btc_vol_of_vol_spike_fade

not live
73
closed trades
36%
win rate
-47.89
total pnl ($)
1.263
weight
7d window — n=9 wr=44% pnl=+2.42  ·  venues=(unknown)  ·  horizon=  ·  SL=  ·  TP=  ·  class=? in ?

Backtest evidence run: 2026-05-19 06:51:00 (40.5d ago) · src: canon
verdict: REJECT  ·  strict: STRICT-FAIL  ·  batch: cx
n: 22  ·  wr: 45.5%  ·  total_bps: -80.8  ·  mean_bps: -3.67  ·  sharpe: -0.08  ·  max_dd_bps: -237.2
gate: min_trades=— min_wr=— min_total_bps=— min_sharpe=— effective_days=—

Cumulative P&L (last 73 closed)


Last 100 trades

timesymsideentry→exitpnlclose
06-27 23:53BTCBuy60022→60033-0.36timeout
06-27 19:06BTCBuy60559→60566-0.39timeout
06-26 13:57BTCSell59445→60079-5.78stop_loss
06-26 08:09BTCSell60178→60223-0.83timeout
06-25 22:20BTCBuy59396→59784+2.81timeout
06-25 14:09BTCBuy58520.9→59393+7.00take_profit
06-24 15:32BTCBuy61291.1→60718-5.12timeout
06-22 03:11BTCSell64601.8→64043.2+3.88timeout
06-21 23:10BTCSell63890.8→63679.2+1.20timeout
06-20 16:17BTCSell63868.8→64020.2-1.63timeout
06-18 21:10BTCSell62854.9→63073.2-2.19timeout
06-18 17:12BTCBuy62694.1→62398.9-2.79timeout
06-18 01:31BTCSell64496.8→64708.2-2.08timeout
06-17 19:19BTCBuy65401.3→64703.4-5.79stop_loss
06-15 03:00BTCBuy65374.3→65419.7-0.10timeout
06-14 21:40BTCSell64670.8→65358.9-5.77stop_loss
06-13 23:13BTCSell64586.8→64426.2+0.79timeout
06-13 17:51BTCBuy64015.2→63980.8-0.72timeout
06-11 19:02BTCSell63250.8→63536.2-2.70timeout
06-10 19:07BTCBuy61796.1→61866.9+0.12timeout
06-10 13:43BTCSell61629.9→62285.2-5.77stop_loss
06-09 18:17BTCSell61294.9→61716.1-3.88timeout
06-08 15:50BTCSell63789.8→63798.2-0.51timeout
06-08 04:40BTCSell63388.8→62718.1+4.84timeout
06-07 23:53BTCSell63009.8→63170.2-1.72timeout
06-06 09:57BTCSell61161.9→60981+1.03timeout
06-06 04:31BTCBuy60363→59721.1-5.77stop_loss
06-05 05:57BTCSell63465.8→62516.1+7.03take_profit
06-02 14:01BTCBuy69171.5→68670.6-4.07timeout
05-31 23:57BTCSell73966.3→73664.7+1.59timeout
05-30 06:33BTCBuy73318.7→73631.3+1.68timeout
05-29 18:36BTCSell73947.3→73747.7+0.91timeout
05-29 09:58BTCSell73774.3→73700.7+0.05timeout
05-28 21:40BTCBuy73283.7→73778.3+2.92timeout
05-28 16:26BTCSell72993.4→73178.7-1.71timeout
05-27 13:39BTCSell76063.2→74928.7+7.00take_profit
05-26 20:22BTCBuy75924.8→75986.2-0.05timeout
05-26 12:14BTCSell77471.1→77014.9+2.50timeout
05-26 02:27BTCBuy76763.8→76688.2-0.94timeout
05-24 23:43BTCSell76879.2→77118.9-2.01timeout
05-24 15:51BTCBuy76279.8→76364.2+0.10timeout
05-23 22:34BTCSell76962.2→76534.8+2.33timeout
05-23 14:36BTCSell74943.3→75419.8-3.63timeout
05-22 19:30BTCBuy76733.8→76163.2-4.17timeout
05-22 15:10BTCBuy77237.9→76854.2-2.94timeout
05-21 12:16BTCBuy77276.9→77173.1-1.13timeout
05-20 15:48BTCSell77436.1→77552.9-1.20timeout
05-18 21:28BTCSell76868.2→76997.8-1.29timeout
05-18 17:27BTCSell76454.2→76613.8-1.49timeout
05-15 13:39BTCBuy80097→79252.4-5.72stop_loss
05-11 01:54BTCBuy81704.1→81456.9-1.97timeout
05-10 20:49BTCBuy81026.1→80170.9-5.73stop_loss
05-10 17:18BTCSell81242.9→81290.1-0.74timeout
05-07 17:01BTCBuy79801→79777-0.61timeout
05-06 14:05BTCBuy82107.1→81241.3-5.72stop_loss
05-04 22:41BTCSell80094→80111-0.56timeout
05-04 14:48BTCSell79129→79966-5.74stop_loss
05-04 11:51BTCBuy78324.9→78777.1+2.44timeout
05-04 03:44BTCSell79895→79951-0.79timeout
05-03 23:44BTCSell79185→78562.9+3.49timeout
05-02 23:09BTCSell79066→78665.9+2.08timeout
05-01 15:45BTCSell78663.1→78611.9-0.13timeout
05-01 09:47BTCSell77345.1→77166.9+0.71timeout
04-30 05:54BTCBuy75636→75665-0.26timeout
04-29 19:41BTCBuy74963→75435+2.70timeout
04-27 21:01BTCBuy76543→76873+1.71timeout
04-27 16:54BTCBuy76652→76637-0.55timeout
04-27 07:04BTCBuy77835→77698-1.33timeout
04-26 23:27BTCSell78510→78382+0.37timeout
04-26 06:22BTCSell77732→77902-1.54timeout
04-25 17:35BTCBuy77364→77269-1.06timeout
04-23 18:40BTCBuy77657→78016+1.96timeout
04-23 04:12BTCBuy77802→77835-0.14timeout

Paper vs Live

Paper (trades.jsonl)
73
closed
36%
win rate
-47.89
total pnl ($)
-13.1 bps
avg bps net
Live (dry_run=0)
0
closed
win rate
total pnl ($)
avg bps net
Live: 0 trades, insufficient sample

Per-symbol breakdown (paper)

symbolnwrnet bpstotal pnl ($)
BTC7336%-13.1-47.89

Recent bounces (last 20 of 0)

timesymsidereason
no bounces recorded

Postmortem feed (last 10)

timesymsidepnlnarrative
05-07 17:01BTCBuy-0.61BTC was in a mild intraday downtrend with negative 24h and 7d momentum, while funding remained low. The thesis failed because the trade was closed by timeout, meaning the expected move did not materialize within the allowed time window.
05-06 14:05BTCBuy-5.72The market was in a broad downtrend across crypto, with BTC falling 1% hourly and nearly 2% daily. The thesis failed because the stop-loss was triggered as the persistent bearish momentum continued to push prices lower.
05-04 22:41BTCSell-0.56The market was in a tight consolidation phase with flat funding rates and minimal momentum, creating an environment where directional bets faced high uncertainty. The thesis failed because the trade was closed due to a timeout, indicating that the anticipat…
05-04 14:48BTCSell-5.74The market was in a tight consolidation phase with neutral funding rates and stable open interest, creating a low-volatility environment. The short thesis failed because price action immediately breached the stop-loss level, indicating the anticipated downw…
05-02 23:09BTCSell+2.08# Trade Analysis BTC was consolidating after a 76bp volatile 30-minute move, with funding rates flat at 0.22% basis and open interest stable near $3.99B, suggesting institutional positioning remained cautious rather than aggressively directional. The vol-o…
05-01 15:45BTCSell-0.13BTC was consolidating near $78,600 with minimal funding pressure (−0.0025% annualized) and massive open interest ($4.2B), suggesting equilibrium pricing with neither leveraged longs nor shorts aggressively positioning. The vol-of-vol fade thesis failed beca…
05-01 09:47BTCSell+0.71At close, Bitcoin was trading near equilibrium with minimal funding rate (0.0049%) and stable open interest ($3.96B), indicating neither strong bullish nor bearish sentiment driving directional moves. The trade's vol-of-vol fade thesis failed to capture the…
04-30 05:54BTCBuy-0.26# Trade Analysis: BTC Vol-of-Vol Spike Fade **Market Context:** Bitcoin was in a mild 24-hour downtrend (-2.21%) with subdued 1-hour momentum (0.02%), while funding rates had turned slightly negative (-0.004423%), signaling reduced leverage conviction and …
04-29 19:41BTCBuy+2.70Bitcoin was drifting sideways near $75,436 after a 24-hour decline of -1.08%, with muted 1-hour volatility of 0.17% and elevated funding rates signaling persistent long positioning. The vol-of-vol fade thesis underperformed because the 2.58x spike in realiz…
04-27 16:54BTCBuy-0.55The market was consolidating after a sharp 157 bps intraday decline, with BTC trading near 76,637 as funding rates remained modest at 0.51% (suggesting balanced positioning without extreme leverage buildup). The trade's thesis failed because the vol-of-vol …