schema_version: profit_preservation_contract.v2
goal: Define rules and metrics to preserve unrealized profits and enforce trailing stop policies.
metrics:
  - id: profit_giveback
    description: "Ratio of profit returned from peak price since entry"
  - id: trailing_stop
    description: "Trailing stop price level determined by ratchet stage"
  - id: ratchet_stage
    description: "Lock tier based on maximum achieved profit percentage (e.g. PROFIT_LOCK_10, APEX_SUPER)"
  - id: sell_slippage_budget
    description: "Allowed slippage threshold during execution"
rules:
  - id: RULE_PROFIT_GIVEBACK_GUARD
    condition: "profit_pct >= 20% and profit_giveback > 30% of peak gain"
    action: "Enforce trailing stop / lock remaining profit"
  - id: RULE_DRAWDOWN_GUARD_PRIORITY
    condition: "portfolio in value_preservation_stage"
    action: "Prioritize drawdown guard over new alpha signals"
  - id: RULE_VALUE_DAMAGE_LIMIT
    condition: "unrealized maximum drawdown per ticker"
    limit: "value_damage_pct_avg <= 10%"