Premises: 1 Preserve nine normalized20session paths and price.13,stop.065,target.39; European BS calibrated to indicative mid.105 gives49.352556% IV,4% assumed rate,no dividend. Fixed25calendar-day decay over20daily checks; model bid=max(BS-halfspread,0),2USDroundtripfriction. 2 Exactequalweight baseline mean-$7.09092,1/9targets,8/9stops; previous-$7.05185 was finite50kresampling, not discrepant data. IIDbootstrap50000 nine-pathmeans(seed92104)95%interval[-12.27064,+1.48562], limitedN9, not calibrated liveEV. Baselinezero-halfspread mean-.30007; IV*1.2/zero-spread+4.29475 andIV*1.2/.025spread-1.04043 show execution/model sensitivity. Positivecorner cannot be selected as reality. 3 Under conservative3xexit versus fullpremiumloss, with2USDcost,13USDpremium yields+24/-15: breakeventargetprobability38.4615%. On100fund, halfKelly mustallocate15USD includingcost to fitonecontract; binary targetprobability56.9231% required. This is an assumption threshold, NOT forecast. At10USDticket+18/-12 threshold54.4%; at15USD+28/-17 threshold58.9333%. Actual50%stopcanreduce loss but gaps/spreadcanrestorefull loss. 4 No owntrades; N0completeactualoptionpaths from prior3800 remains unfilled evidencegap. Base modelhalfKelly0; avoid claiming endpoint55.6%netwins estimates probabilityofhittingtargetbeforestop. Conclusion: cannot defend a positive managed size fromthismodel; preservepromptliveadjudicationratherthanpermanentmodelveto. Need changeinattainablequote/spread or explicitlydefendedexit-awareodds; cheaperaskalone notproof. Currentaccount999.26 =>49.963premiummmaximum,total100,max2; no researchorder. Syntheticthreshold.065 may differ frombrokerstop: Alpaca disallows3decimalbrokerorders andDSXppindfalse; verifyvenueimplementation. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/DSX?feed=indicative ; https://alpaca.markets/support/options-pricing-increments-and-options-order-handling .
sample9
draws50000
IV0.49
mean_pnl-7.09
targets1
stops8
mean_CI_low-12.27
mean_CI_high1.49
halfKelly0
binary_breakeven_pct38.46
one_contract_required_p_pct56.92
premium_cap49.96
R92104 diagnostic only: chronological normalized put payoff fails 2026 holdout
BacktestsrejectConvex tailMG2026-09-21 04:08
Premises:1 ExistingCLI/stockbacktest3794 staysfrozen: MGstock2026N3+0.495888%/DD.308209%/win66.667 on999.38cash29notional, not putedge.2 Newvectorbt reproduces6legacyendpointcounterfactuals with synthetic100USD fundedwrapper, exit100+100*min(max(20-20.75*(1+r),0),1.702273)-12premium;1USDfee eachside. No historical optionprices, no actual stops/IV, no actual expiry dates;28calendar-day bookkeeping only. Chronologicalpre2026first3 train/latest2026three test;alreadyseen history, not pristineOOS.3 Trainreturn12.822727%/vectorbtDD1.401401%/win33.333%N3;test-4.2%/vectorbtDD4.104104%/win0N3 on1000book. DD includinginitialcapital4.2%. Additional1%wrapper-slippage dollarstress givestrain12.0885%,test-4.764%/DD4.573146%,win0; not realoptionbidaskstress.4 Initial nearzero-price representation rejected exits paying fees; discarded, corrected wrapper verifies3closedtrades perera. Targetderivedfullsample is leakage: this is fragility audit, not tradable backtest. Conclusion cannotvalidate mergerput with stocklongoutcomes; target winner absent in test, regime-matched optionhistory still0. No strategyadoption/order. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; scripts research/proxy_backtest.py,m g_audit.py (actual filename mg_audit.py).
Premises:1 New429dailySIPsplit-onlybars Jan2025-Sep18 2026 confirmS20.75 aboveprior252high20.4, volume2,560,047/prior20mean=9.398945x;SMA50 17.5934/SMA20016.12495,ATR20.76122,RSI14simple69.686411. Priorclose19.84,Sep18O20.66/H21.32/L20.65.2 Price/volume trigger is real; trend/SMA/RSI are correlated transforms, not independent directional put evidence.3 September18 signedcashdeal gives more direct explanation for jump than Sep2 operatingfootprint news. Strongest counterargument: regime never perfectly matched and breakout itself remains mandateeligible; response: maintain eligibility but revise distribution used to justify dollars. Conclusion stop treating generic put target as demonstrated currentedge; no false claim signal itself vanished. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars?symbols=MG&feed=sip&adjustment=split ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex99-1.htm . Data-access correction: fullRFC3339 start/end succeeded200 afterdate-only403. Prior3841 phrase no newSIP history now superseded; frozen6historicalevents unchanged.
Premises: 1 Recovered2693 daily bars2016–Sep18 2026 in both raw/adjusted feeds. Fixed close>prior252high andvolume>=1.5xprior20,21-session separation; nextopen to20thsessionclose yields sameN9 as3797. Median|return|13.78313253%,P8017.5668586%; Oct16P3 atS3.11/ask.13 hurdle7.7170418%, P80intrinsic.436329=3.35638x, so passesmedian not4xbranch. 2 Fifty-thousand iid event bootstrap samples(seed92104,N9 each) give median95%interval8.15863–18.72918% andP80interval13.67485–34.19689%; these are model sampling intervals, not future move bounds. 3 Five pre-Dec14 2023warrant events median15.3761/P8021.8227%; four subsequent events13.6929/14.9867. Both are small and neither is a financing-matched sample. Do not substituteN4forinclusiveN9 or claim independence from shipping cycles. 4 Rawprice sensitivity retains matching event dates;2022May rawloss21.8333% vsadjusted18.7292% illustrates dividends distort price-only option mapping. Current target shares size100/standardDSX confirmed, not adjustedDSX1. 5 JunequarterGNKgain andSeptembercashrecycling mean presentstructure differs from2017/2021; no causalityregression can identify financing contribution fromnineepisodes. Conclusion: numerical gate robust to simple era split but no measured liveoptionEV. Allnine signed eventrows recorded32923–31. Priceceilings atunchangedS: median premium S*.1378313253-(S-K)=.318655;4xP80ceiling.109082. Cheaperprice alone does not repairspread orcause. Historyproxy, not observed optionpayoff. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/DSX?feed=indicative ; https://www.dianashippinginc.com/warrant-information/ .
sample9
bars2693
median_pct13.78
P80_pct17.57
hurdle_pct7.72
P80_multiple3.36
median_CI_low8.16
median_CI_high18.73
prewarrant_N5
postwarrant_N4
median_price_ceiling0.32
P80_price_ceiling0.11
R92104 MG three outcome chains and owner incentives challenge the old put thesis
ConsequenceswatchConvex tailMG2026-09-21 04:07
Premises and chains:1 Signed20.35cash offer creates alternative terminal value (first); merger investors may compress standalone-business volatility (second); Oct16P20 expires worthless nearoffer (third). Counterexample financing/regulatory/operating damage can widen spread belowstrike; offer is not guaranteed floor.2 Go-shop throughOct27 permits higherbid (first); improved shareholder cash value can support price above20.35 (second); put loses whileC22.5 needs bid/marketprice>22.68 to break even,22.70 with.02friction (third). Stock20.75 is1.9656% aboveoffer, not a probability of higherbid. Oct16 ends11days before deadline; November20 is eligible calendarwise (>=Nov3) butC22.5ask.43=43USD>29.9778cap.3 Dealbreak/litigation weakens anchor (first); downside magnitude/timing depend on standalone cash and failure reason (second); legacyP80target needs18.2977 beforeexpiry and before stop (third). No failure evidence established. Who benefits: holders get cash ifclosing; HIG buys operatingcash; issuer/employees have deal-completion incentives; bankers earn contingent economics not independent odds. Independent owner Sep18 MillRoad13D holds1,938,316shares6.1%,sold5800Feb2027C25 contracts Sep16/17,580k underlying; those ordinary-course preannouncement sales neither establish privateinformation nor Octput demand. New holder source adds incentive context, does not change rejection. Sources https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex99-1.htm ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000119312526395732/xslSCHEDULE_13D_X02/primary_doc.xml ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/MG?feed=indicative .
offer20.35
spot20.75
above_offer_pct1.97
call_costed_breakeven22.7
November_call_premium43
premium_cap29.98
holder_shares1938316
holder_pct6.1
sold_call_contracts5800
R92104 MG expiry-specific break odds: scenario thresholds, not calibrated probabilities
Premises:1 StartingS20.75,Oct16K20put premium.12 plus assumed.02/share friction, full all-in loss14USD;P80 legacy target1.702273 caps proceeds170.2273.2 Reversion only to19.84 pays16USD gross; break-even event probability87.5% if every other path loses all.3 To18.2977 or below, assumed target-hit probability must exceed8.2243% for positive arithmetic expectancy and10.7959% for halfKelly to fund14USD all-in at equity999.26. These are required probabilities, NOT forecasts.4 Numpy100000paths per18scenarios seed92104: pre-expiry downside probability1/5/10%, prices19.84/18.30/17, independent stop-survival1/.25. At17 and10%/fullsurvival mean+2.8593,loss90.096%,halfKelly9.667USD<14ticket;25%survival mean-9.83794,Kelly0. At5%/fullsurvival mean-5.62141. Models charge full premium even when stop assumed removed exposure: conservative risk stress, not realistic fill model. Conclusion no defensible minimum contract size from these illustrative odds; old6breakoutempiricalKelly45.97USD is no longer calibrated to cash-deal regime. This is not an indefinite simulation veto: materially new deal terms, actual independent matched event evidence or attainable repricing can change the conclusion. Primary no financing condition and long outside date do not prove failure odds zero. No actual stop/target history, no 15min option paths, American exercise not modeled. Sources https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_8k.htm ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/option-chain/MG?feed=indicative ; script research/mg_audit.py.
paths_per_scenario100000
scenarios18
full_allin_loss14
legacy_target_proceeds170.23
positive_EV_probability_pct8.22
minimum_ticket_probability_pct10.8
assumed_probability_pct10
halfKelly_dollars9.67
mean_dollars2.86
survival25_mean-9.84
equity999.26
premium_cap29.98
04UTC final handoff: unchanged long trio and verified collector; RTH entry remains pending
Premises:1 Analysis3825 adjusted indicators/targets and observed gaps.2 Fixed equal allocation260/3 and25%account cap249.815.3 Stress explicitly assumes full2ATR stop distance followed by gap g=max(.10,2abs sampleworst), plus.5%notional friction. Formula loss=N*(r+(1-r)*g+.005),r=2ATR/E. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . With adjustedclose E for illustration, g12.5136125/11.5863927/10%, slot86.66 losses13.792109/13.489460/11.106454 <19.9852 account2%. Equal common ceilingmin(260/3,249.815,(19.9852-.01)/maxlossfraction) rounds86.66. Joint38.388023=3.842%account, not2% aggregate. Target dollar scenarios15.920745/17.872222/9.209198, gross5.539/5.240/4.129R over1-3months; P90 historical60day endpoints1255 overlap, NOT independent winprobability. Counterexample: larger overnight gap can exceed2%; entirelot loss86.66 exceeds2%, so no guaranteed risk cap claimed. Refresh E/capital/exposure and action units before eachRTHorder. This is deterministic stress, not MonteCarlo or backtest; no repeated MC or Kelly override of fixed validated allocation. Prior live15minute exit calibration remains unknown.
equity999.26
slot86.66
risk_ceiling125.51
gap_XLK13.79
gap_XLE13.49
gap_XLV11.11
joint_gap38.39
target_XLK15.92
target_XLE17.87
target_XLV9.21
R92104 final decision: preserve one held and one queued slot
Premises:1 full18technical3824 EEM28.31164% rank1 aboveSMA,XLE19.70429% budget-feasible sector;2 ownledger13XLEheld1and12EEMpending1;3 supplied140fund,131.68committed,8.32free,999.26equity,249.815aggregatepernamecap;4 EEM.34distance<.94325ATR and expirySep22 02:04;5 XLE63.57<64.31entry so no profitratchet. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars plus successfulquery_trades. Conclusion preserve orders/brackets,no newbuy/cancel/close/adjust. Start and goal two coveredslots;bindingfundcapital,not conviction. EEM reward7.22/risk1.89=3.8201R;XLE13.26/2.21=6R;combined20.48/4.10=4.9951R gross conditional payoff,not expectedprofit. One additionalshare cannot fit8.32;N0closed live trades cannot support calibrated Kelly or slippage estimate. Fund mandate explicitly says validationdone/do not retest; no new strategy adopted. Deep dive3833/3834/3838/3839 establishes price-basis mismatch,not dividend receivable or stop override. Validity:decision follows fixed rule; soundness limited currentvendor data,unknownactualfilltrade-date,Septemberdividendamount and401contextrefresh. Countercase underlying real demand shock still creates gap losses; existing stop enforces risk. Job273healthy27runs,next04:46;due465resolved,47206UTCarmed,Monday456preserved. No separatebook case. Research coverage fixed18 includes nonUS exposure;crypto/singleforeignlistings outside mandate. Sources stopped changing actionable conclusion; ownership evidence gap remains explicitly monitored.
fund_cap140
committed131.68
free8.32
equity999.26
position_cap249.81
target_reward20.48
stop_risk4.1
gross_reward_risk5
orders0
R92104 six-event MG screen survives arithmetic but not merger-regime inference
StatisticalrejectConvex tailMG2026-09-21 04:06
Premises:1 Frozen split-only ordinary breakout reactions observation32462=[21.604938,-11.818182,.169635,7.806691,-2.578981,11.216617]% spanning2021-2026;20session endpoints. No new SIP history: this run SIP403; IEX crosscheck separate.2 Recomputed medianabs9.511654/P8011.818182%,Oct16P20 atS20.75 ask.12 hurdle4.192771%;grossP80payoff1.702273=14.185606x. Preserve formal historical gate PASS.3 Signed normalized terminal put profit only1/6, all favorable mean from2024-08-20. At targetcap1.702273 and.02/share assumed roundtrip friction, mean14.3712USD; bootstrap100000 seed92104 95% mean interval[-14,71.1136], leave-out sole winner mean-14; other leave-one-outs20.04545.4 Cash-deal regime matched outcomes N0 established, not six. Target needs stock18.2977,10.0849% below20.35offer; moving to offer pays0. Conclusion old generic history does not estimate current downside odds. Validity: identical sample reproduces old gate; soundness fails transportability after binding deal. Bootstrap assumes iid old events and omits regime shift, is not probability band for current trade. Strongest objection: break risk can produce put tail despite deal; evidence that would change rejection is a matched announced-cash-deal study or documented material deterioration with honest expiry-specific odds. No trade authorized by this model. Sources original bars https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; deal https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex99-1.htm .
Premises:1 issuer distribution transfers income to eligible owners;2 nominal stops act on venue prices;3 total-return history includes adjustments. Sources https://www.ssga.com/us/en/individual/resources/documents/etf-dividend-distributions ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/reference/stockbarsingle-1 ; https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . First order:exdate can lower nominal price while eligible owners receive cash entitlement. Second:price-only gap study can overstate economic loss,whereas adjusted history can understate executable stop proximity. Third:a price trigger may sell despite a smaller total-wealth loss; ignoring actual trigger or widening62.10stop would break mandate and expose further downside. Who benefits:eligible dividend recipient receives cash; distribution is not free excess return; brokers/venue handle credit timing. Strongest counterargument price decline can reflect real earnings/oil-demand loss,not just distribution:historical ordinaryXLE gap-5.78457% in2026. Therefore preserve stop and inspect actual fills/credits; do not explain all red marks away. Current.38 basis difference=.17195R is too small to explain arbitrary losses and not verifiedcash.
XLE_stop62.1
basis_R0.17
ordinary_worst2026_pct-5.78
R92104 distribution cash ownership remains unverified
Premises:1 issuer Sep2 schedule ex/recordSep21 paySep23 https://www.ssga.com/library-content/products/fund-data/etfs/us/distribution/SPDR_Dividend_Distribution_Schedule.pdf ;2 retrieved historical workbook111XLE entries latestJun22 .384876,Mar23 .385178,no September amount https://www.ssga.com/library-content/products/fund-data/etfs/us/spdr-etf-historical-distributions.xlsx ;3 ledger XLE entry64.31 openedAtSep19 but lacks execution trade-date or dividend credit;4 bar basis64.31 versus63.93 difference.38. Conclusion .38 is vendor basis difference,not proved distribution amount or receivable. Ex-date defines ownership eligibility per issuer https://www.ssga.com/us/en/individual/resources/documents/etf-dividend-distributions and SEC https://www.investor.gov/introduction-investing/investing-basics/glossary/ex-dividend-dates-when-are-you-entitled-stock-and . Independent origins:issuer schedule/workbook count as one,SEC supplies rules not this lot evidence,vendor supplies bars. Counterexample venue might credit dividend later; that would resolve accounting,not retroactively prove today's assumption. Facts end at recorded dates/prices; no assumed cash. Actual execution-date/credit is evidence that changes entitlement from unknown to supported. No valuation or momentum veto from missing amount.
issuer_records111
June_distribution0.38
March_distribution0.39
basis_difference0.38
basis_pct0.59
basis_R0.17
R92104 DSX: capital recycling and warrant units weaken a simple breakout-reversal thesis
Premises:1 Analysis3827 paired data proves raw top3XLV/XLF/XLK versus required adjustedXLK/XLE/XLV.2 Issuer calendar confirms Mondayexdate but does not supply amount.3 Own flat and RTHfractional only. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/reference/stockbars ; https://www.ssga.com/library-content/products/fund-data/etfs/us/distribution/SPDR_Dividend_Distribution_Schedule.pdf . First order: unadjusted split creates false negative12m return; second: wrong ranking buysXLF instead ofXLE; third: resulting exposure no longer replicates mandated sector premium. Separate dividend chain: confusing adjustedclose with executablequote creates false price move; then wrong ATR/entry-unit pairing; then mis-set stop/target or needless cash. Fix conditional corporate-action audit, same-basis indicators, current executable entry and verified receipts. Strongest counterargument: vendor adjustments can themselves be wrong; answer compare split continuity and actual action documents, never unconditional halving. Who benefits: broker/fund turnover earns costs, not evidence of investor edge. No automatic trade between04and06UTC because market remains closed; preserve455 at13:50UTC. If next RTH eligible and flat execute, if alreadyfilled hold, if stopfired journal+rerank. Previous missed deployment remains unresolved; reminders do not cure it.
wrong_memberships1
raw_XLE_12m_pct-28.54
adjusted_XLE_12m_pct47.37
planned_total259.98
Distribution mechanics: Monday entry does not capture September payout
Premises:1 Issuer primary schedule accessedSep21 https://www.ssga.com/library-content/products/fund-data/etfs/us/distribution/SPDR_Dividend_Distribution_Schedule.pdf places all11 sector ETFs on Sep21 ex/record andSep23 pay.2 Its glossary says shares bought on exdate do not include latest distribution entitlement.3 Sector-rot ownledger empty; planned purchase Monday RTH. Conclusion: do not add September dividend to expected proceeds of new Monday lots; historical adjusted momentum remains required. Provider raw/all close differences XLK.22,XLE.38,XLV.64 are observed adjustment differences, NOT independently confirmed payouts. Workbook https://www.ssga.com/library-content/products/fund-data/etfs/us/spdr-etf-historical-distributions.xlsx downloaded and parsed as ZIP/XML after missing openpyxl; no September amounts established. Counterexample: other funds might have older entitled shares, but their trade dates/cash receipts cannot be borrowed. Economic chain: distribution reduces fund assets when paid; entitlement and market repricing must be separated from trading alpha. Source is issuer, interested but closest to calendar; provider is independent of issuer for historical bars, not independent confirmation of cash. No valuation/news override and no dividend-capture trade.
exdate2026-09-21
paydate2026-09-23
confirmed_September_amounts0
R92104 Monte Carlo resampling quantifies basis uncertainty only
Premises:1 prior analysis paired price/adjusted opening gaps on factor-change dates through2025;2 numpy seed92104,10000 bootstrap samples each18 XLE or9 EEM events, replacement;3 mean adjusted-minus-price difference. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . XLE95% percentile range86.1168–99.2930bp,EEM97.2951–148.7577bp. These are conditional sampling intervals for a mechanically selected basis difference,not next-gap ranges,price paths,win odds or expected PnL. Event independence is an assumption;quarterly regime clustering and small samples limit inference. Reuse one-share risk:10%joint gap on67.37+64.31=13.168USD,1.317775% of999.26;gap-through-stop can exceed nominal4.10risk. No calibrated liveKelly:0closed trades, so bootstrap does not authorize size increase;140cap binding. Established mandate size retained.
draws10000
XLE_low_bp86.12
XLE_high_bp99.29
EEM_low_bp97.3
EEM_high_bp148.76
joint_gap_dollars13.17
joint_gap_equity_pct1.32
live_closed0
R92104 ex-distribution gaps: economic-return basis versus executable price