Morning Drive · Settings

Run Configuration

These values are saved for Morning Drive and copied into a locked run snapshot when execution starts.

Configurable Before Run

Execution Mode

Controls which Alpaca environment Morning Drive routes orders to.

Paper

Enable Morning Drive strategy

Full strategy automation gate. Manual settings and backtests remain available.

Paper Live

Paper routing selected. Morning Drive will route to the strategy Paper broker environment. This is the default test mode.

Execution mode

Timing Window

Start, non-expansion check, and final flatten are one run-window contract.

09:30-09:45 ET

Start anchored schedule. Set the strategy start time; prep, non-expansion, and flatten timing will auto-adjust unless manual timing is enabled.

Strategy start ET Prep lead minutes Preparation starts ET Non-expansion check ET Window end / flatten ET Non-expansion required % Auto timing from start

Recommended. Change the start time and the rest of the run cadence follows.

Allow runs outside configured window

Useful for UAT. The run key still uses the configured start/end window.

Universe

How much of the mover universe Morning Drive considers.

Universe size Max selected trades Budget per symbol Enable Massive enrichment

Enrichment only. Alpaca remains the trading and price source of truth.

Mandatory Gates

Hard controls before scoring.

Min price Max price Extended min price Extended max price Max spread % Preferred spread % Allow extended price range

Scoring

Candidate ranking knobs.

Min final score Min opening expansion % Min opening volume Preferred opening volume Missing float score Reject missing float Include news score

Orders / Exit

Entry model and protective exits.

Entry confirmation Entry reference price Take profit % Initial stop % Entry slippage buffer % Exit slippage buffer % Aggressive limit buffer % Use market orders in Live