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Exposure Protector

Defensive rebalancer that trims skew and protects exposure.

Best used when

  • one side of the book dominates the account
  • Hermes wants to reduce imbalance
  • the market is still tradable, but caution is needed
  • controlled rebalancing is more important than new alpha

Avoid when

  • the market is thin or chaotic
  • the venue is unstable
  • Hermes wants a pure entry strategy
  • frequent churn would be too expensive

Core parameters

  • trail_distance_pct: distance from price for execution
  • rebalance_target_ratio: desired base/value balance
  • rebalance_step_ratio: how much to move per action
  • min_rebalance_seconds: minimum time between actions
  • min_price_move_pct: minimum move before a new action
  • min_order_notional_quote: minimum quote notional for one action
  • max_order_notional_quote: optional quote notional cap for one action

Hermes policy mapping

  • risk_posture controls caution vs aggression
  • priority controls urgency and cadence

Notes

  • This strategy is passive until Hermes enables it.
  • It should protect and rebalance, not decide regime.
  • Trader derives concrete execution values from policy.
  • report().supervision should be interpreted as a defensive attachment signal, not as a preferred replacement for a healthy grid during persistent trend continuation unless imbalance is genuinely severe.
  • live fee rates are used directly, and quote notional is the canonical sizing unit.