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← opportunities · hypothesis 118f006d · 09-09 14:00Z · MOCK data

WHY BTC/USD LONG?LONGrejectedcrypto.volatility4H-2DCRYPTO DELEVERAGINGMOCK

Lifecyclecandidate → qualified → approved → executed, or rejected / expired

No lifecycle transitions recorded: this opportunity was decided before lifecycle tracking began.

Thesisrules-explainer-1.0.0 · from recorded evidence

crypto.volatility LONG BTC/USD: breakout signal, horizon 4H-2D
risk on regime (0.38) helps a long BTCUSD (assumed sensitivity +0.6)
SPX momentum +1.1 sd with correlation +0.31 confirms the trade
close broke the upper band
band width in the 5% percentile: squeeze
Against: liquidity contraction regime (0.44) hurts a long BTCUSD (assumed sensitivity +0.8)

DecisionREJECTED

rejected: consecutive_loss_pause

portfolioconsecutive loss pause0 vs 4paused until 2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00

Supporting evidence4

▲macro0.27risk on regime (0.38) helps a long BTCUSD (assumed sensitivity +0.6)
▲cross asset1.05SPX momentum +1.1 sd with correlation +0.31 confirms the trade
▲technical4,226close broke the upper band
▲volatility0.05band width in the 5% percentile: squeeze

Contradicting evidence3

▼macro-0.35liquidity contraction regime (0.44) hurts a long BTCUSD (assumed sensitivity +0.8)
▼macro-0.68crypto deleveraging regime (0.71) hurts a long BTCUSD (assumed sensitivity +1.0)
▼cross asset-0.52ETHUSD momentum -0.5 sd with correlation +0.73 contradicts the trade

Invalidation conditionschecked every strategy bar

stop at 95382.5 (4.0 x ATR(14))
close back through the 20-bar mean within 4 bars
horizon exceeded: 48 bars held

Confirmationuncalibrated scores

cross asset	MIXED	+0.13	2 ev.
macro	MIXED	−0.18	3 ev.
technical	CONFIRMS	+0.69	2 ev.

Event riskscore 0.42

next event: none in window
blocks entry: no
size multiplier: 1.00×
confidence add: +0

Liquidity

state at decision: high
score: +1.00

Risk layers0.26% at stop

eligibility	1 ✓	0 ✗
trade	10 ✓	0 ✗
portfolio	10 ✓	1 ✗
system	2 ✓	0 ✗

Three-layer riskcomputed on read from stored checks (no system report then)BLOCK

TRADE RISKWARN

11 checks passed; close to a limit: confidence_minimum

confidence minimum56.9 / 5597%
strategy stage eligibleBACKTEST (sandbox) / PAPER|SHADOW|LIMITED_CAPITAL|PRODUCTION
market liquidity allows entryhigh / not closed/maintenance/rollover/reopen
quote fresh0 / 150%
spread sane0.88 / 2.535%
event policyclear / clear
risk reward minimum2 / 1.575%
stop distance sane4 / 0.513%
no conflicting position0 open, 0 pending / none
size above minimum0.028 / 0.0014%
risk per trade0.265 / 126%

PORTFOLIO RISKBLOCK

blocked by consecutive_loss_pause

consecutive loss pause0 / 40%
daily loss limit-0.015 / -21%
drawdown limit0.411 / 104%
gross exposure2.94 / 5001%
leverage0.029 / 51%
currency exposure0 / 3000%
usd factor exposure-6.09 / 2502%
correlated cluster risk0.265 / 1.518%
crypto exposure2.94 / 506%
portfolio volatility3.867 / 2019%
max open positions1 / 813%

SYSTEM RISKPASS

2 checks passed

kill switch inactiveinactive / inactive
trading mode validpaper / paper|backtest|live

BLOCK = a hard check failed; WARN = passed but at >= 80% of a maximum, within 10% of a minimum, or a monitor above its level. Right column: how close a passed check is to its limit. risk_layers-1.0.0+63bba1f7

ConfidenceELEVATED · conf-1.0.0

Not a probability. Heuristic weighted score. Not a probability of profit. Calibrate on >=200 paper trades (reliability diagram) before treating as one.

signal agreement	0.12	0.0
macro confirmation	0.18	−1.7
regime alignment	0.12	+0.9
cross asset	0.12	+0.8
volatility	0.08	+4.0
liquidity	0.08	+4.0
event risk	0.10	−2.1
historical performance	0.12	−0.5
risk reward	0.08	+1.3

Trade plan

Entry zone: 104,218.8 – 105,397.0
Reference: 104,807.9
Stop: 95,382.5 · 4.0 ATR
Target 1: 123,658.8 · 2.0R
Reward / risk: 2.00
Expected horizon: 4H-2D · max 48 bars
Expected return: −0.07R
OOS win rate (uncal.): 47.4% · n=17

walk-forward out-of-sample (2026-09-16): n=17, shrunk mean R x 0.46, Beta(1,1) win rate

Size and portfolio impactrisk-1.0.0

Size0.000not approved

Risk0.26%$264 · notional $2,935

Portfolio impact

Not evaluated: the opportunity was rejected before the portfolio projection.

Every risk check

Layer	Check		Value	Limit	Detail
system	kill switch inactive	✓	inactive	inactive
system	trading mode valid	✓	paper	paper\|backtest\|live
eligibility	strategy stage eligible	✓	BACKTEST (sandbox)	PAPER\|SHADOW\|LIMITED_CAPITAL\|PRODUCTION	MOCK sandbox: strategy has not earned PAPER; simulated on synthetic data only
trade	market liquidity allows entry	✓	high	not closed/maintenance/rollover/reopen	core session: us_hours
trade	quote fresh	✓	0	15	minutes since last quote
trade	spread sane	✓	0.88	2.5	spread / typical spread
trade	event policy	✓	clear	clear
trade	confidence minimum	✓	56.9	55	uncalibrated score; event policy adds 0
trade	risk reward minimum	✓	2	1.5
trade	stop distance sane	✓	4	0.5	stop distance in ATRs
trade	no conflicting position	✓	0 open, 0 pending	none
portfolio	consecutive loss pause	✗	0	4	paused until 2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00
portfolio	daily loss limit	✓	-0.0146	-2	% since trading-day start
portfolio	drawdown limit	✓	0.4113	10	% below peak equity
trade	size above minimum	✓	0.028	0.001	units (BTC)
trade	risk per trade	✓	0.2648	1	% of equity at the stop
portfolio	gross exposure	✓	2.94	500	% of equity
portfolio	leverage	✓	0.029	5
portfolio	currency exposure	✓	0	300	largest net currency exposure: -
portfolio	usd factor exposure	✓	-6.09	250	beta-weighted USD-index-equivalent exposure, % of equity
portfolio	correlated cluster risk	✓	0.265	1.5	no correlated open positions
portfolio	crypto exposure	✓	2.94	50	% of equity
portfolio	portfolio volatility	✓	3.867	20	forecast annualised volatility
portfolio	max open positions	✓	1	8

Sizing tracenever sized from confidence alone

Step	Qty after	×	Detail
fixed_risk	0.053		0.5% of $99,675 = $498 over a stop of 9425.46 ($9,425.4617/unit)
confidence_adjusted	0.028	0.53	confidence 57 -> x0.53 (never above x1.00)
portfolio_risk_adjusted	0.028	1.00	correlated open risk $0 of $1,495 cluster budget -> x1.00
event_policy	0.028	1.00	event policy x1.00, liquidity x1.00
caps	0.028		rounded down to step 0.001

Execution and outcome

No orders: this hypothesis did not reach the broker.

Versionsevery trade is traceable

data mode: MOCK
timestamp: 2026-09-09T14:00:00Z
data source: mock
risk version: risk-1.0.0+e561f3f2
model version: regime-rules-1.0.0+ba09c5ab
feature version: fs-1.0.0+bbfe6af5
strategy version: crypto.volatility@1.0.0
execution version: exec-1.0.0+821dd562
confidence version: conf-1.0.0+18bcb659
event policy version: evpol-1.0.0+391f9e5d