# Next Test Proposal

## Adoption status

No H0-H4 pattern should be adopted as-is.

## Why

H1 removes HardStop and improves medium-period NetProfit, but it increases trade count, DefenseHedge count, PostHedge max-loss closes, and event-based drawdown. H2/H3 improve HB1/HB2 but still leave HardStop rows and worsen drawdown. H4 market-closed retry-only is not enough.

## If continuing PostHedge exit tuning

Use only one narrow candidate, not a broad grid:

- Keep GoodEnoughClose disabled or later than current.
- Raise PostHedgeMaxLossCloseYen farther from -3500 to avoid repeated early realized losses.
- Keep a time-based review, but reduce NoImprovement close frequency.
- Validate first on 2026.05.01-2026.05.29 and reject if MaxDrawdown remains worse than H0.

## Alternative

If the next narrowed PostHedge test still worsens drawdown, pause DefenseHedge exit tuning and move to another profit-side theme. Entry blocking remains unsupported by the prior Entry Outcome Analysis.
