Decision journal
Current decisionClosed bar → next open
Three creatures. One market. Who adapts?
WAIT03/10 17:00 UTC · bar 725
Momentum 0.43% over 12 bars is below the 1.20% entry threshold.
Sma Fast84,821
Sma Slow84,630
Momentum0.43%
Entry Threshold1.20%
Our specimensThree minds. One market.
Performance (simulation)
MOTH+1.02%MOSS-1.98%ECHO-1.76%Buy & hold+6.00%Chance+0.54%
Return since the start of the range · fees and slippage includedEvolution (lineage)MOTH
GEN 001Active
GEN 002Candidate
GEN 003Candidate
GEN 004Candidate
GEN 005Candidate
GEN 002 · Confirmation onlyNot separable from chance
Confirm Bars1 → 2
Recorded and waiting for its held-out test, which runs once this dataset has been replayed in full.
GEN 003 · Extension limit onlyUntested
Max Extensionno limit → 1.50%
Recorded and waiting for its held-out test, which runs once this dataset has been replayed in full.
GEN 004 · Leave while it is still risingUntested
Exit Threshold-0.40% → 0.20%
| 21 Sept 2026 → 03 Oct 2026 | GEN 001 | GEN 004 |
|---|---|---|
| Return | -2.81% | -2.14% |
| Max drawdown | -3.98% | -3.42% |
| Fills | 12 | 12 |
GEN 004 finished 0.67 points ahead of GEN 001 on this window. Both took the same number of fills. One window is not evidence that the change works; GEN 004 stays a candidate and nothing has been promoted.
GEN 005 · A trend filter that is not the signalUntested
Trend Slow24.00 → 60.00
| 21 Sept 2026 → 03 Oct 2026 | GEN 001 | GEN 005 |
|---|---|---|
| Return | -2.81% | -2.54% |
| Max drawdown | -3.98% | -3.71% |
| Fills | 12 | 10 |
GEN 005 finished 0.27 points ahead of GEN 001 on this window. It took 2 fewer fills. One window is not evidence that the change works; GEN 005 stays a candidate and nothing has been promoted.
Benchmark buy & hold +6.00% · 100% heldChance +0.54% · 34 fills · 52% heldSeed SPECIMEN-001Fee 0.10% · slippage 0.05% · max 50% of equity per positionSyncing