diff --git a/apps/paper_trader/event_detector.py b/apps/paper_trader/event_detector.py
index 32b645f..a7244bb 100644
--- a/apps/paper_trader/event_detector.py
+++ b/apps/paper_trader/event_detector.py
@@ -28,6 +28,35 @@ class EventDetector:
         self._db_unavailable: bool = False  # circuit breaker: skip after first failure
         self._screener_unavailable: bool = False  # circuit breaker for screener API
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _compute_score(row: dict[str, Any], config: BacktestConfig) -> float:
+        """Compute score using the config's scoring_model — matches backtester."""
+        model = config.signal.scoring_model
+        if model == "return_max_long_v5":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v5
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v5(row)
+        elif model == "return_max_long_v7":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v7
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v7(row)
+        elif model == "return_max_long_v8":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v8
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v8(row)
+        elif model == "return_max_long_v9":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v9
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v9(row)
+        elif model == "return_max_long_v9g":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v9g
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v9g(row)
+        elif model == "return_max_long_v10":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_return_max_long_score_v10
+            return compute_return_max_long_score_v10(row)
+        elif model == "pead":
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_pead_score
+            return compute_pead_score(row)
+        else:
+            from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_entry_score
+            return compute_entry_score(row)
+
     async def get_candidates_for_date(
         self,
         execution_date: dt.date,
@@ -102,11 +131,15 @@ class EventDetector:
                         if not enriched.get("reaction_day_high"):
                             enriched["reaction_day_high"] = sym_bars[rd].get("high")
 
-            # Compute market features from Oracle bars if missing in DB feature_json.
-            # These can be None when the feature builder ran before reaction-day bars settled.
+            # Compute market features from Oracle bars ONLY if missing in DB
+            # feature_json. DB values are authoritative because they were computed
+            # by the feature_builder at event time with the correct reaction_date
+            # and base price. Oracle bars can produce different values due to
+            # non-deterministic data or different date alignment.
+            _db_has_reaction = enriched.get("reaction_day_return") is not None
             sym_bars = bars_by_symbol.get(sym, {})
             rd = _parse_date(enriched.get("reaction_date"))
-            if rd and rd in sym_bars:
+            if rd and rd in sym_bars and not _db_has_reaction:
                 sorted_dates = sorted(sym_bars.keys())
                 try:
                     rd_idx = sorted_dates.index(rd)
@@ -117,12 +150,11 @@ class EventDetector:
                     prev_bar = sym_bars[sorted_dates[rd_idx - 1]]
                     reaction_bar = sym_bars[rd]
 
-                    if not enriched.get("volume_ratio_20d") and not enriched.get("volume_ratio") and prior_dates:
+                    if not enriched.get("volume_ratio_20d") and prior_dates:
                         avg_vol = sum(sym_bars[d]["volume"] for d in prior_dates) / len(prior_dates)
                         if avg_vol > 0:
                             vr = reaction_bar["volume"] / avg_vol
                             enriched["volume_ratio_20d"] = vr
-                            enriched["volume_ratio"] = vr  # backward compat
 
                     if not enriched.get("reaction_day_return") and prev_bar["close"]:
                         enriched["reaction_day_return"] = (
@@ -179,10 +211,10 @@ class EventDetector:
                 )
                 continue
 
-            # Compute score if missing
-            if "score" not in enriched or enriched.get("score") is None:
-                from libs.backtest.scoring import compute_entry_score
-                enriched["score"] = compute_entry_score(enriched)
+            # Compute score using the SAME scoring model as the backtester.
+            # Always recompute to ensure consistency with backtest results,
+            # since DB-stored scores may have been computed with a different model.
+            enriched["score"] = self._compute_score(enriched, config)
 
             enriched_rows.append(enriched)