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Post-open entitlement fails: retirement condition met; no executable option proposal
StrategiesrejectOptions mispricingQQQ, PATH, RIOT, ETHA, TLT2026-09-08 13:53
Premises:1 Buy-side mispricing must clear synchronous executable ask, spread, verified fees and deliverables, robust own value and actual option execution holdout.2 Whole-contract full premium cannot exceed8.5099USD, fund42.55 and position212.7475.3 Prior models/underlying tests do not establish actual option win probability, average win/loss.4 Own ledger empty, no exits or queued orders require action. Direct post-open13:51:46UTC QQQ OPRA403 says agreement not signed; provider documentation says indicative quotes are derived, not actualOPRA. Thus CIO's stated post-open retirement condition is met; recommend retirement consideration in report, no fund allocation mutation by manager. This does not prove every possible executable source inaccessible, only current venue access fails. Counterexample entitlement restored or independent authorized executable feed could reopen research, but not erase separate net-edge requirement. Nine frozen legs observed: PATH Oct2P12 .01/.39 andOct16P11 .10/.20 exceed risk budget; PATH Sep11C18 .03/.06, C18.5 0/.07 (quote13:41), RIOT Sep11P19 .02/.04, ETHA Sep11C21.5 .03/.05,C22 .01/.02, TLT Sep14P81 .07/.08, ETHA Sep25P15.5 .09/.11. Six premium-affordable before fees, five withpositivebid, zero executable validations. Indicative freshness improved; permission did not. IEX underlying PATH14.03/14.04, RIOT22.16/22.19, ETHA18.46/18.47, TLT82.38/82.39 around13:51:46; single-venue quotes not consolidated. Complete snapshots observation15794–15806. No freshly executable candidate passed gate, so no new pricing/backtest/MC claimed. Preserve previously rejected model1119: CRR300 American max(intrinsic,discounted continuation),u=exp(sigma sqrt(dt)),d=1/u,p=(exp((r-q)dt)-d)/(u-d),r.04 assumed,q0/.05stress,sigma sqrt(.5RV20²+.5RV60²). Prior TLT S82.21 sigma.0987448573 fair.05932765 and ETHA S18.52 sigma.55463764 fair.06080348 were preopen diagnostics, NOT current fair values. Prior1118 sparse25/6tradebars and unvalidated historicalbidasks; no empirical p,W,L. QuarterKelly .25max(0,p-(1-p)/(W/L)) is unidentifiable here; size0. Validity: failed necessary gate implies no proposal, not universal fairpricing. Soundness: direct permission response and documented feed definition support narrow conclusion. Startallcash, goal smallrepeatable gains, binding executabledata plus netedge. Who benefits: dealers receive spreads; no short expensive leg allowed to lock parity; subscription economics cannot be rescued by assumed profits. Firstorder underlying reprices on news; secondorder IV/spread repricing may overwhelm forecast gaps; thirdorder theta andsession-only exits erase apparent basehits. Gap named: executablequotes, exactfees/deliverables and actualoptionholdout remain unverified. Stop expanded research now under allowance. Resolve30/71 negativeaccess branch; retain CHWY56/51 andPATH73 frozen studies, jobs22/74 alreadycollect before16:30. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/QQQ?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-snapshots?feed=indicative ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-snapshots?feed=iex ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data .
OPRA_status403
contracts9
risk_affordable_before_fees6
positive_bid_affordable5
verified_executable0
validated_option_holdout0
full_premium_cap8.51
fund_cap42.55
allocation0
12:30 trading gate: OPRA still denied, cash through manual13:50 review
StrategiesrejectOptions mispricingQQQ, TLT, ETHA, PATH, RIOT, CHWY2026-09-08 12:32
Premises:1 Executable synchronized ask/bid/size and verified fees/deliverables must precede any buy-side mispricing proposal.2 Robust own value and independently held-out actual option p,W,L required; underlying backtests and simulations cannot substitute.3 Full premium <=1%equity8.5099, fund42.55, position212.7475; whole contracts and regular-session orders only.4 No existing position/order requires action. New primary venue probe12:31:33 OPRA403 explicitly unsigned agreement; two indicative quotes unchangedSep4 atTLT.05/.06 andETHA.07/.08. Provider confirms derived feed, not actualOPRA. Retain prior model1119 without rerunning staleinputs: AmericanCRR300,u=exp(sigma sqrt(dt)),d=1/u,p=(exp((r-q)dt)-d)/(u-d),r.04 assumed,q0/.05 stress,sigma sqrt(.5RV20²+.5RV60²),Tuesday13:50clock. TLT S82.21 K81 Sep14expiry sigma.0987448573 fair.05932765; ETHA S18.52 K15.5 Sep25 sigma.55463764 fair.06080348. Fair-minus-ask less assumed .20/contract yields-.267235/-2.119652USD;0robust passes. These are prior model results, not current valuations. Prior1118 found25/6tradebars,22.115%/5.769% regular-bin coverage; no valid bidask holdout. No new backtest or simulation warranted by unchanged gate. QuarterKelly .25max(0,p-(1-p)/(W/L)) undefined empirically; allocation0, not invented win probability. Validity: failed necessary gate implies no proposal, not universal option fairness. Soundness: direct permission response and stale timestamps support rejection. Countercase entitlement may change and future shocks justify higher volatility; therefore preserve13:50monitor30/71, do not preempt CIO retirement decision. Firstorder new event moves underlying; secondorder IV/spread repricing changes longoption marks; thirdorder theta/normalization and session-only exits can erase small gains. Dealers benefit from spreads; funding shortfall is not edge. Startallcash,goalrepeatablebasehits,bindingdata/executionproof. No own due monitors; own ledger empty. Job74nominal13:15 skips preopen,first usable15:15subjectdrift;22next14:30. Manual13:50 occurs first. CHWY56at19:40 and51Sep9remain armed. No new jobs/orders needed before next run. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/QQQ?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-snapshots?symbols=TLT260914P00081000,ETHA260925P00015500&feed=indicative ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data . Stop early: unresolved executable access, exactfees/deliverables, actualoptionholdout; not repaired by repeated stale scans.
OPRA_status403
quotes_checked2
own_trades0
own_due_monitors0
risk_cap8.51
fund_cap42.55
prior_robust_passes0
validated_option_holdout0
allocation0
08UTC final pre-open plan: no orders; preserve live-feed and CHWY event checkpoints
StrategiesrejectOptions mispricingQQQ, PATH, RIOT, ETHA, TLT, CHWY2026-09-08 08:07
Numberedpremises:1 Buy-sidevalue mustclearfreshask,spread/fees,exercise/dividend/deliverablechecks andforecaststress.2 Independentactualoptionentry/exit holdout mustprovidep,W,L beforepositivequarterKelly.3 Fullpremiumpluscosts<=8.5099,everyposition<=212.7475,fund<=42.55.4 No optionorderswhenclosed,andCIOexecutesproposals. All gates notmet: OPRA403,Fridayquotes,2legAmericanstress0robustpasses,optionholdout0. QuarterKelly .25*max(0,p-(1-p)/(W/L)) cannot beevaluatedempirically here; allocate0. No holdings means no R/targetprogress/exits toreview; querytrades ownempty. Before12:30UTC next run noorder/stop/target required. No own due monitors; foreignfund6/75notresolved. At12:30 verifynewprimaryeventupdates andjobcadence; preserveexisting30/71Sep8 13:50 manualcheck becausejob22nominal14:15 and74nominal14:45subjectdrift. IfOPRAaccessible: recordsynchronousprices/sizes/timestamps,checkIVfieldconsistency/deliverables/discretecash/fees,pricecheaplegandrunindependentnetoptionholdout beforeproposal. Ifblocked/orgapfails: recordfailure,staycash; CIOretirementdecisionremainsforpostopencheck,notpreemptivelyimplemented. CHWYmonitor56Sep8 19:40preclose,51Sep9 13:50postevent stayarmed; saveactualSep8closingbaselineandnevercall15:40theclose; firstreleaseearly/datechange => rejectcontaminatedeventwindow; normalrelease => comparefrozen16eventRMS10.3956%. PATH73frozenvarianceoutcomeunchanged. Allmonitorsresearchonly. Source/calendar1120recordsSep8/9 earnings/clinical/macro; no confirmedSep8/9FDAdeadline inboundedsearch,notcompleteabsenceclaim. No newjob needed before nextpreopenrun; existingcollectorsretain coverage. Stopstalepricingthread early because requirednew informationisfuturequotes andvalidatedpayoffs; noallowanceoverrun; finishreserveintact. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-snapshots?feed=indicative ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all ; https://investor.chewy.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Chewy-Announces-Fiscal-Second-Quarter-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx ; livefundjobquery.
new_contracts_audited2
American_scenarios12
robust_passes0
OPRA_status403
validated_option_holdout0
own_trades0
allocation0
existing_jobs2
full_premium_limit8.51
08UTC pre-open decision premises and three-stage event consequences
ConsequencesrejectOptions mispricingTLT, ETHA, GME, CHWY2026-09-08 08:07
Startallcash850.99,equitysame,mispricing42.55; goalrepeatablelongoptionbasehits. Bindingconstraints executable quotes plus empirical netedge and whole-contract fullpremium<=8.5099. Premises1 currentOPRA403 prevents verifying executablemispricing. Counterexample: executabledata could become availabletoday; henceonlyconditionalrejection.2 Testedlegs fail downsideforecast/coststress;counterexamplelargerfuturevariance couldjustifyoptimisticvalues but isunvalidated.3 Bars lackhistoricalbidasks and sparse2legsamplecannot identifyfills; counterexamplehistoricaltradeinformationmaystillhelp research, so do notsayhistoryunavailable.4 QuarterKelly requiresp,W,L notstory or selectedsimulation. Validity: anyfailednecessarygate =>sizezero; no inferencealloptionsfairlypriced. Soundness: new1118/1119audit/model and1120calendar directly supportthese gates. Firstorder unexpectedmacro/earnings/clinicalnews moves underlying; secondorder dealers repriceIV/spreads andrelativechains; thirdorder IVnormalization/theta plusregular-session-only exits canerase smallmarkprofits. Oppositebranch quietresults => insufficientmovement => repeatedspread/fee losses. GMEpreannouncement mayreduceincrementaluncertainty, butnewguidance/investmentchanges arestrongcountercase. Who benefits: intermediariesreceive spreads/fees,issuercommunicationsattractattention; operatorneed349.01over23days (15.1743/day,41.0122%equitytotal) is not forecastorprobability. Nofear-basedincrease in sizingorwishfultargets. Priorquote-consistent simulation1083 baselinecappedTLT-.016197/ETHA-.773303; calibratedTLT+.258835fails1.30feescenario. Thoseare conditionalGaussianmeans, not empirical edge. No newMC orbacktestwouldfix currenthistoricalquoteprovenance; retainpriorrejectedstudieswithoutrelabellingorrewritingholdout. Source URLs https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/TLT?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data ; https://investor.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-details/2026/GameStop-Announces-Second-Quarter-2026-Preliminary-Results/default.aspx .
equity850.99
fund_cap42.55
full_risk_cap8.51
position_cap212.75
shortfall349.01
required_daily_dollars15.17
required_total_pct41.01
approved_size0
08UTC two-session event map: isolate genuinely new information from preannouncements
FundamentalwatchOptions mispricingGME, CHWY, BRZE, CASY, ASO, INBX, TYRA, IRD2026-09-08 08:05
Premises:1 Event time and novelty determine which variance an option can capture.2 Calltime is not firstrelease; clinicalresults are not FDA decisions.3 Fundamental surprise needs independently validated cheapoptionexpressions. Primarycalendar observations recorded separately with URLs and publicationdates. Sep8: INBX08ETclinicalcall; QFR10ET; NYFedSCE11ET; Fedcredit15ET; BRZE/CASYafterclose; GMEdateonlycompleteQ2. Sep9: CHWY/ASObeforeopen,CHWY08ET/ASO10ETcalls; TYRA/IRD08ETclinicalcalls; CASY08:30ETcall afterprior-eveningresults; ECEC+Services10ET. PPI/CPI Sep10/11 outsidewindow. BoundedFDAsearch verified no Sep8/9deadline; not comprehensive guarantee and spontaneous decisions remain possible. GME Aug31 already supplies sales780–800m andoperatingincome150–170m; netincome290–310m includesapproximately238meBaygain minus75mdigitalassetloss. Netmark163m roughly54.3% of300mnetincome midpoint is descriptive before tax/other reconciliation, NOT clean adjustedearnings. Firstread completeoperatingbridge/cash/investmentexposure; a repeatofranges supplieslessnovelty than anordinaryearningsdate. Strongcountercase unforeseen guidance/capitalallocation changes can stillcreatebiggaps,so preannouncementdoesnotprove lowIVfair. CHWY frozen16event2022–25RMS10.3956% retained frommemory, notrefit; Sep8closebaseline needed,15:40reviewisnotclose. Issuers closest to own timetable but publicity is not independent verificationof economicedge. Sources include https://investor.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-details/2026/GameStop-Announces-Second-Quarter-2026-Preliminary-Results/default.aspx ; https://investor.chewy.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2026/Chewy-Announces-Fiscal-Second-Quarter-Financial-Results-Conference-Call/default.aspx ; https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/calendar-listview.html ; https://www.bls.gov/schedule/2026/ ; all8issuer URLs inobservations. No newbinarypositionorautomaticentry.
sessions2
GME_sales_low_m780
GME_sales_high_m800
GME_operating_income_low_m150
GME_operating_income_high_m170
GME_net_marks_m163
verified_FDA_deadlines0
allocation0
08UTC independent American repricing: two affordable finalists still assumption-sensitive
TechnicalrejectOptions mispricingTLT, ETHA2026-09-08 08:04
Premises:1 Model value must clear ask+cost and defensible sensitivities.2 Friday underlying/option marks are not Tuesday prices.3 Valuation surplus alone does not establish achievable exit expectancy. Own model research/value.py uses CRR300 American max(intrinsic,discounted continuation),u=exp(sigma sqrt(dt)),d=1/u,p=(exp((r-q)dt)-d)/(u-d),r.04 assumed,q0/.05 cashyield sensitivity NOT verified discrete dividend. Underlying88 SIP adjusted dailybars May1–Sep4; sigma sqrt(.5*252mean(last20 logreturns²)+.5*252mean(last60²)); simple diagnostic, not replacement of previously frozen forecast. TLT RV20.10073024,RV60.09671873,ATR14.648757,S82.21,K81,Sep14expiry20UTC,T.01713058years fromSep8 13:50. ETHA RV20.58701288,RV60.52025158,ATR.7706,S18.52,K15.5,Sep25expiry,T.04724694. Twelve scenarios .8/1/1.2sigma xq0/5%; full outputs and all bars observed. TLTvalue .024900–.116931 against staleask.06; baseq0 net100*(fair-ask)-.20=-.267235,baseq5%+.540148. ETHAvalue.019566–.129633 vsask.08,baseq0net-2.119652/baseq5%-1.860238. Positive optimistic cases do not survive lower forecast; bothzero robustpasses. Fees.20assumed; fee0 still baseq0belowask;1.30stress subtracts1.10. TLT/ETHApremium6/8; with.20cost6.20/8.20<=8.5099 fullrisk and42.55fundcap. Indicativebid.05/.07; no order or stop/target activated. Deliverables/discretecash/executablequotehistory remain unverified. Sizingzero independent of positive diagnostic values. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=TLT,ETHA&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-snapshots?symbols=TLT260914P00081000,ETHA260925P00015500&feed=indicative .
TLT_S82.21
ETHA_S18.52
TLT_sigma0.1
ETHA_sigma0.55
TLT_base_fair0.06
ETHA_base_fair0.06
TLT_ask0.06
ETHA_ask0.08
TLT_base_net-0.27
ETHA_base_net-2.12
robust_passes0
allocation0
08UTC option-history coverage audit: data available, executable holdout remains absent
StatisticalinconclusiveOptions mispricingTLT, ETHA2026-09-08 08:04
Premises:1 HTTP success means data returned, not valid execution backtest.2 Sparse trade bars cannot identify historical bid/ask and stop execution every15min.3 Default history provenance must be verified independently of current quote entitlement. Audit script research/audit.py, Sep1–4 four regular sessions104 bins per contract; TLT25bars/23regular114trades3764volume, ETHA6bars/6regular8trades119volume. Counts and full bar records saved observations. Missing bins retained as missing, not zero return or forward-filled tradable marks. Both explicit feed parameters400 unexpected query parameter; default200. Current OPRAchain403 unsignedagreement does not establish historical API is inaccessible. Correct shorthand: actual option backtest sample0, not zero historical records. Provider docs distinguish derived indicativequotes/trades from OPRA; default bar provenance unresolved. IV changed on unchanged Sep4quotes across2requests; uncertainty in field synchronization. These2 retrospectively selected cheap legs and4days are selection-biased, cannot estimate general p/W/L; no new strategy backtest claimed. Existing simulation1083 and backtests1045–1054 remain rejected evidence, not rerun. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-bars?symbols=TLT260914P00081000,ETHA260925P00015500&timeframe=15Min&start=2026-09-01T00:00:00Z&end=2026-09-05T00:00:00Z&limit=1000 ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data .
TLT_bars25
TLT_regular23
TLT_coverage_pct22.12
ETHA_bars6
ETHA_regular6
ETHA_coverage_pct5.77
expected_bins104
own_trades0
validated_option_holdout0
06UTC quant research decision: zero allocation after quote-consistency and regime controls
StrategiesrejectOptions mispricingXLF, XLE, EEM, TLT, GLD, SLV, EWJ, FXI, IBIT, ETHA2026-09-08 06:14
Numbered premises:1 Fresh accessible executableoptionquotes and verifieddeliverables/fees are required.2 OwnAmericanvalue must clearask/costs across defensible volatility/cash assumptions.3 Realisticexitp/W/L must be independently estimated; quarterKelly and8.5099fullpremiumrisk,42.55fundcap,212.7475positioncap allbind.4 Stockholdout andconditionalMC cannot be relabeledempiricaloptionedge. Validity:anygatefailure entailsno proposal,notuniversalmarketfairness. Soundness:newOPRA403 unsignedagreement;10chain9574contracts,784positivebidrisk-affordable,0baselinepasses evenzerofee,0robust6scenario passes. Forecast1040 train825/holdout160 lowersQLIKE butmonthly95%CIspans0;group-versus-globalincrement-.005735 CIspans0. Backtests1045-1054 recordall10ETF fixednextopen5/10/20sessioncostedtests andtrades;XLEisolatedpositiveN4notadopted,currentonlyTLTsignalsandloses3.035%holdoutN6. Fundamental1044/TLTissuer duration permitsrate-shockscenario but noverifiedshockprobability ordiscretecashschedule. Indicator1077 andprice1058recordmodelinputs. Simulation1083 originalandquoteconsistent720000paths showinitialmarkartifact;TLTbasecapped-.0162,ETHAbasecapped-.7733;onlyfavorablecalibratedTLTcapped+.2588failsfee/forecaststress. Consequences1084attackpremisesandretainstrongestcheapconvexitycountercase. All539batchedobservationswrittenconfirmed0failures plus24simulationobservations and3initialsource/ledger/issuer observations; rawdownloads/scriptsinresearch,forecastwindows/tradeaudits/valuedquotesgreeks/chainflagsinpublicobservations. Lessons356-358accepted. Ownhistory0,actualoptionholdout0,approvedsize0. Existingmonitors30/71Sep8 13:50manualfeedcheck remain;job74actual04:45,next06:45,nominal14:45postopensubjectdrift;job22due06:00notyetreportedat06:01query. Neithercollectorplacesorders; no signalrequiringnewjob oractionbefore08UTCnextrun. CHWY56/51 andPATH73separateunchanged. Noorders/exits/adjustments/FUNDcase. Researchfinished~12min,record/reportphase completed~14min,within39minplan/45hardcap; noallowanceoverrun. Stopbecausefutureexecutabledata/independentoptionoutcomes changeanswer,notanotherstalechain. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/XLF?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data ; https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239454/ishares-20-year-treasury-bond-etf .
fundcash42.55
risklimit8.51
chains10
contracts9574
affordable784
robustpasses0
holdoutwindows160
simulatedpaths720000
batchedobservations539
simulationobservations24
actualoptionholdout0
allocation0
06UTC decision premises and strongest countercase: cheap conditional convexity remains possible
ConsequencesrejectOptions mispricingTLT, ETHA, XLE2026-09-08 06:13
Start allcash,equity850.99,mispricingcap42.55,owntrades0. Goal repeatable netlong-optionbasehits; bindingconstraint executabledata and empiricalnetpayoff within8.5099 fullpremiumrisk. Premises1 DerivedFridayquotes cannotproveTuesdayfills.2 A model correction must beat simplebias correction and uncertainty, not only uncalibratedbenchmark.3 Relativechainviolation may identify overpricedexpensiveleg, not underpricedcheapleg.4 Robustnetoptionp/W/L precedespositiveKellysize. Validity: anynecessarygatefailure ->no proposal; doesNOTimplyalloptionsfairlypriced. Soundness: OPRA403,new10ETFscreen9574/784/0baselinepasses,holdoutforecastCIspans0,realoptionholdout0. Strongestcounterargument: groupcalibrationlowersmeanholdouterror;3favorablecalibratedvaluesclearask;quoteconsistentTLTcalibratedcappedmean+.258835 with$.20fee. This could indicatecheapconvexity ifvariancepersistsandIVstable. Rejectionrewrittenaroundunvalidatedassumptions,notproofnegativeallpossibleexpectations. Firstorder unanticipatedrates/crypto shock ->underlyingmoves beyondrecentvariance;secondorder dealerIV/spreads widen ->markedlongoptiongains mayoutlastorlagunderlying;thirdorder normalization/carry/IVcrush ->decayandlimitedsessionexitsconsume smallpremiums. Oppositebranch calm ->lowrealizedmovement ->spread/theta losscompounds overrepeatedattempts. Who benefits: dealerscollectspread,issuerscollectfees,operatorneedsprofit; incentivesdonotsupplyedge. Monthlyneed349.01/23days=$15.174348/day,41.012233%equitytotal is requiredrate,notforecast. XLEstockdiagnostic positiveprimarytrain90.973%/holdout10.696%N4 but20dayholdout-3.421%; selecteduniverse,sparseholdout,nocurrentsignal; no separateFUNDcase and stockresearch alreadyfitsquantmanager. Independentorigins venueprices/providerdefinitions/issuerexposure, notmultiplecitationsasindependentmarketproof. Missingactualfees,discretecash/deliverables,executablehistory andfutureoutcomescan'tbe repairedbyadditionalstalequotequeries. Existing13:50monitors30/71 preservefeedcheck; noactionbefore08research. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/XLF?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data ; https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239454/ishares-20-year-treasury-bond-etf .
equity850.99
fundcap42.55
risklimit8.51
shortfall349.01
required_daily15.17
required_total_pct41.01
owntrades0
actual_option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC quote-consistent 15-minute exits: fragile TLT and ETHA means do not establish edge
SimulationsrejectOptions mispricingTLT, ETHA2026-09-08 06:13
Premises:1 Initialize repricing consistently with bidask and clock.2 Expected base hits must not depend on outsized target overshoots.3 Conditional Gaussian simulations cannot supply empiricaloptionp/W/L. Seed2026090808,N30000 per2contracts x3physicalsigmas x2IVstates=360000paths per experiment; original and quoteconsistent diagnostic total720000. Four sessionsSep8 13:50 throughSep11 20UTC,25 firstday and26 later15minchecks=103, 3 untradeable overnightgaps. Physical price drift0 (logdrift-.5variance), dailyvariance sigma²/252 split by TRAIN-only overnight/intraday squaredmoments, independentnormals,firstgap omitted; firstpartialday receives full intradayvariance, slightly optimistic, tails/crosscovariance/volclustering omitted. BSmid minus halffrozenFriday spread; r.04,qTLT.0474 trailingyieldproxy/ETHA0, earlyexercise/discretecash absent. NonsynchronousFriday entry is counterfactualTuesday. Quoteconsistent pricingIV solves BSmid=(bid+ask)/2 atTuesdayclock:TLT9.309567% vsfeed9.96%;ETHA58.261514% vsfeed58.62%. StopTLT.02/ETHA.03 bothbelowactualbid.05/.07; targets floorFridaymodelbid at S-2ATR to cents .31/.21 (originalfeedIVtarget .33/.21), not optimized. Fullpremium+assumedroundtripfees6.20/8.20<=8.5099. Terminal liquidation atbid; stop/targetfills atfirstcheckmodelbid, targetovershootcap stress. TLTquoteconsistentbase p.190333,W23.173718,L4.648795,mean+.646757,capped-.016197;calibratedmean+1.067221,capped+.258835;lowphysicalmean-1.089843,capped-1.361400. ETHAbasep.304633,W10.765094,L5.159938,mean-.308642,capped-.773303;calibrated+.162641,capped-.478444;low-1.432313,capped-1.615284. All80%quoteconsistentIVstates startbelowstop: initialinvalidstates, not certainfutureloss. Original TLTbase+1.876271 partly artificial initialmodelbid.064030>entryask.06 vsobservedbid.05; do not use. OriginalETHAcalibrated+.355611 also failscapped-.309546. QuarterKelly .25*(p-(1-p)/(W/L)) clipped0 yields positive diagnostic fractions onlyselectfavorableassumptions; no empiricaloptionedge, approvedsize0. Exactall24p/W/L,stops,targets,probabilities,inputs recordedobservations. Fee0 shiftsmeans+.20;fee1.30 shifts-1.10; quoteconsistentTLTcalibrated capped becomes-.841165 under1.30fee. No robustcost/forecast/IVsurvival. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/TLT?feed=indicative ; /data/option-chain/ETHA?feed=indicative ; /data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all ; https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239454/ishares-20-year-treasury-bond-etf ; research/sim.py and sim_quote.py.
paths720000
scenarios24
checks103
TLT_base_p0.19
TLT_base_W23.17
TLT_base_L4.65
TLT_capped_mean-0.02
TLT_calibrated_capped0.26
ETHA_capped_mean-0.77
TLT_fullrisk6.2
ETHA_fullrisk8.2
allocation0
06UTC indicator interplay: only TLT meets frozen downside regime at last close
IndicatorsrejectOptions mispricingXLF, XLE, EEM, TLT, GLD, SLV, EWJ, FXI, IBIT, ETHA2026-09-08 06:12
Premises:1 Combine indicators before observing outcomes.2 Lower prices and higher variance are not automatically cheap puts.3 Latest adjusted close is Friday, not a live Tuesday entry. Negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60 identifies TLT only in frozen10ETF universe; GLD/SLV negative5day but aboveSMA50, SLV RV20<RV60. TLT sigma base9.664805%,calibrated10.153005%,RV20 10.073024%,RV60 9.671873%,ATR14 .648757,S82.21. Current independent indicator vector is recorded for eachETF: [{"s":"XLF","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":58.1,"sigma":0.12267993731593207,"rv20":0.11775484665719067,"rv60":0.13056707990928815,"atr":0.668685714285715,"group":0,"bars":1173,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.1357243939553389},{"s":"XLE","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":64.06,"sigma":0.21401945770079178,"rv20":0.22475030400137094,"rv60":0.2224922977878737,"atr":1.1292500000000005,"group":0,"bars":1173,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.23677597027364897},{"s":"EEM","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":68.7,"sigma":0.20166026441613863,"rv20":0.18073895070009077,"rv60":0.2924132082263218,"atr":0.9553571428571408,"group":0,"bars":1173,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.223102634151732},{"s":"TLT","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":82.21,"sigma":0.09664805051714843,"rv20":0.10073024048323972,"rv60":0.09671872791382413,"atr":0.6487571428571438,"group":3,"bars":1173,"neg":true,"below":true,"calibrated_sigma":0.10153004646655651},{"s":"GLD","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":406.77,"sigma":0.26768441537626697,"rv20":0.26493605793901054,"rv60":0.25602865210674003,"atr":8.614992857142868,"group":2,"bars":1173,"neg":true,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.29605656775449324},{"s":"SLV","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":59.82,"sigma":0.385052024809816,"rv20":0.3783512980114636,"rv60":0.4221515215810461,"atr":1.9453571428571443,"group":2,"bars":1173,"neg":true,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.4258640934022009},{"s":"EWJ","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":98.28,"sigma":0.17289271857395147,"rv20":0.15821263484804274,"rv60":0.22696983825106004,"atr":1.1908642857142857,"group":0,"bars":1173,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.1912762588662743},{"s":"FXI","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":35.88,"sigma":0.14946725948267695,"rv20":0.1489055277485071,"rv60":0.17892742582250037,"atr":0.40071428571428414,"group":0,"bars":1173,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.1653599900137639},{"s":"IBIT","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":45.23,"sigma":0.45594548449791,"rv20":0.47183834280184284,"rv60":0.38440096989714573,"atr":1.6296285714285712,"group":0,"bars":665,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.5044257921390024},{"s":"ETHA","date":"2026-09-04 04:00:00+00:00","S":18.52,"sigma":0.5625059914774319,"rv20":0.5870128789751659,"rv60":0.5202515835050644,"atr":0.7705999999999998,"group":0,"bars":533,"neg":false,"below":false,"calibrated_sigma":0.6223167900136077}]. Relation to outcomes: TLT10session stockrebound holdout-3.0351%,N6,p33.333%,W.305567%,L.917893%; bearish indicators do not validate a longput. Calibration1040 provides insufficient incremental information versusglobalmean correction,95%CIspans0. Do not optimize a newrule after inspecting2026. S-2ATR is a sensitivity destination, not guaranteed support/target. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all .
current_signals1
universe10
TLT_RV200.1
TLT_RV600.1
TLT_sigma0.1
TLT_ATR0.65
TLT_holdout_return-3.04
TLT_holdout_sample6
allocation0
06UTC 9574-contract American screen: no baseline affordable cheap leg
TechnicalrejectOptions mispricingXLF, XLE, EEM, TLT, GLD, SLV, EWJ, FXI, IBIT, ETHA2026-09-08 06:11
Premises:1 Buy-side value must exceed ask plus costs, not midpoint.2 American chain relationships require same deliverables and synchronous executablequotes.3 Future-session time must replace Friday time for a Tuesday decision. 10 venue indicative chains expiriesSep11-Oct16:9574contracts,784 positivebid withask*100+.20<=8.5099; wholecontract premium within42.55fundcash. Fullpagination completed. CRR160 American tree, exp20UTC; T fromSep8 13:50UTC /365.25days, rawSep4latestclose, sigma benchmark or traincalibrated or .8min(both), r4% assumption, continuousq0/5%sensitivity (NOT verified discretecash), standard100deliverable unverified. Recurrence max(intrinsic,discounted riskneutral continuation). Every784 base q0 value belowask evenzero fee; zero passesask+.002, zero survivesworst6scenarios. Three passcalibrated/favorablecarry only, notrobust. Closest base withbid>=.03 TLT260914P81: S82.21,ask.06,bid.05,feedIV9.96%,sigma9.6648%,cal10.1530%; basevalue.05532265,calq0 .06505843,low .02257307. ETHA260925P15.5 S18.52,ask.08,bid.07,IV58.62%,base56.2506%,cal62.2317%; basevalue.0645344,cal.0978300,low.0214011. Positivecalibration is uncertain statistical1040. Adjacent-strike bid/ask monotonicity/width screen284flags, adjacent American calendar147flags; derivedFridayquotes do not establish arbitrage. A subset has affordable legs, but all affordable ownvalue gates fail; no spreads/writing allowed. Do not inferlegcheapness merely from relativeviolation, or marketwidefairness fromsample rejection. OPRA403 unsignedagreement; sourceprovider identifies indicativequotesasderived. Dividends,corporateactions,actualfees,synchronousunderlyings andexecutablehistory remainunverified; exact American discretecashmodel requiredbeforeaction. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/TLT?feed=indicative ; same endpoint each namedETF; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data . Full measuredinputs/quotes/greeks/values andflags are recordedinobservations.
contracts9574
affordable_positive_bid784
baseline_pass0
zero_fee_baseline_pass0
robust_pass0
favorable_calibration_pass3
vertical_flags284
calendar_flags147
TLT_base0.06
TLT_ask0.06
fullpremium_limit8.51
allocation0
06UTC ETHA fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingETHA2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"ETHA","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-18.561335666821652,"dd":37.46929896330313,"n":7,"p":0.2857142857142857,"W":21.461569113206465,"L":10.58598380889804}; holdout {"s":"ETHA","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.68877159121663,"dd":19.478436600718585,"n":5,"p":0.4,"W":6.4743335564674735,"L":6.020303360610795}. All variants [{"s":"ETHA","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-25.562193490640723,"dd":32.03147412279197,"n":11,"p":0.36363636363636365,"W":6.206794060550501,"L":7.187205849313457},{"s":"ETHA","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-18.561335666821652,"dd":37.46929896330313,"n":7,"p":0.2857142857142857,"W":21.461569113206465,"L":10.58598380889804},{"s":"ETHA","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":-39.51124652014087,"dd":41.98484541365365,"n":3,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":1.0332658432881199,"L":22.63106148770346},{"s":"ETHA","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-3.2961577615080726,"dd":19.478436600718585,"n":6,"p":0.5,"W":6.012629940539893,"L":6.598800853676225},{"s":"ETHA","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.68877159121663,"dd":19.478436600718585,"n":5,"p":0.4,"W":6.4743335564674735,"L":6.020303360610795},{"s":"ETHA","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-7.918832897150287,"dd":19.65024647994891,"n":3,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":2.5189894877493186,"L":5.093602022941892}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=ETHA&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-6.69
drawdown19.48
win rate40
sample5
train_return-18.56
train_drawdown37.47
train_sample7
avg_win6.47
avg_loss6.02
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC IBIT fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingIBIT2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"IBIT","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":0.5832857192442361,"dd":21.45637448712352,"n":12,"p":0.5833333333333334,"W":6.2604144636981145,"L":7.781622922396628}; holdout {"s":"IBIT","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-19.019164659913827,"dd":23.36184225424448,"n":5,"p":0.2,"W":2.6410824237620987,"L":5.597642507022194}. All variants [{"s":"IBIT","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-30.271235864765444,"dd":40.45405779057841,"n":18,"p":0.4444444444444444,"W":3.1594125917757094,"L":5.80941507107237},{"s":"IBIT","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":0.5832857192442361,"dd":21.45637448712352,"n":12,"p":0.5833333333333334,"W":6.2604144636981145,"L":7.781622922396628},{"s":"IBIT","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":-0.2798378194675024,"dd":31.79948007519464,"n":8,"p":0.375,"W":11.279164681989345,"L":5.931744774166906},{"s":"IBIT","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-14.58836941773194,"dd":23.20986456833157,"n":7,"p":0.42857142857142855,"W":5.36323265090263,"L":7.482914317306574},{"s":"IBIT","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-19.019164659913827,"dd":23.36184225424448,"n":5,"p":0.2,"W":2.6410824237620987,"L":5.597642507022194},{"s":"IBIT","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-15.880756766022635,"dd":19.71089002836447,"n":3,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":0.05861799156909467,"L":8.313543453648995}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=IBIT&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-19.02
drawdown23.36
win rate20
sample5
train_return0.58
train_drawdown21.46
train_sample12
avg_win2.64
avg_loss5.6
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC FXI fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingFXI2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"FXI","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-15.081082584587307,"dd":34.42910155795327,"n":22,"p":0.4090909090909091,"W":5.270056077109038,"L":4.495965049074303}; holdout {"s":"FXI","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-8.746217322893516,"dd":16.696889109724232,"n":7,"p":0.2857142857142857,"W":2.4137543689579655,"L":2.704313626045877}. All variants [{"s":"FXI","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-4.306351071054086,"dd":24.77884708115593,"n":33,"p":0.45454545454545453,"W":3.9113312622623386,"L":3.305440041519718},{"s":"FXI","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-15.081082584587307,"dd":34.42910155795327,"n":22,"p":0.4090909090909091,"W":5.270056077109038,"L":4.495965049074303},{"s":"FXI","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":32.04882769528865,"dd":33.769953221466366,"n":16,"p":0.5,"W":9.096876340204782,"L":4.60751052657901},{"s":"FXI","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":1.7175206943662487,"dd":8.485142674426882,"n":12,"p":0.5833333333333334,"W":2.7259620773201365,"L":3.3232438241887325},{"s":"FXI","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-8.746217322893516,"dd":16.696889109724232,"n":7,"p":0.2857142857142857,"W":2.4137543689579655,"L":2.704313626045877},{"s":"FXI","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-5.347652186637367,"dd":17.469230758759657,"n":5,"p":0.4,"W":4.259205492398713,"L":4.489982858901947}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=FXI&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-8.75
drawdown16.7
win rate28.57
sample7
train_return-15.08
train_drawdown34.43
train_sample22
avg_win2.41
avg_loss2.7
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC EWJ fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingEWJ2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"EWJ","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-10.069275533680367,"dd":21.021798073020637,"n":19,"p":0.5789473684210527,"W":2.3485011394675106,"L":4.388808404232332}; holdout {"s":"EWJ","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":15.09191833882411,"dd":4.9920184070356255,"n":4,"p":0.75,"W":5.133291198421784,"L":0.8940181005838708}. All variants [{"s":"EWJ","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-6.243542550486166,"dd":16.802846605605094,"n":26,"p":0.5,"W":2.529138268529298,"L":2.9083575594069275},{"s":"EWJ","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-10.069275533680367,"dd":21.021798073020637,"n":19,"p":0.5789473684210527,"W":2.3485011394675106,"L":4.388808404232332},{"s":"EWJ","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":17.046293391412984,"dd":12.217748879943425,"n":15,"p":0.6666666666666666,"W":4.770580412602823,"L":5.862240150737417},{"s":"EWJ","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":0.7574696427833487,"dd":7.507624331275375,"n":5,"p":0.4,"W":2.673696436697758,"L":1.4852919934047515},{"s":"EWJ","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":15.09191833882411,"dd":4.9920184070356255,"n":4,"p":0.75,"W":5.133291198421784,"L":0.8940181005838708},{"s":"EWJ","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":12.612497132293992,"dd":6.082102570066262,"n":3,"p":1,"W":4.122085005941915,"L":null}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=EWJ&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return15.09
drawdown4.99
win rate75
sample4
train_return-10.07
train_drawdown21.02
train_sample19
avg_win5.13
avg_loss0.89
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC SLV fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingSLV2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"SLV","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":0.3927247826723033,"dd":23.355444704194184,"n":18,"p":0.3888888888888889,"W":5.436416972857905,"L":3.224960097832085}; holdout {"s":"SLV","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":2.548621934408675,"dd":16.825986420917992,"n":4,"p":0.5,"W":8.493313943206598,"L":6.3882640387378355}. All variants [{"s":"SLV","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":12.605447820575943,"dd":14.971486370086296,"n":24,"p":0.5,"W":3.764484523417159,"L":2.611962136469102},{"s":"SLV","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":0.3927247826723033,"dd":23.355444704194184,"n":18,"p":0.3888888888888889,"W":5.436416972857905,"L":3.224960097832085},{"s":"SLV","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":-17.000752700604096,"dd":29.30871562786509,"n":11,"p":0.45454545454545453,"W":3.43525980703389,"L":5.633666741191252},{"s":"SLV","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":20.063567133137916,"dd":14.992526002249173,"n":6,"p":0.6666666666666666,"W":7.246787413103023,"L":4.432606771306272},{"s":"SLV","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":2.548621934408675,"dd":16.825986420917992,"n":4,"p":0.5,"W":8.493313943206598,"L":6.3882640387378355},{"s":"SLV","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":0.7385568143881073,"dd":26.388593450284304,"n":3,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":12.529967603276853,"L":5.287202754703545}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=SLV&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return2.55
drawdown16.83
win rate50
sample4
train_return0.39
train_drawdown23.36
train_sample18
avg_win8.49
avg_loss6.39
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC GLD fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingGLD2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"GLD","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":5.536199058952457,"dd":8.509858541862636,"n":13,"p":0.38461538461538464,"W":3.079819037777228,"L":1.1807710189360685}; holdout {"s":"GLD","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.972057425478703,"dd":9.057571430924849,"n":2,"p":0.5,"W":0.000002830015985769015,"L":6.975546086897011}. All variants [{"s":"GLD","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":0.983993906468936,"dd":6.974682048947479,"n":18,"p":0.3888888888888889,"W":1.8253659147175778,"L":1.0494802403589294},{"s":"GLD","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":5.536199058952457,"dd":8.509858541862636,"n":13,"p":0.38461538461538464,"W":3.079819037777228,"L":1.1807710189360685},{"s":"GLD","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":19.60484080551473,"dd":10.401464075548372,"n":9,"p":0.7777777777777778,"W":3.733845044738794,"L":3.6201616272937427},{"s":"GLD","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-8.423295163342392,"dd":9.665601988506756,"n":3,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":1.827834499290729,"L":5.105655807200766},{"s":"GLD","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.972057425478703,"dd":9.057571430924849,"n":2,"p":0.5,"W":0.000002830015985769015,"L":6.975546086897011},{"s":"GLD","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-7.913103185292118,"dd":8.158821689010798,"n":1,"p":0,"W":null,"L":7.917059736884766}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=GLD&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-6.97
drawdown9.06
win rate50
sample2
train_return5.54
train_drawdown8.51
train_sample13
avg_win0
avg_loss6.98
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC TLT fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingTLT2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"TLT","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-14.619583883751613,"dd":23.23682555001839,"n":28,"p":0.42857142857142855,"W":2.839725178656158,"L":3.0122692217263602}; holdout {"s":"TLT","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-3.035077446758885,"dd":6.578091832048072,"n":6,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":0.30556687266432536,"L":0.9178928422002173}. All variants [{"s":"TLT","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-9.013655192877435,"dd":22.980612459117168,"n":39,"p":0.5128205128205128,"W":1.6069882094907881,"L":2.1297611328464456},{"s":"TLT","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-14.619583883751613,"dd":23.23682555001839,"n":28,"p":0.42857142857142855,"W":2.839725178656158,"L":3.0122692217263602},{"s":"TLT","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":-19.183496663988137,"dd":28.671921332027328,"n":19,"p":0.5263157894736842,"W":2.8638497380518437,"L":5.27852200677722},{"s":"TLT","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-2.4582818390906485,"dd":5.060143562187969,"n":9,"p":0.4444444444444444,"W":0.2676058071843199,"L":0.7074613113256234},{"s":"TLT","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-3.035077446758885,"dd":6.578091832048072,"n":6,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":0.30556687266432536,"L":0.9178928422002173},{"s":"TLT","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-0.5982328677306782,"dd":5.2544170076018855,"n":4,"p":0.25,"W":3.0880904275632037,"L":1.204198503205299}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=TLT&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-3.04
drawdown6.58
win rate33.33
sample6
train_return-14.62
train_drawdown23.24
train_sample28
avg_win0.31
avg_loss0.92
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC EEM fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingEEM2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"EEM","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-3.438617505551065,"dd":15.595172168610748,"n":17,"p":0.5294117647058824,"W":2.434750920734669,"L":3.0424574915913767}; holdout {"s":"EEM","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-3.7926818201905688,"dd":11.404525868136561,"n":4,"p":0.5,"W":0.9578497215174376,"L":2.817554666199297}. All variants [{"s":"EEM","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-8.04788057257348,"dd":19.0418298012341,"n":26,"p":0.46153846153846156,"W":2.7468862013395285,"L":2.8410878567268227},{"s":"EEM","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":-3.438617505551065,"dd":15.595172168610748,"n":17,"p":0.5294117647058824,"W":2.434750920734669,"L":3.0424574915913767},{"s":"EEM","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":18.389295622044905,"dd":26.518679658901647,"n":14,"p":0.7142857142857143,"W":4.929805302736331,"L":7.338731271229007},{"s":"EEM","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-0.9640447297328819,"dd":7.578798411770493,"n":6,"p":0.16666666666666666,"W":8.939111828836865,"L":1.8819590678546227},{"s":"EEM","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-3.7926818201905688,"dd":11.404525868136561,"n":4,"p":0.5,"W":0.9578497215174376,"L":2.817554666199297},{"s":"EEM","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-7.930981587230769,"dd":12.27574639859178,"n":2,"p":0,"W":null,"L":4.0383102544153555}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=EEM&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-3.79
drawdown11.4
win rate50
sample4
train_return-3.44
train_drawdown15.6
train_sample17
avg_win0.96
avg_loss2.82
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC XLE fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingXLE2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"XLE","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":90.97344971104472,"dd":15.526998968204675,"n":26,"p":0.7307692307692307,"W":4.775203251956376,"L":3.1619576031513636}; holdout {"s":"XLE","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":10.696243283290562,"dd":4.6281784033169515,"n":4,"p":0.75,"W":4.594270670367002,"L":3.15831994868343}. All variants [{"s":"XLE","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":28.744461945869084,"dd":17.088594303863335,"n":33,"p":0.7272727272727273,"W":2.559349761677472,"L":3.765042981293808},{"s":"XLE","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":90.97344971104472,"dd":15.526998968204675,"n":26,"p":0.7307692307692307,"W":4.775203251956376,"L":3.1619576031513636},{"s":"XLE","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":64.66789428026767,"dd":16.73720672369915,"n":17,"p":0.5882352941176471,"W":7.53729031579105,"L":2.871482226918713},{"s":"XLE","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":3.4455501990069024,"dd":2.8566229985444114,"n":4,"p":0.75,"W":1.9357712924501076,"L":2.327219667349665},{"s":"XLE","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":10.696243283290562,"dd":4.6281784033169515,"n":4,"p":0.75,"W":4.594270670367002,"L":3.15831994868343},{"s":"XLE","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-3.421129237329626,"dd":9.842062442158294,"n":2,"p":0.5,"W":3.0614511032446132,"L":6.291767772863162}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=XLE&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return10.7
drawdown4.63
win rate75
sample4
train_return90.97
train_drawdown15.53
train_sample26
avg_win4.59
avg_loss3.16
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC XLF fixed downside-regime stock diagnostic, 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectOptions mispricingXLF2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Signal at close must fill next open.2 Holdout results cannot be selected for an option payoff.3 Stops are not part of this fixed-horizon stock diagnostic. Frozen note963: negative5day return AND belowSMA50 AND RV20>RV60; enter nextopen,exit10sessions later atopen; neighboring5/20sessions sensitivity. Nonoverlapping trades, no incomplete terminal trades,2022-25 train/2026 holdout. vectorbt from_signals explicit openprice, fees5bp and slippage10bp each side,1000 normalized all-in equity; dailyclose marking misses intraday drawdown. Trade count and p include netcosts; no new stock proposal authorized by this test. Primary train {"s":"XLF","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":6.639887450161826,"dd":13.221007687259211,"n":23,"p":0.5652173913043478,"W":3.3037040293149587,"L":3.4481328243019242}; holdout {"s":"XLF","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.455030075496722,"dd":7.615842236544101,"n":4,"p":0,"W":null,"L":1.6448197783722456}. All variants [{"s":"XLF","period":"train","hold":5,"ret":-12.631752374025087,"dd":26.028483074553975,"n":31,"p":0.4838709677419355,"W":3.4001898061428593,"L":3.7998625190829034},{"s":"XLF","period":"train","hold":10,"ret":6.639887450161826,"dd":13.221007687259211,"n":23,"p":0.5652173913043478,"W":3.3037040293149587,"L":3.4481328243019242},{"s":"XLF","period":"train","hold":20,"ret":0.3736530913380648,"dd":28.498943492138718,"n":16,"p":0.5625,"W":5.351890201644434,"L":6.235918385512589},{"s":"XLF","period":"test","hold":5,"ret":-7.460626034008272,"dd":9.769433309137431,"n":6,"p":0.3333333333333333,"W":0.8393908103091665,"L":2.316370743870734},{"s":"XLF","period":"test","hold":10,"ret":-6.455030075496722,"dd":7.615842236544101,"n":4,"p":0,"W":null,"L":1.6448197783722456},{"s":"XLF","period":"test","hold":20,"ret":-5.588785312956509,"dd":7.275713674932749,"n":2,"p":0,"W":null,"L":2.835697430891199}]. ETHA/IBIT shorter inception histories. Training loses or holdout uncertainty/smallN prevents independent robustedge; positive isolated variants are not adopted. Actual optionholdout0; a bearish stock-regime/rebound test neither prices a put nor validates a call. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=XLF&timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; research/analyze.py. CLI XLF mean-reversion separately gross+3.244%,DD1.622%,N7,win85.714%,251bars; audited sameclosefill/no explicitcosts/--exit ignored, not validation.
return-6.46
drawdown7.62
win rate0
sample4
train_return6.64
train_drawdown13.22
train_sample23
avg_winunavailable
avg_loss1.64
option_holdout0
allocation0
06UTC TLT duration supports a scenario magnitude, not a cheap-put conclusion
FundamentalinconclusiveOptions mispricingTLT2026-09-08 06:10
Premises:1 Underlying exposure must support the price scenario.2 Income distributions affect option parity and raw-price paths.3 Yield and duration are not an option forecast. Issuer Sep4 price82.21,NAV82.17,effective duration15.06years; Sep3SECyield5.17%,trailingyield4.74%,monthlydistributions,expense.15%. A +10bp parallel yield shock implies roughly-1.506% or-$1.23808 before convexity/carry, comparable to measured2ATR1.297514. This makes a twoATR bearish scenario economically possible but supplies neither its probability nor its timing. Monthly cash requires discrete ex-div dates for a final American-option model; continuousq0–5% pricing range and simulationq4.74% are proxies. Baseline short-horizon variance9.6648% sigma may miss a rate jump, strongest counterargument to rejecting cheap convexity; no verified surprise or current executablequote establishes that jump. Rate shock -> long-duration bonds reprice -> volatility/optionIV can rise while higher future income offsets some totalreturn; later meanreversion or carry can erase put gains. Holdcash pending netoptionedge. Source https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239454/ishares-20-year-treasury-bond-etf ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=TLT&feed=sip&adjustment=all . Issuer source nearest fund exposure, not independent forecast of interest rates.
price82.21
NAV82.17
duration15.06
trailing_yield_pct4.74
SEC_yield_pct5.17
ten_bp_price_effect_pct-1.51
two_ATR1.3
allocation0
06UTC regime volatility calibration: lower holdout error, uncertain incremental information
StatisticalinconclusiveOptions mispricingXLF, XLE, EEM, TLT, GLD, SLV, EWJ, FXI, IBIT, ETHA2026-09-08 06:06
Premises:1 Variance forecasts must be evaluated on future returns unavailable when forecast formed.2 A pooled mean bias adjustment can mimic indicator skill.3 Correlated ETFs are not independent events. Frozen note963 before results. SIP adjusted daily2022-Sep4 2026,8 ETFs1173bars each,IBIT665,ETHA533; start after60returns; benchmark f=.5*(252mean last20 r²+252EWMA r² alpha.06). Four groups negative5return x belowSMA50. At disjoint10session origins within each train/test partition, realized a=252mean next10r². Group multiplier=(sum train a/f+20)/(Ng+20); train2022-25,N825; holdout2026,N160. QLIKE=a/f-log(a/f)-1. Train .318527->.301612; holdout .303423->.275747, paired delta-.027676. Numpy seed2026090806,10000 resamples of monthly blocks retaining intra-month cross-asset dependence,8 holdout blocks,95%CI[-.087978,.016767]. Eight blocks and different inception dates limit inference; prior origins never consume future test returns, current Sep4 unscored. Secondary frozen note969 global multiplier1.181661 gives holdoutQLIKE .281482; grouped incremental delta-.005735 CI[-.015465,.005064], seed2026090807. Thus most measured gain can be simple calibration; cannot establish downside regime edge. Multipliers groups0/1/2/3=1.223964/1.085256/1.223216/1.103578,counts312/114/166/233. Downtrend groups do not show strongest multiplier, contradicting naive leverage prior. Soundness limited by selected existing ETFs, adjusted returns not raw ex-div option paths, pooled assets and only8monthlyblocks. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; models research/analyze.py/control.json. Forecast improvement is not option-return backtest. Do not adopt; retain as exploratory prospective hypothesis.
train825
holdout160
base_QLIKE0.3
group_QLIKE0.28
global_QLIKE0.28
delta-0.03
CI_low-0.09
CI_high0.02
incremental_delta-0.01
incremental_CI_low-0.02
incremental_CI_high0.01
allocation0
04UTC deep-dive decision: uncertainty about jump persistence does not justify a long option
StrategiesrejectOptions mispricingPATH2026-09-08 04:12
Numbered premises:1 Proposed options require an open venue and fresh accessible executablequotes.2 OwnAmericanvalue must surviveask/spread/fees and plausible forecastuncertainty.3 Realisticexits must have independently estimated profitablep/W/L; quarterKelly=.25*(p-(1-p)/(W/L)), clipped atzero andcapped.4 Fullpremiumpluscost countsagainst8.5099risk,127.65fundcash and212.7475positioncap. Validity:any necessarygatefailure implieszero, notmarketwidefairness. Soundness: newSep8OPRA403 unsignedagreement;3watchedPATHcontracts descriptiveFridayquotes; actualoptionholdout0 andowntrades0. Analysis930: overnightclipping notbetter in16untouched2026windows, only2complete2026largegaps; cannotdeclarejumpdecayproven. Analysis989: baselineputs lookcheap, clippedlowvoltestsreject, September11callfailsTuesdayclock. Analysis990: fundamentalriskmechanisms do notpriceoptionalconvexity. Analysis991: fixedlongrebound nettrain-18.72%,holdout-15.17%,2holdouttrades; failedlongdoesnotvalidateput. Analysis992:12conditionalexitmeansnegative, Oct2initialstopincoherent, Oct16baselinemean-.75137USD; zeroactualedgeallocation. Analysis996 retains strongestpersistentvolcountercase and thirdorderconsequences. Newmonitor73 Sep22 12:30 reviewsSep8–21tenreturnforecast withoutrefitting; oldmonitors30/71 Sep8 13:50stillmanual, CHWY56/51separate. Job74actualfirst02:30exit0skip,next04:30,nominalpostopen14:30subjectdrift;job22next06:00,5runs. No newcollector needed,noorders/exits/adjustments/FUNDcase. All194original measured-dataset batches fullyrecorded:38initial plus163resumedpartrecords=201; one2000charvalidationfailure repaired completely, plus6primary/operationalobservations. Journalnotes917/922freezeexperiments. Localfilesresearch/*.py and fullinput/forecast/event/valuation/simulation/tradeobservations permit reconstruction. Scopeone PATHquestion asrequested,notrepeat49-chaincensus. Researchstoppedbecausefreshfutureoutcomes/executablehistory,notmorestaleheadlines,changeconclusion. Finalphasebegan~9minelapsed; completion~12minwithin39minplan/45hardstop,5minfinishallowancereserved,nooverrunthread. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=PATH&feed=sip&adjustment=all ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/PATH?feed=indicative ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/PATH?feed=opra&limit=1 ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/docs/historical-option-data ; primarysourcesanalysis990.
cash127.65
risk_limit8.51
train_forecast_windows100
holdout_forecast_windows16
chain_contracts376
modeled_contracts3
conditional_scenarios12
negative_scenarios12
option_holdout0
data_observation_records201
new_monitor73
allocation0
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