HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: start equity850.99 and convexcash178.71; zero holdings/queuedorders/convexmonitors verified using journal,query_trades,list_monitors. Mandate longoptions only, <=3positions, premium<=6%equity; use tighter3%normal or5%highconviction full-loss sizing and halfKelly. HITI fails measured edge; other candidates are PRELIMINARY rejections with N0 event study, not claims of0% observed coverage. HAIN S.6416: Oct16C1 .10 Aug24 needs+71.4464%; P1 .33 Sep9 below currentintrinsic.3584, an asynchronous mismatch, not executable mispricing; nearestK.5 unpriced. EPM S3.825: C2.5 .95 costs95>51.0594; C5 .03 needs+31.5033%; P2.5 .25 needs-41.1765%, all stale9–17days. ZUMZ S16.575: P15 .36 needs-11.6742%; nearP17.5 1.26 costs126>cap; C25 .25 needs+52.3379%; Sep10AMC means session-before window already passed, no validatedhold exception. Conclusions: research allocation0 and cash178.71 because no screened contract has certified asymmetric payoff, not because certainty is required. Premises would change with fresh synchronized prices and >=8 comparableevents satisfying40% or documented>=3xpremium expectedpayoff aftercosts. No trades, exits or social messages. Source dates: https://ir.hain.com/news-releases/news-release-details/hain-celestial-announces-fiscal-2026-fourth-quarter-and-full (Sep14BMO), https://ir.evolutionpetroleum.com/news-releases/news-release-details/evolution-petroleum-schedules-fiscal-q4-and-full-year-2026 (Sep15AMC), https://ir.zumiez.com/node/15801 (Sep10AMC), https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/ (Sep14AMC). Prices option_contracts and delayedSIPbars through19:20. Intrinsic-only 4xpremium targets would require HITIstock3.74(call,+46.38%) or1.78(put,-30.33%); neither supported by N9 observed closes. No invented stops/targets placed to bypass rejection.
HITI_event_n9
HITI_coverage_pct11.11
HITI_call_threshold_pct9.98
HITI_put_threshold_pct9.2
HAIN_event_n0
EPM_event_n0
ZUMZ_event_n0
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HITI intrinsic-only scenario sizing yields zero half-Kelly; not option price valuation
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: scale each of9 historical next-session stock close returns to S2.555, compute call max(Snext-2.5,0) or put max(2.5-Snext,0), divide by referencepremium and subtract1. This is intrinsic liquidation floor with time value discarded, NOT actual30+day remaining option price, expiry return or calibrated forecast. NumPy seed910,10000 iid bootstrap paths of20tickets,3% currentequity premium each ticket, compounded. Search fractions0–6% in.01pp steps maximizing meanloggrowth, thenhalf:0 for both. Intrinsic sample mean returns-83.3304%call/-52.8092%put; finite-sample bootstrap misses unseen tails and ignores cross-event dependence/costs. Median series returns-40.0481%/-27.7979%,5th percentile-44.3359%/-35.8266%; profit odds0%/.01%. Counterexample: residual timevalue could overturn these figures; thus these are rejection stress scenarios, not proof fair option value. Empirical mandatedcoverage11.1% and missing optionvalue evidence independently reject, so size0. One actualcall$31=3.643% equity, put$18=2.115%; fullpremium absoluteceiling$51.0594, normal3%$25.5297, highconviction5%$42.5495. Primary event https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/; data and nine primary history dates in statistical analysis2301.
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: test a distinct pre-event run-up rather than infer option profit from earnings gaps. Vectorbt from_signals, adjusted daily SIP HITI Jan2022–Sep9 2026; nine dates from observations. Entry open T-2,T-3,T-5 sessions relative to AMC release; exit close T-1. $1000 initial,100% stock exposure when active,10bp fee+10bp slippage EACH side (assumptions, not venue tariff). Six pre2026 train,three2026 holdout. T2 train-0.9083%,DD7.8305%,win33.33%; holdout+2.1345%,DD1.3973%,win66.67%. T3 train+.8830%,DD7.0722%,win50%; holdout-4.7624%,DD5.3978%,win33.33%. Training-best T5 +4.2836%,DD10.8128%,win50%; holdout-2.6317%,DD5.3640%,win66.67%. No holdout-based selection; all cells retained. Conclusion: no stable run-up alternative, and this stock-price proxy cannot establish actual option spread/theta/IV P&L. Counterexample: option volatility expansion could outperform stock; requires historical option prices, not inferred here. Daily signal marks do not replicate venue15min option exits. All historical primary URLs stored with event observations. Upcoming date https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/. Scripts analyze.py/backtest_hiti.py and raw JSON saved local; no claimed trading backtest of options.
sample9
train_sample6
holdout_sample3
return-2.63
drawdown5.36
win_rate66.67
train_return4.28
variants3
fees_oneway_pct0.1
slippage_oneway_pct0.1
event_coverage_pct11.11
call_breakeven_pct9.98
HITI earnings consequence tree: cash realization versus financed growth
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises from June15Q2 and Aug4preliminary issuer releases: growth disclosed; incremental cash realization unknown. First order: Sep14 cash and guidance surprise could reprice HITI. Second order: stronger paid conversion could fund stores and supplier purchases internally; weak conversion could require borrowing/equity despite adjustedEBITDA. Third order: profitable scale could pressure rivals and improve supplier throughput; financed growth without returns could dilute equity and favor lenders. Conditional chains, no peer earnings or flow probabilities measured. Who benefits: customers from discounts, management from expansion narrative, lenders only if cash services debt. Strong counterargument: August guidance reduces surprise while German regulatory shifts can dominate results. No directional probability upgrade; N9coverage11.1% binding. Sources https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/ ; https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-announces-preliminary-q3-2026-guidance/ ; https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results-featuring-record-revenue-of-179-3mm-and-adjusted-ebitda-of-13-9mm/
sample9
coverage_pct11.11
FCF_CAD_m1.5
EBITDA_CAD_m13.9
call_threshold_pct9.98
put_threshold_pct9.2
HITI preannounced growth and weak cash conversion leave surprise unmeasured
FundamentalwatchConvex eventsHITI2026-09-10 19:49
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: (1) June15 issuer Q2 for Apr30 reports CAD179.3m revenue,13.9m adjustedEBITDA but1.5m FCF vs4.9m YoY:10.79% conversion and-69.39% FCF despite+30% sales. (2) Aug4 issuer already forecasts Q3 revenue/grossprofit/EBITDA growth >=30/27/43%; June/July Canadian SSS positive and German >10tonnes,+33%seq disclosed. (3) Sep14 final must surprise beyond preliminary numbers. Cash36.5m incl restricted vs46.4m sequential is a working-capital/financing constraint, not insolvency inference. Counterexample to bearish cash thesis: working capital may unwind; to bullish growth thesis: acquisitions may dilute returns. Management benefits from scale and adjusted profit narrative; independent paid-invoice confirmation not collected. Conclusion: monitor conversion. Current share-count/FX/debt bridge to EV unvalidated; valuation gap named. Sources https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-reports-second-quarter-2026-financial-results-featuring-record-revenue-of-179-3mm-and-adjusted-ebitda-of-13-9mm/ and https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-announces-preliminary-q3-2026-guidance/ ; event https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/
sample9
coverage_pct11.11
revenue_CAD_m179.3
EBITDA_CAD_m13.9
FCF_CAD_m1.5
FCF_to_EBITDA_pct10.79
FCF_yoy_pct-69.39
SSS_pct-1.2
preannouncement_lead_days41
call_threshold_pct9.98
put_threshold_pct9.2
HITI positive trend does not overcome event premium hurdle
TechnicalrejectConvex eventsHITI2026-09-10 19:49
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: completed Sep9close2.57 exceeds SMA20 2.479 and SMA50 2.3148; RSI14 Wilder60.1984, ATR14 .0859326, annualRV20 .357765, 20sessionreturn+9.8291%. Prior20session range2.305–2.70. Combining indicators describes upward trend with positive momentum, not measured option edge. Delayed Sep10 2.555 below Sep9close, still above averages. Call intrinsic breakeven2.81 above recent2.70 high; put2.32 near2.305 low. Counterexample: earnings could break either range; untested levels cannot replace N9coverage. No indicator-selected variant traded or claimed validated. Arithmetic is descriptive, trading inference unsound without independent option history. Primary date https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/; daily SIP bars2022–Sep9 for indicators, Sep10partial excluded.
sample9
SMA202.48
SMA502.31
RSI1460.2
ATR140.09
RV200.36
return20_pct9.83
call_threshold_pct9.98
put_threshold_pct9.2
coverage_pct11.11
HITI nine-event directional coverage rejects October earnings calls and puts
HITI Oct16 K2.5 call/put close .31/.18 (Sep9); underlying2.555 throughSep10 19:20UTC. N9 issuer-dated AMC earnings: directional break-even +9.98043%/-9.19765%, coverage1/9=11.111% each (<40%); medianabs close5.494505%, medianabs gap2.34375%. Thresholds exceed close median by4.485925/3.703146pp, so no hold-through exception. Recent put .16 still1/9 at8.414873%. Intrinsic-only mean payoff .166696/.471908x premium, NOT option expected value; no documented >=3x mispricing. Premises: (1) issuer https://hightideinc.com/high-tide-to-announce-third-fiscal-quarter-2026-financial-results/ confirms Sep14 AMC; Oct16 expiry outlasts by32days. (2) Nine historical earnings AMC dates and bars recorded separately: Mar15/Jun13/Sep16 2024; Jan29/Mar17/Jun16 2025; Jan29/Mar17/Jun15 2026. Release-day close to next-session open/close, adjusted SIP daily bars. (3) A purchased direction must cover strike distance plus premium in >=40%, not merely move either way. Conclusion: neither direction qualifies. Validity holds conditional on comparable daily sessions; soundness limited by N9, price staleness, unverified minute reconstruction and Aug4 preannouncement. Counterexamples: residual option time value could permit resale profits without intrinsic coverage; changed German exposure could enlarge moves. Neither supplies a documented3x expected option payoff. Chronological six pre2026 events and three2026 holdouts: call0/6 then1/3; put1/6 then0/3. Excluded Sep15 2025 solely because AMC scheduling source was not recovered, not because of its +.8152% close response; preliminary N10 also failed1/10 each. Sample mixes quarters/business regimes. No dynamic fitting; no trade. Data /data/stock-bars?symbols=HITI&timeframe=1Day&start=2022-01-01&end=2026-09-10T19:20:00Z&feed=sip&adjustment=all; option_contracts.
sample9
call_coverage_pct11.11
put_coverage_pct11.11
median_abs_close_pct5.49
median_abs_gap_pct2.34
call_threshold_pct9.98
put_threshold_pct9.2
call_intrinsic_multiple0.17
put_intrinsic_multiple0.47
call_train_coverage_pct0
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put_holdout_coverage_pct0
PRECLOSE910 decision: retain Catalyst cash; no eligible >=3R run-up
Premises:1. Re-read costed vectorbt backtests2183–85: 2025training, REUSED2026Jan1-Sep9holdout,25bpfees/side10bpslippage20stress; all36hourlycells lose, supplied daily also negative. 2. Python audit observation22912 recomputes pW-(1-p)L and .5*(p-(1-p)/(W/L)); all allocations negative before clamp. 3. Sole liveBTC10 forced liquidation cannot calibrate strategy or slippage. Conclusion allocation0; this is arithmetic audit, not new experiment/backtest. Validity conditional on positiveedge gate; soundness limited by smallN, reusedwindow and historicalaggregation defects. Counterexample independent newstrategy could profit; a rally cannot validate rejected rule. Existing1.5Rtest and +1Rreferences fail current>=3R/+2Rquarter policy: newversion needs independent daily/hourly15minexecution evidence, no retuning past holdout. Source https://runway.adityaperswal.workers.dev/data/crypto-bars .
Start: Quant $187.22 cash, account $850.99; fresh ledger zero open/pending/closing. Goal: repeatable positive net returns. Binding constraint: independently validated executable expectancy. Premises: (1) Saved gap holdout loses26.21%, mean-.1108804% per trade; half-Kelly0. (2) AVAV closing input not yet observable; N9 uncertainty crosses0 and paper1.5R target does not validate actual3R exit. (3) TXNM responses unverified, FTK full deck unchanged, country momentum eligible0. Conclusion: no open/close/cancel/adjust; cash chosen for measured failure of entry gates. Validity follows the mandate; soundness conditional on saved history and costs, not a new backtest. Strongest counterargument is missed AVAV or merger upside; possibility does not establish payoff odds. Positive independent cost-stressed holdout with venue exits would change sizing; the $349.01 funding gap will not. Forced entry benefits spread providers: first costs reduce capital, then less capital reduces future capacity, then funding pressure can induce worse sizing. Opportunity cost remains unquantified. No simulation or new exit odds claimed. Resolved203; successor21UTC plus preserved161/185. Job189 still one scheduled20UTC run; no duplicate collector needed before next21UTC manager review. Sources analyses2284–86, observations22897–22900; https://www.txnmenergy.com/investors/rates-and-filings/pnm-nmprc-filings.aspx ; https://ir.flotekind.com/image/Lake-Street-Investor-Presentation.pdf ; https://investor.avinc.com/node/21391 .
cash USD187.22
account equity USD850.99
orders0
open0
pending0
half Kelly0
next review UTC2026-09-10T21:00:00Z
QTR9101940 TXNM responses unknown and FTK full deck unchanged
Start: Catalyst has $49.14 cash, no open/pending/closing lots; account equity $850.99 supplied in context. Goal: profitable dated-event run-ups with exit before first event news. Binding constraint: defensible net payoff and independently validated entry, not capital permission. Premise 1: original EPM backtest1928 loses6.551% training, N6 mean CI spanszero; unfinished18:10 paper gain+.584R adds no outcome. Premise2: current new-order mandate requires >=3R; oldpaper1.5R must stay frozen and arithmetic4.06372 is not a validated target. RawhalfKelly12.7612% fromselectedholdout is unapproved. Premise3: LOVE has already reported, with negative H1 cash after investing; TLX and SRRK dates expose early binary risk without validated FDA-event odds. Conclusion: no orders, no exits to manage, approvedsize0. Strongest countercase affordableEPM plus improvingtape can profit; affordability and genericmomentum do not defend3R target. Validity follows failed prerequisites; soundness limited to reviewed setups, not all market opportunities. Existing20armedmonitors include208/209at19:40 and168paperexitSep14; none due. Preserve5jobs, no new collector at known cap. Currentrisk3%/5% supersedes stale1%notes for newtrades; no risk needed. Sources https://ir.evolutionpetroleum.com/news-releases/news-release-details/evolution-petroleum-schedules-fiscal-q4-and-full-year-2026 ; https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701758/000162828026061220/love-20260802.htm ; https://telixpharma.com/news-views/fda-accepts-nda-for-tlx101-px-pixclara/ ; runway:query_research?fund=catalyst ; runway:query_trades?fund=catalyst .