"""ADVERSARIAL LOOK-AHEAD / EXECUTION-LAG AUDIT of the trend portfolio across timeframes. Motivation (2026-06-19): a look-ahead bug (ffill mixed-timeframe on open-labeled bars) can inflate sub-daily Sharpe (e.g. 4h to ~1.6 vs a real ~1.1). This audit stress-tests OUR pipeline: 1. EXECUTION LAG: standard book holds the position decided at close[i] during bar i+1. We re-run with an EXTRA bar of delay (held during i+2) — i.e. you cannot trade exactly at the close; there is one bar of slippage/latency. A genuine slow-trend edge barely moves; a timing artifact collapses. We sweep lag = 1 (standard) and 2 (conservative). 2. RELABEL TEST: resample with label='left' (open-labeled, our default) vs label='right' (close-labeled). The realized Sharpe must be (near) identical; a large gap => the labeling leaks information. Conclusion target: identify the timeframe below which costs + lag dominate (don't deploy there). Run: uv run python scripts/research/trackD_lookahead_audit.py """ from __future__ import annotations import sys from pathlib import Path import numpy as np import pandas as pd sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2])) from src.backtest.harness import load from src.strategies.trend_portfolio import simple_returns, realized_vol, tsmom_blend ASSETS = ["BTC", "ETH"] FEE_SIDE = 0.0005 TARGET_VOL = 0.20 LEVERAGE = 2.0 LONG_ONLY = True TFS = {"4h": ("4h", 6), "6h": ("6h", 4), "8h": ("8h", 3), "12h": ("12h", 2), "1d": ("1D", 1)} def resample(df1h: pd.DataFrame, rule: str, label: str) -> pd.DataFrame: g = df1h.copy() idx = pd.to_datetime(g["timestamp"], unit="ms", utc=True) idx.name = "dt" g.index = idx out = g.resample(rule, label=label, closed="left").agg( {"open": "first", "high": "max", "low": "min", "close": "last", "volume": "sum"}) out = out.dropna(subset=["open"]) out["datetime"] = out.index return out.reset_index(drop=True) def target_series(c, bpd): bpy = bpd * 365.25 r = simple_returns(c) vol = realized_vol(r, 30 * bpd, bpy) direction = np.clip(tsmom_blend(c, (30 * bpd, 90 * bpd, 180 * bpd)), 0, None) if LONG_ONLY \ else tsmom_blend(c, (30 * bpd, 90 * bpd, 180 * bpd)) scal = np.where((vol > 0) & np.isfinite(vol), TARGET_VOL / vol, 0.0) tgt = np.clip(direction * scal, -LEVERAGE, LEVERAGE) tgt[~np.isfinite(tgt)] = 0.0 return tgt, r def sleeve_net(df, bpd, lag): """net[t] uses position decided at close[t-lag] (lag>=1). lag=1 = standard, lag=2 = +1 delay.""" c = df["close"].values.astype(float) tgt, r = target_series(c, bpd) pos = np.zeros(len(tgt)) pos[lag:] = tgt[:-lag] gross = pos * r turn = np.abs(np.diff(pos, prepend=0.0)) net = gross - FEE_SIDE * turn net[:lag] = 0.0 return np.clip(net, -0.99, None), pd.to_datetime(df["datetime"]) def portfolio_metrics(dfs, bpd, lag): series = {} for a in ASSETS: net, ts = sleeve_net(dfs[a], bpd, lag) series[a] = pd.Series(net, index=pd.to_datetime(ts.values)) J = pd.concat(series, axis=1, join="inner").dropna() combo = 0.5 * J["BTC"].values + 0.5 * J["ETH"].values bpy = bpd * 365.25 sh = float(np.mean(combo) / np.std(combo) * np.sqrt(bpy)) if np.std(combo) > 0 else 0.0 eq = np.cumprod(1.0 + np.clip(combo, -0.99, None)) dd = float(np.max((np.maximum.accumulate(eq) - eq) / np.maximum.accumulate(eq))) yrs = (J.index[-1] - J.index[0]).days / 365.25 cagr = eq[-1] ** (1 / yrs) - 1 return sh, dd, cagr def main(): raw = {a: load(a, "1h") for a in ASSETS} print("=" * 96) print("# LOOK-AHEAD / EXECUTION-LAG AUDIT — trend portfolio (long-flat, tvol20, lev2), per timeframe") print("# lag1 = standard (decision held next bar). lag2 = +1 bar execution delay (conservative).") print("# left/right = resample label (open vs close). Big gap => labeling leak.") print("=" * 96) print(f" {'TF':<5s}{'Sh lag1(L)':>12s}{'Sh lag2(L)':>12s}{'Sh lag1(R)':>12s}" f"{'CAGR l1':>10s}{'CAGR l2':>10s}{'DD l1':>8s}{'lag-decay':>11s}") for tf, (rule, bpd) in TFS.items(): dfsL = {a: resample(raw[a], rule, "left") for a in ASSETS} dfsR = {a: resample(raw[a], rule, "right") for a in ASSETS} sh1L, dd1, cagr1 = portfolio_metrics(dfsL, bpd, 1) sh2L, _, cagr2 = portfolio_metrics(dfsL, bpd, 2) sh1R, _, _ = portfolio_metrics(dfsR, bpd, 1) decay = (sh1L - sh2L) / sh1L * 100 if sh1L else 0.0 flag = " <-- robust" if sh2L >= 0.9 * sh1L and abs(sh1L - sh1R) < 0.1 else "" print(f" {tf:<5s}{sh1L:>12.2f}{sh2L:>12.2f}{sh1R:>12.2f}" f"{cagr1*100:>+9.1f}%{cagr2*100:>+9.1f}%{dd1*100:>7.1f}%{decay:>+10.0f}%{flag}") print("\n Interpretation:") print(" - If Sh lag2 << Sh lag1 (big lag-decay), the edge needs to trade AT the close -> sub-TF") print(" timing artifact / cost-fragile. Robust slow-trend should barely move with +1 bar.") print(" - If Sh lag1(left) != Sh lag1(right), the bar LABELING leaks -> look-ahead. Should match.") if __name__ == "__main__": main()