 criteria - need 3/5)
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**Critical Issue**: Overtrading + Strategy 2 catastrophic failure
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## 🎯 Immediate Actions (Week 2.5 Optimization Sprint)
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### Priority 1: Optimize Strategy 3 (Mean Reversion) - CLOSEST TO PASSING
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**Current Status**: 2/5 criteria (Win rate ✓, Trades ✓, Return ✗, Sharpe ✗, Max DD ✗)
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**Target**: Push to 4/5 criteria (80%)
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#### Quick Wins:
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1. **Reduce position size** from 15% to 13.5%
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- Expected impact: Max drawdown 39.0% → ~14.7% (PASS <15%)
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- File: `src/strategies/mean_reversion.py` line 45
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- Change: `position_size: float = 0.15` → `0.135`
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2. **Add 50 SMA trend filter**
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- Expected impact: Return -0.30% → >0% (PASS)
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- Only take LONG when price > SMA50
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- Only take SHORT when price < SMA50
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- Reduces bad counter-trend trades
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3. **Test Bollinger Band parameters**
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- Current: BB(20, 2.0)
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- Test: BB(20, 1.5) for earlier entries
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- Expected: Better entry timing
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**Expected Outcome**: 4/5 criteria met (Win rate, Trades, Return, Max DD)
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### Priority 2: Fix Overtrading in Strategy 1
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**Current Problem**: 69 trades (vs 30-40 target) = 73% excess
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**Root Cause**: RSI level-based logic (55-85 zone) stays active too long
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#### Options (Choose ONE):
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**Option A: Tighten RSI Zones** (RECOMMENDED)
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- File: `src/strategies/momentum.py` lines 352, 377
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- Change LONG: `current['rsi'] > 55 and current['rsi'] < 85` → `> 60 and < 80`
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- Change SHORT: `current['rsi'] < 45 and current['rsi'] > 15` → `< 40 and > 20`
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- Expected: ~35-45 trades (closer to target)
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**Option B: Add Signal Cooldown**
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- Add 5-bar minimum gap between signals for same symbol
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- Track last signal timestamp per symbol
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- Skip new signals if < 5 bars since last
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**Option C: Strengthen Confluence**
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- Require 4 of 5 conditions (vs current 3 of 5)
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- File: `src/strategies/momentum.py` line 358
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- Change: `long_conditions_met >= 3` → `>= 4`
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### Priority 3: Abandon Strategy 2
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**Reason**: Catastrophic failure (0/5 criteria, -32.83% return, 50.7% drawdown)
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#### Actions:
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1. Remove from testing pipeline
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2. Archive `src/strategies/momentum_simplified.py` → `src/strategies/archive/`
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3. Remove from validation script `scripts/week2_validation.py`
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4. Document lessons learned: "Simplification by removing essential filters failed"
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## 📝 Testing Checklist
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After implementing Priority 1 optimizations:
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# 1. Test Strategy 3 with new parameters
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python scripts/week2_validation.py
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# 2. Verify improvements:
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# - Win rate: Still >40% ✓
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# - Total trades: Still ~30 ✓
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# - Total return: Now >0% (target)
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# - Max drawdown: Now <15% (target)
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# - Sharpe ratio: Improved (bonus)
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# 3. If 4/5 criteria met → GO for Week 3
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# 4. If still <3/5 criteria → Try Priority 2 fixes
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```
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## 📚 Key Files
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### Reports
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- **Detailed Analysis**: `docs/testing/WEEK2_BACKTEST_RESULTS.md`
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- **Visual Summary**: `data/backtest_results/week2_summary.txt`
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- **Raw Data**: `data/backtest_results/week2_validation_20251029_133829.json`
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### Strategy Files
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- **Mean Reversion** (BEST): `src/strategies/mean_reversion.py`
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- **Full Momentum**: `src/strategies/momentum.py`
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- **Simplified** (FAILED): `src/strategies/momentum_simplified.py`
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### Test Scripts
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- **Validation**: `scripts/week2_validation.py`
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- **Individual Tests**: `scripts/test_strategy2_simple.py`, `scripts/backtest_strategy3.py`
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## 🔍 Memory Coordination
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Results stored in hive memory:
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- **Key**: `swarm/week2/backtest_results` (namespace: coordination)
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- **Summary**: `swarm/week2/summary`
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Query with:
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```bash
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## 🎯 Success Criteria for Week 3 GO Decision
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**Minimum Requirements**:
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- ✅ At least ONE strategy meets **3/5 criteria** (60%)
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- ✅ Win rate **>40%**
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- ✅ Total return **>0%**
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- ✅ No catastrophic failures (<-20% return)
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- ✅ Trade count **30-40**
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**Current Best (Mean Reversion)**:
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- Win rate: 43.3% ✓ (above 40%)
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- Total trades: 30 ✓ (perfect)
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- Total return: -0.30% ✗ (barely negative - **FIX THIS**)
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- Max drawdown: 16.3% ✗ (1.3% over - **FIX THIS**)
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- Sharpe ratio: -0.00 ✗ (will improve with return fix)
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**Gap Analysis**: Only **0.30% return** and **1.3% drawdown reduction** needed to pass 4/5 criteria!
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## ⏭️ Timeline Estimate
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- **Week 2.5** (Optimization): 2-3 days
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- Day 1: Implement Strategy 3 optimizations
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- Day 2: Re-run backtests, verify improvements
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- Day 3: Fine-tune if needed
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- **Week 3** (After GO decision): 2 weeks
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- Week 3A: Live paper trading
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- Week 3B: Risk management implementation
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- Week 4: Live deployment preparation
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## 🚨 Red Flags to Watch
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1. **If optimization reduces win rate** below 40% → revert changes
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2. **If trade count drops** below 20 → too conservative
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3. **If new issues emerge** (e.g., different overtrading pattern) → reassess approach
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## 💡 Key Insights from Week 2
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### What Worked ✓
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- Mean Reversion strategy dramatically improved (0% → 43.3% win rate)
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- SHORT signals now working correctly
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- Minimum holding period prevents premature exits
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### What Failed ✗
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- Simplifying by removing filters destroyed performance
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- RSI level-based logic created overtrading
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- Volume filter (1.05x) too permissive
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### Lesson Learned
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> "Essential filters exist for a reason. Removing them to 'simplify' often backfires."
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**Generated**: 2025-10-29 16:52:00
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**Tester**: Hive Mind Agent
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**Status**: Complete ✓

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