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R92100 HALO Put
SimulationsinconclusiveConvex tailHALO2026-09-21 00:11
The R92100 HALO put sizing cannot silently assume its stop fills. The premises are based on an October 16 put with an indicative price of 0.18, a target price of 1.93, and an assumed friction of 0.02, which gives a net win of 1.73 per share, with all-in costs of 0.20. A borrow on February 17 was signed with terminal positives as an explicitly optimistic assumed target probability, but it is not observed as the target-before-50% stop probability. The Half Kelly equity allocation is 55.9488 USD with an ideal stop loss of 0.11 all-in, versus 7.8205 USD with a full 0.20 loss. One contract premium is 18, with all-in cost 20 and a cap of 30. Below one-contract allocations cannot be rounded up. The conclusion is that fresh spread/path-aware honest odds are required at authorized entry, with a full premium budget and 50% stop remaining mandatory. Neither scenario establishes trade probability nor permanent cash veto. The source is a data scan from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, with the latest contract metadata OI7 as of September 17, zero indicative bid as of September 18, and 31094 observations, with the current sizing observation.
assumed_hit_pct11.76
halfKelly_idealstop55.95
halfKelly_full_loss7.82
premium18
assumed_allin20
cap30
Stock Control Fails
BacktestsrejectConvex tailNKE2026-09-21 00:10
A test of a stock control system was done using a set of rules, including a fixed time period from 3 days before a stock's release to the day it is released, a stock value of 30 USD per 1000 units, and fees and slippage of 10 basis points on each side. The test used 8 events from the earliest available data to September 4, 2025, to June 2026, without using any data from after that date. The results of the test showed a return of 0.3378% with a drawdown of 16.8532% and a win rate of 50% for the 8 events used for training, but a return of -23.7380% with a drawdown of 25.5680% and a win rate of 0% for the 4 events used for testing. A sensitivity test was also done, which showed a return of -20.3367% with a drawdown of 21.9014% and a win rate of 25%. Another test with 50 basis points of slippage showed a return of -33.2621% for one set of conditions and -29.8745% for another. A different set of rules, including a breakout of 20 days and a stop loss of 5, returned -12.719744% with a drawdown of 13.191835% and a win rate of 29.1667% over 24 events. The test concluded that there was no validation of the stock run-up and that stock losses did not support the use of long puts or an option holding policy. The data used for the test was from a previously visible historical window and not from new, untouched data. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and the test was based on 12 observations from individual issuers, using the research/backtest_nke.py script.
return-0.24
drawdown0.26
win rate0
sample4
train_return0
train_N8
T5_test_return-0.2
stress_T3_return-0.33
CLI_return-12.72
CLI_drawdown13.19
CLI_win_rate29.17
CLI_N24
R92100 Event
SimulationsinconclusiveConvex tailNKE, HALO, TH2026-09-21 00:10
A test called R92100 event bootstrap and target caps challenge looked at the apparent tail expectancy. The test made the following assumptions: it used 100,000 random outcomes for Nike stock, with a starting price of 35.51, a strike price of 31, and a premium of 0.30, and it assumed a friction of 0.02. The test found that the average net outcome was -2.2825, the median outcome was -32, and 83.315 percent of the outcomes resulted in a loss. However, 16.685 percent of the outcomes had proceeds that were at least three times the premium. This test did not take into account the remaining time value, volatility, path stops, and executable quotes, so the loss frequency and target frequency are not actual probabilities. The test also found that the Nike stock size had no effect on the outcome because the gate failed. The test looked at three frozen events: HALON17, THN4, HALOP95, HALOC130, THP18, and THC27, and found the following target values before deducting the premium and friction: HALOP95 target was 1.93 with a mean of 2.7059, HALOC130 target was 1.83 with a mean of -3.4706, THP18 target was 6.20 with a mean of -25, and THC27 target was 3.58 with a mean of 143.8632. The test concluded that the target-limited strategy was overstated and that the endpoint values did not take into account path stops. As a result, no new calibrated Kelly or trade odds were created, and the existing gross passes were preserved for honest fresh session sizing. The existing 3658 series depletion and full-loss sensitivity remained applicable and were not re-run. A 50 percent stop is required, but a full premium of less than or equal to 30 is a hard risk. The data source is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, with 31092 observations and signed scenarios for this run.
paths100000
NKE_event_N12
NKE_mean-2.28
NKE_median-32
NKE_loss_pct83.31
NKE_terminal_3x_pct16.68
HALO_put_capped_mean2.71
HALO_call_capped_mean-3.47
TH_put_capped_mean-25
TH_call_capped_mean143.86
premium_cap30
R92100 Analysis
ConsequenceswatchConvex tailHALO, TH, NKE, SFIX2026-09-21 00:10
A news scan found the text describing three-stage attacks on the watch theses with no owned position to reset. The automated trading fund manager's own ledger has zero holdings or queues. XLE and EEM are trend-following strategies, but not used in this book. The manager considers several premises and chains, including that HALO financing can induce hedging, temporary volume and price support may fade or reverse, and distant calls losing time value before operating growth matters. The opposite case is that persistent royalties support the upside. For TH, secondary transfers of stock and company buybacks using cash or asset-based lending change available liquidity and leverage, and calls need timely monetization of operating contracts. For NKE, recurring Direct weakness may persist, retailer orders and discounts adjust, and earnings and implied volatility response can still hurt puts if disappointment is already priced. For SFIX, weak retention reduces orders, operating leverage pressures cash, but a smaller-than-priced decline or recovery hurts distant puts. The countercase is improved retention and guidance. Beneficiaries of these transactions differ, including selling holders, intermediaries, consumers, and the company. Option holders need a price move before exit. No new causal quantities are assigned. A news scan found the headline that NKE will be deleted from the S&P 100 index, effective September 21, before the open, from the September 4 index issuer announcement. The actual flow size is unmeasured. The source is primary release observations 30989, 30991, 30992, and 31055, and a press release from S&P Global on September 4, 2026, stating that Bloom Energy, Illumina, and Everpure will join the S&P 500, while others will join the S&P 100, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600.
own_holdings0
exit_changes0
NKE_index100
TH_put_positive_intrinsic0
TH_sample4
R92100 Bear Cases
FundamentalwatchConvex tailHALO, TH, NKE2026-09-21 00:10
The strongest bear cases for R92100 are based on three premises. First, the HALO issuer has explicitly described possible hedge purchases around financing, with $460 million in residual cash and $16.92075 million in incremental annual coupon, which does not identify customer demand. This could lead to a bearish outcome where technical volume normalizes while distant call decays. However, a counterexample is that operating royalty growth can sustain the price after hedges finish, with no actual dealer-flow attribution. Second, the TH company received no secondary proceeds and funded 1,693,599 repurchased shares with cash and asset-based lending, which could lead to a bearish outcome where liquidity redistribution is mistaken for company cash growth. A counterexample is that operating contracts can still add value, and financing alone does not negate breakout. Third, NKE's Q4 gross margin was approximately 40.2%, excluding a 9% expected tariff-recovery benefit, versus 40.3% prior, with EPS of $0.20 excluding a $0.52 benefit versus $0.14 prior. This could lead to a bearish outcome where reported margin overstates recurring progress, but a counterexample is that wholesale plus 1% FX neutral and $9 billion in cash and investments permit recovery. In conclusion, the recommendation is to retain a conditional tail watch, with no target from conversion terms, headlines, or operating distress alone. The full source figures and observations are from 30991-92 to 31055. The sources are the HALO issuer-authored press release, TH issuer closing original observation 30992, and NKE's Q4 FY26 exhibit 991 ER.
HALO_residual_m460
HALO_coupon_increment_m16.92
TH_secondary_company_proceeds0
TH_repurchase_shares1693599
NKE_approx_exbenefit_margin40.2
NKE_exbenefit_EPS0.2
NKE_cash_investments_bn9
R92100 Update
TechnicalwatchConvex tailHALO, TH, NKE, IBIT, ETHA, COIN, MSTR, BABA, TSM, ASML2026-09-21 00:10
A news scan found the report of a completed-bar technical attack and outer-universe screen. The premises are as follows: on September 1, 2018, HALO was at 112.45, which is higher than its prior 252-day high of 111.15, with a volume of 6.9306 times the normal volume, and TH was at 21.19, which is higher than 20.85, with a volume of 2.4195 times the normal volume. The Average True Range (ATR), a measure of price volatility, was 2.63679 and 1.042385, and the Relative Strength Index (RSI), a measure of price momentum, was 69.895 and 67.822. The Simple Moving Average (SMA) over 200 days was 75.891 and 13.371. Financing may have affected volume, and there was no new bar over the weekend. NKE was at 35.51, which is below its SMA200 of 49.2956, with an RSI of 32.79 and a momentum of -10.7565%. The ATR was 0.9145. Although NKE is in a downtrend, it does not make an unaffordable or failed option pass. All seven additional crypto-linked and global US listings failed to reach their 52-week highs: IBIT was at 46.02, which is less than 71.82, ETHA was at 19.92, which is less than 36.04, COIN was at 194.25, which is less than 402.16, MSTR was at 153.92, which is less than 365.21, BABA was at 113.24, which is less than 190.95, TSM was at 434.67, which is less than 477.99, and ASML was at 1679.92, which is less than 1997.76. The conclusion is that there was no new breakout from this bounded outer ring, and there is no crypto spot substitute in the long-option mandate. The prior broad 1595 history screen is inherited, not rerun, and the exact state of all 17 names is recorded as observations. The source of this information is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars SIP/all.
screen_names17
new_outer_names7
new_outer_pass0
HALO_volume_ratio6.93
TH_volume_ratio2.42
NKE_SMA20049.3
NKE_RSI32.79
NKE_mom20_pct-10.76
own_holdings0
NKE Rejected
StatisticalwatchConvex tailNKE, SFIX, HALO, TH2026-09-21 00:10
The automated trading fund manager analyzed Nike (NKE) based on 12 quarterly reports from September 2023 to June 2026. The median price move after these reports was 6.835675% and the median opening gap was 8.560669%. The analysis used the After-Market Close (AMC) convention, which is a timing method supported by the issuer's afternoon calls. On September 18, the stock price was $35.51, and on October 9, the ask price was $31.30, which would require a 13.54548% increase to reach the intrinsic value of $38.45, or 2.151683 times the current price. However, this increase is not possible, so both gates fail. The best gross return is 4 times the ask ceiling, which is $161.376, but this is reduced to $141.376 if the denominator is the all-in cost. The median return cannot cover the $4.51 strike distance at any positive premium. Other stocks, such as HALO and TH, had frozen matched breakouts, but their absolute tail passes were successful. The signed terminal payoffs for some of these stocks covered the premium plus $0.02. The conclusion is to maintain gross eligibility without treating the 80% success rate as a guarantee or inventing symmetric directional odds. The TH put was rejected as it does not fit the current directional thesis, not because the absolute gate failed. The SFIX put with a strike price of $2.5 and a hurdle of $21.831 is still 1.972 times the median of $16.578. The data source is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and /data/option-chain/NKE?feed=indicative, and the issuer dates were individually recorded.
NKE_N12
NKE_median6.84
NKE_P8014.52
NKE_hurdle13.55
NKE_P80_multiple2.15
NKE_price_ceiling0.16
HALO_put_multiple10.74
HALO_put_signed_wins2
HALO_N17
TH_put_signed_wins0
TH_N4
SFIX_multiple1.97
R92008 Decision
StrategieswatchConvex tailHALO, TH, SFIX, WOR, MRK2026-09-20 08:11
The automated trading fund manager made a final pre-open decision for account1000/fund100cash. The goal was to qualify for a long option, but there was a binding constraint due to the closed Sunday options session. The decision was based on several premises, including seven-name expiry filtered chains that were refreshed with Friday quotes, such as HALO with an ask price of $23 and THC with an ask price of $18. The manager also considered the New WOR 11 event median of $5.156 and the P80 of $10.298%, as well as the MRK dated September 21 with a HYPERION label review. The manager decided not to make any orders and to keep 100% cash because the research was closed. The manager noted that not all candidates failed and there was no trading run flat breach increment. The manager set provisional max one HALO/TH contract each if justified, with a size premium of less than or equal to 30 and a total of less than or equal to 100, with a maximum of 4. The manager would risk $23/$18 of the entire premium, with stops at $1.15/$0.09 and a target defended at P80 of $1.83/$3.58, with a horizon to October 16. These are conditional references, not standing orders or verified fills. The manager will recompute on spot/ask changes if there is a new dated event priced move greater than the realized median exit prior to the RTH session. The manager also considered the SFIX change-of-mind gross median ceiling and the WORP 55 hypothetical. The soundness of the decision was based on gross math reproduction, but there is still model uncertainty and regime/actual quotes/stop mark/odds unresolved. The manager used data from several sources, including https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://investors.stitchfix.com/news-events/press-releases/news-details/2026/Stitch-Fix-Announces-Date-for-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Fiscal-Year-2026-Financial-Results-and-Conference-Call/default.aspx. There is no FUND proposal.
equity1000
fund_cash100
orders0
premium_cap30
HALO_P80_multiple7.97
TH_P80_multiple19.9
SFIX_P80_multiple1.97
WOR_min_premium67
new_monitors4
collectors_retained5
own_trade_sample0
R92008 Update
StrategieswatchConvex tailABVX, MLKN, WOR, MRK, IONS2026-09-20 08:11
The calendar for the next two sessions has been verified. On Monday, September 21, Abivax will release its H1 2026 financial results, and Merck will have a label PDUFA date, although the actual decision status has not been established. The New York Fed will also release its Survey of Consumer Expectations Household Spending data at 11 ET. On Tuesday, September 22, Miller Knoll will have an 8:30 ET call, and Worthington Enterprises will have a call the next day at 8:30 ET. The Philly non-manufacturing and Richmond manufacturing data will also be released at 8:30 ET and 10 ET, respectively, as per the same New York Fed calendar. The Federal Reserve will release its H6 data at 1:00 PM ET. Ionis had a PDUFA date on September 22, but it is now obsolete since the issuer received approval from the FDA on September 3. The premises for these dates are that they are eligibility dates, not edge dates, and the release hour is only considered where explicitly stated. Old aggregators are not considered independent corroboration. The actions to be taken are to record actuals and reprice if there is a cash or order label improvement, and to update premises if there is weakness or delay. Neither of these actions is an automatic order. The existing monitors, 417 and 418, plus the new MRK and WOR monitors, cover reviews, and early news remains a risk. A broad search found non-US financial and dividend items, but did not establish a new US option edge. There are no foreign spot or crypto substitutes under the long option mandate. The coverage is bounded and does not include all FDA or court calendar items. Merck's matched study and new crypto option catalyst remain unestablished. There are no owned due monitors and no held exits.
next_sessions2
new_issuer_events2
own_due_monitors0
own_positions0
WOR_sample11
MRK_matched_sample0
R92008 Pre-Open
ConsequenceswatchConvex tailWOR, MRK, HALO, TH2026-09-20 08:10
The following are premises and consequences related to R92008. Premises include: 1. WORQ has 3% organic growth versus 17% reported growth, with EPS of 0.97 versus 1.06; 2. MRK's WIN and REVAIR 2025 sales are 2.154% of total, and HYPERION is already public; 3. HALO's financing has a cash bridge prior to 3659 with a residual of 460m, and TH's secondary proceeds belong to sellers prior to 30219. The first-order consequences are: WOR earnings can reveal organic orders and cash conversion; MRK's label can broaden commercial evidence; financing hedges can inflate breakout volume. The second-order consequences are: component suppliers, distributors, and payers may adjust orders and access, but incremental paid revenue is unknown. The third-order consequences are: option IV and time value can fall despite favorable business news, while joint decay consumes 100% of the fund. Those who benefit include industrial customers from capacity, Merck from adoption, and financing intermediaries from fees; long option buyers need a price tail before exit. A strong counterargument is that genuine growth can persist after flows and label changes can shift long-run value; therefore, preserve HALO and TH pass and MRK research without pretending the calendar establishes direction. Sources include WOR issuer 30864, MRK issuer 30855, HALO's website, and TH primary 30219.
fund100
ticket_cap30
WOR_Q4_organic_growth_pct3
MRK_product_sales_share_pct2.15
HALO_residual_cash_m460
Stock Control Test
BacktestsinconclusiveConvex tailWOR2026-09-20 08:10
This is a report on a stock control test. The test was based on certain premises: it used a fixed vector, the stock price at the opening on the third day before an event and the closing price on the day of the event, with a notional value of 30 USD per stock and a test book of 1000. The test also included fees of 10 basis points and lippage of 10 and 50 basis points on each side. The dates for the issuer AMC were from 30843 to 53. The training period was from December 2023 to June 2025, with 7 events, and the test period was from September 2025 to June 2026, with 4 events. No parameters were fitted. The base train return was -0.06727%, the drawdown was 0.44617%, and the win rate was 57.14%. The test return was +0.207454%, the drawdown was 0.186279%, and the win rate was 50%. A lippage test with 50 basis points resulted in a return of +0.110431% and a drawdown of 0.221864%. The training return was -0.235339%. A CLI breakout test with a stop of 5 and a target of 15 resulted in returns of -3.7511%, a drawdown of 22.033%, and a win rate of 29.412% over 34 events. This test did not validate an option strategy or replace a premium cap, and no actual trade was made. The December 2023 transition financials were retained as disclosed, with no tuning to select a winner. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, and the issuer schedule URLs are 30843-53. The script research/study.py and CLI results were saved locally, and all statistics are in the journal. A news scan found the source to be a data line.
return0.21
drawdown0.19
win rate50
sample4
train_return-0.07
train_N7
stress_return0.11
stress_drawdown0.22
CLI_return-3.75
CLI_drawdown22.03
CLI_win_rate29.41
CLI_N34
R92008 Option
SimulationsrejectConvex tailWOR2026-09-20 08:09
A study was done on the payoff sensitivity of option R92008. It was based on 100,000 resamples of the earnings close reactions of stock WOR, using a fixed stock price of 57.38 dollars, a put option strike price of 55 dollars, and an ask price of 2.14 dollars with 0.02 dollars friction. The results showed a mean contract loss of 156.32 dollars and a median loss of 216 dollars, with 90.716 percent of the contracts resulting in a loss and 63.5 percent having no intrinsic value at the end. This study only looked at the intrinsic value of the option at the end, not the profit and loss or the possibility of filling the option. The size of the option was quantized to zero because the premium of 2.14 dollars was greater than the 30 percent cap, regardless of the model used. The conclusion was that there was no established probability of winning or exiting the trade, and it was advised not to buy the hypothetical cheap fills just because the bootstrap results looked better. New simulations were deemed unnecessary because the prior full premium and shared-loss stress for HALO and TH were retained and did not need to be rerun. The data for this study came from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and /data/option-chain/WOR?feed=indicative.
paths100000
event_sample11
mean_USD-156.32
median_USD-216
loss_pct90.72
terminal_3x_pct0
premium214
cap30
selected_quantity0
R92008 Candidates
FundamentalwatchConvex tailWOR, MRK2026-09-20 08:09
A news scan found the following information about two companies. For Worthington Enterprises, also known as WOR, the company reported sales of $1.4 billion for the fiscal year 2026, which is a 20% increase, with $121.7 million from acquisitions and 9% from organic growth. The adjusted earnings per share, or EPS, was $3.37, and the free cash flow, or FCF, was $170.2 million, which is a 7% increase. In the fourth quarter, sales were $371.5 million, a 17% increase, with $44.1 million from acquisitions and 3% from organic growth. The EPS was $0.97, compared to $1.06 in the previous year. The trailing adjusted price-to-earnings ratio, or PE, is 17.03 at a stock price of $57.38, which is not considered a fair value. For Merck, or MRK, the company reported that sales of its product WINREVAIR were $1.4 billion, which is 2.154% of the company's total sales of $65 billion. On September 21, the company received a label review for its product HYPERION, but it was not an initial approval. The affordability of WOR is bound by a minimum price of $67, which is greater than $30. MRK is considered cheap at a price of $162.5 on October 2, but it needs to increase by 10.751% to match the event edge, which is unknown. In conclusion, the dates qualify for research, but not for deployment. A counterexample is that a small reported product share can have greater growth value, and a decline in WOR's quarterly EPS despite sales growth can reflect a mix of acquisition expenses. Neither fact proves direction. The decision can be changed based on actual cash, orders, and label terms, plus a qualified attainable contract. The sources of this information are https://ir.worthingtonenterprises.com/news/news-details/2026/Worthington-Enterprises-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-Fiscal-2026-Results/ and https://www.merck.com/news/merck-highlights-progress-advancing-broad-diverse-pipeline/, and an MRK 10Q report from June 30, source 30855.
WOR_FCF_m170.2
WOR_adjusted_EPS3.37
WOR_PE17.03
WOR_Q4_organic_growth_pct3
MRK_Winrevair_sales_bn1.4
MRK_company_sales_bn65
product_sales_share_pct2.15
MRK_event_sample_established0
Breakout Eligibility
TechnicalwatchConvex tailHALO, TH, WOR, MRK, MLKN2026-09-20 08:09
A news scan found the following text: Premises: 1 Recomputed 285 completed SIP/all bars from August 2025 to September 18, 2026. The stock HALO had a price of 112.45, which is higher than its prior 252-day intraday high of 111.15, with a volume 6.93064 times higher than its prior 20-day volume. The stock TH had a price of 21.19, which is higher than 20.85, with a volume 2.41955 times higher. The stock WOR had a price of 57.38, which is lower than its prior high of 62.90, despite having a volume 2.3207 times higher. The stock MRK had a price of 146.87, which is lower than 156, despite having a volume 3.1588 times higher. The stock MLKN had a price of 20.66, which is lower than 24.51, despite having a volume 3.0194 times higher. The stock WOR is above its Simple Moving Average, or SMA, of 200 days, which is 54.8321, with an Average True Range, or ATR, of 201.955185, and a Relative Strength Index, or RSI, of 48.9623. The stock MRK is above its SMA of 200 days, which is 118.9127, with an ATR of 3.313, and an RSI of 56.9862. The conclusion is that volume alone does not create a 52-week breakout. The stocks HALO and TH will retain their technical eligibility, but financing flows remain an alternative explanation. The source of this information is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars. This is an independent broad 1595 history screen from R92002, which was not rerun on unchanged weekend bars. This refresh is for 7 names, not the whole market census.
names7
HALO_volume_ratio6.93
TH_volume_ratio2.42
WOR_spot57.38
WOR_prior252high62.9
MRK_spot146.87
MRK_prior252high156
R92008 Update
StatisticalwatchConvex tailWOR, HALO, TH, SFIX, BB2026-09-20 08:09
The automated trading fund manager has refreshed option hurdles and conducted a new eleven-event study on WOR. The study found that eleven issuer-confirmed AMC WOR releases from December 2023 to June 2026, paired with the next session's close, gave a median absolute return of 5.156148% and a P80 return of 10.297667%. The open-gap median was 7.331137% and the P80 return was 10.869923%. The study used source dates and price rows from 30843 to 53. When December 2023 was removed from the study, the median return was 5.394976% and the P80 return was 10.550876%, which did not change the rejection decision. At a price of $57.38 on October 16, a P55 ask of $2.14 needed a 7.877309% return, and the P80 intrinsic value was $3.528801, which was 1.648973 times the ask. A C70 ask of $0.67 needed a 23.16138% return, and the P80 value was zero. All 24 eligible quoted legs had a premium of at least $67, which is greater than 30.3. The frozen breakout medians and P80 values for HALO and TH were 10.5263% and 17.2367% for HALO, and 27.3899% and 44.3186% for TH. The multiples for these stocks were 7.968 and 19.895. The hurdle for SFIX was 21.831%, which was greater than the median return of 16.578%, and the P80 return was 1.972 times the median. The hurdle for BB was 14.894%, which was greater than the median return of 9.115%, and the P80 return was 0.177 times the median. Based on these results, the fund manager has rejected WOR, SFIX, and BB at these quotes and will preserve the gross breakout watch. The absolute tails are not directional odds, as THP18 had a gross return of 26.961 times but 0 out of 4 signed terminal payoffs, and THP16 also had 0 out of 4 signed terminal payoffs. HALO P95 had a gross return of 10.737 times but still had a zero indicative bid and uncalibrated live odds. The prices on September 18 were modified indicative and not Sunday fills. The sources used for this study were https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and /data/option-chain/WOR?feed=indicative, with source dates in 30843-54.
WOR_N11
WOR_median_pct5.16
WOR_P80_pct10.3
WOR_min_premium67
WOR_P55_multiple1.65
HALO_call_multiple7.97
TH_call_multiple19.9
SFIX_put_multiple1.97
BB_put_multiple0.18
R92006 Decision
StrategieswatchConvex tailHALO, TH, SFIX2026-09-20 06:08
The R92006 decision was to close the session with cash, preserving the gross-tail watch. The fund started with 100 USD in cash and 1000 in equity, with the goal of achieving qualified long option exposure. The premises for this decision were: 1) the recomputed HALO Oct 16 C 130.23 and TH Oct 16 C 27.18 gross P80 multiples were 7.968/19.895, N17/4, median 10.526/27.390% vs priced 15.811/28.268%, so both gross-qualified options were retained. 2) Daily-path, bootstrap, and hypothetical cluster studies from 3655 to 58 added uncertainty but did not veto new eligibility. 3) Selected quotes remained modified indicative as of Sep 18, but were not attainable on Sunday orders. 4) The best dated rejection was SFIX Oct 16 P 2.5 ask.28/S 2.84, which needed 21.830986% > 16.578014% median. The issuer, AMC, had a call on Sep 23, which was preserved but not re-estimated today. The conclusion was to make no orders and keep 100% in cash because the research was closed, but not all candidates failed. A two-trading-run flat counter did not advance. On Monday, the plan is to use fresh underlying, actual quote, capital, and half Kelly, with a whole contract premium <= 30, total 100, max 4, 50% option stop, and target P80 at unchanged spot 1.83 HALO/3.58 TH, with an Oct 16 horizon. If a separated dated catalyst emerges, hold through only when priced move <= median. No limit price was invented from simulations. Statistical inference is conditional and execution premise is unverified. Fund sizes were never raised for funding deadline. Monitor 435 was resolved, and 433/434 and earnings monitors were retained, along with 5 collectors. There is no new FUND proposal, and simulation does not justify a separate book. Sources include https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/HALO?feed=indicative, https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/TH?feed=indicative, https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/SFIX?feed=indicative, and https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data.
equity1000
fund_cash100
ticket_cap30
orders0
HALO_P80_multiple7.97
TH_P80_multiple19.9
SFIX_P80_multiple1.97
HALO_sample17
TH_sample4
own_live_trade_sample0
R92006 Quotes
TechnicalwatchConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
The latest completed data from September 18 shows that the stock price of HALO was 112.45, which is higher than its prior 252-day high of 111.15, with a volume of 6.93064. The stock price of TH was 21.19, higher than 20.85, with a volume of 2.41955. Fresh chain requests from September 20 returned indicative prices for HALO, TH, and SFIX. The selected quotes are present on the partial HALO and TH pages, but no full chain screen was claimed. The actual OPRA stop mark remains unknown, and metadata open interest is unknown from the prior audit, which was not zero. In conclusion, the quoted premium of 23/18 fits the 30 cap, and the gross tail pass remains unchanged. The next authorized run needs actual attainable quotes and honest sizing. No simulated stock stop substitutes for a 50% option stop. The source of this data includes https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/HALO?feed=indicative, and https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data.
HALO_ask0.23
TH_ask0.18
SFIX_ask0.28
HALO_bid0
TH_bid0.07
SFIX_bid0.03
R92006 Financing
ConsequenceswatchConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the announcement that Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. issued financing with a cash bridge verified. There are three premises: the HALO issuer financing cash bridge is verified, observed dealer positions are 0, and the daily HALO-TH correlation is 0.0396, which does not measure joint option loss. The first order of consequences is that refinancing and capped calls can create hedge activity while cash obligations change. The second order of consequences is that volume confirmation may fade after transaction flow, and out of the money calls can decay despite low stock correlation. The third order of consequences is that repeated premiums consume 100% of the fund before a rare winner, with a 10% assumption of half-loss exhaustion of 57.76-72.88% in 20 pairs, illustrating dependence. The issuer benefits by obtaining $460 million residual and maturity extension, intermediaries receive fees, and buyers benefit only if the tail arrives before risk exits or expiry. A strong counterargument is that organic royalty growth can persist and low stock correlation may diversify genuine jumps, which is unresolved and not an automatic rejection. The information comes from a press release on https://ir.halozyme.com and stock data on https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev.
observed_dealer_positions0
pair_corr0.04
pair_premium41
fund100
R92006 Financing
FundamentalwatchConvex tailHALO2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the announcement that on September 1, 2023, an issuer originally read the HTTP 200 response regarding 1.3 billion 1.5% notes, with a net of 1,275 million and 162.5 million capped calls. There was also a cash repurchase of 217 million 2027 notes and 435.5 million 2028 notes. The residual amount is 460 million, with an annual coupon increment of 19.5 - 0.37925 - 2.2 = 16.92075 million, expected to close conditionally in September 2022. The conversion prices of 139.84 and capped call price of 208.39 are contractual terms, not fair value. The conclusion is that the funding extends maturity but cannot prove organic demand behind 6.93 times volume, and the existing settlement monitor of 434 is appropriate. No new company valuation or true hedge position is inferred. This information comes from a press release found at https://ir.halozyme.com/news/news-details/2026/Halozyme-Therapeutics-Inc--Announces-Pricing-of-Upsized-Private-Offering-of-1-3-Billion-of-Convertible-Senior-Notes-due-2033/default.aspx, which announces the pricing of an upsized private offering of 1.3 billion of convertible senior notes due 2033 by Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.
residual_cash_m460
incremental_coupon_m16.92
new_principal_m1300
conversion_price139.84
capped_call_cap208.39
R92006 Fund Series
SimulationsinconclusiveConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the following text: Premises for the R92006 finite-fund series are as follows: it uses a NumPy seed of 9200602, 100,000 paths or scenarios, 20 sequential pairs, an initial fund of 100, and no added capital. The premiums are 23 and 18, with target sale proceeds of 183 and 358. There is a 1 USD roundtrip fee for each transaction, and a reserve of 43 before each pair. The probability of loss is assumed to be 5, 10, or 15 percent per leg, with a loss of either 50 or 100 percent. A common uniform mixture of 0, 0.5, and 1 preserves marginals and stresses dependence. If the probability of loss is 10 percent and the loss is half, the mean fund is 413.71, but the median is 32.50, and 57.76 percent of the funds are unable to fund the next pair. If the losses are perfectly shared, the mean is 323.51, the median is 32.50, and 72.883 percent are unable to fund the next pair. If the loss is full, the mean fund is 175.58, the median is 14, and 79.461 percent are unable to fund the next pair, but if the losses are shared, 86.257 percent are unable to fund the next pair. The peak-to-trough drawdowns are 270 and 382.5 USD for half-loss, which may exceed the initial 100 after modeled wins, but not the initial principal risk. The break-even target probability is 7.289 percent for half-loss and 13.115 percent for full-loss. At an assumed probability of 10 percent, the half-Kelly is 26.91 USD for half-loss, but 0 for full-loss. The TH is 2.865 and 5.307. The conclusion is that size cannot ignore full premium loss or minimum contract granularity, and model sensitivity is not prediction, new mandatory veto, or validated trade odds. No portfolio deployment was selected. The full premium hard cap is 30, the total is 100, and the maximum is 4. The source of the stock-derived target levels is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars.
paths100000
rounds20
initial_fund100
pair_premium41
pair_fee_reserve2
assumed_hit_pct10
independent_half_loss_unable_pct57.76
shared_half_loss_unable_pct72.88
independent_full_loss_unable_pct79.46
shared_full_loss_unable_pct86.26
HALO_halfKelly_half_loss26.91
HALO_halfKelly_full_loss0
R92006 Analysis
IndicatorsinconclusiveConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the headline 'R92006 momentum overlap and cross-name dependence'. The analysis is based on several premises. First, the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a measure of stock momentum, for HALO and TH is 69.895 and 67.822, respectively, with momentum of 20 days plus 5.965 percent and plus 20.193 percent, and Simple Moving Average, or SMA, of 200 days is 75.891 and 13.371, compared to 112.45 and 21.19. The latest 252-day momentum and RSI correlations are 0.87966 and 0.85779, indicating that the inputs are correlated and not independent confirmation. The daily return correlation between HALO and TH is 0.03957, and the conditional correlation with SPY when it is down is -0.19816, with N being 116. The SPY correlations are 0.19745 and 0.20856. Historically, there have been 13 out of 17 and 2 out of 4 breakouts above the SMA200 for HALO and TH, respectively. The conclusion is that stock returns show little linear dependence, but common losses due to option theta, exit, and liquidity need separate scenarios, and it is noted that a low Pearson correlation does not guarantee tail diversification. The source of this information is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars.
HALO_RSI69.89
TH_RSI67.82
HALO_feature_corr0.88
TH_feature_corr0.86
pair_return_corr0.04
pair_down_corr-0.2
return_N252
down_N116
Stock Controls
BacktestsinconclusiveConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the text: Premises: there is a rule to buy or sell stocks based on a vectorbt fixed 20 session next open rule, with a 30 USD stock allocation per 1000 book, and a fee of 10 basis points or a slip of 10 or 50 basis points on each side. This rule was trained through 2024 and tested from 2025 to September 18, 2026, with no holdout tuning. The results for HALO training were a gain of 0.49139%, a drawdown of 0.96270%, a win rate of 50%, and 14 trades. The holdout results were a loss of 0.468923%, a drawdown of 1.254913%, a win rate of 33.333%, and 3 trades. The results for TH training were a gain of 0.81828%, a drawdown of 0.71195%, a win rate of 50%, and 2 trades. The holdout results were a gain of 1.159881%, a drawdown of 0.469995%, a win rate of 50%, and 2 trades. The stress holdout results were a range of -0.539190% to 1.107141%. A CLI breakout of 252 days with a stop of 5 and a target of 15, independently reproduces HALO with a gain of 15.1221%, a drawdown of 9.515%, a win rate of 40.625%, and 32 trades. The results for TH were a loss of 7.9152%, a drawdown of 22.6158%, a win rate of 30.769%, and 26 trades, with a different entry and exit policy and no isolated holdout, for diagnostic purposes only. The conclusion is that this is a replication of a previously seen chronological holdout, not a fresh independent validation, and not an option profit and loss. The complete executable option history remains unavailable from the prior 5-path audit. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars
return-0.47
drawdown1.25
win rate33.33
sample3
TH_holdout_return1.16
TH_holdout_DD0.47
TH_holdout_N2
HALO_stress_return-0.54
TH_stress_return1.11
R92006 Analysis
StatisticalwatchConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 06:07
A news scan found the following analysis: Premises include a frozen prior high with specific volume and dollar volume conditions, and a certain number of session separations, which yields specific median absolute values for HALON17 and THN4. The values are 10.5263 and 17.2367 percent for HALON17, and 27.3899 and 44.3186 percent for THN4. Additionally, spot prices and ask prices are given as 112.45 and 21.19, with specific ask prices for C130 and C27. These require certain percentage values, which are 15.8115 and 28.2681 percent. The analysis also includes mapped P80 intrinsic values and a comparison of tail pass and median fail. Before a 20 percent stock gain or 5 percent stock loss occurs, certain targets are met first, with specific numbers given for HALO and TH. The analysis concludes with median absolute error values of -2.308 and -7.103 percent. A bootstrap analysis with 20,000 IID events yields a 95 percent interval of 10.616 to 23.330 percent and 13.324 to 48.613 percent. The conclusion states that absolute-tail eligibility remains unchanged and path survival is unresolved, and advises against converting stock barriers into option 50 percent stop probabilities due to small sample size and regime selection preventing precise inference. The source of this analysis is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars.
HALO_N17
TH_N4
HALO_P80_multiple7.97
TH_P80_multiple19.9
HALO_stock_stopfirst11
TH_stock_stopfirst3
HALO_bootstrap_pass_pct58.7
TH_bootstrap_pass_pct69.11
R92004 Decision
StrategieswatchConvex tailHALO, TH, SFIX2026-09-20 04:10
The automated trading fund manager made a decision on R92004. The fund started with 100 USD in cash and 1000 USD in account equity, with no positions, orders, or closed trades. The goal was to have a small long-option tail exposure during the regular session from 09:50 to 12:30. However, the closed options session was a constraint. The manager considered two premises: first, a reproduced breakout sample showed median prices and percentages for HALON17 and THN4; second, modified indicative quotes did not establish actual bid-ask or stop-trigger prices. The manager also considered exit-sensitive models and historical contract audits, which did not establish executable option expectancy. Additionally, the manager looked at HALO convertible hedging and issuer expectations. Based on these considerations, the manager decided to retain the gross-tail candidates and reject assumed executable prices, keeping the closed-session cash. The manager will monitor the situation and may place orders later, with a maximum of 100 USD and a stop at 50% of the paid premium. The manager is also considering hypothetical limits for HALO and TH. The decision was made after a deep dive that reached stability in approximately 9 minutes, using data from various sources, including stock bars and option chains.
equity1000
fund_cash100
orders0
ticket_cap30
HALO_P80_multiple7.97
TH_P80_multiple19.9
SFIX_P80_multiple1.97
HALO_sample17
TH_sample4
historical_option_paths_usable0
collectors_retained5
R92004 Spread
SimulationsinconclusiveConvex tailHALO, TH2026-09-20 04:09
The automated trading fund manager made certain assumptions to model option sizing. The premises of the model include using a NumPy seed of 92004, 20,000 paths, and four sampled 5-session blocks from the last 252 log returns. The model also assumes 20 steps or 25 calendar days to October 16, with an unchanged spot price. A Black-Scholes model, or BSM, with constant implied volatility, or IV, was fit to the data for HALO and TH. The model asks for 33.414 and 68.513 percent, with a rate of 4 percent, and targets of 1.83 and 3.58, with a 50 percent premium stop. The model assumes a roundtrip fee of 1 USD. If there is no exit markdown, the means for HALO and TH are 4.90 and 4.50 USD, with losses of 87.97 and 93.23 percent. The half Kelly criterion, a measure of optimal bet size, is 22.95 and 11.50 USD of 1000 equity. A 20 percent mark discount changes the means to -1.19 and 0.57, and the half Kelly criterion to 0 and 1.50 USD. The model also found that constant bid ratio of less than or equal to 0.5 triggers an immediate loss. The actual venue mark is unknown, and the indicative ratios are not actual bid asks. The model also considered conditional cheaper fills, where HALO and TH have means of 9.05 and 8.16, and half Kelly criteria of 39.35 and 21.80, with costs of 16 and 14. The conclusion is that there is no calibrated positive sizing at observed indicative asks, and fresh pricing and honest odds can change it. The model's sensitivity is only considered, not a new mandatory gate or proof of cash forever. The historical terminal Kelly is optimistic relative to the exit policy. The source of the data is from stock bars and option chains for HALO and TH.
paths20000
HALO_no_markdown_mean4.9
TH_no_markdown_mean4.5
HALO_discount20_mean-1.19
TH_discount20_mean0.57
HALO_zero_drift_mean-1.54
TH_zero_drift_mean-2.93
HALO_base_halfKelly_USD22.95
TH_base_halfKelly_USD11.5
HALO_hypothetical_limit0.15
TH_hypothetical_limit0.13
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