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Rule 1: Lock the rules before testing

Every rule is written in full as a parameter list (sessions, setup conditions, entry, stop, target, max trades, bias) with a version number and a date before any data is run. Nothing changes once testing starts. Any change is a new version, and that version starts again at rule 1.

Berg Full Mech forensic run (diagnostic, below 100 trades per window). Pre-audit-fix run of 2026-10-04; the corrected rerun will replace it.

Locked parameter list

Plugin berg_universal v0.2.0Config configs/berg_nq_doc.yamlConfig last changed 2 Oct 2026Runs 4 Oct 2026Instrument NQ
ParameterLocked value
P1 Sessions UKLondon 08:00–14:30 UK; NY from 14:30 UK; Asia 00:00–08:00 UK = levels only (TradeAsia false). Latest fill: London 14:00 UK, NY 18:45 UK (clock expiry, EntryExpiryBars 0).
P2 Prior sweepRequirePriorSweep true; London must sweep the Asia high/low, NY must sweep the London high/low (SweepSource PriorSession, OneTouch, tolerance 0 ticks).
P3 4H biasBiasMode FullMech: 4H fractal break-of-structure bias (Williams 2/2, body close), must hold, gates entries; CancelOnBiasFlip true (pending order pulled on a mid-session flip).
P4 Fakeout 0.079UseFakeout079 true; ratio 0.079 of the session range; FakeoutLogic TapOnly (wick tap).
P5 5m fractalUse5mFractal true; FractalLength 2; break on body close; must line up with sweep, bias and fakeout.
P6 0.618 entryLimit at 0.618 of the swing; ExtendUntilFill true (order is moved until filled); FillRule Touch.
P7 1.025 stopStop at 1.025 of the swing from entry, fixed, rounded away; target 3R.
CapsMaxTradesPerSession 1, MaxTradesPerDay 2 (counts fills).

Exits used in every window: stop checked first, pessimistic fill bar, 3R target, flat at 16:55 ET, no news exit. Rerun unchanged in every window, with no tuning.

Against this rule: the Berg config was changed on 2 Oct 2026 (one fill per session, two per day) after earlier runs. Under rule 1 that makes this a new version, which is why every window here was rerun from scratch on 4 Oct.

Rule 1 is about paperwork, not trades, so this page has no charts. The trade charts are on the rule 3, 4 and 5 pages.

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DSG /dev · Tap n Barrel locked rules template one · built 2026-10-04 (AEST)
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