diff --git a/research/live_test_freeze.json b/research/live_test_freeze.json
index f9d723a..860d4eb 100644
--- a/research/live_test_freeze.json
+++ b/research/live_test_freeze.json
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "frozen_on": "2026-09-24",
-  "source": "config_overrides on the tradier live DB (port 5434), snapshotted 2026-09-25",
-  "note": "Strategy knobs only. Safety knobs (equity floor, default equity) may change without resetting the test.",
+  "frozen_on": "2026-09-28",
+  "source": "config_overrides on the tradier live DB (port 5434), snapshotted 2026-09-27 after the 5372585 deploy",
+  "note": "Restarted 2026-09-28: the deploy fixed live volume inflation (7f1ebe9) and squeeze rvol plus the 04:00 first pass (81e505b), and added the premarket snapshot scan and the fail-fast exit (60s/0.3R). Strategy knobs only; safety knobs may change without resetting.",
+  "previous_period": {
+    "from": "2026-09-24",
+    "to": "2026-09-25",
+    "trades": 4,
+    "note": "pre-fix settings; not counted"
+  },
   "settings": {
     "NEWS_CATALYST_SCORE_ENABLED": "1",
     "NEWS_DILUTION_VETO_ENABLED": "1",
@@ -21,6 +27,8 @@
     "TRADING_EXECUTION_ENABLED": "1",
     "TRADING_EXIT_BREAKEVEN_PCT": "0.0",
     "TRADING_EXIT_BREAKEVEN_R": "1.0",
+    "TRADING_EXIT_FAIL_FAST_R": "0.3",
+    "TRADING_EXIT_FAIL_FAST_SECONDS": "60",
     "TRADING_EXIT_MANAGE_INTERVAL_SECONDS": "4",
     "TRADING_EXIT_PROFIT_TIERS": "",
     "TRADING_EXIT_THREAD_ENABLED": "1",
diff --git a/tests/unit/research/test_live_scorecard.py b/tests/unit/research/test_live_scorecard.py
index a08ca0e..513e63f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/research/test_live_scorecard.py
+++ b/tests/unit/research/test_live_scorecard.py
@@ -26,5 +26,5 @@ def test_drift_ignores_safety_knobs_and_catches_new_strategy_keys():
 
 def test_freeze_file_is_valid():
     f = load_freeze()
-    assert f["frozen_on"] == "2026-09-24"
+    assert f["frozen_on"] == "2026-09-28"
     assert f["settings"]["TRADING_EXIT_TRAIL_PCT"] == "0.12"