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premium = Coinbase/Binance - 1 | z(30) | IS<2025-01-01/OOS>= | close-to-close forward day | 15bps/flip | 30d block placebo x2000.

Legs

BTC — 2020-01-01..2026-08-31

legexposureIS net SROOS net SROOS B&Hnet DDOOS ICflips
z>+0.5 (PRIMARY)31%1.04-0.080.58-54%+0.073549
z>0.049%0.90-0.040.58-56%+0.073583
z>+1.016%0.83-0.310.58-31%+0.073384
z<-0.5 (reverse)33%-0.71-1.660.58-95%+0.073598
  • block placebo z>+0.5: OOS obs -0.08 vs null -0.62/p95 0.42 -> p 0.202
  • partial IC(fwd1 | tr5,tr21) = +0.0755; partial IC(fwd5) = +0.0646
  • DSR(K=4) OOS net vs B&H 0.58: 0.13 | haircut -0.08
z quintilemean fwd1n
Q1-0.187%484
Q2+0.002%484
Q3-0.038%484
Q4+0.345%484
Q5+0.329%484

ETH — 2020-01-01..2026-08-31

legexposureIS net SROOS net SROOS B&Hnet DDOOS ICflips
z>+0.5 (PRIMARY)31%0.90-0.480.53-62%+0.058519
z>0.049%1.04-0.080.53-63%+0.058637
z>+1.016%0.91-1.840.53-65%+0.058396
z<-0.5 (reverse)33%-1.04-0.550.53-99%+0.058634

Verdict: REJECT

  • BTC PRIMARY: OOS net-vs-BH -0.66, placebo p 0.202, IS edge +0.46, partial IC +0.075
  • REJECT -> the premium relation does not survive the placebo / control bars on this sample; feed stays research infrastructure. PASS would graduate to shadow only, no live wiring.