What We've Been Shipping

News Trap adds Smart mode (default): lock the first fill, then dual-side BUY/SELL harvest after TP, SL, or peak correction until ATR calms — so a correct first direction still prints correction scalps. Flip Grid and Lock-only remain selectable (exactly one mode). Always-on server paper book fills History/Performance without EA; Live MT5 is optional. Socket.io mt-news:desk keeps every member tab near-realtime. Public menus point only at /toolbox/news-trap, Plans, Register, and Changelog — not into the member desk.

• LaunchSmart strategy (default): lock ride → harvest both sides after TP / SL / correction until calm
• NewFlip Grid mode: both sides from arm, reverse + re-arm, flip caps and lot multiplier
• NewHybrid paper book always on — History / Performance without EA; Live filter stays separate
• NewSettings strategy picker (Smart | Lock | Flip) · Smart knobs (harvest after TP/SL, correction ATR, calm hold)
• NewSocket live desk: mt-news:desk invalidate + aggressive poll on all News Trap tabs
• ImprovedReports: by-strategy WR, flips, MAE, duration, smartPhase on cycles; Help rewritten end-to-end
• ImprovedPublic methodology /toolbox/news-trap updated for Smart · Lock · Flip; navbar/footer no longer deep-link /news-trap/*
• ImprovedShared ladder TP/SL ATR distances for all modes; deeper levels size up via ladderLotStep

News Trap ships as a MetaTrader 5 product completely independent of Futures CEX rails: high-impact calendar arms dual BUY STOP + SELL STOP ladders on FX and metals, first fill locks direction, pyramid/martingale and event/daily loss caps are user-configurable. Schema mt_news_*, worker profile mt_news, EA NewsTrapBridge, member desk /news-trap, public methodology /toolbox/news-trap, Plans & Features mt_news_desk + mt_news_bot (CEX Trader / Combo / Developer).

• LaunchNews Trap MT5 dual-ladder bot — independent of Metals Hunter and crypto Futures engines
• NewCalendar sync (ForexFactory + TradingView + optional Finnhub) · next-arms planner · cycle manage loop
• NewEA bridge: heartbeat, symbol/ATR quotes, command pull, fill/report pipe (NewsTrapBridge.mq5)
• NewMember desk: Overview, Live, Next arms, Calendar, Cycles, History, Performance, Settings, Setup
• NewEntitlements mt_news_desk + mt_news_bot under Tools · grants for cex_trader / combo / developer
• NewPublic methodology at /toolbox/news-trap · admin ops at /admin/news-trap · site controls pub.toolbox-news-trap + app.news-trap
• ImprovedRealtime polling on Live / Overview / Next arms / Cycles / Calendar / History / Performance
• ImprovedNavbar, footer, toolbox hub, SEO, docs, about timeline, and changelog name News Trap
• ImprovedJudgment OS: news-trap joins Tools Brief rotation (Confirmed read) — not a 13th wing; live MT5 PnL stays off the Tape

Metals Hunter lands as an independent FX-metals desk on Futures rails: XAU, XAG, XPT, XPD, and XCU on Bybit USDT perps (Binance confirm). G01–G08, Event Precision Mode, MTF (1M never overrides 4H), cluster risk, metals_* schema, paper rail, Telegram FX Metal, metals-only and per-metal bot toggles, public /perpetuals/metals, and member /metals desk. Never votes with the eleven crypto engines.

• LaunchMetals Hunter engine: five equal metals, G01–G08, Decision veto only
• NewEvent Precision Mode + Finnhub refs/calendar (tighten, never blanket block)
• NewMTF live gate: 1M/5M execution-only; 4H live bias cannot be overridden
• NewDedicated metals-collector + futures-metals worker (compose profile metals)
• NewPublic methodology at /perpetuals/metals · member desk at /metals
• NewBot: metals-only mode + five per-metal toggles · Telegram GEM Hunter | FX Metal
• ImprovedHomepage hero: five slides (platform → OS → $GH → DEX → Futures) with Metals CTA
• ImprovedFutures hub, highlight section, SEO, and changelog name twelve engines

The first fold and the company pages now match the product: two desks, the multi-engine Futures stack, and a named core team. Docs, security, status, networks, and the calendar catch up to that stack.

• NewCore team on /about — Nathan Wolfe (Founder & CEO), Ethan Vail (Founder & Chief Intelligence Architect), Mason Alexander (CGCO), Marcus Hale, Siena Vance, Stefan Royce (Creative Director), Aria Sterling
• ImprovedHomepage hero rebuilt as equal full-screen slides across OS, desks, and $GH
• ImprovedDocs, security, status, networks, and calendar copy aligned to the Futures desk + CEX venues

Momentum, Coil, Reversion, Trap, Flow, Positioning, and Relative join Style, Hunter, Scout, and Lead. Radar (WATCH / ANOMALY only) and Intelligence (agreement after the fact) stay layers — never LONG / SHORT, never a seat. Isolated paper books, channels, and bot toggles per engine.

• LaunchSeven more CEX engines: Momentum, Coil, Reversion, Trap, Flow, Positioning, Relative
• NewRadar layer: WATCH / ANOMALY only — never a trade seat
• NewIntelligence layer: post-fact agreement, never a vote on the ticket
• NewPublic methodology pages for every engine plus the /perpetuals hub
• ImprovedHomepage, pricing, features, and SEO describe eleven engines plus two layers

Third and fourth CEX perpetuals engines: Scout watches liquidity events (sweep → absorb → reclaim) and prints NO_TRADE on panic tape. Lead follows the venue discovering price versus the cross-venue median. Isolated paper books, Telegram lanes, and bot toggles. Public methodology pages and homepage CTAs.

• LaunchScout radar: EQH/EQL sweep → absorb → reclaim, with panic NO_TRADE
• LaunchLead radar: follow the venue leading mark vs the four-venue median
• NewIsolated Scout and Lead paper books, Telegram channels, and bot toggles
• NewPublic pages: /perpetuals/scout and /perpetuals/lead plus homepage CTAs
• ImprovedFutures hub, features, pricing, and SEO now describe four engines — not two

Second CEX perpetuals engine: whole-market rank, 12-component L2 score, trigger chain, quality grades, isolated paper book, Telegram lane, and bot toggle. Public futures hub rebuilt with methodology pages for Hunter and Watch.

• LaunchHunter radar: 24/7 scan of the venue’s linear perps with heat, funnel, and loop health
• NewHunter watch → armed → card lifecycle with structure and crowded trigger lanes
• NewHunter signals, history, and performance as a ledger separate from the five-style desk
• NewPer-engine CEX bot toggles — Hunter risk cannot inherit a scalp bot
• NewPublic pages: /perpetuals/hunter, /watch plus enriched engine, tape, and R methodology
• ImprovedRemoved invented quotes, win-rate screenshots, and placeholder socials from indexed pages

Completely rebuilt homepage and public pages. New live discovery dashboards. Performance and UX overhaul across the platform.

• NewNew homepage with 19 sections, live data streams, and richer visual storytelling
• NewML Radar (polygon chart), 24h heatmap, animated world coverage map, score anatomy ring
• NewDedicated /networks, /status, /changelog, /security, /news, /events public pages
• ImprovedReduced TypeScript errors from 243 → 69 across frontend phases
• ImprovedFaster API response times on /dashboard/* endpoints (avg 40% lower latency)
• SecurityAuth rate limiters tightened to production values

• NewNew gem detail page (/gems/[address]) with tier-colored radial gradients and animated score ring
• New10-tab full token analysis page (/token/[address])
• ImprovedPersian → English translation for 50+ phrases across 8 files
• FixedLogo display bug in explore service: now returns { tokens, hasMore } shape
• FixedBackend SQL: migrated all tokens → gems table references

• ImprovedXGBoost weight tuned from 0.70 → 0.80 in combiner_v1.3.0
• ImprovedBUY signal threshold lowered from 60 → 55 for higher actionability
• FixedTelegram alert deduplication scope changed from lifetime to daily
• ImprovedDatabase indexes + partitioning for 5x faster queries on gems table

• NewSmart wallet tracking — follow the top 1% on-chain
• NewPre-graduation watch for Solana pump.fun tokens
• ImprovedPumpPortal WebSocket primary source for Solana (97% Moralis cost reduction)

• LaunchAuto-trading bot launched in private beta for VIP users
• NewPaper-trading sandbox with backtest replay
• NewCopy-trading: follow top hunters automatically

The completed rebrand of Token Alert System (started 2023) — not a greenfield. New database schema, 6-tier scoring, multi-chain support.

• LaunchPlatform officially launched as GEM Hunter — same lineage as TAS
• New6-tier scoring system (ULTRA / MEGA / STRONG / GOOD / FAIR / POOR)
• NewMulti-network: Ethereum, BSC, Solana, Base, Polygon, Arbitrum
• NewAdaptive thresholds based on BULL/BEAR market conditions
• ImprovedDatabase unified: 27 conflicting migrations → 1 schema, 25 tables, 5 views

Education on the same stack that later shipped as GEM Hunter.

• LaunchAcademy: self-paced paths, live sessions, verified-instructor program

• LaunchAutomated trading for VIP users with a paper-trading sandbox

• NewCopy trading, leaderboards, and community feed

• NewExpanded from BSC to Ethereum, Solana, Base, Polygon, and Arbitrum

• NewXGBoost scoring with 50+ features — the line that later became 139

Work begins on the token-analysis stack this product still sits on. GEM Hunter v7.0 (January 2026) is the completed continuation — not a new company from scratch.

• LaunchProject start: token analysis tools that became GEM Hunter