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Pre-reg: hold 7-alts-EW day D+1 iff BTC ret[D] > 0. Split IS<2025-01-01/OOS>=2025-01-01. Close-close (24/7). Costs 10bps/25bps-stress per unit flip. sqrt365.

Grid 2022-12-01..2026-09-13 (1383 days).

Scoreboard (OOS)

VariantRetSharpeMaxDDNet10Net25Turn/yrCorrBHResidShp
PRIMARY up-day+8.48%0.34-36.94%-0.01-0.54178.680.680.730.3240
STRONG >+1%-15.24%-0.03-41.55%-0.38-0.90148.120.570.160.5160
DOWN control-59.06%-0.70-67.60%-1.03-1.52178.680.73-0.730.8244
alts-EW buy-and-hold-55.59%-0.27-74.22%------

IS reference

VariantIS Sharpe
PRIMARY up-day0.73
STRONG >+1%0.36
DOWN control1.33
alts-EW buy-and-hold1.49

PRIMARY verdict: REJECT (OOS Sharpe 0.34 (need >=+0.50); p 0.3240 (need <0.05); resid +0.73 (need >0); control -0.70 (need < PRIMARY); DSR(K=3) 0.44)

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