Barracuda Strategy

The Double Edge

When all gates pass, you're collecting funding AND riding a trend:

• Funding income: at 30% annualized and 10x leverage, that's ~8.2% of margin per day
• Price appreciation: SM-confirmed trend provides directional alpha
• Trapped traders: the funding rate IS the signal — other side is paying to hold losing positions

DSL Configuration

Patient stops — funding positions need time to accumulate yield:

• Phase 2 trigger at 5% ROE (earlier than momentum skills)
• Stagnation TP at 8% ROE / 120 min (very patient — funding accumulates)
• Dead weight cut at 30 min (don't hold a position that never goes green)
• Standard 7/12/15/20% tier locks

Notification Policy (STRICT)

ONLY alert: Position OPENED (asset, direction, funding rate, daily yield, persistence hours), position CLOSED (DSL or thesis exit with reason), risk guardian triggered, critical error.

NEVER alert: Scanner found nothing, funding history updated, extreme funding detected but didn't qualify, scanner ran successfully, DSL routine check, any reasoning or analysis. If you didn't open or close a position, the user should not hear from you. Silence means working.

All crons MUST use NO_REPLY for idle cycles. Do not narrate scan results.

Expected Trade Frequency

Barracuda is a PATIENT strategy. Extreme funding that persists for 6+ hours with SM alignment and trend confirmation is rare. Expected:

• 0-2 trades per day in normal markets
• 0 trades for multiple days is normal during low-funding periods
• Max 3 entries per day hard cap
• If you're taking 5+ trades per day, something is wrong — the persistence gate should prevent this

Files

License

MIT — Built by Senpi (https://senpi.ai).

Skill Attribution

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