The 180° Turn: How We Found and Fixed a Directional Bug That Changed Everything (hopefully)
After stabilizing execution and cleaning up training behavior, I moved into a deeper optimization pass on SOUN (SoundHound AI). Almost immediately, something felt wrong. Over a multi-year window, SOUN’s broader trend is clearly positive — yet my “optimized” strategy could still produce near-total drawdowns. That’s not just disappointing. That’s a diagnostic signal. A strategy can…