MODEL ADOPTION #1642: REJECT — TG AUTO: New edge proposed: michael_harris_smart_money_reversal — E8 Intelligence Research

DECISION: REJECT ELEMENT: No single rule survives hostile scrutiny — the sweep+close+volume filter is a lagging confirmation that conflicts with E8's 15s-7m entry timing (by the time signal_bar closes, the sacred-geometry entry window has expired, forcing late entries at worse prices). EXPECTED IMPACT: Win-rate might rise 5-8% on the filtered subset, but trade count drops 15-25% (as Merlin projected), and gross profit likely falls because E8 scalps rely on catching the first impulsive move — this filter only catches the second push, which is often the retracement that E8's geometry already avoids. RISK: (1) Volume confirmation is meaningless on 15s-7m gold/FX where volume is tick-based and noisy — 1.2x threshold will randomly block valid entries. (2) The 0.1 ATR sweep threshold is arbitrary and will misfire on high-volatility news windows. (3) Adding a bar-close requirement destroys the 15s-7m edge — you'd be trading 1-3 bars late, exactly where E8's fade polarity has already bee Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com