Start49.14Catalystcash,850.99account,flat; goal repeatable net pre-event gains; binding constraint independently validated executable edge. Premises: (1) queried ledger has all3closed, no pending/open; own20armedmonitors none due by nextSep7 00UTCrun. (2) Rechecked primary https://www.nyse.com/trade/hours-calendars listsSep7holiday and Aug19 issuer https://investor.chewy.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Chewy-Announces-Fiscal-Second-Quarter-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx confirmsSep9before-open,08ETcall; onlyone regularsession remains. (3) queried saved vectorbt backtest38: preregistered12train/6holdout,5bpfee+5bpslippage eachside,holdout-1.719988%,DD14.258614%,p50%,W4.523391%,L4.828695%,95%meanCI[-4.527052,3.687206]%; Python expectancy-.152652% per9-session exposure, clippedquarterKelly0. (4) saved technical435 R/R1.0337<1.5, Fridayreferences are not fresh quotes; no one-session replacement validated. Conclusion no proposals. Validity: required entry conjunction fails. Soundness: small selected historical sample, IEX execution and revised calendars limit transfer; no new test or exhaustive primary sweep claimed. Counterexample favorable future report/rally could reward an untested entry, but cannot establish its ex-ante edge. Evidence to change size: independently preregistered comparable net holdout with supported positive expectancy plus fresh executable levels and pre-first-news exit; a date alone changes watch only. Beneficiary of cash is future book optionality; operator349.01shortfall does not change probability. Consequence chain of unvalidated holiday limit: possible pre-news fill -> adverse binary gap bypasses stop -> smaller future book. Cash avoids that exposure but forgoes possible upside. Saved jobs30/33 containEND; job33 twice still lastRun12:30,nextRun16:30 at16:32UTC, so currentdelivery unverified. No overdue own event/exposure makes duplicate collector necessary; retain active jobs and handoff freshness check. Job9 remains truncated headline discovery, not primary assurance. Existing monitors keep favorable->record/validate and adverse/delayed->cash branches. OtherfundFIVE overdue monitor belongs CIO, not Catalyst.
Start: Catalyst49.14cash,account850.99,flat; goal repeatable net pre-event gains; binding constraint validated executable edge. Premise1 live fund ledger has no open or pending orders and20armed monitors none due before nextSep7 00UTCrun. Premise2 NYSE https://www.nyse.com/trade/hours-calendars confirmsSep7holiday; CHWY Aug19 issuer https://investor.chewy.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Chewy-Announces-Fiscal-Second-Quarter-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx rechecked confirmsSep9beforeopen,08ETcall, leavingone regularsession. Premise3 saved preregistered vectorbt backtest38 had12training/6holdout,20bpapproxroundtrip costs,holdout-1.719988%,DD14.258614%,50%wins,W4.523391%,L4.828695%,mean-.152652%,bootstrap95%mean[-4.527052,3.687206]%; quarterKelly0. Positive CLI baseline58 is no-cost/full-window and not this event rule. Premise4 saved technical435 R/R1.0337<1.5; no fresh quote or one-session validation exists. Conclusion no proposal,exit,adjustment or newfund. Validity: required eligibility conjunction fails. Soundness limits: N6 selected issuer/historical holdout, stale Friday references and imperfect execution model; not proof all runups fail. Strong countercase favorable earnings or higher price could occur, but neither supplies known net pre-event odds. Who benefits: preserving cash retains future optionality; no operator shortfall used in allocation. Consequences: queued holiday exposure could fill before news -> binary gap can bypass stop -> diminished future book; avoiding that exposure costs possible gains but respects unvalidated edge. Monitoring: list_jobs confirms30END1189chars and33END1552chars,exit0; prior first-sandbox uncertainty441 resolved. Latest-only RSS/SEC is bounded coverage;9 remains2000char truncated discovery. No newcollector,monitor or backtest warranted for unchanged rejected setup. Existing conditional positive->record/validate;negative/delayed->cash branches retained. Other-fund overdueFIVE6 belongs CIO/retiredSocial; not resolved by Catalyst. Future size requires independently validated comparable costed edge, executable fresh quotes and exit before earliest news; calendar/fundamental updates alone change watch, not allocation.
fund_cash49.14
proposed_notional0
open_positions0
pending_orders0
armed_monitors20
due_monitors0
chwy_holdout_sample6
chwy_holdout_return-1.72
chwy_mean_trade_pct-0.15
chwy_quarter_kelly0
job30_chars1189
job33_chars1552
Monitoring repair and research delivery limits before next run
Conditional chains, not forecasts. (1) Sep8consumercredit expansion/contraction changes evidence on household financing -> discretionary ASO and recurring CHWY demand expectations may diverge -> any price response must be distinguished from Sep9 company-specific earnings; credit growth alone is neither healthyconsumption norfinancialdistress. (2) Sep9 10ET employercompensationcost data may change labor-cost expectations -> labor-heavy ABM contract repricing/productivity economics may be reinterpreted after its Sep8 report -> margin/cash prospects can diverge from headline revenue; Juneperioddata is lagged, not live September payrollpressure. (3) AVO recovery in fruit-size supply andperunitmargin -> acquisition integration cash anddebtservice -> sustainable earningspernewshare; gross volume or nominal acquisitionrevenuealone doesnotcompletechain. Who benefits: distributors gain only if grossspread survives procurement/logisticscost; growersandretailersmay captureotherparts. (4) Favorable Pixclara decision -> label/reimbursement/manufacturingconstraints -> realized Telixcash; earlyadverseaction -> gap -> availablebookshrinks evenwithstop. Strongcounterargument: public calendar/currentguidance mayalreadypriceallofthis. Decisionchanges: newissuerinformation changescalendar/fundamentalwatch immediately; allocationchanges onlyafter independently preregistered costed holdout withpositiveuncertaintybound, comparable regime, fresh executablequotes andfeasibleR/R>=1.5. No assumed source-to-price causal coefficient or signed macrotrade. Sources https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/2026-september.htm ; https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/09_sched.htm ; https://investors.missionproduce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mission-producer-announces-fiscal-2026-second-quarter-financial ; https://telixpharma.com/news-views/fda-accepts-nda-for-tlx101-px-pixclara/ . Existing jobs/reviewscollect; no automaticorders.
sessions_in_scope2
minimum_reward_risk1.5
fund_cash49.14
allocated0
Pre-open fundamental filters: acquisition accounting and separate pipelines matter
AVO June8 Q2 primary release reports revenue290.9m,volume+15%,unitprices-36%,grossmargin7%,EBITDA7.1m vs19.1m. Higher unit demand did not create higher profit. Calavo closedMay28 afterApril30balance sheet:17.530823m shares issued,266m cash,combined88.3m shares/350mtermdebt. Q3EBITDA28–32m includes acquisition contribution, so beating last year's legacy business does not isolate organic improvement. H1cash33m is predeal; cannot subtract it from postdeal debt as contemporaneous netdebt. Q3guide midpoint30m versus7.1m Q2 is not a comparable organicgrowth rate. Bullcase volume,synergies and Q4Perufarming improvement may materialize; require organic unitmargin and integrationcash to substantiate. GME Aug31 preliminary operatingincome150–170m andnetincome290–310m include disclosed238mEBAYgain/75mdigitalassetloss; completeSep8 release adds less uncertainty than an unannounced quarter. Cannot subtract pretax marks mechanically from netincome withouttax bridge. TLX Aug20 retainsSep11Pixclara goal; Sep2BiPASS350-patient enrollment is prostate-imaging development, not glioma efficacy orapproval; Zircaix resubmission CRL is a third distinct exposure. Sources https://investors.missionproduce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/mission-producer-announces-fiscal-2026-second-quarter-financial ; https://investor.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-details/2026/GameStop-Announces-Second-Quarter-2026-Preliminary-Results/default.aspx ; https://telixpharma.com/news-views/telix-2026-half-year-results-strong-commercial-execution-and-momentum-in-late-stage-pipeline/ ; https://telixpharma.com/news-views/telix-completes-enrollment-in-phase-3-bipass-study-aligns-with-fda-on-nda-pathway/ . Facts support prospective review, not price targets orpositive edge. No current valuation or consensus-surprise modelestablished; sizezero.
avo_Q2_revenue_m290.9
avo_Q2_volume_growth_pct15
avo_Q2_unitprice_growth_pct-36
avo_Q2_grossmargin_pct7
avo_Q2_EBITDA_m7.1
avo_Q3_EBITDA_guide_low_m28
avo_Q3_EBITDA_guide_high_m32
avo_postdeal_shares_m88.3
avo_postdeal_termdebt_m350
tlx_bipass_enrollment350
proposed_notional0
Pre-open ledger and sizing audit: no live win estimate supports risk
Recomputed all3Catalyst trades with numpy from query_trades,Sep2–4 execution record. Equal-trade mean-16.3806%,wins0/3,totalPNL-31.937258 matches venue-31.94 rounding. Two operator exits censor intended strategy outcomes; one RARE stop exit-45.8601% realized-6.44035R. No winners means averagewin unavailable; do not fabricate W or infer a precise future p=0 from3selectedtrades. Live record therefore cannot calibrate positive Kelly. Saved independent CHWY event holdout analysis38 (recovered via analyses64/172) N6,p=.5,W4.523%,L4.829%,netreturn-1.719988%; clipped quarterKelly max(0,(p-(1-p)/(W/L))/4)=0. Its ten-session rule is not a validated Sep8 one-session substitute. RARE historical-loss stress on49.14cash=22.5356USD exceeds8.5099account risk cap; no claim this observed loss bounds futuregaps. Premises: failed/unknownedge+unvalidatedwindow imply no size; counterexample a future rally would not refute missing ex-ante edge. Source execution ledger query_trades fund=catalyst; historicalbars https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; dates https://investor.chewy.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Chewy-Announces-Fiscal-Second-Quarter-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx . No new backtest or MonteCarlo claimed; resampling3censoredtrades would not create evidence.
sample3
win_rate0
avg_loss16.38
realized_pnl-31.94
rare_R-6.44
gap_stress_usd22.54
risk_cap_usd8.51
chwy_holdout_sample6
chwy_quarter_kelly0
proposed_notional0
HAIN final decision: reject run-up, retain dated research review and zero allocation
Executed actual command node /app/agent/dist/backtest.js --symbols HAIN --strategy momentum --lookback 20 --days 2000 with venue livefetch.1376bars,58trades,return-84.243267%,DD87.561226%,win25.862069%,average-3.255212%,buyhold-98.314055%. CLI has no independent costed train/holdout split and crosses earnings; do not use its figures as event-rule edge or allow relativeoutperformance versus collapsingbuyhold to imply profit. The separatelyrecorded vectorbt event study382 provides preregistered chronological costed holdout. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; exactoutput and scripts archived.
return-84.24
drawdown87.56
win rate25.86
sample58
bars1376
avg_trade_pct-3.26
buy_hold_pct-98.31
HAIN empirical event-path exit simulation stays negative in the recent cohort
Sep4 IEXclose.7521,SMA20 .68332,SMA50 .605924,20sessionreturn26.12779%,annualized20dayclosevol140.95628%. ADR20 .061115,ATR14 .074685714;20daylow.5116/high.9048;meanIEXvolume18547.95 partialmarket,not totalADV. TwoADR target.87433 versuslow20stop.5116 givesR/R.50823,below1.5. ATRstop.6774143 would be a diagnosticrangebarrier,not demonstratedthesisinvalidation. At65whole shares cost48.8865 beforefees, low20risk15.6325>account1%8.5099;max35shares from that stopdistance alone,stillrejectedonedge. Worsthistoricalovernightgap-30.43478%,not upperlossbound;65sharelossatthatgap~14.88USD. Close canchangebeforeTuesday; no queuedlimit or currentquote claim. Fractionals unnecessary for affordabilitybutnofillliquidityverified. No holdingRprogress toreview. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=HAIN,SPY,XLP&timeframe=1Day&feed=iex&adjustment=all ; venuecontextbook49.14/account850.99.
close0.75
sma200.68
sma500.61
adr200.06
atr140.07
low200.51
target_diagnostic0.87
reward_risk0.51
affordable_shares65
stop_risk_65shares15.63
account_risk_budget8.51
worst_gap_pct-30.43
HAIN trend and volatility interplay fails transport from training to holdout
Indicators use only priorclose at entry. Trend=close>SMA20>SMA50; highvol=ATR14/close above training-onlymedian3.0091043%. Training: trendfalse/lowvolN6 mean-.23825%,trendfalse/highvolN6 +5.82893%,trendtrue/lowvolN1 +1.85433%,trendtrue/highvolN0. Holdout all6highvol; trendfalseN3 mean-18.01258%,win0%;trendtrueN3 mean-3.94076%,win33.3333%. Thus currenttrendtrue/highvol regime has no training support; do not fit interactions or infer probabilities from emptycells. ATR/returncorr+.718389train versus-.034644holdout is descriptive and tiny-sample. SPYaboveSMA50 holdoutN5 mean-11.04040%,belowN1-10.65804%; broaderuptrend doesnotrescue. Correlated price indicators are not independent confirmations. Knownpreannounced2022windowN1+6.55701% excluded from cleantraining leavesN12+30.80863%,but currentfuturepreannouncementstatus not exhaustively proven. These diagnostics inspect holdout and cannot become newly validated filters. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=HAIN,SPY,XLP&timeframe=1Day&feed=iex&adjustment=all .
atr_train_median_pct3.01
holdout_highvol6
trend_true_holdout3
trend_true_mean-3.94
trend_false_mean-18.01
current_regime_train_n0
train_atr_return_corr0.72
holdout_atr_return_corr-0.03
HAIN uncertainty and factor controls do not support a positive event premium
FixedT10 holdoutN6 mean-10.97667%;50000iid event bootstrap seed60606 95%meanCI[-23.21708,2.91121]%;onewinner Wilson95%winCI[3.00534,56.35028]%. Unknown serial/regime dependence and small sample mean CI is conditional,not precise forecast. Training-minus-holdout mean difference bootstrap seed60607 CI[-.72947,26.15507]points: descriptive deterioration does not prove a statistically identified break. Mean netHAIN minus grossSPY samewindow-12.39050points,minusgrossXLP-11.19342; controls cost-free intentionally favorcontrol and are not a hedgedportfolio. 420dailyreturns2025–Sep4 2026: OLS intercept-.4030566%/day,betaSPY.7719663,betaXLP.9985779,R2.05130145; correlationsHAIN/SPY.1668041,HAIN/XLP.1814433. No robustSE,causalalpha,or stationarity assumed. Single surviving issuer selected by existingdatedwatch,not representative marketcohort; repeatedfundresearch creates selection risk across names. Need prospective independent post-restructuring sample,not more bootstraps of same6. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=HAIN,SPY,XLP&timeframe=1Day&feed=iex&adjustment=all ; issuer-date sources in22observations.
sample6
mean_pct-10.98
ci_low-23.22
ci_high2.91
excess_spy_pct-12.39
excess_xlp_pct-11.19
ols_sample420
daily_intercept_pct-0.4
beta_spy0.77
beta_xlp1
r_squared0.05
bootstrap_samples50000
HAIN fixed pre-earnings run-up fails chronological holdout after positive training
Preregistered note353 before prices inspected. Issuer archive recovered22 actual release dates2021–May2026 plus prior scheduling notices, each recorded withURL. Require notice published on earlier calendar day than entry; call-only notice matched actual release date, no assumed first-news minute. EnterT-10open,exitT-1close onSPYsessioncalendar,nevereventday. Three training events excluded for same-day notice (Feb9 2021,Nov8 2022,Aug24 2023); zero missing-bar exclusions. Training2021–2024N13 +39.38577%,DD14.29358%,win61.53846%; holdout2025–May2026N6 -54.89695%,DD56.61701%,win16.66667%,mean-10.97667%,W19.97380/L17.16676%. vectorbt open/close two-observation sessions, all-in notional reinvestment; fee5bp/slip10bp eachside; independently matches direct trade compounding. DD measured at opens/closes,not true intradayworst. Higher25bpslip holdout-55.70154%. $0.005/$0.01slip per side separately -56.12889/-57.83791%. Fixed5session diagnostic holdout-20.19879%N6;15session has0training/1holdout +23.41144%,unusable calendar selection. No strategy selection from inspected sweep. One2022preannouncement tagged,not fresh economicnews. CurrentT10entry alreadypassed; cannot turn late entry into testedrule. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=HAIN,SPY,XLP&timeframe=1Day&feed=iex&adjustment=all ; https://ir.hain.com/financial-information/quarterly-results . IEXpartialvenue and hypotheticalcosts do not establish executablefills; corporate-action mapping and all unscheduled preannouncements not exhaustively audited. Reject longrule,not shortrecommendation.
return-54.9
drawdown56.62
win rate16.67
sample6
avg_win19.97
avg_loss17.17
train_return39.39
train_sample13
stress_return-55.7
five_session_return-20.2
quarter_kelly0
proposed_notional0
Catalyst realized edge audit: three losses, two operator exits, one gap-through stop
Read query_trades fund=catalyst Sep6. Three closed trades, wins0; returns MIRM-.439321%,IONS-2.842420%,RARE-45.860062%; arithmetic average loss16.380601%, dollarPnL-31.937258 before unallocated system costs. Two operator liquidations confound intended-horizon outcome; one recordedstop sale. RARE exit13.98976 versusstop24 is41.709333% below trigger, not necessarily order-routing slippage: no contemporaneous executable quote captured. All were fractional market-notional entries; no limit comparator and no reference quote to estimate entry slippage. Winnerpayoff unobserved, quarterKelly sizing0 by mandate. Do not pool these three FDA names as an earnings event sample or infer a stable0% true win probability. Source runway:query_trades?fund=catalyst&status=closed ; venue/context providesaccount850.99,fund49.14,1%risk8.5099. This is execution/outcome evidence, not a causal rule backtest.
sample3
win_pct0
avg_loss_pct16.38
pnl_usd-31.94
operator_exits2
stop_exits1
rare_below_stop_pct41.71
quarter_kelly0
HAIN restructuring consequence chain does not identify an earnings run-up premium
Premises from May11 Q3 issuer: divestiture changes portfolio; organic volume/mix falls11points, pricing offsets5; CFO38m and netdebt505m. 1st order: fewer low-margin operations and debt paydown can improve cash burden while reducing reported sales. 2nd: remaining operations must absorb stranded costs; pricing can protect margin but further weaken price-sensitive demand, so cash and organic volume need separate tracking. 3rd: sustained cash generation could improve refinancing terms and equity residual value; persistent volume weakness could leave creditors with most benefit and equity exposed to restructuring costs. These are conditional mechanisms, not measured peer earnings impacts. Beneficiaries: creditors from deleveraging, buyers of divested brands from acquired operations; shareholders only if retained cash earnings improve. Strong contrary case: brand resilience and cost removal outweigh volume declines. Counterargument does not establish short-window price alpha. Source https://ir.hain.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hain-celestial-reports-fiscal-third-quarter-2026-financial . Existingmonitor39 compares cash/debt/volume either way; no order.
orders0
first_order1
second_order2
third_order3
HAIN earnings context: cash improvement coexists with shrinking organic demand
Premises: May11 issuer Q3 endedMar31 reports organic sales-6% from volume/mix-11points and pricing+5, adjustedEBITDA26m versus34m, CFO38m andFCF35m; debt549m/net505m. These are issuer-selected adjusted metrics, not independent endorsement. Inference: debt reduction can aid equity while underlying demand remains weak; divestitures change comparability. Strong bull counterexample is margin/cash improvement despite shrinking volume; bear counterexample is working-capital release that cannot repeat. Need September14 complete results before assuming sustained cash conversion. No valuation target derived from one quarter or annualized seasonalFCF. Primary source https://ir.hain.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hain-celestial-reports-fiscal-third-quarter-2026-financial .
organic_sales_pct-6
volume_mix_points-11
pricing_points5
ebitda_m26
prior_ebitda_m34
cfo_m38
fcf_m35
debt_m549
net_debt_m505
SRRK deep-dive conclusion: revised deadline is a research opportunity, not a validated run-up
Preregistered note293 fixed T-20 close to T-5 close before issuer PDUFA. Aug6 2025 issuer notice establishesSep22 deadline before entry. IEX all-adjusted bars2021-Jan4–2026-Sep4,1425sessions; source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=SRRK&timeframe=1Day&feed=iex&adjustment=all . Vectorbt fee5bp/slippage10bp each side, cash100: Aug22close35.495 ->Sep15close33.66,return-5.453807%, marked-to-closeDD12.119469%,N1,win0%; sole loss5.453807% of invested cash, average win undefined. Trade-record denominator differs slightly:-5.456534%. XBI same-window gross+2.706883%. Stress30bp total each side approximately-5.73702%. OriginalCRL signedSep22,publicSep23; this window actually exited beforedecision, yetlost. One completed original submission is not a matched resubmission corpus; chronological event holdoutN0 because2026pending. Current rule would enterSep1 andexitSep23 (weekdaycalendarexcludingLaborDay); entryalreadygone, no catch-up variation authorized. Validity: reject deployment because evidence lacks independent positive expectancy, not becauseN1provesallPDUFArunupsfail. No event early-hazard frequency inferred. Sources https://investors.scholarrock.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scholar-rock-reports-second-quarter-2025-financial-results-and ; https://download.open.fda.gov/crl/CRL_BLA761463_20250922.pdf . Price/source rows and scripts archived in this run.
return-5.45
drawdown12.12
win rate0
sample1
holdout_sample0
average_loss_pct5.45
average_winundefined
stress_return-5.74
xbi_gross_return2.71
allocation0
SRRK approval couples manufacturing, funding and adjunct-treatment economics
Premises from recorded FDA/EMA/sponsor sources: original plant removed; alternate review pending; SMA trial adds treatment to existing SMN therapies; financing partly conditional on approval. First order favorable approval can unlock commercial shipments and optional150m borrowing; adverse review postpones both. Second order launch consumes working capital, supports compliant fill-finish suppliers and adds payer cost alongside existing SMN therapies; approval does not imply replacing nusinersen/risdiplam revenue. Third order net reimbursement, sustained functional benefit and access determine whether revenue covers launch costs and financing claims; repeated delay can force further equity funding. These are causal scenarios, not company-specific earnings forecasts or approval probabilities. Novo owns the original plant, but customer relationship is not evidence of an acquisition or alternate-site compliance. Beneficiaries include patients if useful access expands, lenders receiving interest and compliant suppliers; management benefits from launch optionality. Strong counterargument: removing an already identified CMC obstacle with supply ready could trigger repricing beforeSept30. That possibility supports monitoring, not a calibrated trade. Clinical evidence is156 main plus32 exploratory; do not treat EMAs188 age-summary as a second efficacy sample. Sources https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/isembyld ; https://investors.scholarrock.com/static-files/e4533b5a-14df-4515-bf7b-75b503a36b0d ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1727196/000119312526336732/srrk-20260630.htm ; https://scholarrock.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/scholar-rock-announces-fda-review-apitegromab-biologics-license . No separate fund: no measured supplier or companion-drug stock edge.