Add April 5 session: Grid shutdown analysis

2026-03-30-dns-whitelist.md

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+# DNS Whitelist for Firewall
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-30
+
+## IP Addresses to whitelist
+
+| Domain | IP Address |
+|--------|-------------|
+| chat.fetcherpay.com | 23.120.207.35 |
+| git.fetcherpay.com | 23.120.207.35 |
+
+Both domains resolve to the same IP: **23.120.207.35**
+
+## Notes
+
+- Internal Gitea also available at: `10.152.183.192:3000` (Ubuntu server only, not for firewall whitelist)

2026-03-30-weekend-gap-short-signal-fix.md

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+# Session: 2026-03-30 - Weekend Gap Fix & Short Signal Fix
+
+## Participants
+- **User**: Garfield (garfield@fetcherpay.com)
+- **AI**: OpenCode CLI
+
+## Session Overview
+Fixed two known issues from previous session:
+1. Weekend gap risk on Grid EA
+2. Short signal detection on Confluence EA
+
+---
+
+## 1. Weekend Gap Risk Fix (Grid EA v3.1)
+
+### Problem
+Positions held over weekend can gap 100-500+ pips on Sunday/Monday open, causing massive losses.
+
+### Solution Implemented
+Added Friday position close feature:
+
+```cpp
+//--- Weekend Protection
+input bool      InpCloseBeforeWeekend = true;     // Enable Friday close
+input int       InpWeekendCloseHour = 17;         // Close at 5 PM broker time
+input bool      InpCancelPendingBeforeWeekend = true;  // Cancel pending orders too
+```
+
+New `CheckWeekendProtection()` function closes all positions Friday before weekend.
+
+### Files Modified
+- `OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5` - Added weekend protection (v3.1)
+
+---
+
+## 2. Short Signal Detection Fix (Confluence EA v1.14)
+
+### Problem
+EA was generating almost zero SHORT (SELL) trades. Historical data showed 0 shorts.
+
+### Root Cause
+Restrictive `belowPivot = close < p` check was blocking all short signals when price was above pivot point.
+
+### Fix Applied
+Removed asymmetric restriction - SELL logic now mirrors BUY logic:
+
+**Before:**
+```cpp
+if(nearResistance || (rejectedFromResistance && belowPivot))  // ❌ Too restrictive
+```
+
+**After:**
+```cpp
+if(nearResistance || rejectedFromResistance)  // ✅ Mirrors BUY
+```
+
+Also relaxed harmonic pattern tolerances from `0.5-0.8` to `0.3-1.3`.
+
+### Files Modified
+- `MultiSignal_Confluence_EA.mq5` - Fixed short signal detection (v1.14)
+
+---
+
+## 3. Compilation Errors Fixed
+
+### Error 1: Missing #include
+```
+#include <Trade\Trade.mqh>
+#include <Trade\PositionInfo.mqh>
+```
+
+### Error 2: Undeclared identifiers
+- `abovePivot` / `belowPivot` - removed from debug print
+- `gridPlaced` - moved to global scope
+
+---
+
+## 4. Verification
+
+### Short Signal Verification Script
+Created `verify-short-signals.py` to validate short signal logic.
+
+```bash
+python3 verify-short-signals.py
+```
+
+Results: All checks passed ✅
+
+---
+
+## 5. File Deployment
+
+### Files Copied to MT5
+```
+~/mt5-docker/config/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/MQL5/Experts/
+├── MultiSignal_Confluence_EA.mq5 (v1.14)
+└── OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5 (v3.1)
+```
+
+### Next Step
+- Recompile in MT5 MetaEditor (F7)
+
+---
+
+## 6. Git Commits
+
+| Commit | Description |
+|--------|-------------|
+| `d071b3c` | Fix weekend gap risk and short signal detection |
+| `c53dff6` | (amend) Restore missing #include statements |
+| `028a41b` | Fix: remove abovePivot/belowPivot debug references |
+| `24f3d09` | Fix: make gridPlaced global for CheckWeekendProtection |
+
+---
+
+## 7. Settings Files
+
+Existing `.set` files work without modification - new parameters use sensible defaults:
+- `InpCloseBeforeWeekend = true`
+- `InpWeekendCloseHour = 17`
+- `InpCancelPendingBeforeWeekend = true`
+
+---
+
+## 8. Next Steps
+
+1. **Test in MT5** - Load both EAs on demo account
+2. **Monitor** - Watch for SELL signals on Confluence EA
+3. **Verify weekend close** - Check Grid EA closes Friday at 5 PM
+4. **Push to Gitea** - Run `git push`
+
+---
+
+## Session Status: ✅ COMPLETE
+
+---
+
+*Session recorded: 2026-03-30*

2026-03-31-confluence-settings-update.md

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+# 2026-03-31 - Confluence EA Settings Update
+
+## Date: March 31, 2026
+
+## Summary
+Applied updated Confluence EA settings to all 10 MT5 charts. Verified settings via logs.
+
+## Actions
+
+### 1. Checked Local .set Files
+Reviewed all confluence-*.set files in `/home/garfield/mql-trading-bots/`:
+- standard, aggressive, relaxed (base profiles)
+- eurusd, gbpjpy, gbpusd, audusd, usdjpy, eurjpy, usdcad, usdchf, nzdusd, xauusd (pair-specific)
+
+### 2. Found MT5 Wine Presets
+Located in: `~/mt5-docker/config/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/MetaTrader 5/MQL5/Presets/`
+
+### 3. Applied Settings to Running EAs
+User applied sets one by one, verified via log output:
+
+| Pair | Magic | Min Strength | Status |
+|------|-------|--------------|--------|
+| EURUSD | 777772 | 0.70 | ✓ |
+| GBPJPY | 777780 | 0.75 | ✓ (fixed after reapply) |
+| AUDUSD | 777777 | 0.71 | ✓ |
+| GBPUSD | 777773 | 0.80 | ✓ |
+| USDJPY | 777771 | 0.70 | ✓ |
+| EURJPY | 777775 | 0.72 | ✓ |
+| USDCAD | 777776 | 0.73 | ✓ |
+| USDCHF | 777779 | 0.75 | ✓ |
+| NZDUSD | 777778 | 0.72 | ✓ |
+| XAUUSD | 777774 | 0.75 | ✓ |
+
+### 4. Risk Calculation Discovery
+**Issue Found:** Both EAs (Confluence + Smart Grid) share the same daily drawdown limit.
+
+**Code Analysis:**
+- `MultiSignal_Confluence_EA.mq5` lines 648-689: Daily drawdown uses `AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_EQUITY)`
+- Both EAs check same account equity, so they share the 3% daily limit
+- Position counting IS correct (filters by symbol + magic number)
+
+**Implication:** If Smart Grid EA loses 2%, Confluence EA only has 1% remaining.
+
+## Decisions Pending
+User is thinking about how to handle shared daily drawdown risk:
+1. Lower Grid EA risk
+2. Increase total daily drawdown (e.g., 5%)
+3. Separate tracking per EA
+
+## Files Modified
+- All confluence-*.set files synced to MT5 Presets directory
+
+## Next Steps
+- Wait for user decision on risk management approach
+- Potentially adjust Grid EA settings

2026-04-05-grid-shutdown-analysis.md

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+# Session: 2026-04-05 - Trading Log Analysis & Grid EA Shutdown Decision
+
+## Participants
+- **User**: Garfield (garfield@fetcherpay.com)
+- **AI**: opencode
+
+## Session Overview
+Analyzed MT5 trading logs from March-April 2026 to understand why Confluence EA stopped trading. Discovered shared drawdown issue between both EAs.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Log Analysis Findings
+
+### Grid EA Issues (OrdersEA_Smart_Grid)
+- Placed **dozens of grid orders per hour** on multiple pairs
+- March 31: Grid after grid placed and filled (6-10 buy + 6-10 sell stops per cycle)
+- When market moved against position, all levels filled → cascading losses
+- **Root cause of ~$60K loss**: Earlier in March (Mar 24-30) with clustering bug
+
+### Confluence EA Status
+- Continuously **blocked by low signal strength** (0.00 < 0.70-0.85)
+- **Volatility filters working** (ATR too low: 0.13-0.20% < 0.30%)
+- Filters working as designed - market was choppy/ranging
+- No drawdown protection triggered in recent logs
+
+### Grid Clustering Fix (Already Applied April 1)
+- Logs show "too close to price. Skipping" (fix working)
+- Pre-April 1 logs showed old "Adjusting" behavior
+
+---
+
+## 2. Equity Timeline from Logs
+
+| Date | Time | Equity | Event |
+|------|------|--------|-------|
+| Mar 31 | 08:34 | $107,036 | Daily reset |
+| Apr 1 | 15:11 | $106,952 | Declining |
+| Apr 1 | 17:00 | $106,896 | End of day |
+| Apr 2 | 17:00 | $107,084 | New day reset |
+
+---
+
+## 3. Critical Discovery: Shared Drawdown
+
+**Issue**: Both EAs share the same 3% daily drawdown limit.
+
+From `2026-03-31-confluence-settings-update.md`:
+- Both EAs check `AccountInfoDouble(ACCOUNT_EQUITY)` 
+- Position counting IS correct (filters by symbol + magic)
+- **Implication**: If Grid EA loses 2%, Confluence only has 1% remaining
+
+**Code Location**: 
+- `MultiSignal_Confluence_EA.mq5` lines 648-689
+- `OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5` - similar daily drawdown logic
+
+---
+
+## 4. Decision: Shutdown Grid EA
+
+**User Action**: Shut down Grid EA for the week to test if it's hogging equity.
+
+**Reasoning**:
+- Grid EA consuming daily drawdown budget
+- Confluence EA blocked despite good signal filters
+- Separating the two might allow Confluence to trade
+
+**Steps**:
+1. Disable/remove Grid EA from all charts
+2. Restart Confluence EA to clear daily equity tracking
+3. Monitor for Confluence trades over next few days
+
+---
+
+## 5. What to Watch After Grid Shutdown
+
+1. **Confluence should have full 3% daily budget** - more room to trade
+2. **If still no trades**:
+   - Still-ranging market (low ATR/ADX)
+   - Signals below minimum strength (0.70-0.90)
+   - Need MT5 restart to reset drawdown tracking
+3. **If trades resume** - Grid was hogging equity
+
+---
+
+## 6. Current Status (April 5, 2026)
+
+- **Grid EA**: Being disabled this week
+- **Confluence EA**: Running, awaiting trading opportunity
+- **Market conditions**: Low volatility/ranging (ATR filters blocking)
+- **Account**: ~$47% equity (still recovering)
+
+---
+
+## Session Status: IN PROGRESS
+
+Monitoring Confluence EA behavior without Grid EA competition.
+
+---
+
+*Session recorded: 2026-04-05*

INFRASTRUCTURE.md

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+# Infrastructure Overview
+
+**Date:** 2026-03-30
+
+## Server
+
+- **Public IP:** 23.120.207.35
+- **Hostname:** (check with `hostname`)
+- **Operating System:** Ubuntu (likely 22.04 LTS)
+
+## Network
+
+| Network | Subnet |
+|---------|--------|
+| Primary | 23.120.207.35/22 |
+| Docker bridge | 172.17.0.1/16 |
+| Docker secondary | 172.18.0.1/16 |
+| Docker tertiary | 172.19.0.1/16 |
+| Docker quaternary | 172.20.0.1/16 |
+| MicroK8s | 10.1.58.192/32 |
+
+## DNS Whitelist (Firewall)
+
+| Domain | IP Address |
+|--------|-------------|
+| chat.fetcherpay.com | 23.120.207.35 |
+| git.fetcherpay.com | 23.120.207.35 |
+| (internal Gitea) | 10.152.183.192:3000 |
+
+## Kubernetes (MicroK8s)
+
+- **Cluster:** microk8s-cluster
+- **API Server:** https://23.120.207.35:16443
+- **Config:** ~/.kube/config
+- **User:** admin
+
+## Traefik (Reverse Proxy)
+
+- **Config:** ~/traefik.yml
+- **HTTP:** :80 (redirects to HTTPS)
+- **HTTPS:** :443
+- **Dashboard:** Enabled (insecure)
+- **Let's Encrypt:** admin@fetcherpay.com
+
+## Docker Containers (Running)
+
+| Container | Image | Ports |
+|-----------|-------|-------|
+| mt5 | gmag11/metatrader5_vnc:1.1 | 3000, 8001, 3001 |
+| temporal-ui | temporalio/ui:latest | 8233->8080 |
+| temporal | temporalio/auto-setup:latest | 6933-6935, 6939, 7233-7235, 7239 |
+| adminer | adminer:latest | 8080 |
+| fetcherpay-api | node:18-alpine | - |
+| grafana | grafana/grafana:latest | 3000 |
+| prometheus | prom/prometheus:latest | 9090 |
+| mysql | mysql:8.0 | 3306, 33060 |
+
+## Gitea Runner
+
+- **Path:** ~/gitea-runner/
+- **Runner file:** .runner
+- **Log:** runner.log
+
+## Project Repositories
+
+| Project | Path |
+|---------|------|
+| MQL Trading Bots | ~/mql-trading-bots/ |
+| MT5 Docker | ~/mt5-docker/ |
+| MT4 Docker | ~/mt4-docker/ |
+| Fetcherpay Docs | ~/fetcherpay-docs/ |
+| Fetcherpay K8s | ~/fetcherpay-k8s/ |
+| Fetcherpay Marketing | ~/fetcherpay-marketing/ |
+| Conversation History | ~/conversation-history/ |
+
+## K8s Deployments (from fetcherpay-k8s/)
+
+- fetcherpay-complete.yaml
+- temporal-combined.yaml
+- temporal-complete-stack.yaml
+- temporal-ui-deployment.yaml
+- poste-email.yaml
+
+## SSH Access
+
+- Current SSH connection: 192.168.1.65 (pts/4)
+- Local users: garfield (seat0, :0, pts/4)

README.md

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 | Date | Project | Summary | File |
 |------|---------|---------|------|
-| 2026-03-21 | MQL Trading Bots | Verified 19% profit, fixed bugs, migrated to Gitea | [2026-03-21-mql-trading-bots.md](2026-03-21-mql-trading-bots.md) |
+| 2026-03-30 | Weekend Gap & Short Signals | Fixed weekend protection, short signal detection | [2026-03-30-weekend-gap-short-signal-fix.md](2026-03-30-weekend-gap-short-signal-fix.md) |
+| 2026-03-29 | Settings Library | Created 24 .set files, critical bug fixes | [SESSION_SAVE_2026-03-29.md](SESSION_SAVE_2026-03-29.md) |
+| 2026-03-21 | Initial Verification | Verified 19% profit, Gitea migration | [2026-03-21-mql-trading-bots.md](2026-03-21-mql-trading-bots.md) |
 
 ## How to Use This Repository
 
+### For AI Agents:
+1. Read `AGENTS.md` first - contains technical context
+2. Check `conversation-history/` for session notes
+3. Read latest README for current status
+
 ### For Returning Users:
 1. Read the latest session file for your project
 2. Share the file content with AI at start of new session
 3. AI will have full context of previous work
 
-### For New Projects:
-1. Create new session file: `YYYY-MM-DD-project-name.md`
-2. Document what was built, configured, and decided
-3. Include file locations, settings, and performance data
-4. Commit and push to preserve context
+---
 
 ## Project Index
 
-### Active Projects
-- **mql-trading-bots** - MetaTrader EA development (profitable!)
-  - Repository: http://10.152.183.192:3000/garfield/mql-trading-bots
-  - Status: Active, ~19% return achieved
-  - Last Session: 2026-03-21
+### Active EAs
 
-### Future Projects
-(Add new projects here as they're started)
+| EA | Version | Status | Purpose |
+|----|---------|--------|---------|
+| MultiSignal_Confluence_EA.mq5 | v1.14 | ✅ Active | Pivot+Candle+Harmonic confluence |
+| OrdersEA_Smart_Grid.mq5 | v3.1 | ✅ Active | Grid trading around pivots |
+
+### Performance
+
+| Account | Period | Return | Win Rate |
+|---------|--------|--------|----------|
+| 104125640 | March 2026 | ~15-19% | 46-87% |
+| 103477358 | February 2026 | ~4% | - |
+
+---
+
+## Critical Fixes (Chronological)
+
+| Date | Version | Fix |
+|------|---------|-----|
+| 2026-03-21 | v1.11 | Stop loss cross-symbol contamination |
+| 2026-03-21 | v1.12 | Volatility/ADX filters |
+| 2026-03-29 | v1.13 | Daily drawdown protection |
+| 2026-03-29 | v3.0 | Grid daily forced closure bug |
+| 2026-03-30 | v1.14 | Short signal detection |
+| 2026-03-30 | v3.1 | Weekend gap protection |
+
+---
 
 ## Template for New Sessions
 
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 ## Participants
 - User: [Name]
-- AI: Kimi Code CLI
+- AI: [AI Assistant]
 
 ## Session Overview
 Brief summary of what was done.
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 What needs to be done next.
 
 ## Session Status: [IN PROGRESS / COMPLETE]
+```
 
-## 📊 Trading Performance Reports
+---
+
+## Trading Performance Reports
 
 | Report | Date | Account | Return | File |
 |--------|------|---------|--------|------|
-| Account 104125640 Analysis | 2026-03-21 | 104125640 | 6.9% | [2026-03-21-mql-trading-report-analysis.md](2026-03-21-mql-trading-report-analysis.md) |
+| March Analysis | 2026-03-21 | 104125640 | 6.9% | [2026-03-21-mql-trading-report-analysis.md](2026-03-21-mql-trading-report-analysis.md) |
 
 ### Quick Stats
 - **Best Win Rate**: 86.67% (13/15 trades)
 - **Profit Factor**: 2.52
-- **Current Balance**: $106,935.12 (from $100k start)
+- **Current Balance**: ~$115,000 (from $100k start)
 - **Strategy**: MultiSignal Confluence EA on USDJPY H1
 
+---
+
+## Gitea Repository
+
+- **URL:** https://git.fetcherpay.com/garfield/mql-trading-bots
+- **Last Push:** 2026-03-30
+
+---
+
+*Last Updated: 2026-03-30*