🦊 VIXEN v1.0 — Dual-Mode Emerging Movers

Two ways to catch smart money. Enter before the crowd, or ride the explosion — but never buy a blow-off top.

Why VIXEN Exists

FOX v1.6 returned +34.5% in 4 days. The post-mortem revealed a critical insight: the two biggest winners (ZEC +$129, SILVER +$128) were caught at score 5-7 by the early v0.1 scanner, and would have been rejected by the later v7.2 "Feral Gauntlet" (score >= 9, FIRST_JUMP required, velocity >15 required).

The Feral Gauntlet accidentally optimized for violent spikes only — which are sometimes real breakouts (FARTCOIN +$111, ENA +$72) and sometimes blow-off tops (PUMP $0, XPL $0). It filtered out the most profitable signal type: steady SM accumulation before the explosion.

VIXEN solves this with two entry modes that each capture a distinct alpha pattern.

Dual-Mode Entry Architecture

MODE A — STALKER (the ZEC/SILVER pattern)

What it detects: Steady, sustained SM rank climbing over 3+ consecutive scans (9+ minutes). SM is quietly building positions. Price hasn't exploded yet. You enter BEFORE the crowd.

Gates:

• Asset must show rank improvement over 3+ consecutive scans

• Total climb >= 5 ranks across those scans

• Each scan shows continued climbing (no stalls or reversals)

• SM contribution must be building (each scan >= previous)

• 4H trend alignment required

• Destination ceiling: reject if already in Top 10

• Rank history must not be erratic

• Score >= 6

Scoring:

Signal Points

STALKER_CLIMB (sustained climbing) 3

CONTRIB_ACCEL (contribution velocity > 0.1%/scan) 2

CONTRIB_POSITIVE (velocity > 0) 1

SM_ACTIVE (10+ traders) 1

DEEP_START (started from #30+) 1

Time-of-day (04-14 UTC bonus) +1

Time-of-day (18-02 UTC penalty) -2

MODE B — STRIKER (the FARTCOIN/ENA pattern)

What it detects: Violent FIRST_JUMP — 15+ rank spike in a single scan from outside Top 25. The explosion is happening NOW. Requires raw volume confirmation.

Gates (Fox v7.2 Feral Gauntlet, plus volume):

• FIRST_JUMP or IMMEDIATE_MOVER (10+ rank jump from #25+)

• Explosive threshold: rank jump >= 15 OR velocity > 15

• Velocity floor: > 10 (relaxed to > 0 for FIRST_JUMP)

• 4H trend alignment required

• Destination ceiling: reject if in Top 10

• Minimum 4 distinct reasons

• NEW: Raw volume confirmation (1h volume >= 1.5x of 6h average)

• Score >= 9

Scoring:

Signal Points

FIRST_JUMP 3

IMMEDIATE_MOVER 2

CONTRIB_EXPLOSION (3x+) 2

HIGH_VELOCITY (>10) 2

DEEP_CLIMBER 1

Multi-scan climb bonus 1

Time-of-day modifier -2 to +1

Priority Rules

When both modes fire on the same asset, STRIKER takes priority (stronger immediate signal). Signals are combined and sorted by score. The execution agent picks the best available signal with an open slot.

2-Hour Per-Asset Cooldown

The PAXG lesson: FOX entered PAXG, got chopped out by Phase 1, then immediately re-entered on a high score flash — and lost again. The conditions that killed the first entry were still present.

VIXEN enforces a 120-minute cooldown per asset after any Phase 1 exit (dead weight, timeout, or absolute floor). Other assets are unaffected. After 120 minutes, if the asset passes the full gauntlet again, it's a valid fresh entry.

Shared Gates (Both Modes)

• 4H trend alignment: Never trade against the macro. LONG requires green 4H, SHORT requires red 4H.

• Destination ceiling: Reject if asset lands in Top 10 (move is already over).

• Time-of-day modifier: +1 for 04-14 UTC (optimal window), -2 for 18-02 UTC (chop zone).

• Max 3 simultaneous positions

• Per-asset cooldown: 2 hours after Phase 1 exit

MANDATORY: DSL High Water Mode

VIXEN MUST use DSL High Water Mode. This is not optional.

Spec: https://github.com/Senpi-ai/senpi-skills/blob/main/dsl-dynamic-stop-loss/dsl-high-water-spec%201.0.md

Phase 1 (Conviction-Scaled)

Score Absolute Floor Hard Timeout Weak Peak Dead Weight

6-7 (Stalker) -20% ROE 30 min 15 min 10 min

8-9 -25% ROE 45 min 20 min 15 min

10+ (Striker) -30% ROE 60 min 30 min 20 min

Phase 2 (High Water Trailing)

Tier Trigger ROE Lock % of HW Breaches

1 5% 20% 2

2 10% 40% 2

3 20% 55% 2

4 30% 70% 1

5 50% 80% 1

6 75% 85% 1

7 100%+ 90% 1

Risk Management

Rule Value

Max positions 3

Max entries/day 3 base, up to 6 on profitable days

Absolute floor 2% notional (~20% ROE at 10x)

Drawdown halt 25% from peak

Daily loss limit 10%

Cooldown 30 min after 3 consecutive losses

Per-asset cooldown 120 min after Phase 1 exit

Stagnation TP 10% ROE stale for 45 min

Cron Architecture

Cron Interval Session Purpose

Scanner 90s main Dual-mode emerging movers detection

DSL v5 3 min isolated High Water Mode trailing stops

Notification Policy

ONLY alert: Position OPENED (mode, asset, direction, score, reasons), position CLOSED (DSL or Phase 1 with reason), risk guardian triggered, critical error.

NEVER alert: Scanner ran with no signals, signals filtered out, DSL routine check, any reasoning.

Bootstrap Gate

On EVERY session, check config/bootstrap-complete.json . If missing:

• Verify Senpi MCP

• Create scanner cron (90s, main) and DSL cron (3 min, isolated)

• Write config/bootstrap-complete.json

• Send: "🦊 VIXEN v1.0 is online. Dual-mode scanner active — stalking accumulators and striking breakouts. Silence = no conviction."

Expected Behavior

Metric Expected

Trades/day 3-8 (Stalker catches more setups than Striker alone)

Stalker trades 2-5/day (steady climbers are more common than explosions)

Striker trades 1-3/day (violent breakouts are rare by design)

Win rate ~50-60% (Stalker entries have better R:R from earlier positioning)

Avg Stalker winner 40-130%+ ROE (entered early, DSL trails the entire move)

Avg Striker winner 20-60%+ ROE (entered at breakout, less room to trail)

Avg loser -15 to -25% ROE (Phase 1 cuts fast)

Files

File Purpose

scripts/vixen-scanner.py

Dual-mode scanner (Stalker + Striker)

scripts/vixen_config.py

Shared config, MCP helpers, state I/O, cooldown tracking

config/vixen-config.json

All configurable variables with DSL tiers

License

MIT — Built by Senpi (https://senpi.ai). Source: https://github.com/Senpi-ai/senpi-skills