drawdown-circuit-breaker

1# Drawdown Circuit Breaker
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3## Overview
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5Evaluate whether the trader should take new trade risk today based on account-level realized P&L and recent terminal trade outcomes. This skill reads trader-memory-core thesis YAML files only. It produces a `circuit_breaker_decision` artifact that complements the market-side `exposure_decision` from exposure-coach.
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7The circuit breaker is a recommendation and recordkeeping tool. It does not replace human judgment, and it does not enforce broker-side blocks or automated order rejection.
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9## When to Use
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11- Before screening or sizing any new swing trade candidate
12- After a losing trade or partial trim to check whether a cooldown is active
13- During daily planning when trader-memory-core contains recent closed or partially closed positions
14- As a workflow gate before swing-opportunity-daily proceeds to candidate generation
15- When reviewing whether daily, weekly, or monthly loss limits have been breached
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17## Prerequisites
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19- Python 3.9+
20- Local trader-memory-core thesis YAML files, usually under `state/theses/`
21- Account size in dollars
22- No API keys or network access required
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24## Workflow
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26### Step 1: Read Trader Memory State
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28Point the script at the thesis state directory:
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30```bash
31python3 skills/drawdown-circuit-breaker/scripts/check_circuit_breaker.py \
32  --state-dir state/theses \
33  --account-size 100000 \
34  --output-dir reports/
35```
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