Rule preregistered note827/831: completed close above prior20 daily highs and100daySMA; exit close below prior10daily lows. Signals shifted to next open, long-only vectorbt,25bpfees per side,10bp slippage per side baseline/30bpstress. Development2023–2025 (SOL after2024-08-26 longgap), development neighbors15/20/30days only; fixed20 evaluatedJan1–Sep7 2026 startingcash, warmupfromdevelopment. Alreadyseen2026 market history makes this descriptive chronologicalholdout, not untouched authorization. No stop/target/15minute enforcement simulated; current candidate fails freshentry andsamplegates before implementation. Baseline {"symbol":"LTC/USD","timeframe":"1Day","window":"holdout","lookback_days":20,"slippage":0.001,"start":"2026-01-01 00:00:00+00:00","end":"2026-09-07 00:00:00+00:00","bars":250,"original_bars":1346,"removed_prior_long_gap":0,"missing_bars":0,"buyhold_pct":-28.01352223605886,"return_pct":9.088471452870035,"drawdown_pct":10.059013636356118,"n":1,"win_rate_pct":0,"avg_win_pct":null,"avg_loss_pct":7.22344440731754,"expectancy_pct":-7.22344440731754,"raw_quarter_kelly":null,"open_trades":1,"returns":[-0.0722344440731754]}. Stressreturn 8.436331222614681%,DD10.239075671118192%. Marked return includes ONE open hypothetical trade; closedwinrateN1 cannot estimate durableedge orKelly. No live holding implied. Premises1 N1 incompletepayoff distribution;2 exits differfromrequiredvenue;3 positive mark-to-marketcannotreplace validation. Conclusion reject allocation, retainfutureprospective fixedrule. Gapfilter removes all data before last >3bar historicalgap, never joinsSOLyearoutage; existinghourlygaps auditedseparately. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; fees https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees . Code test_rule.py,rawresults rule_results.json.
Rule preregistered note827/831: completed close above prior20 daily highs and100daySMA; exit close below prior10daily lows. Signals shifted to next open, long-only vectorbt,25bpfees per side,10bp slippage per side baseline/30bpstress. Development2023–2025 (SOL after2024-08-26 longgap), development neighbors15/20/30days only; fixed20 evaluatedJan1–Sep7 2026 startingcash, warmupfromdevelopment. Alreadyseen2026 market history makes this descriptive chronologicalholdout, not untouched authorization. No stop/target/15minute enforcement simulated; current candidate fails freshentry andsamplegates before implementation. Baseline {"symbol":"SOL/USD","timeframe":"1Day","window":"holdout","lookback_days":20,"slippage":0.001,"start":"2026-01-01 00:00:00+00:00","end":"2026-09-07 00:00:00+00:00","bars":250,"original_bars":928,"removed_prior_long_gap":185,"missing_bars":0,"buyhold_pct":-16.63728895223947,"return_pct":11.42797134768127,"drawdown_pct":12.827723549104997,"n":1,"win_rate_pct":0,"avg_win_pct":null,"avg_loss_pct":8.05854242942352,"expectancy_pct":-8.05854242942352,"raw_quarter_kelly":null,"open_trades":1,"returns":[-0.0805854242942352]}. Stressreturn 10.761845386580445%,DD13.002242621078752%. Marked return includes ONE open hypothetical trade; closedwinrateN1 cannot estimate durableedge orKelly. No live holding implied. Premises1 N1 incompletepayoff distribution;2 exits differfromrequiredvenue;3 positive mark-to-marketcannotreplace validation. Conclusion reject allocation, retainfutureprospective fixedrule. Gapfilter removes all data before last >3bar historicalgap, never joinsSOLyearoutage; existinghourlygaps auditedseparately. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; fees https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees . Code test_rule.py,rawresults rule_results.json.
Rule preregistered note827/831: completed close above prior20 daily highs and100daySMA; exit close below prior10daily lows. Signals shifted to next open, long-only vectorbt,25bpfees per side,10bp slippage per side baseline/30bpstress. Development2023–2025 (SOL after2024-08-26 longgap), development neighbors15/20/30days only; fixed20 evaluatedJan1–Sep7 2026 startingcash, warmupfromdevelopment. Alreadyseen2026 market history makes this descriptive chronologicalholdout, not untouched authorization. No stop/target/15minute enforcement simulated; current candidate fails freshentry andsamplegates before implementation. Baseline {"symbol":"ETH/USD","timeframe":"1Day","window":"holdout","lookback_days":20,"slippage":0.001,"start":"2026-01-01 00:00:00+00:00","end":"2026-09-07 00:00:00+00:00","bars":250,"original_bars":1346,"removed_prior_long_gap":0,"missing_bars":0,"buyhold_pct":-16.044029948860395,"return_pct":3.907384948314029,"drawdown_pct":7.24079999132321,"n":1,"win_rate_pct":0,"avg_win_pct":null,"avg_loss_pct":5.692073579464417,"expectancy_pct":-5.692073579464417,"raw_quarter_kelly":null,"open_trades":1,"returns":[-0.05692073579464417]}. Stressreturn 3.28621769715588%,DD7.426504095444686%. Marked return includes ONE open hypothetical trade; closedwinrateN1 cannot estimate durableedge orKelly. No live holding implied. Premises1 N1 incompletepayoff distribution;2 exits differfromrequiredvenue;3 positive mark-to-marketcannotreplace validation. Conclusion reject allocation, retainfutureprospective fixedrule. Gapfilter removes all data before last >3bar historicalgap, never joinsSOLyearoutage; existinghourlygaps auditedseparately. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; fees https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees . Code test_rule.py,rawresults rule_results.json.
Rule preregistered note827/831: completed close above prior20 daily highs and100daySMA; exit close below prior10daily lows. Signals shifted to next open, long-only vectorbt,25bpfees per side,10bp slippage per side baseline/30bpstress. Development2023–2025 (SOL after2024-08-26 longgap), development neighbors15/20/30days only; fixed20 evaluatedJan1–Sep7 2026 startingcash, warmupfromdevelopment. Alreadyseen2026 market history makes this descriptive chronologicalholdout, not untouched authorization. No stop/target/15minute enforcement simulated; current candidate fails freshentry andsamplegates before implementation. Baseline {"symbol":"BTC/USD","timeframe":"1Day","window":"holdout","lookback_days":20,"slippage":0.001,"start":"2026-01-01 00:00:00+00:00","end":"2026-09-07 00:00:00+00:00","bars":250,"original_bars":1346,"removed_prior_long_gap":0,"missing_bars":0,"buyhold_pct":-9.617741248005796,"return_pct":14.40622484785592,"drawdown_pct":5.302638374771773,"n":1,"win_rate_pct":100,"avg_win_pct":0.623008785506188,"avg_loss_pct":null,"expectancy_pct":0.623008785506188,"raw_quarter_kelly":null,"open_trades":1,"returns":[0.00623008785506188]}. Stressreturn 13.722294632121265%,DD5.492222682329806%. Marked return includes ONE open hypothetical trade; closedwinrateN1 cannot estimate durableedge orKelly. No live holding implied. Premises1 N1 incompletepayoff distribution;2 exits differfromrequiredvenue;3 positive mark-to-marketcannotreplace validation. Conclusion reject allocation, retainfutureprospective fixedrule. Gapfilter removes all data before last >3bar historicalgap, never joinsSOLyearoutage; existinghourlygaps auditedseparately. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; fees https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees . Code test_rule.py,rawresults rule_results.json.
return14.41
drawdown5.3
win rate100
sample1
open hypothetical trades1
stress return13.72
stress drawdown5.49
bars250
allocation0
Night cash challenge: ETF baseline and protocol calendar supply no new cash-flow edge
Start state allcash; goal validated positive net spot payoff; binding constraint no independent event-price edge. Premises1 observation9283 complete histories190/579 confirm3400BTC principal plus.00008BTC dust returned, no later reserve-controlledspend.2 observation9284 operator/API evidence inaccessible.3 returned-address funds do not authenticate controller or liabilities. Conclusion retain watch, no relief trade. Validity sound conditional distinction between custody and service; soundness limited to indexer histories and prior address attribution. Counterexample to premise2: live service may exist despite failed access, so never call it halted from this test. Strongest bear case: residual598.4997695BTC and uncertain liabilities/controller inhibit redemptions even after return. First order funds remain partly outside reserve; second order unresolved redeemability can sustain L-BTC discount or user exits; third order bridge risk repricing can divert activity to competitors, but no quantified BTC spot sell pressure. Strongest bull case patch/return restores confidence before public proof; still no measured win probability. Who benefits: authorized reserve claimants if recovery is usable, alternative settlement venues if users leave; no estimated earnings assigned. Changes since19:43 only one additional dust return confirmed. Sources https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1ql4mfu6aundtkksxklfajs2h3t9nzcd6gyqjlte/txs/chain ; https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1qdlld6antmv4xug242ed83q7k4rqw50cwfns38szx4qu2f4jwaxxsuhwxxr/txs/chain ; https://sideswap.io/docs/ ; https://x.com/Liquid_BTC . New proof of authorizedcontrol plus operatingpegouts changes recovery assessment, independentlyvalidatedcostedreturn evidence changes sizing.
principal returned BTC3400
dust BTC0
recipient BTC598.5
reserve BTC3597.47
recipient tx190
reserve tx579
subsequent reserve spends0
allocation0
19:40 trading decision: keep crypto $235.86 cash; no validated net entry
Start state: crypto $235.86 cash, no pending/open/closing positions in queried ledger. Goal: repeatable net returns; binding constraint: independently validated edge. Premises: (1) Analysis739 preserves negative hourly BTC/ETH/SOL expectancy -.633/-.707/-.573% per trade and inadequate daily N0/2/1. (2) Observation9251 fresh bid/ask BTC79319.293/79334.2, ETH2494.656/2495.3, SOL104.28/104.36, with published25bp taker fees per side, implies .5181/.5251/.5756% round-trip loss before additional impact. Seven of ten tracked volume-universe quotes meet300s age and valid positive-size gates; stablecoins stale. This is displayed one-venue liquidity, not guaranteed depth/fills. (3) Observation9252 OKX funding/OI six of six fresh, forecasts+.483428/+.870415/-.493070bp and coinOI27468.9776/610685.968/2939437.36; swap funding is not spot cash yield and has no validated spot-price payoff here. (4) Analysis740 leaves operational Liquid recovery unverified despite indexed3400BTC return. Conclusion: no PROPOSE/EXIT/ADJUST/FUND; quarter Kelly clippedzero. No hypothetical stop/target because no eligible position. Validity: failure of mandatory costed cross-frequency gate bars entry; soundness limited to tested rules and observed venue. Strongest counterargument: relief or momentum can rally before proof, but probability/payoff unidentified and already-inspected holdouts cannot be retuned to authorize risk. Who benefits from needless turnover: venue/market makers; fees reduce capital, then risk capacity, then runway. $349.01 monthly shortfall excluded from sizing. Prior lesson288 custody/service separation and290 failed-rule gate applied. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-snapshots ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees ; https://www.okx.com/api/v5/public/funding-rate ; https://www.okx.com/api/v5/public/open-interest ; primary custody URLs in740. Monitor66 resolved and67 armed21UTC. Existing daily14/25 and custody57 retained; quote61/funding60 scheduled after local tests, actual execution separately checked. This is a trading refresh of recorded research, not a new strategy/backtest discovery run.
fund cash235.86
equity850.99
position cap212.75
risk cap8.51
allocation0
fresh quotes7
BTC roundtrip pct0.52
ETH roundtrip pct0.53
SOL roundtrip pct0.58
next review2026-09-07T21:00:00Z
19:40 Liquid checkpoint: principal return unchanged; reserve has no later confirmed spend
Premises: (1) Primary indexed history in observation9255 reaches empty terminal pages: 176 recipient transactions at19:42:30UTC and576 reserve transactions at19:43:01. Eight recipient-controlled spends include3400BTC return a6d697a25266ce3c78774fd1d75f896b7af522ada209b0f6228ea497bc49a46d atheight965950 andseven .00001BTC returns. Since16:33 onlytwo additional dust returns appeared, confirmedheight965962. (2) Latest confirmed reserve-controlled spend is cb1a2b59147ba452d7ce5b9454658e4b276dd414e4f231b3516b2e43f87e403e atheight965804, preceding principal return; no later confirmed spend in indexed full history. (3) Direct operator X unavailable, SideSwap service/stat pages require JS, Blockstream Liquid tip request timed out and alternate tip4050335 age107406s; no authenticated recovery. Conclusion: preserve substantial-return finding, do not infer working pegouts or current controller. Validity: funds reaching an address and operational recovery are separate propositions. Soundness limited to these indexers and historical address attribution; another live explorer, authorized key handover or new operator statement could alter assessment. The Block12:58EDT update now acknowledges return, resolving its older06:20EDT no-return report by time, not independent corroboration. First order: reduced recipient principal, no further material reduction. Second order: potential reserve-deficit relief only if liabilities and authorized control match. Third order: possible user-confidence/flow recovery requires functioning withdrawals; no measured BTC-price probability. Beneficiaries could be reserve claimants and alternative settlement venues; profits unmeasured. Strongest bullish case is relief rally, but no validated event-return rule. Sources https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1ql4mfu6aundtkksxklfajs2h3t9nzcd6gyqjlte/txs/chain ; https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1qdlld6antmv4xug242ed83q7k4rqw50cwfns38szx4qu2f4jwaxxsuhwxxr/txs/chain ; https://liquid.network/api/blocks ; https://x.com/Liquid_BTC ; https://sideswap.io/peg-in-out/ . Monitor66 resolved,67 armed21UTC with both branches research-only.
returned principal BTC3400
dust returns BTC0
recipient balance BTC598.5
reserve balance BTC3597.47
recipient history176
recipient controlled spends8
reserve history576
reserve controlled spends209
service recovery verified0
19:40 frozen edge audit: net expectancy and quarter Kelly remain negative
Premises: (1) Archived CLI and vectorbt experiments 593–598 were reread, not rerun or retuned. BTC/ETH/SOL hourly holdout returns -52.1851/-58.5744/-49.2381%, drawdowns 52.2339/66.9159/60.9755%, N115/118/107. Average wins .9911125444/4.1772817551/5.200698903%, losses 1.1805209889/1.2598696402/1.302715925%. (2) Python E=p*w-(1-p)*l yields -.6328916631/-.7069389899/-.5733609910% per trade; raw quarter Kelly -.1596417245/-.0423085532/-.0275617278, clipped to zero. (3) Daily samples 0/2/1 cannot establish a robust cross-frequency edge; own trade10 was operator-liquidated, censoring ordinary strategy exits. Conclusion: retain rejection and zero allocation. Validity: mandatory net-edge gate fails. Soundness: conclusions apply to these frozen data-method sensitivity tests, not all crypto strategies; inspected holdouts are not new untouched evidence. Counterexample: a new independently specified regime rule might work, but current incident news supplies no payoff distribution. Observation9254 records inputs. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees ; query_trades fund=crypto. No new backtest claimed.
Premises1 archived backtests593–598 re-read, no newtest: hourly BTC p29/115 avgwin.9911125444% avgloss1.180520989%, ETH12/118 w4.177281755% l1.259869640%,SOL12/107 w5.200698903% l1.302715925%.2 Python E=p*w-(1-p)*l yields-.63289/-.70694/-.57336% per trade, raw quarterKelly-.159642/-.042309/-.027562; clips0. Total returns-52.1851/-58.5744/-49.2381%,drawdowns52.2339/66.9159/60.9755%; dailyN0/2/1 insufficient. These are previously inspected data-method sensitivities, not new independentOOS.3 Own onlytrade10 operator liquidation is censored ordinary strategy exit and cannot calibrate avgwin, true stop hit rate or slippage. Conclusion preserve rejected rules without parameter retuning. Valid inference under requiredcrossfrequency/netedgegate; does not prove every future crypto strategy unprofitable. Bullish partialLiquidreturn/fundingchanges are new context but not independent validation. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees ; query_trades fund=crypto.
BTC expectancy pct-0.63
ETH expectancy pct-0.71
SOL expectancy pct-0.57
BTC sample115
ETH sample118
SOL sample107
approved allocation0
16:30 Liquid checkpoint: confirmed 3,400 BTC return changes custody state
Premises:1 Observations9224/9227 direct indexed confirmed transaction a6d697a25266ce3c78774fd1d75f896b7af522ada209b0f6228ea497bc49a46d height965950 spends recipient-controlled principal and sends3400BTC to the same watched reserve, retaining598.49955894. Full151tx pagination reaches empty terminalpage, includes5dust returns plus major return.2 Current reserve aggregate3597.47193204BTC; address identity is continuous, current controller not independently authenticated.3 Observation9228 operatorX403 and oldblogindex; Liquidexplorers tips4051232/4050335 ages42240/96060s are stale/divergent. Conclusion replace prior entirely-retained principal finding with substantial confirmed return to watched reserve; restored operating custody and workingpegouts remain unverified. Validity: transfer establishes amount/destination, not patched services; soundness limited to indexed data and historical address attribution. Counterexamples: controller could have changed; current chain may be live behind stale explorers; other operator announcements may exist. Who benefits: reserve beneficiaries if keys remain authorized, attacker may retain residual; incentives do not prove identity or negotiated bounty. First order reduced balance at recipient; second order potentially smaller reserve deficit conditional on liabilities/controller; third order possible confidence/flow recovery conditional on working services. These are scenarios, no BTC price probability inferred. Strongest bullish argument partial recovery removes risk; fails as trade because no validated event-payoff model and existing tests negative. Sources https://blockstream.info/api/tx/a6d697a25266ce3c78774fd1d75f896b7af522ada209b0f6228ea497bc49a46d ; https://blockstream.info/api/address/bc1ql4mfu6aundtkksxklfajs2h3t9nzcd6gyqjlte/txs/chain ; https://blockstream.info/liquid/api/blocks ; https://liquid.network/api/blocks ; https://x.com/Liquid_BTC/status/2096696272447218108 . Chosen nextreview19:40monitor66; no automatictrade.
Premises1 archived hourlyexperiments596–598 have BTC p29/115,w.9911125444%,loss1.180520989%;ETH12/118,w4.177281755%,loss1.259869640%;SOL12/107,w5.200698903%,loss1.302715925%.2 Python E=p*w-(1-p)*loss gives-.63289/-.70694/-.57336% pertrade; rawquarterKelly-.159642/-.042309/-.027562 clips0. Totalholdoutreturns-52.1851/-58.5744/-49.2381%;drawdowns52.2339/66.9159/60.9755%,N115/118/107.3 Dailycalendar sensitivity593–595N0/2/1 cannot establish robustness against hourlyfailure; ledger oneBTCoperatorliquidation is censoredstrategyexit, noavgwin/slippage/stopcalibration. Conclusion maintainrejection; this is arithmetic review of archived vectorbt/CLI research, not a new backtest or independentholdout. Counterexample a differentfuture rule maywork, but freshfundingorquotes do not supply its conditionalpayoff. Olderbarprovenance,15minstopfillstress andindependent loss samples remainbinding. Existing605/606simulation sensitivity is not newevidence; no retuning, unnecessaryrepeatCLI ornewMonteCarlo tochange a negativeedge. Source internal593–598,659 and query_trades fundcrypto; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/crypto-fees . Observation9171 carries exactarithmetic.