Edge teardowns

The Quant Agent is a research loop, not a highlight reel. Every idea here is a real decision — including the ones that did not survive hold-out data.

KILLEDDefined → Validated → ✕

RSI mean-reversion on ETH 4h

Spot · ETH 4h · train + hold-out

Process check

20–21 trades against a 30-trade floor. Volume filter never bound.

The strategy did not almost work. It never produced enough trades to be eligible.

Decisions, not returns. Any figure shown in a teardown is backtested or simulated and is not indicative of future performance.