Premises: 1.No holdings or queued orders; R progress and time held do not apply. Sep4 rawTXNM58.00, SMA50=57.458,SMA200=58.434,ATR20=.267,ADR20=.256. Above50/below200 with small ranges is not a deal probability. Illustrative ATRstop57.733/target58.4005 gives1.5R and1.56daily ranges, but an adverse ruling can skip that stop. Prior Avangrid termination announcedJan2 2024; feed opens38.64 versus prior41.60 (-7.1154%), closes39.11 (-5.9856%). One historical failure illustrates gap mechanism, not frequency estimate. 2.TXNM median20-session dollar volume46.52m and3whole shares affordable174USD; a hypothetical break to50 loses24USD on3shares, above8.5099account riskcap. 3.MRGR45.4816,ATR.117475,ADR.073625;1.5ATRtarget2.39daily ranges, already beyond preferredone-to-two rangeguidance. Last20median volume792shares/35987.89USD,3zero-rangebars; later275/1169zero-rangebars(23.52%),training946/1509(62.69%). Small reported volatility partly reflects sparseprints. MNA36.68,median dollarvolume833046.14,target1.60ranges,butbacktestfails. Conclusion: price levels and affordability cannot override failed edge and unbounded gap exposure. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1634997/000119312524000160/d677779dex991.htm ; https://www.proshares.com/our-etfs/strategic/mrgr .
TXNM close58
TXNM ATR200.27
TXNM ADR200.26
prior break opening gap pct-7.12
MRGR last20 median volume792
MRGR later zero range pct23.52
MRGR target ADR2.39
TXNM three shares break loss24
account risk cap8.51
actual notional0
Merger ETF excess returns are uncertain and downside beta survives diversification
Premises: 1.Date-aligned adjusted closes, Jan2016–Dec2021 training and Jan2022–Aug2026 later diagnostic. Later1168 close-to-close returns; passive MRGR20.68199%, MNA15.04870%, BIL19.32620%, SPY70.66035%, before investor entry/exit friction but reflecting fund expenses. MRGR CAGR4.13930% versus BIL3.88576%; not a large current premium. 2.Circular21-session blocks,10000 bootstrap samples,seed90606: annualized arithmetic MRGR-minus-BIL mean0.31483%,95%CI[-2.96955,3.59355]; MNA mean-.66184%,CI[-4.12471,2.98204]. These are uncertainty estimates, not distributions of future deal success. 3.Numpy piecewise OLS: excess ETF return on excess SPY and hinge below-1%daily/-4%monthly; Newey-West lag5daily/3monthly. Training monthly MRGR normal beta.0682,tail.2776; MNA.0372/.6376. Later monthly MRGR normal-.0404,tail.2211,alpha t1.20; MNA.0234/.2004,alpha t.13. Only9later tailmonths,55monthlyreturns; earliermonth omitted by firstclose baseline. Daily intercepts also insignificant later. 4.Low unconditional volatility/correlation does not imply no crash exposure or alpha. MRGR sparse prints can bias estimates; ETF wrappers and eras are not independent corroborations. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; original nonlinear-model motivation https://bpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/voices.uchicago.edu/dist/d/2771/files/2020/09/JF_riskarb-1.pdf . Complete8regressions,8passive rows andCIs archived. Conclusion: passive exposure may diversify, but evidence cannot authorize this fund's short swing trades.
sample1168
MRGR passive return20.68
MNA passive return15.05
BIL passive return19.33
MRGR excess annual mean0.31
MRGR CI low-2.97
MRGR CI high3.59
MRGR later tail beta0.22
MNA later tail beta0.2
later tail months9
actual notional0
04UTC deep-dive conclusion: NFLX data artifacts identified, no defensible long-option proposal
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee0bp plus slippage2bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.009944%, average win0.814326%, average loss0.609413%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage45bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.965262%, average win0.115454%, average loss1.092405%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.269581%, average win0.552549%, average loss0.867493%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return-5.05
drawdown5.05
win rate42.11
sample19
average win0.55
average loss0.87
mean payoff-0.27
quarter Kelly0
holding sessions20
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MNA merger wrapper: training 40-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max40 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean0.114560%, average win1.332183%, average loss0.822073%; quarter Kelly0.021499. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return2.35
drawdown8.3
win rate43.48
sample23
average win1.33
average loss0.82
mean payoff0.11
quarter Kelly0.02
holding sessions40
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MNA merger wrapper: training 20-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean0.060697%, average win1.208300%, average loss0.822073%; quarter Kelly0.012558. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return1.16
drawdown8.3
win rate43.48
sample23
average win1.21
average loss0.82
mean payoff0.06
quarter Kelly0.01
holding sessions20
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MNA merger wrapper: training 10-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max10 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.031775%, average win0.995613%, average loss0.822073%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee0bp plus slippage2bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.068713%, average win0.400042%, average loss0.490593%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage45bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-1.023470%, average win0.000000%, average loss1.023470%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 19 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.328197%, average win0.162090%, average loss0.684770%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return-6.07
drawdown6.78
win rate42.11
sample19
average win0.16
average loss0.68
mean payoff-0.33
quarter Kelly0
holding sessions20
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MRGR merger wrapper: training 40-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max40 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.249348%, average win0.703346%, average loss0.513986%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return-5.63
drawdown7.17
win rate21.74
sample23
average win0.7
average loss0.51
mean payoff-0.25
quarter Kelly0
holding sessions40
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MRGR merger wrapper: training 20-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max20 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.249348%, average win0.703346%, average loss0.513986%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return-5.63
drawdown7.17
win rate21.74
sample23
average win0.7
average loss0.51
mean payoff-0.25
quarter Kelly0
holding sessions20
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
MRGR merger wrapper: training 10-session exit, 15bp one-way costs
Frozen protocol note294. Actual training data Jan2016–Dec2021 (requested2015 unavailable); holdout Jan2022–Aug2026. Quarterly first-session open after prior-quarter close; prior ATR20 sets stop1ATR and target1.5ATR, max10 sessions then next open; no reentry that quarter. Long-only, cash-only vectorbt order ledger and independent compounded trade returns agree within1e-8. Fee5bp plus slippage10bp each way. Gap stops at open; ambiguous daily bars stop first. 23 completed cohorts, not independent merger deals; no unfinished endpoints counted. Training10/40 variants are sensitivity checks; frozen20 used later. Net mean-0.235721%, average win0.683850%, average loss0.491158%; quarter Kelly0.000000. Drawdown includes initial cash and session-ending marks. Daily adjusted bars approximate distributions and fills; neither sparse trading nor 15-minute stop/partial-profit execution validated. This is an exit adaptation, not exact original-paper trading. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; local study.py, trades.json, metrics.json.
return-5.33
drawdown6.78
win rate21.74
sample23
average win0.68
average loss0.49
mean payoff-0.24
quarter Kelly0
holding sessions10
fee bp5
slippage bp10
actual notional0
SRRK mixed trend, insufficient swing geometry and whole-share affordability