diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index c8219a7..42f8189 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ TRIGGER_RVOL_MIN=2.0             # min RELATIVE volume to fire
 # qualifies and we fill at the top of a thin one-bar spike that reverses. This
 # requires recent 5-bar $-volume >= the floor so thin names go WEAK, not armed.
 TRIGGER_MIN_DOLLAR_VOL=8000
+# Do not fire a trigger on a price older than this (seconds) — a stalled feed
+# must not fire a breakout on a frozen quote into an already-reverted market.
+TRIGGER_PRICE_MAX_AGE=12
 ORB_BARS=5                        # opening range = first N regular-hours minutes
 TRADING_TRIGGER_SLIP_PCT=0.004    # cap the chase above the trigger on the fill
 # Account-aware sizing (matters most on a small REAL account):