diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index c642af7..8731f15 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ pub(crate) fn uuid_to_hex_string(uuid: Uuid) -> String {
 
 pub fn truncate_float(float: f64, decimals: u32, round_up: bool) -> f64 {
     let pow10 = 10i64.pow(decimals) as f64;
-    let mut float = (float * pow10) as u64;
+    let sign = float.signum();
+    let mut abs_truncated = (float.abs() * pow10) as u64;
     if round_up {
-        float += 1;
+        abs_truncated += 1;
     }
-    float as f64 / pow10
+    sign * abs_truncated as f64 / pow10
 }
 
 pub fn bps_diff(x: f64, y: f64) -> u16 {
@@ -135,4 +136,64 @@ mod tests {
             "987654321".to_string()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_negative_values() {
+        // Regression: negatives previously cast to u64 and became 0.0
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-123.456, 2, false), -123.45);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-99.999, 2, false), -99.99);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-0.001, 4, false), -0.001);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-0.00000001, 8, false), -0.00000001);
+        // decimals = 0
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-5.9, 0, false), -5.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_positive_unchanged() {
+        // Positive path must be byte-identical to the original implementation
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(123.456, 2, false), 123.45);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(99.999, 2, false), 99.99);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(0.00000001, 8, false), 0.00000001);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(0.0, 2, false), 0.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_round_up_both_signs() {
+        // round_up grows magnitude (away from zero) for both signs
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(123.456, 2, true), 123.46);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-123.456, 2, true), -123.46);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-5.9, 0, true), -6.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_zero_edges() {
+        // 0.0 and -0.0 both compare equal to 0.0
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(0.0, 2, false), 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(truncate_float(-0.0, 2, false), 0.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_nan_propagates() {
+        // NaN input yields NaN (previous impl silently returned 0.0)
+        assert!(truncate_float(f64::NAN, 2, false).is_nan());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn truncate_float_antisymmetry_property() {
+        // Invariant: truncate(-x) == -truncate(x) for finite x, across
+        // many magnitudes, decimals, and the round_up flag.
+        for xi in 1..=2000u32 {
+            let x = f64::from(xi) * 0.0137;
+            for d in 0..=8u32 {
+                for round_up in [false, true] {
+                    let neg = truncate_float(-x, d, round_up);
+                    let pos = -truncate_float(x, d, round_up);
+                    assert!(
+                        (neg - pos).abs() < 1e-12,
+                        "antisymmetry broke: x={x} d={d} round_up={round_up} neg={neg} pos={pos}"
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }