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ETH 2022-12-01..2026-09-18 (OK 827, BLOCKED 561). Long iff ann-funding z(168h)[D-1]>1.5. Placebo = random entry of the same count, N=4000. Rule: REJECT if OOS placebo p>=0.05.

Placebo entry

Segmentobserved SRn_longn_candnull meannull p95empirical p
OOS0.5522621-0.021.220.242
FULL0.7131827-0.000.820.080

Controls (OOS)

  • RIDE 0.55 | FADE -0.33 | buy-hold 0.15
  • frequency-matched 7d-momentum 1.26 (mask corr 0.25)

Threshold sensitivity (OOS)

thresholdn_longOOS Sharpe
z>1.0490.34
z>1.25280.71
z>1.5 <- PRIMARY220.55
z>1.7516-0.38
z>2.016-0.38

Verdict: REJECT

  • OOS placebo p=0.242 (observed 0.55 vs null -0.02); FULL p=0.080.
  • REJECT -> the funding-z entry is indistinguishable from random entry; the trend leg of funding stays unproven.