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BTC held [t,t+1] | signal 30d-change z(90), availability +7d | IS<2021-01-01/OOS>= | 10/25bps/flip | placebo = 30d block shuffle x2000.

Bar (reports/crypto_daily_signal_synthesis.md): PASS only if A–E all pass.

Fed net liquidity (PRIMARY) (high)

checkresultverdict
A alignmentheld SR +0.89 vs lag-1 +1.02PASS
B incrementalitycorr(mom) +0.02, dir-partial-IC -0.008FAIL
C economicsgross +0.95, net10 +0.89, net25 +0.81, turns 417PASS
D stabilityIS +1.25, OOS +0.12PASS
E null+powerplacebo p 0.326, events 417FAIL

Fed net liquidity (PRIMARY): REJECT

Treasury General Account (low)

checkresultverdict
A alignmentheld SR +0.52 vs lag-1 +0.52PASS
B incrementalitycorr(mom) -0.07, dir-partial-IC -0.022FAIL
C economicsgross +0.55, net10 +0.52, net25 +0.48, turns 183PASS
D stabilityIS +0.69, OOS +0.18PASS
E null+powerplacebo p 0.928, events 183FAIL

Treasury General Account: REJECT

Overnight reverse repo (low)

checkresultverdict
A alignmentheld SR +0.89 vs lag-1 +0.83PASS
B incrementalitycorr(mom) -0.06, dir-partial-IC +0.012PASS
C economicsgross +0.98, net10 +0.89, net25 +0.75, turns 624PASS
D stabilityIS +1.14, OOS +0.41PASS
E null+powerplacebo p 0.231, events 624FAIL

Overnight reverse repo: REJECT

Broad dollar (DTWEXBGS) (low)

checkresultverdict
A alignmentheld SR +0.76 vs lag-1 +0.84PASS
B incrementalitycorr(mom) -0.02, dir-partial-IC +0.006PASS
C economicsgross +0.81, net10 +0.76, net25 +0.69, turns 343PASS
D stabilityIS +1.27, OOS -0.29FAIL
E null+powerplacebo p 0.558, events 343FAIL

Broad dollar (DTWEXBGS): REJECT

WTI oil (high)

checkresultverdict
A alignmentheld SR +1.00 vs lag-1 +0.98PASS
B incrementalitycorr(mom) +0.04, dir-partial-IC +0.017PASS
C economicsgross +1.06, net10 +1.00, net25 +0.92, turns 403PASS
D stabilityIS +1.20, OOS +0.66PASS
E null+powerplacebo p 0.181, events 403FAIL

WTI oil: REJECT

Verdict: 0/5 PASS

No exogenous macro candidate clears A–E: the Fed-liquidity / dollar / oil series do not time BTC at the daily horizon net of the alignment, momentum, cost, stability and placebo bars. Only a genuinely exogenous signal that also beats these five checks would justify a full study.