Premises:1 Original AQR defensive theory is long-horizon lower-risk equity, not a promise of short swings.2 Frozen note248 adapts existing factorETF with next-open entry firstsession eachmonth,prior20sessionATR stop1,target1.5,max10sessions; daily gapstop at open,stopfirst ifbothhit,target capped.3 Train2016-2022 return-8.2106%,N82; later completedJan2023-Aug2026 return0.8920%,sessioncloseDD8.6201%,N44,win54.5455%,W1.13946%,L1.30363%,mean0.02897%;3monthbootstrap95%meanCI[-0.29972,0.35449]%. Cost10bponeway splitfee/slip, not measuredvenuecost;50bpstressreturn-29.0448%.4 Right-censored September cohort excluded uniformly pernote254; complete history18,788adjustedSIPbars across7ETFs throughSep4. Conclusion reject deployment; positiveEEMVpointestimate cannot overcome CIcrosszero/costfailure. Vectorbt and independent cashledger agree within1e-6. Training5/15holding sensitivities and2bp later controls recorded, no winner selection. Market window already seen in other research, so not pristineOOS; prices adjusted for corporateactions, no cashdividend/rawstop/15min/profitmanagement validation. Sources https://www.aqr.com/-/media/AQR/Documents/Insights/White-Papers/Understanding-Defensive-Equity.pdf ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; protocolnote248. Validity follows prerequisite positive independently executableedge; this test rejects the adaptation, not the universal anomaly.
Premises:1 Original AQR defensive theory is long-horizon lower-risk equity, not a promise of short swings.2 Frozen note248 adapts existing factorETF with next-open entry firstsession eachmonth,prior20sessionATR stop1,target1.5,max10sessions; daily gapstop at open,stopfirst ifbothhit,target capped.3 Train2016-2022 return-7.4152%,N82; later completedJan2023-Aug2026 return-8.0622%,sessioncloseDD12.1907%,N44,win45.4545%,W1.08274%,L1.23836%,mean-0.18331%;3monthbootstrap95%meanCI[-0.50147,0.14072]%. Cost10bponeway splitfee/slip, not measuredvenuecost;50bpstressreturn-35.3420%.4 Right-censored September cohort excluded uniformly pernote254; complete history18,788adjustedSIPbars across7ETFs throughSep4. Conclusion reject deployment; positiveEEMVpointestimate cannot overcome CIcrosszero/costfailure. Vectorbt and independent cashledger agree within1e-6. Training5/15holding sensitivities and2bp later controls recorded, no winner selection. Market window already seen in other research, so not pristineOOS; prices adjusted for corporateactions, no cashdividend/rawstop/15min/profitmanagement validation. Sources https://www.aqr.com/-/media/AQR/Documents/Insights/White-Papers/Understanding-Defensive-Equity.pdf ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; protocolnote248. Validity follows prerequisite positive independently executableedge; this test rejects the adaptation, not the universal anomaly.
Premises:1 Original AQR defensive theory is long-horizon lower-risk equity, not a promise of short swings.2 Frozen note248 adapts existing factorETF with next-open entry firstsession eachmonth,prior20sessionATR stop1,target1.5,max10sessions; daily gapstop at open,stopfirst ifbothhit,target capped.3 Train2016-2022 return14.1636%,N82; later completedJan2023-Aug2026 return-4.4143%,sessioncloseDD10.9436%,N44,win43.1818%,W1.12446%,L1.02416%,mean-0.09634%;3monthbootstrap95%meanCI[-0.43093,0.23567]%. Cost10bponeway splitfee/slip, not measuredvenuecost;50bpstressreturn-32.7765%.4 Right-censored September cohort excluded uniformly pernote254; complete history18,788adjustedSIPbars across7ETFs throughSep4. Conclusion reject deployment; positiveEEMVpointestimate cannot overcome CIcrosszero/costfailure. Vectorbt and independent cashledger agree within1e-6. Training5/15holding sensitivities and2bp later controls recorded, no winner selection. Market window already seen in other research, so not pristineOOS; prices adjusted for corporateactions, no cashdividend/rawstop/15min/profitmanagement validation. Sources https://www.aqr.com/-/media/AQR/Documents/Insights/White-Papers/Understanding-Defensive-Equity.pdf ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; protocolnote248. Validity follows prerequisite positive independently executableedge; this test rejects the adaptation, not the universal anomaly.
Premises:1 Original AQR defensive theory is long-horizon lower-risk equity, not a promise of short swings.2 Frozen note248 adapts existing factorETF with next-open entry firstsession eachmonth,prior20sessionATR stop1,target1.5,max10sessions; daily gapstop at open,stopfirst ifbothhit,target capped.3 Train2016-2022 return14.5780%,N82; later completedJan2023-Aug2026 return-15.8303%,sessioncloseDD18.7584%,N44,win29.5455%,W1.32691%,L1.10213%,mean-0.38446%;3monthbootstrap95%meanCI[-0.70870,-0.03333]%. Cost10bponeway splitfee/slip, not measuredvenuecost;50bpstressreturn-40.8052%.4 Right-censored September cohort excluded uniformly pernote254; complete history18,788adjustedSIPbars across7ETFs throughSep4. Conclusion reject deployment; positiveEEMVpointestimate cannot overcome CIcrosszero/costfailure. Vectorbt and independent cashledger agree within1e-6. Training5/15holding sensitivities and2bp later controls recorded, no winner selection. Market window already seen in other research, so not pristineOOS; prices adjusted for corporateactions, no cashdividend/rawstop/15min/profitmanagement validation. Sources https://www.aqr.com/-/media/AQR/Documents/Insights/White-Papers/Understanding-Defensive-Equity.pdf ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; protocolnote248. Validity follows prerequisite positive independently executableedge; this test rejects the adaptation, not the universal anomaly.
return-15.83
drawdown18.76
win rate29.55
sample44
average win1.33
average loss1.1
mean trade pct-0.38
CI low-0.71
CI high-0.03
stress return-40.81
annualized return-4.6
actual allocation0
Conditional Monte Carlo demonstrates selected-winner sizing failure
Eight current-survivor names selected after broad discovery; windows chronologically split, but selection sees current winners so not independent economic-alpha confirmation. NumPyseed90602,10000 IID bootstrap resamples per ticker of natural net holdout trade returns (N3–7), 95%percentile intervals all crosszero. AEHR[-22.65,162.84]%, COHU[-6.25,33.82], AXTI[-26.87,3755.10], MP[-9.28,83.34], MU[-7.56,81.92], Maersk[-5.77,11.05], Lynas[-1.98,52.82], Fujikura[-21.51,134.71]. Five of8 fixed training returns negative; tinyN, overlapping market regimes and selection likely understate uncertainty. US420dailyOLS onSPY: betaAEHR3.447,COHU1.986,AXTI2.511,MP1.416,MU2.568; descriptive intercepts not causal supplyalpha. Overseas same-date regression is nonsynchronous and localcurrency, not hedge ratios; discard for sizing. Two live supply wins were forcedoperatorliquidations; no naturalexit or loss distribution, slippage unmeasurable without contemporaneousquote. Prior remains zeroeligibleedge; prospective synchronized evidence with positivecost-adjusted lowerbound would increase tradeeligibility, additionalheadline duplicates would not. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/ ; query_trades fund=supply IDs3,6.
tests8
min_holdout_N3
max_holdout_N7
bootstrap_samples10000
intervals_cross_zero8
negative_training5
live_sample2
live_natural_exits0
authorized_fraction0
HITI five-session path simulation: range targets do not establish event odds
Premises: 1 Higher package/HBM value raises cost of late semiconductor failure; Aehr Aug12 $22m order is commercial evidence of earlier wafer burn-in adoption, not exclusive pricing power. 2 AXT Jul30 actual GM44.9% improves even though Aug13 10Q still has unpermitted backlog and uncertain US InP licenses; Asia/Europe shipments and US restrictions can coexist. 3 Maersk Q2 rates+22% outpace costs+19%, but these different bases must not be subtracted as a margin forecast. 4 AKT top-up burns can be reversed by provider settlement; compute revenue is not shareholder profit. First order: test vendors, legally shippable substrate makers, and available shipping/terminal capacity collect orders/rates; buyers pay higher reliability/input/freight bills. Second order: suppliers expand equipment/capacity, pass-through depends on contract; constrained customer volumes and working capital can offset margins. Third order: more capacity/substitution/efficiency erodes scarcity, lower token prices can require larger provider remints. Strongest counterexample: producers trapped behind export controls or fixed-price contracts lose despite stronger end demand. Validity: conditional transmission plausible; soundness requires actual unit prices, licenses, supplier terms and netcash. Startflat,goalrepeatablenetgain,bindingconstraint validated net payoff and executable exits; no new risk. Sources https://www.aehr.com/2026/08/aehr-receives-22-million-follow-on-order-for-ai-processor-wafer-level-burn-in-systems/ ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1051627/000143774926027677/axti20260630_10q.htm ; https://investor.maersk.com/static-files/d0d97fdd-9715-463e-abba-259e202466e4 ; https://akash.network/roadmap/aep-76/ .
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training 345.6336%, 5 natural closes; holdout 132.3479%, DD57.3359%, 4 natural closes, 1 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-21.514976837353068,134.70798314842915]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 10/60 subsequent return234.5618%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/5803.T . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.
return132.35
drawdown57.34
win rate50
sample4
train_return345.63
train_N5
avg_win118.33
avg_loss21.51
stress_return129.23
open_trades1
fee_bps5
slippage_bps10
Sep6 broad census fixed SMA10/50 diagnostic: LYC.AX
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training -31.2388%, 7 natural closes; holdout 101.1909%, DD45.1439%, 4 natural closes, 0 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-1.9762500013106816,52.820585043496656]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 5/50 subsequent return96.8950%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/LYC.AX . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.
return101.19
drawdown45.14
win rate75
sample4
train_return-31.24
train_N7
avg_win32.74
avg_loss9.64
stress_return98.79
open_trades0
fee_bps5
slippage_bps10
Sep6 broad census fixed SMA10/50 diagnostic: MAERSK-B.CO
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training 6.9090%, 6 natural closes; holdout 53.9612%, DD26.7121%, 5 natural closes, 1 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-5.772772362317384,11.050257229369842]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 20/40 subsequent return14.3513%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/MAERSK-B.CO . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training 11.5689%, 8 natural closes; holdout 294.8017%, DD37.3481%, 7 natural closes, 0 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-7.555799047972869,81.92217897636986]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 10/60 subsequent return229.0861%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/MU . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training -20.2269%, 5 natural closes; holdout 100.8691%, DD52.6487%, 6 natural closes, 1 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-9.281859484395701,83.34189392058218]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 10/40 subsequent return62.0380%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/MP . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.
Preregistered note246 before history. Selected current survivor, not unbiased universe strategy. Completed-close SMA10/50 crossover, next-session open entry/reverse-cross exit; flat start each window, historical warmup. Train2023-24, holdout2025-Sep4 2026. Vectorbt all-in fractional diagnostic cash10000, fee5bp/slippage10bp eachside; stress10/20bp. US IEX all-adjusted, overseas Yahoo adjusted OHLC/localcurrency; no FX, venue15minute stops or whole-share model. Training -70.4170%, 8 natural closes; holdout 3806.8958%, DD51.0432%, 3 natural closes, 0 open marked positions. Mean95% bootstrap interval [-26.874767394405925,3755.0995828171845]%. Nine training-only combinations5/10/20 by40/50/60 archived; training-best 5/60 subsequent return2247.0847%, diagnostic not authorization. No retuning after holdout. All figures/code/trades in artifacts/results.json and archive to follow. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://query1.finance.yahoo.com/v8/finance/chart/AXTI . Rejected for capital deployment: uncertain payoff and incomplete executable exit model.