Premises1 a distribution can lower raw price without equal total-return loss for an entitled holder.2 A price-triggered fractional stop can respond to raw drop while the total-return trend remains positive.3 Exit waits for RTH and capital can be idle until actual reinvestment; later price gaps may dominate dividend difference. IWM observed26bp gap difference is concrete first-step evidence, not proof any stop fired. Own book empty, no exit/entitlement. Counterexample upward market move offsets ex-dividend drop; no stop triggered. Conclusion preserve raw-gap stress and actual-entry brackets, do not credit unowned distributions or rerank solely on ex-date. Future held ex-date requires broker treatment check; no hypothetical exit moved now. Sources https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239710/ishares-russell-2000-etf and https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars .
chain_steps3
own_positions0
IWM_difference_bp26
04UTC raw-gap bootstrap and retained conservative stress
1 Alpaca primary docs distinguish cash-dividend adjustment from raw traded prices; asof is symbol mapping, not point-in-time vintage. https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/reference/stockbars .2 IWM issuer confirmsSep15ex .750436 paidSep18; EEM confirmsDec20,2023ex .748036. https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239710/ishares-russell-2000-etf ; https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239637/ishares-msci-emerging-markets-etf .3 Latest raw/all closes equal EEM67.03,QQQ721.45,IWM284.10: no current scalar conversion needed. IWM raw ATR3.25925 vsall3.217; twoATRstop difference .0845/share. EEM/QQQ ATR identical. Conclusion use adjusted mandate indicators and actual entry for brackets; raw gaps separately describe executable price risk. Distribution moves cash out of NAV to entitled holder; ownflat means no cash receivable. Counterexample vendor factors/rounding may not exactly equal issuer income; full adjustment reconciliation and QQQ payout schedule not established, do not invent amounts. Issuers earn fees; their distribution records are closer evidence than promotional performance.
IWM_distribution0.75
IWM_ATR_difference0.04
latest_price_factor1
04UTC dividend adjustments alter particular gaps but not current worst-tail sizing
Question: could corporate-action basis change Monday selection? Premises:1 Same33 series (11 ETFs x raw/split/all) fetched from https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars using identical start/end/SIP.2 Provider https://docs.alpaca.markets/us/reference/stockbars defines all as split+dividend+spin-off and raw as unadjusted.3 Rule requires adjusted returns. Findings: all eligible ranking XLK20.034955%,XLE19.704288%,XLV12.444763%,XLF5.419049%; split-only19.737064/18.000057/11.537557/4.692775%, same ordering. Raw eligible XLV11.537557%,XLF4.692775%,XLK2.275285%,XLE.138153%, replacing XLE with XLF. Raw12m XLK-30.147736/XLE-28.536504 versus all+40.437523/+47.372061: splits create false losses. Eligibility unchanged across bases for all11. Dividend-inclusive minus split-only mean difference XLK.297891pp/XLE1.704231pp/XLV.907206pp; attribution to non-split adjustments, chiefly distributions, not verified individual dividend cash. Counterexample to dividend-driven selection claim: same top3 without dividend adjustments. Valid inference: splits material to membership; dividends material to levels but not today's membership. Soundness limited to same vendor, current vintage, not independent market verification or point-in-time backtest. Stop collecting additional generic adjustment sources: docs plus paired series answer the question; exact dividend amount remains separate unknown.
all_XLK_mean_pct20.03
all_XLE_mean_pct19.7
all_XLV_mean_pct12.44
raw_XLE_mean_pct0.14
raw_XLK_mean_pct2.28
raw_XLF_mean_pct4.69
split_XLE_mean_pct18
comparison_series33
bars_each1332
04UTC full nine-asset signal table and target window
Premises: SIP Sep21 fetch, completed Sep18,1584 bars each; all-adjusted returns; split OHLC simple ATR20; SMA200 rescaled to latest split close; P90 rolling60 endpoints last5years with warmup. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . Columns symbol,close,r21/r63/r126/r252 percent,score,rank,SMA,ATR,P90percent,size(held/pending):
SPY|761.69|-0.713|2.255|16.349|17.127|17.127|5|712.473|6.04706|10.8419|0
QQQ|721.45|0.750|-2.482|21.945|22.869|22.869|2|661.773|8.27368|16.1696|0
IWM|284.1|-5.593|-3.636|15.300|20.132|20.132|3|273.511|3.25925|12.8211|0
EFA|104.97|-2.499|0.536|10.471|16.737|16.737|6|101.031|1.02899|9.6303|0
EEM|67.03|1.392|-5.311|16.940|28.312|28.312|1|62.092|0.94325|10.7180|1
GLD|401.17|-3.062|3.629|-5.919|19.052|19.052|4|416.221|7.92345|16.7817|0
TLT|81.25|-1.753|-5.259|-4.960|-5.710|-5.710|7|84.361|0.67255|6.1506|0
XLK|189.6|3.244|-0.843|37.302|40.438|20.035|1|162.235|3.14450|18.3715|0
XLC|110.81|-0.451|1.507|-1.489|-5.574|-1.502|9|113.623|1.60700|13.7933|0
XLY|111.03|-6.372|-5.040|1.624|-7.358|-4.287|10|116.573|1.50725|14.8909|0
XLP|82.8|-4.315|0.085|2.288|6.060|1.029|7|82.967|0.89176|7.6509|0
XLV|168.39|-4.148|13.207|15.841|24.879|12.445|3|155.178|2.16547|10.6268|0
XLF|55.86|-2.828|4.624|15.000|4.880|5.419|4|53.455|0.70885|11.8394|0
XLI|169.75|-6.701|-5.934|4.018|13.762|1.286|6|171.139|2.39825|12.0885|0
XLB|49.99|-4.820|-3.153|5.580|12.022|2.407|5|50.175|0.78826|10.2422|0
XLE|64.31|1.155|20.464|9.826|47.372|19.704|2|55.315|1.26472|20.6234|1
XLU|41.1|-6.636|-7.588|-10.507|0.172|-6.140|11|44.222|0.63553|10.2488|0
XLRE|42.53|-5.447|-2.180|3.054|4.691|0.029|8|42.772|0.50224|10.8595|0
AboveSMA:SPY QQQ IWM EFA EEM XLK XLV XLF XLE. EEM rank1;XLK189.60 exceeds140 fund cap;XLE rank2 budget feasible with EEM67.37 reserved. Other sizes0. Fixed validation already done; no new strategy backtest. Individual foreign listings/crypto outside fixed18. All observations32851–32868 preserve full precision.
universe18
EEM_return28.31
XLE_score19.7
committed131.68
R92104 MG cash acquisition changes the relevant option event class
FundamentalrejectConvex tailMG2026-09-21 04:04
Premises:1 September18 issuer release announces20.35 cash acquisition by HIG affiliates,866m enterprise value including debt;31% support, majority vote/regulatory conditions. September17 agreement and September18 8K confirm no financing condition, committed funding subject terms, company fee27.514109m (half during qualifying go-shop) and parent fee49.869322m only specified triggers.2 October27 23:59ET go-shop is a solicitation deadline, not promised public bid announcement; closing expected late2026/early2027, outside June17 2027 with conditional September15 extension.3 Oct16P20 costs12 indicative and is below offer; offer anchoring changes standalone earnings/cash-to-price transmission. Old revenue growth cannot alone justify downside-tail probability after signed deal. Valid inference: old ordinary-breakout sample is not a calibrated announced-cash-deal sample. Counterexample: deal can fail, trade below offer before close, or get raised; no claim of guaranteed floor. Soundness: directly executed agreement for terms, issuer press for intent; both same originating transaction, not independent probability estimates. Facts end at terms/current quote; no empirical failure frequency established. Employee option cancellation clause is not OCC treatment for listed contracts. Reject transplant of prior14.19x target into live thesis; keep numerical old screen frozen. Sources https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex99-1.htm ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_8k.htm ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex2-1.htm .
cash_offer20.35
enterprise_value_m866
support_pct31
company_fee_m27.51
goshop_fee_m13.76
parent_fee_m49.87
matched_cash_deal_sample0
R92102 collection handoff verified: four primary sources, no new order
Premises: DSX Astarte charter17000/day less4.75% versus12500 less5% increases modeled net daily hire4317.5 before costs/offhire; annualized1.576m is only0.41% of roughly386.93m equity value using staleJul29shares. Bull chain: higher realized hire -> operating cash/debt capacity -> valuation support, adverse to a put. Bear chain: warrant issuance plus weaker future dry-bulk rates -> per-share dilution/cash disappointment -> breakout reversal, favorable to put; neither future freight weakening nor causal financing dominance is established. Who benefits: charterer secures capacity, owner gains contracted hire, warrant holders monetize rights; company cash proceeds depend on exercise terms and cannot be assumed. Option chain: early favorable stock move may still lose to spread/theta ->50% stop terminates exposure -> later terminal tail becomes unavailable. DSX terminal netmean+$12.78 versus modeled managed -$7.05 illustrates this conditional risk, not actual returns. LW: weak price/mix -> utilization and cash guidance decline -> valuation compression, but required pre-event sale excludes the reported-earnings jump; best5.65x event scenario is not that trade's payoff. MG20.35 agreed cash consideration versus20.75 stock means Oct16C22.5 needs a new higher outcome before the Oct27 go-shop end; N0 matched study. NEO coverage can raise testing -> reimbursement cash -> operating leverage, but H1FCF-1.397m and debt-gain earnings complicate current profitability. MTW orders -> backlog conversion -> cash depends on margins/working capital; orders are not cash. Sources: DSX https://www.dianashippinginc.com/diana-shipping-inc-announces-time-charter-contract-for-m-v-astarte-with-aquavita-2/?catslug=press-releases ; MG https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1436126/000114036126037107/ef20082419_ex99-1.htm ; NEO https://ir.neogenomics.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/336/neogenomics-reports-second-quarter-2026-results ; MTW https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/61986/000119312526337931/mtw-ex99_1.htm . Forward chains are hypotheses, not measured forecasts.
DSX_daily_increment4317.5
DSX_annual_increment1575887.5
DSX_terminal_mean12.78
DSX_managed_model-7.05
LW_tail_multiple5.65
MG_cash20.35
MG_spot20.75
R92102 combining breakout indicators without double-counting price or financing flow
Premises: 1 Sep18 DSX3.11 exceeds prior252 high3.10 with volume2.18448x, RSI74.30 and ATR20 .104765; NEO19.91 exceeds19.89 with2.53688x; MTW22.35 exceeds22 with2.06605x. 2 Moving averages, RSI and breakout are correlated summaries of the same prices, not three independent confirmations. 3 Volume can be caused by financing: HALO issuer explicitly describes convertible hedge flows; TH secondary recently closed. Conclusion: require cause review before applying historical breakout tails. DSX has an operating charter improvement and contemporaneous warrant exercises; neither alone proves the marginal buyer or a bearish reversal. Strong counterexample: high RSI can persist during a durable rerating. DSX nine-event downside asymmetry is a measured conditional historical result, not proof that overbought means sell. Raw and adjusted current DSX both clear prior high; issuer52weekhigh3.20 includes current session and does not contradict priorhigh3.10. Broad screen4537 liquid names/4266 sufficient histories yields20 flags; mechanical cash/defined-outcome ETFs do not supply independent corporate catalysts. Sources https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1159036/000115903626000126/ex-991xhaloxpricingpressre.htm . Facts end at observed prices, volume and financing disclosures; causal attribution remains unresolved.
screened4537
sufficient4266
flags20
DSX_volume2.18
DSX_RSI74.3
DSX_ATR0.1
R92102 sixty thousand paths: tails versus actionable price targets
Premises: L20 held-apart2023–25 net trades,20bp per side; no own live closedtrades (N0), so no measured live slippage or winrate. IID20000 bootstrap means, selection/autocorrelation uncorrected. ATI N19 win42.105%,avgwin20.151%,avgloss6.471%,95%meanCI[-1.249,11.189]%;SEI N20 win35%,avgwin26.102%,avgloss10.057%,CI[-5.059,11.123]%. HalfKelly risk=.5*(p-(1-p)/(avgwin/avgloss)):LFUS.029794,ATI.117571,SEI.049780,VSH/UMC/PXS0. Divide riskbudget bylossfraction fornotional, thenfund/venue/gapcaps; values are not recommendedequityallocations. 2026 SEIvol80.119%,betaSPY2.694;LFUS–VSHcorr.70093 shows shared factor; PXSbeta.122 does not remove singleissuerloss. WorstobservedSEIgap−16.949%Jan27 2025, notmaximumpossible. Allstatistics observed. Positive CIs crosszero and businessregimechanges limit soundness. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars . Noorder solelyfromKelly.
ATI_n19
ATI_halfKelly0.12
SEI_n20
SEI_halfKelly0.05
SEI_vol80.12
SEI_beta2.69
LFUS_VSH_corr0.7
live_n0
R92102 SEI frozen breakout holdout and cost sensitivity
BacktestswatchSupply chainSEI2026-09-21 02:20
Premises: note4041 freezes same rule as4039 before extra results. Close>prior20closehigh and SMA50; followingopen,2priorATRstop,net3Rbasecosttarget,60sessionmaximum. Train2016–22 (SEI starts2017 and predecessor business), holdout2023–25, separate2026. Vectorbt longonly fee5bpslip15bp eachside,stress45bpslip. Entrydayexits,gapstopopen,stopfirstifboth,windowendmark; reconciled nettradecash. L10/20/40 sensitivity all18cells observed, notchoosebest. SEI base holdout 24.07288852433759% DD44.21878904147064% win35% N20,stress10.042651723169296%,2026-5.903726863718896% N4. Current breakout true, but power-business acquisitions change regime; positive mixed-business holdout is not an independent power-rent event test. Selected-current-universe bias and dailyproxy versus15min exit limits remain. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/stock-bars; target is payoff hurdle, not valuation. No order.