{
  "status": "method_card_only",
  "series_status": "pending",
  "note": "Aggregate performance series pending. Only methodology envelope published at this time.",
  "methodology": {
    "description": "Spot rebalancing strategy with proprietary execution logic",
    "universe": [
      "BTC (Bitcoin)",
      "PAXG (Paxos Gold)",
      "USDC (US Dollar stablecoin)"
    ],
    "market_type": "Spot (no leverage, no liquidation)",
    "position_type": "Long/flat only (never short)",
    "execution_style": "Fee-aware execution (details proprietary)",
    "timeframe": "Daily cadence",
    "rebalance_approach": "Periodic rebalance cadence (specific weights and thresholds proprietary)",
    "fees": {
      "exchange": "Coinbase Advanced Trade",
      "tier": "Intro 1",
      "maker_bps": 60,
      "taker_bps": 120,
      "note": "All internal results net of actual exchange fees at stated tier"
    },
    "benchmark": "Buy-and-hold with same initial allocation, never rebalanced (drift benchmark)",
    "data_source": "BINANCE/SPOT daily closes for research validation",
    "no_leverage": true,
    "no_forced_exits": "No stop-losses. Positions close only via rebalance rule, never by margin call.",
    "cash_yield": "4.7% APY on USDC balance (Coinbase tier-specific rate)"
  },
  "research_disclosures": {
    "de_risk_thrash": "FAILED - Hysteresis research to reduce rebalance thrash did not pass validation. Strategy rebalances at configured cadence without thrash mitigation.",
    "regime_dependency": "Rebalancing premium is regime-conditional. In sustained bull markets, strategy structurally underperforms buy-and-hold.",
    "primary_value": "Drawdown reduction, not return maximization. Strategy aims to halve max drawdown vs buy-and-hold on tested windows.",
    "paper_only": "EdgeVerdict currently operates in paper trading mode only. No live customer orders are placed.",
    "backtest_not_promise": "Backtest results are NOT a promise of live returns. Past performance does not guarantee future results.",
    "no_custody": "EdgeVerdict never holds customer funds. Trading occurs on customer's own exchange account.",
    "strategy_proprietary": "Target weights, drift thresholds, rebalance logic, and parameter values remain proprietary. Only aggregate methodology envelope published."
  },
  "honesty_gates": {
    "desk_pnl_not_customer_return": "Our live desk P&L is not what customers should expect. Different accounts have different fee tiers, balances, and timing.",
    "fees_are_real": "All performance figures net of exchange fees. Coinbase Intro 1: 60 bps maker / 120 bps taker.",
    "no_strategy_source": "Strategy logic, parameter grids, target weights, and optimization methods never published.",
    "no_invented_traction": "Public proof is the free method card plus math. We do not invent paid traction, revenue, or adoption.",
    "forward_holdout_only": "Research results from forward holdout windows. Not multiple disjoint test periods.",
    "intro_1_fee_drag": "Intro-1 fee tier (60/120 bps) materially impacts results vs lower-fee exchanges (Binance.US 0/2 bps)."
  },
  "aggregate_performance": {
    "status": "pending",
    "note": "Multi-year sealed aggregate battery results pending publication. Check back for updates."
  },
  "adjudication_cta": {
    "text": "Want your own trading claim independently adjudicated? -> edgeverdict.io/adjudicate",
    "url": "https://edgeverdict.io/adjudicate",
    "note": "No-backend waitlist/contact form (email + public claim URL). No submission pipeline, no pricing, no API. Demand probe only."
  },
  "generated_at": "2026-09-06T00:38:00Z",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}