Five metals. One independent desk.
The twelfth Futures engine — XAU, XAG, XPT, XPD, and XCU on Bybit USDT perps (Binance confirm only). G01–G08 print on metals_* truth. Decision is veto, never a vote with crypto. Cluster risk from day one. Own Telegram: GEM Hunter | FX Metal.
Same Futures rails. Different market truth.
Metals never borrows crypto klines. Research lives in metals_*. Product cards still ride futures_signals with engine=metals — so paper R, the bot, and the OS resolve path stay familiar.
Five books
Scalp, Intraday, Swing, Position, Catalyst. Never stack.
Whole-market rank
Heat, L2 score, trigger chain. Heat is not a ticket.
Liquidity event
Sweep → absorb → reclaim. Panic is NO_TRADE.
Venue discovery
Follow the mark farthest from the median.
Break and hold
Or a shallow pullback that resumes. Own geometry.
Release
Compression, then volume-confirmed expansion.
Exhaustion
Stretched location, intact mean, wick stop.
Failed break
The crowd is stuck. Distinct from Scout.
Tape + location
Signed volume only where a level already exists.
Crowded unwind
Funding, OI, then a bar against the crowd.
Versus BTC
Leader or laggard, then resume. Not Lead.
FX metals desk
Five equal perps. G01–G08. Never a crypto vote.
State only
WATCH / ANOMALY. Never LONG / SHORT. Never a seat.
Five equal USDT perps. Gold is not the gatekeeper.
Bybit is execution source of truth. Binance confirms tape only. Contract specs come from the exchange API — versioned — never hardcoded tick or fees in strategy code.
USD · real yield · risk-off
Equal live trust
USD · industrial · risk-off
Equal live trust
Auto · supply · industrial
Equal live trust
Auto · supply · industrial
Equal live trust
China · growth · USD
Equal live trust
Feature → regime → print → veto → cluster → precision.
NO TRADE is first-class. Silence is scored. A perfect 15m trigger that fights 4H live bias does not get a seat.
Feature
Klines, book top3/10/20, Finnhub refs — metals_* only.
Regime
Trend, range, compression, expansion, shock.
G01–G08
Independent prints. G08 is session context only.
Decision
Veto / NO TRADE. Never a vote across strategies.
Cluster
Cap risk across the five metals from day one.
Precision
Around macro prints: tighter RR and size — not blackout.
G01–G08. Independent prints. One executable seat.
Strategies may disagree. Decision never averages them into a fused side. Two opposing candidates on one metal → NO TRADE for execution.
Trend continuation
Ride structure + EMA align with the regime.
Liquidity sweep
Reclaim after a wicked stop-run; book soft-confirm.
Breakout / retest
Hold the break, then the first clean retest.
Failed break / trap
The crowd is stuck beyond a false break.
Momentum expansion
Range release with volume confirmation.
Mean reversion
Range climate only — stretch then snap.
Exhaustion fade
May fade a stretched move; can oppose 4H live bias.
Session context
Asia / London / NY levels. Never a solo order.
1M never overrides 4H.
Macro sets live bias. Structure frames the idea. Fifteen minutes triggers. One and five minutes only refine fills.
| Timeframe | Role | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| 1D / 4H | Macro live bias | 1M never overrides this live bias |
| 1H / 30M | Structure | Context for the trigger seat |
| 15M | Trigger | Only TF that may own a card |
| 5M / 1M | Execution | Refinement only — never a live seat |
Smarter around CPI and FOMC — not a dumb blackout.
Finnhub calendar + DXY / yields / spot–COMEX refs enrich the pack. High-impact windows raise strength and RR floors and cut size. Strong geometry still prints.
Tighten
Higher min strength / quality, min RR 2.5, tighter entry ATR, size mult ~0.55 while the window is live.
Never blanket-block
The desk stays open. Weak prints demote to NO TRADE. Strong prints keep their seat.
Refs, not SoT
XAUUSD, GC, DXY, US10Y, real yield inform bias. Bybit XAUUSDT remains execution truth.
Story, live desk, paper R, then metals bot toggles.
What Metals Hunter is
- A dedicated FX-metals intelligence desk on Futures rails.
- Five equal Bybit USDT perps with cluster risk across the set.
- G01–G08 research with G08 context-only and Event Precision.
- Own Telegram lane, paper ledger, and metals bot controls.
What Metals Hunter is not
- A twelfth vote fused into Style or Hunter.
- XAU-only live privilege or hardcoded WR/PF gates in strategy source.
- A blanket news blackout wearing a new name.
- Financial advice. If the stop is gone, the idea is gone.
Metals Hunter, in plain language
Does Metals Hunter vote with Style, Hunter, or any crypto engine?
No. It never averages, seats, or fuses with the eleven crypto engines. Shared Futures rails (paper R, bot, OS) — independent intelligence. That isolation is the product.
Is gold privileged for live cards?
No. XAU, XAG, XPT, XPD, and XCU have equal product trust. Live eligibility is versioned metric gates per symbol and strategy — never a hardcoded win-rate in strategy code.
What is Event Precision Mode?
Around high-impact Finnhub calendar prints we raise the bar: higher strength and RR floors, tighter entry zones, smaller size. Strong prints still pass. We do not blanket-blackout the desk.
Can 1-minute data override a 4-hour live bias?
No. 1D/4H set macro live bias. 15m is the trigger seat. 5m/1m refine execution only and never own a live card. Fighting 4H live bias is refused (except G07 exhaustion fade).
Can I run the CEX bot on metals only?
Yes. Enable Metals and turn the other engines off — Metals-only mode. Each of the five metals also has its own on/off toggle while Metals stays enabled.
Where do Metals cards go on Telegram?
GEM Hunter | FX Metal — a dedicated channel (-1004364816941), not the crypto Futures lanes.
Are Metals cards financial advice?
No. Paper tickets, invalidation, and R multiples are tools. Leverage can liquidate you. Past paper results do not guarantee future results.
Open the Metals desk
Radar, open cards, history, paper R, and metals-only / per-metal bot toggles are membership surfaces. This page is the textbook. The desk is the lab.