diff --git a/onchain/script/backtesting/StrategyExecutor.sol b/onchain/script/backtesting/StrategyExecutor.sol
index 50f22b0..14708f5 100644
--- a/onchain/script/backtesting/StrategyExecutor.sol
+++ b/onchain/script/backtesting/StrategyExecutor.sol
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ contract StrategyExecutor {
         _logRecenter(
             blockNum,
             isUp,
+            aLiqPre == 0, // bootstrap: no anchor existed before this recenter
             fLiqPre,
             fLoPre,
             fHiPre,
@@ -232,6 +233,7 @@ contract StrategyExecutor {
     function _logRecenter(
         uint256 blockNum,
         bool isUp,
+        bool isBootstrap,
         uint128 fLiqPre,
         int24 fLoPre,
         int24 fHiPre,
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ contract StrategyExecutor {
         internal
         view
     {
-        console2.log(string.concat("=== Recenter #", totalRecenters.str(), " @ block ", blockNum.str(), " direction=", isUp ? "UP" : "DOWN", " ==="));
+        console2.log(string.concat("=== Recenter #", totalRecenters.str(), " @ block ", blockNum.str(), " direction=", isBootstrap ? "BOOTSTRAP" : (isUp ? "UP" : "DOWN"), " ==="));
         console2.log(string.concat("  Floor   pre:  tick [", int256(fLoPre).istr(), ", ", int256(fHiPre).istr(), "] liq=", uint256(fLiqPre).str()));
         console2.log(string.concat("  Anchor  pre:  tick [", int256(aLoPre).istr(), ", ", int256(aHiPre).istr(), "] liq=", uint256(aLiqPre).str()));
         console2.log(string.concat("  Disc    pre:  tick [", int256(dLoPre).istr(), ", ", int256(dHiPre).istr(), "] liq=", uint256(dLiqPre).str()));
diff --git a/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol b/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
index 7041307..36ca718 100644
--- a/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
+++ b/onchain/src/LiquidityManager.sol
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ contract LiquidityManager is ThreePositionStrategy, PriceOracle {
     ///   - "amplitude not reached." — anchor position exists but price has not moved far enough
     ///                                 from the anchor centre to warrant repositioning
     ///
-    /// @return isUp True if the current tick is above the previous anchor centre
-    ///              (price moved up in pool terms); false if it moved down or if no anchor
-    ///              position existed prior to this recenter (bootstrap case).
+    /// @return isUp True if the KRK price in ETH rose since the last recenter
+    ///              (buy event / net ETH inflow), regardless of token0/token1 ordering.
+    ///              False if the KRK price fell, or if no anchor position existed prior
+    ///              to this recenter (bootstrap case, no directional reference point).
     ///              Both values indicate a successful, fully-executed recenter.
     function recenter() external returns (bool isUp) {
         (, int24 currentTick,,,,,) = pool.slot0();