diff --git a/crates/ml-alpha/cuda/rl_gate_threshold_controller.cu b/crates/ml-alpha/cuda/rl_gate_threshold_controller.cu
index 8de10f656..440be8d0f 100644
--- a/crates/ml-alpha/cuda/rl_gate_threshold_controller.cu
+++ b/crates/ml-alpha/cuda/rl_gate_threshold_controller.cu
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ extern "C" __global__ void rl_gate_threshold_controller(
     float frd_long = isv[RL_FRD_GATE_THR_LONG_INDEX];
     float frd_short = isv[RL_FRD_GATE_THR_SHORT_INDEX];
 
-    if (dones_ema < target * 0.5f) {
+    if (dones_ema < target * 0.2f) {
         // Trades well below target — relax gates.
         conf_thr *= adjust;
         frd_long *= adjust;
         frd_short *= adjust;
-    } else if (dones_ema > target * 2.0f) {
+    } else if (dones_ema > target * 5.0f) {
         // Trades well above target — tighten gates.
         conf_thr /= adjust;
         frd_long /= adjust;
diff --git a/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs b/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
index bc1e3cfab..1dff71100 100644
--- a/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
+++ b/crates/ml-alpha/src/trainer/integrated.rs
@@ -1616,7 +1616,7 @@ impl IntegratedTrainer {
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_PI_SAMPLE_P_MIN_INDEX,    0.015),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_OUTCOME_ALPHA_INDEX,      0.1),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_WARMUP_STEPS_INDEX, 10000.0),
-                (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_DONES_TARGET_INDEX, 0.02),
+                (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_DONES_TARGET_INDEX, 0.10),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_CONF_MIN_INDEX,     0.0),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_CONF_MAX_INDEX,     0.50),
                 (crate::rl::isv_slots::RL_GATE_FRD_MIN_INDEX,      0.0),