# Python
.venv/
__pycache__/
*.pyc

# Market data — large & re-downloadable
data/

# Run outputs / scratch
results/

# Secrets — NEVER commit broker credentials
.env
*.env

# OS
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db

# NOTE: studies/*.db (Optuna) and reports/*.html (MT5 + dashboard) ARE
# committed — they're research artifacts, not scratch output. The Optuna DB
# is the only way to reproduce a finalist; HTML reports are the only ground
# truth for the Python-vs-MT5 gap analysis.