Fix on Sell order lossing by blocking time

signal_aggregator.py

@@ -804,6 +804,28 @@ class SignalAggregator:
                 )
                 report.signal_quality = "D"
                 report.trade_setup = None
+            elif xau_is_sell_dir and self.config.xau_strategy.sell_blocked_hours_utc:
+                # ── 6g3. XAU SELL hour gate (opt-in via per-TF factories) ──
+                # Evaluated on the bar's CLOSE time (= entry time under
+                # next-open fills), the same clock the session filter and
+                # backtest replay use — NOT the bar label hour.
+                try:
+                    close_h = (
+                        pd.Timestamp(report.timestamp)
+                        + pd.Timedelta(
+                            seconds=ForexDataProvider.CANDLE_SECONDS[
+                                self.config.primary_timeframe
+                            ]
+                        )
+                    ).hour
+                except Exception:
+                    close_h = None
+                if close_h in self.config.xau_strategy.sell_blocked_hours_utc:
+                    report.warnings.append(
+                        f"SELL FILTER: {close_h:02}:00 UTC entry blocked for shorts"
+                    )
+                    report.signal_quality = "D"
+                    report.trade_setup = None
 
         # ── 6h. EUR/USD regime + quality + risk gate ──────────────
         if report.display_name == "EUR/USD" and self.config.eur_strategy.enabled: