- XGBoost ML model with 37 features for market direction prediction - Smart Money Concepts (SMC): Order Blocks, FVG, BOS, CHoCH - HMM market regime detection (trending/ranging/volatile) - ATR-based stop loss with 1.5 ATR minimum distance - Broker-level SL protection with fallback - Time-based exit (max 6 hours per trade) - Session-aware trading optimized for London/NY overlap - Auto-retraining based on market conditions - Telegram notifications and web dashboard - Backtest results: 63.9% win rate, 2.64 profit factor, 4.83 Sharpe Backtest period: Jan 2025 - Feb 2026, 654 trades, $4,189 net P/L Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Backtest Tuning Report
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**Date**: February 6, 2026
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**Period**: January 2, 2025 - February 4, 2026
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**Data**: 25,807 bars (M15 timeframe)
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## Threshold Tuning Results
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| ML Threshold | Total Trades | Win Rate | Net P/L | Profit Factor |
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|--------------|--------------|----------|---------|---------------|
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| **50%** | **485** | **61.6%** | **$3,120.55** | **2.02** |
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| 52% | 463 | 59.0% | $1,868.08 | 1.55 |
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| 55% | 306 | 59.5% | $1,443.56 | 1.74 |
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## Optimal Configuration
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```python
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ML_THRESHOLD = 0.50 # Optimal from tuning
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SIGNAL_CONFIRMATION = 2 # Consecutive signals
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PULLBACK_FILTER = True # Enabled
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TRADE_COOLDOWN = 300s # 5 minutes
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```
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## Performance Metrics (50% Threshold)
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### Overall
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- **Total Trades**: 485
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- **Wins**: 299 (61.6%)
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- **Losses**: 186 (38.4%)
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- **Net P/L**: $3,120.55
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- **Profit Factor**: 2.02
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### Risk Metrics
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- **Max Drawdown**: 2.4% ($163.74)
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- **Avg Win**: $20.69
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- **Avg Loss**: $16.48
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- **Expectancy**: $6.43 per trade
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- **Sharpe Ratio**: 3.69 (Excellent)
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### Exit Reasons
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| Reason | Count | Percentage |
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| Take Profit | 271 | 55.9% |
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| Trend Reversal | 181 | 37.3% |
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| Timeout | 31 | 6.4% |
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| Max Loss | 2 | 0.4% |
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### Session Performance
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| Session | Trades | Win Rate | Net P/L |
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| **Golden Time (London-NY)** | 103 | **68.0%** | $1,012.72 |
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| Tokyo-London Overlap | 25 | **72.0%** | $248.24 |
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| Sydney-Tokyo | 215 | 61.4% | $1,233.13 |
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| NY Session | 73 | 53.4% | $398.98 |
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| London Early | 69 | 58.0% | $227.47 |
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## Key Findings
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1. **Lower threshold = Better performance**: 50% threshold outperforms 55% significantly
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- 58% more trades (485 vs 306)
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- 2.1% higher win rate (61.6% vs 59.5%)
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- 116% more profit ($3,120 vs $1,443)
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2. **Golden Time is still best**: 68% WR with significant profits
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3. **Smart exit is effective**:
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- 55.9% take profit (good!)
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- Only 0.4% max loss exits (risk well managed)
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4. **Excellent risk-adjusted returns**:
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- Sharpe Ratio 3.69 (>2 is excellent)
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- Max drawdown only 2.4%
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## Recommendation
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Update main_live.py with:
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- ML Threshold: 50% (changed from 55%)
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- Keep other filters (pullback, confirmation, session)
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**Expected monthly profit**: ~$240 (based on 13-month backtest)
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