1. SIPdaily2025Jan1–Sep9 422barseach;source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all . 2. Last252simple dailyreturns obtained via exp(logreturn)-1: TSM5/50/95percentiles -4.1321/.2943/4.6872%; FTK-6.5474/.0803/8.9716%. Lag1logreturncorrelations -.15913/-.06152. Current20sessionreturn percentile among402overlappingwindows TSM45.27,FTK1.99. 3. Descriptive historicalrank and weakautocorrelation are not an eventstrategy: overlappingwindows, selectednames, regimechange and no matchednewscontrols. Conclusion FTKaboveSMA50 doesnoterase left-tail20sessionstate; tails make daily/reference-stop fills uncertain. No confidence level for positive nextreturn inferred; approved0. Distribution data feeds riskdiagnostics2180/2181; simulations reuse248blocks and are notnewindependentobservations.
daily_n252
rolling_windows402
TSM_rank45.27
FTK_rank1.99
TSM_lag1-0.16
FTK_lag1-0.06
TSM_q05-4.13
TSM_q954.69
FTK_q05-6.55
FTK_q958.97
approved_usd0
PRE91008 timestamp and denominator audit prevents false new catalysts
Premises: TSM July16 CEO says packaging shortage limits frontend growth (issuer transcript21442, https://investor.tsmc.com/english/quarterly-results/2026/q2 ); FTK deckp22 pauses initialMontana generation (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/928054/000092805426000087/ex992-lakestreetinvestor.htm ); SSL Sep9 nitrates sale remains conditional (https://www.sasol.com/media-centre/media-releases/sasol-and-enaex-africa-sign-agreement-sale-sasols-nitrates-business). First order: constrained packaging/power infrastructure prevents completed customer output; ammonia conversion ownership changes without proven additional tonnes. Second: alternate packaging may unlock TSM wafer sales; FTK standby fees/costs depend on contracts; nitrates integration reallocates supplier/customer bargaining. Third: expanding capacity may reduce scarcity pricing while increasing throughput; working capital and capex determine shareholder cash, not demand headlines. Conditional chains, not measured supplier earnings. Counterexamples: package cannibalization could outweigh wafer uplift; FTK can bill while paused; SSL can receive material consideration. Binding missing data are accepted output and net cash terms. No automatic read-through trade in equipment, chemicals, crypto or overseas parent.
TSM_top10_pct78
FTK_Montana_DA_pct30.73
SSL_retained_JV_pct23
approved_usd0
PRE91008 TSM guidance arithmetic: August strength leaves room for September normalization
1. Live unaudited monthly issuer table https://investor.tsmc.com/english/monthly-revenue/2026 gives July+August982386 NT$m, Jan-Aug3386870. Q2 monthly sum1270381 reconciles rounded quarterly1270.38bn. 2. July16 Q3 guide https://investor.tsmc.com/english/quarterly-results/2026/q2 is USD44.6–45.8bn at32NTD/USD. 3. Python residual = guide*32*1000 - July - August: September444814–483214 NT$m, -13.596% to -6.137% from August. Conclusion August does not mathematically force guidance raise. Conditional currency/recognition bridge, not a forecast; countercase actual FX or September demand changes. Eight monthly observations from one issuer, no independent corroboration or contemporaneous consensus surprise dataset. Do not infer pricing power solely from53.3% YoY. Earlier blank August search snippet versus live table reconciled as stale indexing, not contradictory company releases.
monthly_n8
jul_aug_NTm982386
jan_aug_NTm3386870
sep_low_NTm444814
sep_high_NTm483214
sep_low_mom-13.6
sep_high_mom-6.14
guide_FX32
approved_usd0
PRE91008 TSM: revenue confirms demand; cash capture and packaging remain separate
FundamentalwatchSupply chainTSM2026-09-10 08:09
1. August revenue NT$514.806bn, +53.3% YoY and +10.10% MoM, confirmed live issuer https://investor.tsmc.com/english/monthly-revenue/2026 . 2. July16 Q2 report https://investor.tsmc.com/english/quarterly-results/2026/q2 gives CFO783.36bn, capex496bn, FCF287.36bn: QoQ +12.07%, +41.41%, -17.48%; FCF margin22.62%, netcash2486.33bn. Netincome includes VIS gains63.20bn; do not annualize headline EPS unadjusted. 3. Annual risk source observation21441: top10 customers78%, some sole-source materials and limited equipment vendors. 4. July16 CEO packaging constraint limits customers and frontend sales; alternatives may benefit wafer business (21442). Conclusion credible profitable demand, not proven unpriced August stock edge. Binding cash/packing constraints differ; no monthly cash disclosure. Strong counterargument higher capex purchases durable profitable capacity; Q2 decline is not distress. Prior improves on demand confirmation, no numerical stock-probability update without event sample. Size0: TSM435.36 lastclose >212.7475 whole-share cap; live SIP403 and independent costed event exits unvalidated.
aug_NTbn514.81
aug_yoy53.3
aug_mom10.1
Q2_CFO_NTbn783.36
Q2_capex_NTbn496
Q2_FCF_NTbn287.36
FCF_qoq-17.48
FCF_margin22.62
top10_pct78
lastclose435.36
approved_usd0
PRE91008 FTK: Montana pause limits repeatability; Saudi sales still need collections
Premise1: same87frozen dailyentrydates, actual09:30SIP15minopen; stopentry-1prior20ADR,targetentry+1.5ADR; fifthsubsequentopen timeexit. Check each available15minbarclose including extended; hypotheticalfill sameclose with5bpfee/10bpslip; no partial exit. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=VLO,MPC,PSX&timeframe=15Min&feed=sip&adjustment=all . Premise2: separate fully funded3sleeves; mark.py cash+position MTM, unionclockffill, no leverage; independently matches trade compoundedreturn within1e-8. Premise3: after seeingtimeexitoutcomes, these are execution sensitivity diagnostics on SAMEholdout, not independent strategy validation. Mean 0.031118497493355032%/CI -1.0488466655244033,1.1305671955090668%; targets/stops/time {"stop":40,"target":33,"time":14}. Conclusion reject; sameclose fills are not executablequotes, sparseovernightdata unvalidated, normalizedpartialqty notwhole-sharefit, slippage assumptionnotmeasured. Max elapsedbar gap88.5hincludesholiday/weekend, not provedmissingmarketdata. Dailytouchtestmean.1164% differs; exits cannot inheritdailytime-ruleedge.
return-0.89
drawdown15.29
win rate44.83
sample87
mean0.03
avg_win3.89
avg_loss3.1
ci_low-1.05
ci_high1.13
worst-4.71
partials0
approved_usd0
REF91006 CLI PSX mean-reversion benchmark; not holdout validation
BacktestsrejectSupply chainPSX2026-09-10 06:15
Required backtest CLI sanity: node /app/agent/dist/backtest.js --symbols VLO,MPC,PSX --strategy mean-reversion --lookback20 --entry2 --exit0 --days1460 . Distinct rule from preregistered relativepullback, no independent holdout and no explicitfees/slippage flags, not trusted as edge. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . Preserve output rather than combine its return/sample with vectorbt. No action authorized.
return-2.41
drawdown24.21
win rate73.91
sample23
bars1002
buy_hold191.24
avg_trade-0.06
approved_usd0
REF91006 CLI MPC mean-reversion benchmark; not holdout validation
BacktestsrejectSupply chainMPC2026-09-10 06:15
Required backtest CLI sanity: node /app/agent/dist/backtest.js --symbols VLO,MPC,PSX --strategy mean-reversion --lookback20 --entry2 --exit0 --days1460 . Distinct rule from preregistered relativepullback, no independent holdout and no explicitfees/slippage flags, not trusted as edge. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . Preserve output rather than combine its return/sample with vectorbt. No action authorized.
return-19.63
drawdown22.65
win rate57.89
sample19
bars1002
buy_hold299.71
avg_trade-1.09
approved_usd0
REF91006 CLI VLO mean-reversion benchmark; not holdout validation
BacktestsrejectSupply chainVLO2026-09-10 06:15
Required backtest CLI sanity: node /app/agent/dist/backtest.js --symbols VLO,MPC,PSX --strategy mean-reversion --lookback20 --entry2 --exit0 --days1460 . Distinct rule from preregistered relativepullback, no independent holdout and no explicitfees/slippage flags, not trusted as edge. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . Preserve output rather than combine its return/sample with vectorbt. No action authorized.
return7.47
drawdown8.62
win rate57.89
sample19
bars1002
buy_hold240.42
avg_trade0.41
approved_usd0
REF91006 September9 tape: strong trend but no pullback and no whole-share fit
Premise1: last120 daily OHLC rows resampled jointly within day, independent days;10000paths/symbol seed91006 after sizing draws; preserves recent bullish drift and gap/high/low/close dependence, omits serial clustering. InitialpriceSep9close, stop1ADR20,target1.5ADR20,5sessions; openinggapcheckedfirst; intradaybothhit pessimisticstopfirst;fees5bp/slip10bp. Premise2: stop/target/time% VLO46.72/48.87/4.41,MPC42.12/52.42/5.46,PSX44.20/48.67/7.13; netmeans .2075/.5774/.3822%; fifthpercentile-4.7916/-3.6494/-3.6301%. Premise3: no current entrysignal, daily touches not15minvenuechecks, recentdrift assumption not independent future evidence. Conclusion these odds quantify model dependence only; no probability transferred into a proposal. Counterexample sudden outage/gap outside120daydistribution invalidates resampled tail. Full model outputs20612, source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all . Matching historical bracket test87 has40stops/35targets/12time,mean.11644%,worst-4.90189%,maxloss2.17138R; stopdistance is not guaranteed loss bound. No automatic trade.
paths_per_symbol10000
VLO_stop_pct46.72
VLO_target_pct48.87
MPC_stop_pct42.12
MPC_target_pct52.42
PSX_stop_pct44.2
PSX_target_pct48.67
historical_bracket_n87
historical_worst_pct-4.9
max_loss_R2.17
approved_usd0
REF91006 sizing Monte Carlo: uncertainty overwhelms point Kelly
Premise1: investedcash holdout p52.8736%,win3.54074%,loss3.02751% gives quarterKelly .25*(p/loss-(1-p)/win)=1.03865equity, clearly not credible sizing from87correlatedtrades/18months. Premise2: 10000paths seed91006 resample entry-month clusters and retain first20sequential trade returns; allocations0/5/10/25% of equity, fees already in returns. At25% terminal5/50/95percentiles -8.7376/+1.9699/+15.7627%; loss39.35%,maxDD>10%6.15%. At5% terminal-1.8194/+.3835/+2.9977%,loss39.44%; at10%-3.5877/+.8422/+6.0162%,loss38.70%. Premise3: this is a sequential opportunity scenario, NOT actual overlapping3-stockbook,20trades not20days; no monthlyshortfall payoff inferred. Historical resampling omits unseen tails and regime changes; approximate binary Kelly omits full distribution. Conclusion approvedKelly0 due negative training, coststress and meanCIcross0. Venue212.7475positioncap,278.67fundcap,8.5099riskcap cannot be overridden by nominal pointKelly. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all ; all figures20610. Valid conditional simulation, not sound forecast odds.
paths10000
trades_per_path20
point_quarter_Kelly1.04
allocation_stress0.25
p05_return-8.74
median_return1.97
p95_return15.76
loss_probability_pct39.35
DDgt10_probability_pct6.15
approved_usd0
REF91006 indicator interaction changes sign across regimes
Premise1: relative20filter improves holdout DD but training remainsnegative; fixed SMA50 and3daypullback. Premise2: regimes defined from priorclose SPY>SMA200 and SPY20dayannualizedvol above trainmedian14.357995%; no OOS threshold fitting. Uptrend/highvol mean train-2.7941%N17 -> test+1.1096%N20; uptrend/lowvol train+.4847%N52 ->test+.1660%N61. Bear/highvol train+.1792%N32 ->test-2.2831%N4; bear/lowvol trainN0, testN2+7.78% meaninglesssmall sample. Premise3: SMA40/50/60 x hold3/5/7 stresspositive cells VLO5/9,MPC6/9,PSX3/9; no best cell adopted. Conclusion interaction is unstable, not an eligible regime classifier. These measurements concern returns under a price rule, not contemporaneous refinery crack spreads. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all ; complete figure arrays recorded20602/20616/20618.
train_vol_cut_pct14.36
up_high_train_mean-2.79
up_high_test_mean1.11
up_low_test_mean0.17
VLO_positive_stress5
MPC_positive_stress6
PSX_positive_stress3
cells_each9
approved_usd0
REF91006 87 trades reduce to 18 monthly clusters; mean edge unresolved
Premise1: fixed OOS exits, 87 trades/18 entry-month clusters, same-sector co-movement. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?feed=sip&adjustment=all . Premise2: seed91006 10000 cluster bootstraps resample entire months with all constituent trades, preserving within-month overlap/correlation; 95% meanCI[-.87379,1.91693]%, 26.25% bootstrap means<=0. Premise3: pooled p=.528736,avgwin3.54074%,avgloss3.02751%,mean .445356% on investedcash denominator; limited clusters and cross-month serial dependence remain. Conclusion no defensible positive lower-bound edge, sizing0. OLS descriptive422daily returns equalrefinerbasket onXLE/SPY beta1.11797/.13699,intercept12.9571bp/day,R2.65442; paircorrelations.8565-.8852. Intercept reflects selected historical regime, not forecast alpha; no t-stat inference or causal shortage identification claimed. Counterexample prolonged true structuralmarginshift could make historical training irrelevant, but current mechanism does not calibrate new stock probability. Missing delisted peers and dated historical netbacks; no repeated sampling of the holdout to repair significance.
sample87
clusters18
mean0.45
ci_low-0.87
ci_high1.92
bootstrap_nonpositive_pct26.25
beta_XLE1.12
beta_SPY0.14
R20.65
bootstrap_paths10000
approved_usd0
REF91006 equal-sleeve comparison: refiner holdout gain fails cost stress
Premise1: fixed protocol note1827; three independently funded sleeves averaged, no cross-sleeve leverage or rebalancing, https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?timeframe=1Day&feed=sip&adjustment=all . Premise2: refiners withrelative20filter train-9.6135%, holdout+11.6746% DD12.734%, stress-.5566%; producers same rule holdout-20.3984%,stress-25.9968%. Premise3: withoutrelativefilter refinertrain-6.9819%,holdout+9.4489%,stress-4.8838%. Conclusion relative filter reduced realized holdout drawdown but did not establish durable costed edge. Pooling87refinertrades is not87 independent events; infer with entry-month clusters. These are normalized full-capital sleeves, not fund-sized trades. Strongcounterexample sustainedrefinerbullmarket: buyhold far higher, but current winners chosen retrospectively and priceoutperformance notknownfuturealpha. All18SMA40/50/60 x hold3/5/7 x relative variants frozen; no bestcell adopted.