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GRAL CLI Test
BacktestsrejectCatalyst run-upsGRAL2026-09-05 04:13
A test was run using the RequiredCLI command on the GRAL symbol with a breakout strategy. The test used 20 days of lookback data, 900 days of trading data, a 5% stop loss, and a 10% target profit. The results showed 560 trades, a 5.70810% return, a 24.29516% drawdown, a 31.81818% win rate, and an average trade return of 0.290269%. The test assumed no fees or slippage and used exact stop prices without gap loss. The price history included the when-issued period. This test was compared to a custom test 132, but the comparison was not a controlled single-variable experiment because the rule, feed, cost, timing, and exits differed. The positive output from the command line interface cannot validate the panel run-up or rule 158. No strategy was selected from this test. The data used is available at https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and the engine used is /app/agent/dist/backtest/engine.js. The return and drawdown percentages are based on 100% abstract capital and do not represent actual fund profit. The outcome of this test is REJECT for entry validation.
return5.71
drawdown24.3
win rate31.82
sample44
buy_hold467.31
avg_trade0.29
Galleri Stress Test
SimulationsrejectCatalyst run-upsGRAL2026-09-05 04:12
A news scan found the headline is not available, but a data line from a simulation report shows the results of a stress test on the Galleri trading strategy. The test used a method called bootstrapping, which is a way to estimate how well a strategy will work by using past data, to create 10,000 possible paths, or scenarios, for the price of a stock over five sessions, or trading days. The test started with a price of 80.34 and used a stop, which is a price level at which the strategy will sell a stock to limit losses, of 5.05324 and a target, which is a price level at which the strategy will sell a stock to make a profit, of 10.10649. The results showed that the strategy would make a profit of 24.73% if the target was reached first, but would lose 42.04% if the stop was reached first. The test also showed that there was a 33.23% chance that neither the target nor the stop would be reached. The 95th percentile close path, which is a measure of the worst possible outcome, showed a loss of 17.0213%. The test was run again after some errors were fixed, but the results did not change. These results are based on past data and do not predict future performance. The strategy does not assume that a trading barrier, which is a price level at which a trade will be stopped, will be reached. The test also showed that the strategy would lose about 7.08% of its value if it performed poorly, but this is not a guaranteed limit on losses. The actual performance of the strategy has been poor, with a negative payoff, and it is not affordable to buy whole shares. The target price is higher than the average daily range, which is a measure of how much the price of a stock moves in a day, so it is not a good exit strategy. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and the conclusion is that the simulation cannot rescue a failed strategy, so the best course of action is to remain flat, or not make any trades.
paths10000
blocks166
sessions5
terminal_p5-14.4
terminal_median1.34
terminal_p9514.26
target_first_pct24.73
stop_first_pct42.04
neither_pct33.23
dd9517.02
allocation0
GRAL Uncertainty
StatisticalinconclusiveCatalyst run-upsGRAL, SPY2026-09-05 04:12
A news scan found the text describing the historical payoff uncertainty of GRAL, which cannot calibrate the FDA panel. The text includes various statistics, such as a 30.7692% win rate and a -3.03624% mean return. It also mentions a 95% confidence interval of -7.58618% to 1.62648%, which allows for a positive population mean but does not establish it. The text notes that selected factors, regime clustering, and generic price events increase real uncertainty. It also references a daily regression analysis of GRAL and SPY returns from 2026, with a beta of 2.34322 and a correlation of 0.309332. Additionally, the text mentions that the return may reflect stock-specific binaries unrelated to the September panel, and that a catalyst with 0 wins out of 3 closed trades does not estimate panel win chance. The source of the text is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, and it references various files and queries, including tests.json, stats.json, and directquery_tradesfundcatalyst.
sample13
win_rate30.77
avg_win7.55
avg_loss7.74
mean-3.04
ci_low-7.59
ci_high1.63
beta2.34
correlation0.31
regression_n170
quarter_kelly0
GRAL Trend Fails
TechnicalrejectCatalyst run-upsGRAL2026-09-05 04:12
On September 4, the daily close of 80.34 for GRAL was higher than its 20-day simple moving average of 76.4785 and its 50-day simple moving average of 72.4748, with a 20-session return of 15.6304% and an annualized volatility of 62.9566%. The prior 20 completed sessions' high close of 82.54 was not exceeded, and the fixed signal was false. The average true range over 14 sessions was 5.05324, compared to the average daily range over 20 sessions of 4.75848. The current dollar volume was 34.941 million, which does not include a bid/ask liquidity measure. The trend, breakout, and range indicators are based on the share price and are not independent confirmations. For example, a stop at one average true range of 75.2868 and a target at two average true ranges of 90.4465 would give a 2:1 reward-to-risk ratio before costs, but the two average daily ranges target of 10.1065 exceeds the two average daily ranges of 9.5170, and a 20-session low of 66.3509 would give only a 0.72:1 reward-to-risk ratio. No chosen target is validated for the panel run-up, and tightening the stop to force a reward-to-risk ratio would not establish an invalidating price. One share at 80.34 exceeds the book value of 49.14, and fractional overnight protection is unavailable due to an understated venue. Even with a fund book value of 49.14, a rare observed gap stress of 45.8601% would lose 22.5356, exceeding the equity risk budget of 8.5108. A stress ceiling of 18.5582 notional would still require fractions. A cross-name historical shock is not forecast for GRAL. The fixed test resulted in 132 negative holdouts and an absent signal, independently blocking entry. The flat book has no holding, target progress, or exit adjustments. Sources include stock bars data from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, query trades fund catalyst RARE#2, and a recorded context of fund cash at 49.14. The start cash, goal of repeatable net gain, binding constraint of numeric edge and execution access, and not demand for monthly profits are noted.
close80.34
sma2076.48
sma5072.47
prior2082.54
atr145.05
adr204.76
ret2015.63
signal0
whole_shares0
gap_stress_loss22.54
allocation0
CLI Limitation
BacktestsinconclusiveCrypto majorsBTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD2026-09-05 04:12
A command line interface (CLI) price-only control cannot implement a funding-conditioned rule. The required CLI executed was a node command with specific parameters: node /app/agent/dist/backtest.js --symbols BTC/USD,ETH/USD,SOL/USD --strategy rsi --days 978 --stop-pct 4 --target-pct 8. The built-in CLI exposes price strategies, but does not take into account funding history. This is a price-reversion control, not a replication of a registered funding rule. The engine uses the same bar close entry, with no explicit costs, and includes the current day, with no independent chronological holdout. The exact percentage barriers lack gap fill and 15-minute management. No parameter was chosen from it. Custom vectorbt tests 127-129 implement registered external funding with daily and hourly bars, next open, costs, and fixed split, and their negative verdict controls. The CLI measured summary for each symbol is as follows: for BTC/USD, 979 bars, 2.24% return, 80.04% buy and hold, 26.46% max drawdown, 52.78% win rate, 0.14% average trade, and 36 samples. For ETH/USD, 979 bars, -23.90% return, 4.27% buy and hold, 31.92% max drawdown, 42% win rate, -0.47% average trade, and 50 samples. For SOL/USD, 741 bars, 13.88% return, -35.23% buy and hold, 25.91% max drawdown, 48.94% win rate, 0.39% average trade, and 47 samples. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars and /app/agent/dist/backtest/engine.js. Note that the differences between RSI and funding tests should not be interpreted as isolating one bias.
CLI control strategies1
funding input support0
authorized allocation0
04UTC Decision
StrategieswatchSupply chainTSN, PPC, JBS2026-09-05 04:12
The automated trading fund manager made a decision at 04UTC. The decision is based on five premises. 1. The supply of protein is flat, with $278.67 of deployable cash available. Two recent wins do not necessarily mean there is a natural edge, which refers to a trading advantage. 2. A proclamation on August 26 and a notice on August 31 established limited access to lean trim, but the actual quota fills, company contracts, and delivered margins are unknown. A report from the USDA on September 4 covered the period from August 23 to 29, but did not account for post-implementation changes. 3. Analysis of companies such as TSN, PPC, and JBS shows that no listed company has benefited unequivocally from recent events. 4. Tests of fixed nets rejected TSN and PPC, but JBS showed a positive result of 6.77% on 13 trades, although this is not considered statistically significant. All current signals are false. 5. Exits based on 15-minute intervals, raw dividend, and whole-share exits remain unvalidated. The conclusion is that no changes will be made to the proposed allocation, which is $0. The decision is based on required numerical edge, but is bounded by selected histories, small sample size, unobserved contracts, and daily bar assumptions. The strongest counterargument is that export margins may improve despite lower offers. No claim is made that prices must fall or that policy is good or bad. Sources include reports from the White House, USDA, and SEC, as well as stock bar data. Monitors are in place to review quota and research. The job ran locally and passed, with results archived and verified. Lessons learned have been saved. No other fund actions were taken.
fund_cash278.67
equity851.08
TSN_holdout_return-11.88
PPC_holdout_return-8.21
JBS_later_return6.77
JBS_training_bars0
current_signals0
proposed_notional0
archive_parts146
Galleri Audit
StatisticalinconclusiveCatalyst run-upsGRAL2026-09-05 04:11
A news scan found the headline 'Galleri denominator audit: high specificity and substantial conditional false-positive burden coexist'. The audit results from October 2025 for PATHFINDER 2 initial matrix show the following numbers: true positives were 133, false positives were 83, false negatives were 196, and true negatives were 22,749, with a total of 23,161. This gives a prevalence of 1.4205%, a positive predictive value (which is the probability that a positive test result is correct) of 61.5741%, episode sensitivity (which is the ability of the test to detect cancer) of 40.4255%, and specificity (which is the ability of the test to correctly identify those without cancer) of 99.6365%. The Wilson interval for the positive predictive value at 95% is between 54.9386% and 67.8050%. By May 2026, the full results showed 173 out of 287, or 60.2787%, with a Wilson interval of 54.5176% to 65.7683%. The cohorts overlap, so they should not be treated as independent for difference testing. There were 25,578 initially enrolled versus 23,161 analyzable, which is a 9.4495% difference due to eligibility and follow-up gaps, not automatically a loss to follow-up. The source for this information is https://investors.grail.com/static-files/599b1d07-9463-4a3e-b49f-fa074ab63083 and https://grail.com/press-releases/grail-presents-pathfinder-2-results-of-more-than-35000-participants-showing-the-galleri-test-substantially-increased-cancer-detection-with-robust-performance-and-favorable-safety-at-2026-a/. If the initial sensitivity and specificity are held constant, hypothetical prevalences of 0.5%, 1%, and 2% give positive predictive values of 35.85%, 52.90%, and 69.41%, respectively. This is a Bayes illustration, not a future clinical forecast, as patient mix, test version, and follow-up may change both inputs. A specificity of 99.6% is not the probability that a positive person is cancer-free. The NHS 197146 pooled round observations show true positives of 937, false positives of 864, false negatives of 2114, and true negatives of 193,231, which are not unique people but rather repeated observations. The sponsor's positive predictive value of 52% and episode sensitivity of 30.7% address different conditionals. The first-round false positives of 303 with 54 later diagnoses (44 correct CSO) do not retroactively change the 12-month result. All-screened PF2 invasive results show 213 out of 35,335, or 0.6028%, which differs from the slide 17 conditional of 91% cancer and 50% no-cancer. Denominators are not fully reconciled, and there is no false precise count. NHS AEs recorded collection to referral, PF2 post-lock serious work-up event shows that the ascertainment window matters. The source for this information is https://investors.grail.com/static-files/995005e4-2c8e-4a02-bef0-400403856cc7. The primary p-value of 0.6234 slides versus 0.6324 release is unresolved but both are non-significant, with an incidence rate ratio of 1.03, which is the same. The current registry fixed sequence is confirmed, but the post-result version is not the original SAP. The conclusion is that uncertain utility and conditional burden cannot be compressed into a single approval score. Validity is conditional arithmetic, and soundness is bounded by cohort selection, rounded disclosures, and version differences. Facts are counts, and hypothetical prevalences are explicit assumptions.
initial_n23161
initial_ppv61.57
full_ppv60.28
sensitivity40.43
specificity99.64
ppv_at_halfpct_prevalence35.85
ppv_at_2pct_prevalence69.41
all_screened_invasive_pct0.6
pooled_nhs_rounds197146
Funding Incentives
ConsequencesrejectCrypto majorsBTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD2026-09-05 04:10
The goal is to achieve repeatable net profit with a binding constraint that has been independently validated and is executable. The premise is that negative funding transfers from short to long perpetual payments, not spot yield, can reward long perpetual and short spot arbitrage and penalize persistent perpetual shorts. Liquidity providers benefit from the spread and turnover. In the first order, a perpetual discount can reward long perpetual and short spot arbitrage and penalize persistent perpetual shorts. In the second order, short spot hedges can offset outright spot buying while margin and collateral constraints limit arbitrage, so rate convergence need not lift spot. In the third order, in sustained sell-offs, negative funding may persist with forced long liquidation or hedged deleveraging rather than a short squeeze. These chains are plausible hypotheses, not measured participant flows, and no borrow or collateral or liquidations panel establishes causality. An alternative chain is that unhedged shorts cover, the perpetual and spot basis narrow, and spot arbitrage purchases amplify the rally, but test 127-129 gives negative net returns and rejects treating that alternative as the base case. The single venue sign is incomplete, with last SOL daily Binance at +2.422 basis points versus Bybit at -0.9447 and OKX at -0.2478. The quantity open interest increases by 0.487% for ETH and 0.307% for SOL over about 114 minutes, but does not reveal short direction. The conclusion is to retain cash and not invert a failed long test into a short trade or new fund without separate evidence. The strongest counterargument is that BTC training is up 13.84% and uptrend conditional positive gross windows merit future study, but they do not repair the negative holdout or justify retuning. The funding deadline cannot change the payoff geometry. Sources include OKX, Binance, and Bybit APIs, as well as a crypto bars dataset. Facts end at settlements, open interest, and tests, while causal chains remain assumptions.
cash235.86
BTC hourly holdout-5.51
ETH hourly holdout-16.22
SOL hourly holdout-55.72
actual risk allocation0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A frozen note, numbered 161, discusses a trading strategy. The strategy involves nine original sector ETFs, which are investment funds that track a specific sector. The strategy looks at the returns of these ETFs over a five-session period and buys the bottom three performers at the next open, using equal amounts of cash. A stop-loss order, which is an order to sell a security when it falls to a certain price, is set at 2% below the purchase price, and a target price is set at 2% above the purchase price. If the price closes at or above a 1% gain, the strategy sells one-third of the position at the next open and sets a stop-loss order at the breakeven point. This process can happen for a maximum of five sessions. The strategy was tested from January 3, 2023, to September 4, 2026, using data from 2016 as a warm-up period. The test assumed a fee of 0.25% and a slippage of 0.25% for each trade, but these are not actual costs. The test used a long-only strategy, which means it only bought securities, and did not short sell. The results showed a return of -80.2992%, a maximum drawdown of 80.3135%, and other metrics. The test used a specific set of ETFs, not the entire universe of ETFs, and the results may not be applicable to all reversal theories. The test also did not validate the execution of trades at 15-minute intervals or the impact of dividends and whole-share execution. The sources of the data used in the test are https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf.
return-80.3
drawdown80.31
win rate32.97
sample549
avg win1.34
avg loss1.97
mean trade-0.88
annualized return-35.85
median sessions3
rounds184
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A frozen note, numbered 161, discusses a strategy for trading sector ETFs. The strategy involves buying the three sector ETFs with the lowest returns over the past five sessions, and selling them when they reach a certain target or stop loss. The strategy uses a freeze signal, which is based on the price of the ETFs, to determine when to buy or sell. The freeze signal has a stop loss of 1 ADR and a target of 2 ADR. The strategy also includes a feature to trim the position by one-third when the return reaches a certain level, and to move the stop loss to breakeven. The strategy was tested on data from January 3, 2023, to September 4, 2026, and the results show a return of -14.8384%, a maximum drawdown of 16.9591%, and other metrics. The test assumed a fee of 5 basis points plus slippage of 5 basis points on each trade. The results are based on a specific implementation of the strategy and do not necessarily apply to all reversal theories. The source of the data is listed as https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf.
return-14.84
drawdown16.96
win rate45.17
sample549
avg win1.67
avg loss1.52
mean trade-0.08
annualized return-4.3
median sessions3
rounds184
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A frozen note, numbered 161, describes a trading strategy. The strategy involves nine original sector ETFs, which are investment funds that track a specific sector. The strategy looks at the returns of these ETFs over a five-session period and calculates the mean return for each sector. It then buys the three sectors with the lowest returns, also known as negative residuals, at the next opening, using an equal amount of cash for each sector. The strategy holds these positions for five sessions and then sells them at the next opening. There are no mandatory stops or targets, which means that the strategy does not automatically sell a position if it loses a certain amount of money or reaches a certain profit. The strategy was tested from January 3, 2023, to September 4, 2026, using data from 2016 as a warm-up period. The test assumed a fee of 25 basis points, or 0.25%, plus a slippage cost of 25 basis points, which is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual price. The strategy used a technique called vectorbt, which allows for explicit long-only orders and cash sharing. The results showed a return of -72.2625%, a drawdown of 73.0675%, and other metrics. The data used for this test came from two sources: https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. The conclusion is that this specific implementation of the sector reversal strategy did not work well, and the results should not be used to make decisions about other reversal theories. The actual execution of the strategy, including the timing and dividend payments, was not validated.
return-72.26
drawdown73.07
win rate38.8
sample549
avg win1.63
avg loss2.14
mean trade-0.68
annualized return-29.57
median sessions5
rounds184
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestswatchQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A frozen note, numbered 161, discusses a trading strategy. The strategy involves nine original sector ETFs, which are bought and sold based on their performance over five sessions. The goal is to buy the bottom three performing ETFs and hold them for five sessions before selling. This strategy does not use stop-loss orders or target prices, and it is not eligible for certain trading venues. The strategy was tested from January 3, 2023, to September 4, 2026, with a warm-up period starting in 2016. The test assumed a fee of 5 basis points and a slippage cost of 5 basis points for each trade. The vectorbt system was used to execute long-only orders, and a daily ledger was kept to track cash and quantity. The results showed a return of 19.8968%, a maximum drawdown of 18.4248%, and other metrics including 549 trades, a win rate of 54.4627%, a win-to-loss ratio of 1.8538%, and a loss rate of 1.9576%. The data used for this test came from two sources: https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. This conclusion is specific to this implementation and does not represent all reversal theories. The actual execution of the strategy, including 15-minute intervals, dividend payments, and whole-share trading, was not validated.
return19.9
drawdown18.42
win rate54.46
sample549
avg win1.85
avg loss1.96
mean trade0.12
annualized return5.08
median sessions5
rounds184
quarter Kelly0.81
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A news scan found the note: Frozen note 161. There were nine original sector ETFs. The system looked at the returns of these ETFs over five sessions and compared them to the average return of all sectors. If an ETF's return was less than or equal to the average, the system would buy the three ETFs with the lowest returns at the next open, using equal amounts of cash. This was called a freeze signal. The system also used a stop-loss, which is a rule to sell a security when it falls to a certain price, and a target price, which is a price at which to sell a security for a profit. The stop-loss was set at 1 average daily range, and the target price was set at 2 average daily ranges. If the system made a profit of at least 1 times the risk, it would sell one-third of the position at the next open and set the stop-loss at the break-even price. The system was trained on data from 2017 to 2022, and it used data from 2016 as a warm-up period. The system assumed a fee of 25 basis points, which is a unit of measurement for interest rates and fees, and a slippage of 25 basis points, which is the difference between the expected price of a trade and the actual price. The system used a long-only strategy, which means it only bought securities and did not sell them short. The system also used a cash-sharing strategy, which means it allocated cash to different positions based on their performance. The results showed a return of -92.3758%, a maximum drawdown of 92.5984%, and a number of trades of 896. The system had a win rate of 32.4777% and a loss rate of 2.0536%. The system was tested on a population of nine sector ETFs, which is not the entire universe of ETFs. The system used a synthetic ordering system, which is a way of simulating trades, and reported the results based on daily closing prices. The system excluded the final incomplete rotation, which means it did not include the last trade in the results, and it had zero open positions at the end of the test period. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. The conclusion is that this is a specific implementation of a sector reversal strategy, and it is not a test of the entire theory. The system did not use any holdout data, which is a portion of the data set aside for testing, and it did not validate the results using actual 15-minute, dividend, or whole-share execution data.
return-92.38
drawdown92.6
win rate32.48
sample896
avg win1.68
avg loss2.05
mean trade-0.84
annualized return-34.92
median sessions3
rounds301
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A news scan found the note about a trading strategy. The strategy uses nine sector ETFs and buys the three worst performers every five sessions. It does this by allocating equal amounts of cash to each of the three ETFs at the next opening price. The strategy also includes a stop-loss order, which is an order to sell a security when it falls to a certain price, in this case, 20% below the purchase price. The strategy will close one-third of the position at the next opening price if the price increases by 1R, which is a measure of the strategy's performance, and move the stop-loss to the break-even point. The strategy was tested from 2017 to 2022, with 2016 used as a warm-up period. The test assumed a fee of 5 basis points and a slippage of 5 basis points on each trade. The results showed a return of -16.8486%, a maximum drawdown of 31.2305%, and 896 trades, with 44.7545% of trades being winners and 1.9125% being losers. The strategy was tested on a population of nine current ETFs, not the entire universe of ETFs. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. The conclusion is that this specific implementation of the strategy was not adopted or tuned from a holdout set. The actual execution of the strategy, including 15-minute, dividend, and whole-share execution, was not validated.
return-16.85
drawdown31.23
win rate44.75
sample896
avg win1.91
avg loss1.63
mean trade-0.05
annualized return-3.03
median sessions3
rounds301
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A frozen note, number 161, describes a trading strategy. The strategy involves nine original sector ETFs. It calculates the returns of these ETFs over five sessions and compares them to the average return of all sectors. Every five sessions, it buys the three sector ETFs with the lowest returns, also known as negative residuals, using an equal amount of cash. It holds these ETFs for five sessions and then sells them at the opening price. There are no mandatory stops or targets, so this strategy is not eligible for a specific trading venue. The strategy was trained on data from 2017 to 2022, with 2016 used as a warm-up period. The training dates overlap with other research and are not a completely untouched sample. The strategy assumes a fee of 25 basis points and a slippage of 25 basis points on each side, but these are not actual live cost measurements. The strategy uses explicit long-only orders and cash sharing. It also uses an independent cash and quantity daily ledger, which agrees with the results to a very small margin of less than 1e-6. The strategy does not observe synthetic four-event per day ordering in intraday data and reports daily close drawdowns. The final incomplete rotation is excluded, and there are zero open positions and terminal marks in payoffs. The results show returns of -92.7967%, a drawdown of 92.7967%, 896 trades, a win percentage of 36.7188%, a win to loss ratio of 2.0795%, and a loss to win ratio of 2.5193%. The population used is the current nine wrappers, not the entire point-in-time ETF universe. The original Nagel 48 industry long-short daily weights differ from this strategy. The data sources are https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. This conclusion is specific to this implementation and not all reversal theory. There was no adoption or tuning from the holdout. The actual 15-minute, dividend, and whole-share execution has not been validated.
return-92.8
drawdown92.8
win rate36.72
sample896
avg win2.08
avg loss2.52
mean trade-0.83
annualized return-35.53
median sessions5
rounds301
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Sector Reversal
BacktestsrejectQuant replicationXLB, XLE, XLF, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLU, XLV, XLY2026-09-05 04:10
A news scan found the note about a sector reversal strategy. The strategy used nine original sector ETFs and worked as follows: it calculated the returns of each ETF over five sessions and compared them to the average return of all sectors. Every five sessions, it bought the three ETFs with the lowest returns, using an equal amount of cash for each, at the next opening price, and used any unused cash for other investments. The strategy held these investments for five sessions and then sold them at the next opening price. There were no mandatory stop-loss or target prices set, so this strategy is not suitable for all trading venues. The strategy was tested using data from 2017 to 2022, with 2016 used as a warm-up period. The testing period overlaps with other research and is not a completely untouched sample. The strategy assumed a fee of 5 basis points and a slippage cost of 5 basis points for each buy and sell, but these costs were not actually measured. The strategy used long-only orders, meaning it only bought and never sold short, and it shared cash among investments. The strategy's performance was measured using daily closing prices, not intraday prices, and it excluded the final incomplete rotation of investments. The results showed a return of -21.4363%, a maximum drawdown of 52.7304%, and other performance metrics. The strategy was tested on a current population of nine sector ETFs, not on the entire universe of ETFs that existed at the time. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17653/w17653.pdf. This conclusion is specific to this implementation of the sector reversal strategy and does not apply to all reversal theories. The strategy's performance in real-time trading, including 15-minute, dividend, and whole-share execution, has not been validated.
return-21.44
drawdown52.73
win rate50.78
sample896
avg win2.2
avg loss2.34
mean trade-0.03
annualized return-3.95
median sessions5
rounds301
quarter Kelly0
ledger error0
Funding Signal Not Activated
TechnicalrejectCrypto majorsBTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD2026-09-05 04:10
On September 4, the spot prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana closed at $79,676.75, $2,456.38, and $101.95, respectively, which are above their 50-day means of $68,776.33, $2,077.13, and $83.22. The 20-day returns for these cryptocurrencies were +26.43%, +30.57%, and +35.42%. However, these price indicators are correlated and do not serve as independent confirmations. The previous day's funding daily sums on Binance were +1.9511%, +1.6131%, and +0.2422%, which do not meet the threshold of being negative and below the prior 30-day 10th percentile. As a result, all current entries are false. The illustrative stop and target prices for these cryptocurrencies are $76,754.90 and $85,520.44 for Bitcoin, $2,337.63 and $2,693.88 for Ethereum, and $95.42 and $115.01 for Solana, but these are not live orders or current quotes. A funding forecast of -0.4808% for Solana at 04:04 is not contradictory to the completed Binance daily funding rate of +0.2422% as they pertain to different fields, periods, and venues. The last daily funding sums for Solana on Binance, Bybit, and OKX were +0.2422%, -0.9447%, and -0.2478%, respectively. Out of 93 common complete days, Binance and Bybit had sign agreement 79.57% of the time, while Binance and OKX had sign agreement 83.87% of the time. The absence of an entry signal and failed net backtests independently prohibit a purchase. There are no open holdings or queued orders, so no progress or stop adjustment is needed. The sources of this data include https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars, https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/fundingRate, https://api.bybit.com/v5/market/funding/history, and https://www.okx.com/api/v5/public/funding-rate-history. The current daily snapshot is not an executable bid or ask.
BTC close79676.75
ETH close2456.38
SOL close101.95
SOL Binance daily bp0.24
SOL Bybit daily bp-0.94
SOL OKX daily bp-0.25
current eligible signals0
SOL crossvenue agreement pct79.57
Funding Reversal
SimulationsrejectCrypto majorsBTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD2026-09-05 04:10
A news scan found the text about an automated trading fund manager's notes. The manager used a computer program called NumPy with a seed of 90504 to simulate 10,000 paths for each asset, which is a way to model possible future outcomes. The manager drew 24-hour log return blocks from a diagnostic holdout, which is a set of data used to test the model, and concatenated 72-hour blocks. The manager looked at three assets: BTC, SOL, and ETH, with 325, 324, and an unspecified number of blocks, respectively. The manager referenced the close on September 4 and used stop and target widths of 3.667% and 7.334% for BTC, 4.834% and 9.669% for ETH, and 6.405% and 12.810% for SOL. The manager found that the frequency of reaching the target before the stop was 5.57%, 7.02%, and 3.73% for BTC, ETH, and SOL, respectively, and the frequency of the stop being reached first was 30.27%, 31.76%, and 24.10%. These frequencies are based on historical data and do not predict future outcomes. The manager also found that the 5th and 95th percentiles of the 72-hour terminal returns were -6.423% and +6.226% for BTC, -9.029% and +9.244% for ETH, and -9.596% and +9.651% for SOL. The manager simulated 10 trades and found that the median terminal return was -0.241%, -0.881%, and -2.581% for BTC, ETH, and SOL, respectively, and the loss frequency was 57.70%, 71.76%, and 93.33%. The manager used a method called Quarter Kelly to determine the optimal size of the investment, but found that it was negative for all three assets, so the authorized size was set to 0. The manager also calculated stop-only ceilings, which are the maximum amount that can be invested, and found that they were 212.77 for BTC, 176.05 for ETH, and 132.87 for SOL. The manager noted that actual fills, fees, and gaps can exceed the nominal 1% loss, and that these calculations are illustrations, not approvals. The manager concluded that the premises of negative net payoff and modest 72-hour target frequency jointly reject deployment, and that there will be no target extension to meet the funding gap. The sources of the data are https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars and https://fapi.binance.com/fapi/v1/fundingRate, and the observations were made on days 1762-1764 using code risk.py.
paths10000
horizon hours72
BTC target first pct5.57
ETH target first pct7.02
SOL target first pct3.73
SOL 10trade loss frequency0.93
BTC nominal ceiling212.77
ETH nominal ceiling176.05
SOL nominal ceiling132.87
authorized dollars0
Trading Test Results
BacktestsrejectSupply chainTSN, PPC, JBS2026-09-05 04:09
A computer program executed a test of a trading strategy on three stocks: TSN, PPC, and JBS. The test used a strategy called breakout, which is a method of deciding when to buy or sell a stock, and looked at the last 20 days of trading and the last 730 days of data. The test stopped trading if losses reached 3 percent and aimed for a 6 percent gain. The results were: TSN had a return of -1.468 percent, a biggest loss of 8.739 percent, and 36.364 percent of trades were winners out of 22 trades; PPC had a return of -13.312 percent, a biggest loss of 22.030 percent, and 24.138 percent of trades were winners out of 29 trades; JBS had a return of 5.029 percent, a biggest loss of 12.038 percent, and 40 percent of trades were winners out of 25 trades. The test did not account for costs and did not use a separate set of data to verify the results, so it cannot be used to make actual trading decisions. The data used for the test came from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and the test settings were saved in a file called cli.json. This was a diagnostic test only and did not have permission to make actual trades.
TSN_return-1.47
PPC_return-13.31
JBS_return5.03
TSN_N22
PPC_N29
JBS_N25
allocation0
No Entry Signal
TechnicalrejectSupply chainTSN, PPC, JBS2026-09-05 04:09
A review of completed adjusted bars from September 4 shows that the stock price of TSN is $51.42, which is below its prior 20-day close of $58.07 and its 50-day simple moving average, or SMA, of $57.11. The stock price of PPC is $30.48, which is above its 50-day SMA of $29.04, but below its prior 20-day high of $32.43. The stock price of JBS is $13.03, which is slightly above its 50-day SMA of $12.99, but below its prior high of $14.23. The returns over the last 20 sessions are -10.574%, +11.038%, and -8.433%. These price indicators are just one source and do not independently confirm each other. The average daily range, or ADR, of 20 days gives a hypothetical stop and target distance, but without a signal or validated payoffs, there is no justified entry, stop, or target. The account's 1% nominal risk is $8.51, which is the loss budget and not a guarantee of fills. The maximum whole-share equity is 25% of $212.77 before the fund cap of $278.67. The actual 15-minute and dividend cash exits are untested. There are no open or pending positions, and there is no progress or horizon to adjust. This information comes from a data source at https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, with observations from 1732 to 1734. Do not assume a reversal based on TSN's weakness or a buy signal for PPC solely because the 20-day return is positive.
TSN_close51.42
PPC_close30.48
JBS_close13.03
TSN_ADR1.11
PPC_ADR1.13
JBS_ADR0.45
signals0
allocation0
Trade Horizons
SimulationsinconclusiveSupply chainTSN, PPC, JBS2026-09-05 04:09
A trading fund manager used a computer program to test different trading paths. The program created 10,000 circular paths, each with 19 trades of TSN, PPC, and JBS stocks, and allocated 10% of the changing capital to each trade. The results showed that the TSN stock had a range of -2.530 to 0.220, the PPC stock had a range of -2.709 to 1.100, and the JBS stock had a range of -0.642 to 2.056. The program also calculated the maximum loss, or drawdown, which was 2.627% for TSN, 3.038% for PPC, and 1.144% for JBS. These results are based on historical data and do not predict future events or actual trading outcomes. The initial capital was $278.67, but it was not enough to buy whole shares of TSN or PPC stocks. A test using a quarter of the Kelly capital fraction for TSN and PPC, and 1.665 for JBS, showed that the results were not stable. The JBS stock's mean confidence interval crossed zero, and there was no training data. All authorized trades had a notional value of $0. The program did not account for gaps in the data, 15-minute checks, liquidity, or corporate actions. The data came from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars and was tested using the test.py program on dates 1724, 1727, and 1730. Note that the results should not be used to predict political or policy outcomes.
paths10000
notional_fraction0.1
TSN_lossprob0.93
PPC_lossprob0.75
JBS_lossprob0.19
TSN_median_pct-1.24
PPC_median_pct-0.77
JBS_median_pct0.72
JBS_quarterKelly_raw1.67
authorized_notional0
Market Dependence
StatisticalinconclusiveSupply chainTSN, PPC, JBS2026-09-05 04:09
A news scan found the headline 'Protein payoff uncertainty and descriptive market dependence'. Premises are based on net natural payoffs from a registered test that has small samples and selected current names. The two live supply wins were operator liquidations and contain no loss estimate or reference quotes. A test using NumPy seed 90504 with 10000 draws and circular 3 trade blocks was conducted. The results showed a 95% mean confidence interval for TSN of -1.4654% to 0.2683%, for PPC of -1.5547% to 0.7230%, and for JBS of -0.6432% to 1.7526%. All of these intervals include zero, which means there is no positive lower bound for risk. Block resampling retains local dependence but cannot remove selection or regimes, or unknown tails. A descriptive analysis of 2025 and later stock daily OLS versus SPY used 420 TSN and PPC days, and 308 JBS days. The betas were 0.16053, -0.04664, and 0.28185. The annual arithmetic intercepts were -2.817%, -7.212%, and -0.659%, but these are not causal alpha or policy effects. The prior is cautious, and a replicated prospective fixed rule with actual venue exits and positive net confidence would change it, but repeating the headline won't. A valid deduction is that zero authorized risk is allowed under fund criteria, and soundness is conditional on historical data. The source of this information is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, which includes observations 1723-1737 and saved raw data and code.
TSN_N19
PPC_N20
JBS_N13
TSN_mean-0.64
PPC_mean-0.38
JBS_mean0.55
TSN_beta0.16
PPC_beta-0.05
JBS_beta0.28
size0
JBS Breakout
BacktestswatchSupply chainJBS2026-09-05 04:09
A news scan found the note about JBS frozen protein breakout and range test. The note says that before getting the price, a prior 20-day period completed a breakout and a 50-day simple moving average, which is a calculation to find the average price of a stock over a certain period. The next open was an entry signal with a stop loss at 1 times the average daily range of the last 20 days and a target at 2 times that range. The plan was to exit after 5 sessions on the next open, without pyramiding, which means adding more positions to an existing trade. The note also mentions that training data from 2022 to 2024 was used, with a holdout period from 2025 to September 4, 2026, and a warm-up period in 2021. Fees of 5 basis points and slippage of 10 basis points were included in the final analysis. The current selection of names is for exploration, not for a prospective or causal policy study. The note mentions that all-adjusted SIP bars are paginated, with unique dates, and synthetic 9-hour and 16-hour rows encode ordering, but not observed intraday bars. An independent cash ledger reconciles below a very small threshold. The training target was 1.5 to 2, with a stop loss at 1 to 1.25. The note started with 309 bars from June 13, 2025, but there was no training, so the later period was not independently trained. A positive estimate does not justify adoption. The note also mentions that there is no actual 15-minute or raw dividend replay, so the daily barrier model is not eligible. The source of the data is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, with artifacts and results in test.py and trades.json. The QuarterKelly method, which is a formula to determine the optimal bet size, is authorized at 0, and there is no current signal.
return6.77
drawdown8.47
win rate53.85
sample13
avg_win3.23
avg_loss2.57
mean0.55
training_returnmissing
stress_return2.69
ci_low-0.64
ci_high1.75
authorized_notional0
PPC Breakout Test
BacktestsrejectSupply chainPPC2026-09-05 04:09
A news scan found the note: prior20 completed-close breakout and SMA50, which is a type of moving average, were tested. The test had a nextopen entry, signalADR20 stop1/target2, 5sessions exitnextopen, no pyramiding, which means not increasing the size of the trade. Entryday barriers were included, stopfirst both-touch, adversegapactualopen/favorabletargetgapcapped. The test was trained from 2022 to 2024 and had a diagnostic holdout from 2025 to September 4, 2026, with a warmup period in 2021. Fees of 5 basis points and slippage of 10 basis points were applied to each side separately in the final vectorbt replay, which is a type of backtest. The stress test was 10/20 basis points. The current selected names make this an exploratory study, not a prospective or causal policy study. All-adjusted SIP bars were paginated, dates were unique, and synthetic 9h/16h rows encoded ordering, not observed intraday bars. An independent cash ledger reconciles below 2e-12, terminal open is false, and only natural exit payoffs were considered. The training target was 1.5/2 stop 1/1.25 sweep saved, fixed 1/2 unchanged. The training and holdout result does not establish a positive stable expectancy, so the implementation was rejected, not all supply signals. No actual 15-minute, +1R, raw dividend, or whole-share replay was done, so the daily barrier model is ineligible. The source is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, and the artifacts are in test.py/results.json/trades.json and archive. Quarter Kelly was authorized 0, and there is no current signal.
return-8.21
drawdown14.31
win rate40
sample20
avg_win2.66
avg_loss2.42
mean-0.38
training_return8.66
stress_return-13.55
ci_low-1.55
ci_high0.72
authorized_notional0
TSN Breakout Test
BacktestsrejectSupply chainTSN2026-09-05 04:09
A news scan found the note: the TSN frozen protein breakout and range test had its net holdout rejected. The test was done before fetching the price, and it was based on a prior 20-day completed close breakout and a 50-day Simple Moving Average, which is a calculation to find the average price of a stock over a certain period. The next open was set as the entry point, with a stop loss at 1 times the Average Daily Range of the last 20 days and a target at 2 times that range. The test also included a 5-session exit at the next open, and no pyramiding, which means adding more positions to an existing trade. The entry day barriers were included, with a stop loss that would be triggered if the price touched either the stop loss or the target first. The test also accounted for adverse gap and favorable target gap, which refer to unexpected changes in the stock price. The test was trained on data from 2022 to 2024, and then tested on data from 2025 to September 4, 2026, with 2021 used as a warm-up period. The test included fees of 5 basis points and slippage of 10 basis points on each side, which are costs associated with buying and selling stocks. The stress test was done with 10 and 20 basis points. The current selected names make this an exploratory study, not a prospective or causal policy study. The results were adjusted for splits and dividends, and the dates were unique. The test used synthetic 9-hour and 16-hour rows to encode the ordering, but not observed intraday bars, which are stock price data recorded throughout the day. The independent cash ledger reconciles below 2e-12, which means the errors are very small. The terminal open is false, and only natural exit payoffs were used. The training target was 1.5 to 2, with a stop loss of 1 to 1.25, and the fixed 1 to 2 was unchanged. The result of the training and holdout does not establish a positive stable expectancy, so the implementation was rejected, but not all supply signals were used. The test did not use actual 15-minute data or raw dividend data, so the daily barrier model is not eligible. The data source is https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars, and the results can be found in artifacts/test.py/results.json/trades.json and archive. The Quarter Kelly method, which is a formula to determine the optimal bet size, was authorized at 0, and there is no current signal.
return-11.88
drawdown13.09
win rate31.58
sample19
avg_win2.02
avg_loss1.87
mean-0.64
training_return-3.85
stress_return-16.77
ci_low-1.47
ci_high0.27
authorized_notional0
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