research: add focused portfolio capacity matrix

README.md

@@ -255,11 +255,18 @@ A systematic single-variable sweep (offline prod snapshot, production gate/rank/
 | ATR trail multiple {1.5–4.0} | **Keep 3.0** | Return+Sharpe peak; ≤2.0 whipsaws out the momentum right tail; ≥2.5 is a plateau |
 | SPY 200d-MA regime overlay (block entries / go flat) | **Reject** | Halves return (315%→138%) with zero drawdown benefit — the ATR trail already manages downside, and the filter blocks the recovery-phase entries that make the money |
 | Momentum lookback: 6-1, 3-1, 12-7 (Novy-Marx), composites | **Keep residual 12-1** | 6-1/3-1 rank-IC ≈ 0; 12-7 IC 0.045 / t 1.58 — weaker than residual 12-1 (0.055 / t 1.98) |
-| Selection cutoff {70, 75, 85, 90} × book size {10, 15, 20} | **Keep 80 × 10** | Monotonically worse in both directions from 80; the 10-slot cap never binds (<10 concurrent) |
+| Selection cutoff {70, 75, 85, 90} × book size {10, 15, 20} | **Keep cutoff 80; capacity reopened** | The older weekly replay favored 80 × 10, but its no-cap-pressure conclusion is superseded by 519 book-full rejections versus 472 trades under the current daily gate-reset control |
 | Position sizing: equal-weight, inverse-vol, risk-% sweep | **Keep 1% fixed-fractional** | See the inverse-vol warning below |
 | Post-stop re-entry: immediate, fixed 2–5 sessions, gate resets, confirmation filters | **Keep normal gate reset for the 10-position production book** | Sharpe 1.77 vs 1.67 immediate and 1.47 cooldown 5; rerun before changing portfolio capacity |
 | FIP path-smoothness as an in-book tie-breaker/filter | **Reject** (but see the lead below) | Non-monotonic across FIP quintiles within the qualified set; either half of a median split underperforms the full book — thinning the entry stream costs more compounding than the tilt returns |
 
+> **Capacity correction (2026-08-05):** the table's older weekly conclusion
+> that the ten-slot cap never binds is superseded. Under the current daily
+> gate-reset Phase A control, 472 trades were admitted and 519 qualified entries
+> were rejected because the book was full (52.4% of admitted+blocked
+> opportunities). Cutoff 80 remains the signal setting; portfolio capacity is
+> reopened in the focused capacity-bracket study.
+
 Two findings future sessions must not re-litigate:
 
 - **The "inverse-vol sizing win" (July 2026) was mis-attributed — do not resurrect.** The diagnostic sized `notional = equity × 1% / vol_6m`, and the 20% notional cap bound on 95% of entries, so it actually measured "~5 positions × 20% notional each" — a concentration/risk-appetite bump economically equivalent to raising risk to 1.5%, not vol-managed sizing. Genuine inverse-vol sizing (risk budget × median-vol/vol) cuts max drawdown to −18.2% but costs ~58pp total return at flat Sharpe: a risk-preference trade, not edge.

app/services/backtest_service.py

@@ -1320,6 +1320,7 @@ def _replay_candidates_for_period(
     cadence: str = DEFAULT_BACKTEST_CADENCE,
     include_short_candidates: bool = False,
     include_universe_rank_observations: bool = False,
+    outcome_horizon_sessions: int = HORIZON,
 ) -> list[dict]:
     """Slim picklable replay used by local event studies.
 
@@ -1343,10 +1344,13 @@ def _replay_candidates_for_period(
         )
     ]
     cadence = validate_backtest_cadence(cadence)
+    replay_horizon = int(outcome_horizon_sessions)
+    if replay_horizon < 0:
+        raise ValueError('outcome_horizon_sessions must be non-negative')
     candidates: list[dict] = []
     for i in range(
         MIN_LOOKBACK - 1,
-        len(bars) - HORIZON,
+        len(bars) - replay_horizon,
         backtest_step_sessions(cadence),
     ):
         if bars[i].date < start_date:
@@ -1942,6 +1946,7 @@ def _make_gate_reset_reentry_fn(
     cadence: str,
     qualified_fn: Callable[[dict], bool] | None = None,
     ranking_key: str = PRODUCTION_PERCENTILE_KEY,
+    evaluation_horizon_sessions: int = HORIZON,
 ) -> Callable[[str, int, dict, Any], dict | None]:
     """Build the production post-stop gate-reset callback.
 
@@ -1959,11 +1964,18 @@ def _make_gate_reset_reentry_fn(
 
     evaluation_ords: dict[str, set[int]] = {}
     step_sessions = backtest_step_sessions(cadence)
+    evaluation_horizon = int(evaluation_horizon_sessions)
+    if evaluation_horizon < 0:
+        raise ValueError('evaluation_horizon_sessions must be non-negative')
     for symbol, columns in prices.items():
         ordinals = columns[0]
         evaluation_ords[symbol] = {
             int(ordinals[index])
-            for index in range(MIN_LOOKBACK - 1, len(ordinals) - HORIZON, step_sessions)
+            for index in range(
+                MIN_LOOKBACK - 1,
+                len(ordinals) - evaluation_horizon,
+                step_sessions,
+            )
         }
 
     qualified_by_symbol_date: dict[tuple[str, int], dict] = {}
@@ -2010,7 +2022,7 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     *,
     qualified_fn: Callable[[dict], bool] | None = None,
     ranking_key: str = PRODUCTION_PERCENTILE_KEY,
-    max_positions: int = SIM_MAX_POSITIONS,
+    max_positions: int | None = SIM_MAX_POSITIONS,
     risk_per_trade: float = SIM_RISK_PER_TRADE,
     atr_trail_multiplier: float = ATR_TRAIL_MULTIPLIER,
     cost_per_side: float = COST_PER_SIDE,
@@ -2034,6 +2046,12 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     corr_lookback: int = 120,
     corr_action: str = "skip",
     corr_min_overlap: int = 60,
+    min_initial_risk_fraction: float | None = None,
+    weekly_top_n_rebalance: bool = False,
+    daily_rank_map: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]] | None = None,
+    measurement_start_date: date | None = None,
+    hard_end_date: date | None = None,
+    include_capacity_diagnostics: bool = False,
 ) -> dict | None:
     """Replay the qualified setups as ONE capital-constrained book and report
     portfolio economics from the daily equity curve (return, CAGR, drawdown,
@@ -2083,6 +2101,20 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
         raise ValueError("corr_action must be 'skip' or 'half_size'")
     if vol_target is not None and vol_target <= 0:
         raise ValueError("vol_target must be positive when set")
+    if max_positions is not None and int(max_positions) <= 0:
+        raise ValueError("max_positions must be positive or None")
+    if min_initial_risk_fraction is not None and not (
+        0.0 < float(min_initial_risk_fraction) < 1.0
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("min_initial_risk_fraction must be between 0 and 1")
+    if weekly_top_n_rebalance and (
+        max_positions is None or daily_rank_map is None
+    ):
+        raise ValueError(
+            "weekly_top_n_rebalance requires max_positions and daily_rank_map"
+        )
+    if weekly_top_n_rebalance and fill_mode != FILL_MODE_CLOSE:
+        raise ValueError("weekly_top_n_rebalance requires fill_mode=close")
     clamp_lo, clamp_hi = float(vol_clamp[0]), float(vol_clamp[1])
     if clamp_lo <= 0 or clamp_hi < clamp_lo:
         raise ValueError("vol_clamp must satisfy 0 < lo <= hi")
@@ -2094,8 +2126,26 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
 
     entries_by_ord: dict[int, list[dict]] = defaultdict(list)
     start_ord = start_date.toordinal() if start_date is not None else None
+    measurement_start_ord = (
+        measurement_start_date.toordinal()
+        if measurement_start_date is not None
+        else start_ord
+    )
+    hard_end_ord = hard_end_date.toordinal() if hard_end_date is not None else None
     # Explicit simulator/holdout end dates are exclusive split boundaries.
     end_ord = end_date.toordinal() if end_date is not None else None
+    if (
+        start_ord is not None
+        and measurement_start_ord is not None
+        and measurement_start_ord < start_ord
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("measurement_start_date cannot precede start_date")
+    if (
+        hard_end_ord is not None
+        and measurement_start_ord is not None
+        and hard_end_ord <= measurement_start_ord
+    ):
+        raise ValueError("hard_end_date must follow measurement_start_date")
     for c in candidates:
         if not qualified_fn(c) or c.get("direction") != "long":
             continue
@@ -2104,6 +2154,8 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             continue
         if end_ord is not None and entry_ord >= end_ord:
             continue  # holdout/validation: entries strictly before the split
+        if hard_end_ord is not None and entry_ord >= hard_end_ord:
+            continue
         if not c.get("entry") or not c.get("stop"):
             continue
         entries_by_ord[entry_ord].append(c)
@@ -2116,7 +2168,12 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     }
 
     first_ord = start_ord if start_ord is not None else min(entries_by_ord)
-    calendar = sorted({o for cols in prices.values() for o in cols[0] if o >= first_ord})
+    full_calendar = sorted({o for cols in prices.values() for o in cols[0]})
+    calendar = [
+        o
+        for o in full_calendar
+        if o >= first_ord and (hard_end_ord is None or o < hard_end_ord)
+    ]
     if not calendar:
         return None
 
@@ -2124,6 +2181,7 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     # fill lag). Prevents trailing flat-cash after the last resolvable entry —
     # the clear-air train-window bug — for train, validation, and full-period
     # books alike (including max-hold sweeps out to 90 days).
+    if hard_end_ord is None:
         last_signal_ord = max(entries_by_ord)
         resolve_pad = hold_days + (1 if fill_mode in DELAYED_FILL_MODES else 0)
         cut = bisect.bisect_left(calendar, last_signal_ord) + resolve_pad + 1
@@ -2131,13 +2189,31 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     if not calendar:
         return None
 
+    weekly_rebalance_ords: set[int] = set()
+    for index, session_ord in enumerate(full_calendar):
+        session_date = date.fromordinal(session_ord)
+        iso = session_date.isocalendar()
+        if index + 1 < len(full_calendar):
+            next_iso = date.fromordinal(full_calendar[index + 1]).isocalendar()
+            if (iso.year, iso.week) != (next_iso.year, next_iso.week):
+                weekly_rebalance_ords.add(session_ord)
+        elif session_date.weekday() == 4:
+            weekly_rebalance_ords.add(session_ord)
+
     cash = SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL
     positions: dict[str, dict] = {}
     curve: list[tuple[int, float]] = []
     trades: list[dict] = []
     skipped_full = 0
+    measurement_skipped_full = 0
     skipped_cooldown = 0
     skipped_corr = 0
+    skipped_min_initial_risk = 0
+    measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk = 0
+    opened_positions = 0
+    measurement_opened_positions = 0
+    weekly_rank_rejected_entries = 0
+    measurement_weekly_rank_rejected_entries = 0
     skipped_missing_fill = 0
     skipped_gap_cap = 0
     cooldown_until_index: dict[str, int] = {}
@@ -2152,6 +2228,12 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     vol_scalars: list[float] = []
     overnight_slippage_pct: list[float] = []
     pending_delayed: list[dict] = []
+    measurement_start_equity: float | None = None
+    measurement_start_position_count: int | None = None
+    capacity_samples: list[dict[str, float | int]] = []
+    weekly_rebalance_events: list[dict] = []
+    rebalance_exit_index: dict[str, tuple[int, int]] = {}
+    rebalance_reentry_events: list[dict] = []
 
     def _bar(sym: str, o: int):
         idx = index_of.get(sym, {}).get(o)
@@ -2221,6 +2303,13 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
         cost = proceeds * cost_rate
         cash += proceeds - cost
         risk = pos["entry"] - pos["initial_stop"]
+        initial_risk_dollars = pos["shares"] * risk
+        net_pnl = (
+            proceeds
+            - pos["shares"] * pos["entry"]
+            - cost
+            - pos["entry_cost"]
+        )
         trades.append({
             "symbol": sym,
             "entry_ord": pos["entry_ord"],
@@ -2229,8 +2318,13 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             "initial_stop": pos["initial_stop"],
             "active_stop": pos["stop"],
             "fill": fill,
-            "pnl": proceeds - pos["shares"] * pos["entry"] - cost - pos["entry_cost"],
+            "shares": pos["shares"],
+            "initial_risk_dollars": initial_risk_dollars,
+            "pnl": net_pnl,
             "r": (fill - pos["entry"]) / risk if risk > 0 else 0.0,
+            "net_r": net_pnl / initial_risk_dollars
+            if initial_risk_dollars > 0
+            else 0.0,
             "hold": pos["bars_held"],
             "reason": reason,
             "stop_refreshes": pos["stop_refreshes"],
@@ -2245,6 +2339,13 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
 
     cooldown_sessions = max(0, int(reentry_cooldown_sessions))
     for calendar_index, o in enumerate(calendar):
+        in_measurement = (
+            measurement_start_ord is None or o >= measurement_start_ord
+        )
+        if in_measurement and measurement_start_equity is None:
+            measurement_start_equity = _marked_equity()
+            measurement_start_position_count = len(positions)
+
         # 1) exits on today's bars (stop intraday, target intraday, time at close)
         for sym in list(positions):
             pos = positions[sym]
@@ -2358,6 +2459,82 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             reverse=True,
         )
 
+        weekly_selected_entries: list[dict] | None = None
+        if weekly_top_n_rebalance and o in weekly_rebalance_ords:
+            assert max_positions is not None
+            assert daily_rank_map is not None
+            asof = date.fromordinal(o).isoformat()
+            protected: set[str] = set()
+            ranked_pool: list[tuple[float, int, str, dict | None]] = []
+            for sym in positions:
+                rank_row = daily_rank_map.get((sym, asof))
+                current_rank = (
+                    rank_row.get("strategy_rank") if rank_row is not None else None
+                )
+                if current_rank is None or _bar(sym, o) is None:
+                    protected.add(sym)
+                    continue
+                ranked_pool.append((float(current_rank), 0, sym, None))
+
+            entrants_by_symbol: dict[str, dict] = {}
+            for candidate in signal_todays:
+                sym = str(candidate["symbol"])
+                if sym in positions or sym in entrants_by_symbol:
+                    continue
+                entrants_by_symbol[sym] = candidate
+            eligible_entrants = 0
+            for sym, candidate in entrants_by_symbol.items():
+                rank_row = daily_rank_map.get((sym, asof))
+                current_rank = (
+                    rank_row.get("strategy_rank") if rank_row is not None else None
+                )
+                if current_rank is None:
+                    continue
+                eligible_entrants += 1
+                ranked_pool.append((float(current_rank), 1, sym, candidate))
+
+            available_slots = max(0, int(max_positions) - len(protected))
+            ranked_pool.sort(key=lambda row: (-row[0], row[1], row[2]))
+            selected = ranked_pool[:available_slots]
+            selected_holding_symbols = {
+                sym for _rank, kind, sym, _candidate in selected if kind == 0
+            }
+            weekly_selected_entries = [
+                candidate
+                for _rank, kind, _sym, candidate in selected
+                if kind == 1 and candidate is not None
+            ]
+            selected_entrant_symbols = {
+                str(candidate["symbol"]) for candidate in weekly_selected_entries
+            }
+            rejected_now = max(0, eligible_entrants - len(selected_entrant_symbols))
+            weekly_rank_rejected_entries += rejected_now
+            if in_measurement:
+                measurement_weekly_rank_rejected_entries += rejected_now
+
+            exited_symbols: list[str] = []
+            for sym in list(positions):
+                if sym in protected or sym in selected_holding_symbols:
+                    continue
+                bar = _bar(sym, o)
+                if bar is None:
+                    continue
+                _close_trade(sym, float(bar.close), "weekly_rebalance")
+                rebalance_exit_index[sym] = (calendar_index, o)
+                exited_symbols.append(sym)
+
+            weekly_rebalance_events.append({
+                "ord": o,
+                "fresh_entrant_pool": len(entrants_by_symbol),
+                "rank_eligible_entrant_pool": eligible_entrants,
+                "selected_entrants": len(selected_entrant_symbols),
+                "replacements": len(exited_symbols),
+                "exited_symbols": sorted(exited_symbols),
+                "selected_entrant_symbols": sorted(selected_entrant_symbols),
+                "measurement": in_measurement,
+            })
+            equity = _marked_equity()
+
         if fill_mode in DELAYED_FILL_MODES:
             fill_candidates = sorted(
                 pending_delayed,
@@ -2366,7 +2543,11 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             )
             pending_delayed = []
         else:
-            fill_candidates = signal_todays
+            fill_candidates = (
+                weekly_selected_entries
+                if weekly_selected_entries is not None
+                else signal_todays
+            )
 
         def _corr_scale_for(sym: str, asof_idx: int) -> float | None:
             """1.0 ok, 0.5 half-size, None = skip. Missing history → uncorrelated."""
@@ -2411,15 +2592,21 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             corr_scale: float,
             fill_bar: Any | None,
         ) -> None:
-            nonlocal cash, equity, skipped_full, skipped_cooldown, post_stop_events
+            nonlocal cash, equity, skipped_full, measurement_skipped_full
+            nonlocal skipped_cooldown, post_stop_events
+            nonlocal skipped_min_initial_risk
+            nonlocal measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk
+            nonlocal opened_positions, measurement_opened_positions
             sym = c["symbol"]
             if sym in positions:
                 return
             if calendar_index < cooldown_until_index.get(sym, -1):
                 skipped_cooldown += 1
                 return
-            if len(positions) >= max_positions:
+            if max_positions is not None and len(positions) >= max_positions:
                 skipped_full += 1
+                if in_measurement:
+                    measurement_skipped_full += 1
                 return
             risk_ps = entry - stop
             if risk_ps <= 0 or entry <= 0:
@@ -2436,6 +2623,16 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
                 (equity * SIM_NOTIONAL_CAP) / entry,
                 max(cash, 0.0) / (entry * (1.0 + cost_rate)),
             )
+            initial_risk_dollars = shares * risk_ps
+            if (
+                min_initial_risk_fraction is not None
+                and initial_risk_dollars
+                < equity * float(min_initial_risk_fraction)
+            ):
+                skipped_min_initial_risk += 1
+                if in_measurement:
+                    measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk += 1
+                return
             if shares * entry < 1.0:
                 return
             entry_cost = shares * entry * cost_rate
@@ -2475,6 +2672,21 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
                 "vol_scalar": scalar,
                 "corr_scale": corr_scale,
             }
+            opened_positions += 1
+            if in_measurement:
+                measurement_opened_positions += 1
+            prior_rebalance_exit = rebalance_exit_index.pop(sym, None)
+            if prior_rebalance_exit is not None:
+                prior_exit_index, prior_exit_ord = prior_rebalance_exit
+                rebalance_reentry_events.append({
+                    "symbol": sym,
+                    "exit_ord": prior_exit_ord,
+                    "exit_calendar_index": prior_exit_index,
+                    "reentry_calendar_index": calendar_index,
+                    "wait_sessions": calendar_index - prior_exit_index,
+                    "reentry_ord": entry_ord,
+                    "measurement": in_measurement,
+                })
             # next_open only: fill is at the open, so the rest of the bar can stop out.
             # stale_close fills at the close — same-day stop after entry does not apply.
             # bars_held stays 0 on the fill day (matches close-fill cadence).
@@ -2576,7 +2788,25 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
             # Queue today's signals for the next session's fill.
             pending_delayed.extend(signal_todays)
 
-        curve.append((o, _marked_equity()))
+        marked_equity = _marked_equity()
+        if in_measurement and include_capacity_diagnostics:
+            gross_notional = sum(
+                pos["shares"] * pos["last_close"] for pos in positions.values()
+            )
+            capacity_samples.append({
+                "positions": len(positions),
+                "cash_pct": cash / marked_equity * 100.0
+                if marked_equity > 0
+                else 0.0,
+                "gross_exposure_pct": gross_notional / marked_equity * 100.0
+                if marked_equity > 0
+                else 0.0,
+                "at_capacity": int(
+                    max_positions is not None
+                    and len(positions) >= max_positions
+                ),
+            })
+        curve.append((o, marked_equity))
 
     # Close whatever is still open at its last mark so final equity is realized.
     for sym in list(positions):
@@ -2584,32 +2814,57 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
     final_equity = cash
     curve[-1] = (calendar[-1], final_equity)
 
-    total_return_pct = (final_equity / SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL - 1.0) * 100.0
-    years = (calendar[-1] - calendar[0]) / 365.25
+    metric_start_ord = (
+        measurement_start_ord if measurement_start_ord is not None else calendar[0]
+    )
+    metric_curve = [(day_ord, eq) for day_ord, eq in curve if day_ord >= metric_start_ord]
+    if not metric_curve:
+        return None
+    metric_base_equity = (
+        measurement_start_equity
+        if measurement_start_date is not None and measurement_start_equity is not None
+        else SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL
+    )
+    total_return_pct = (final_equity / metric_base_equity - 1.0) * 100.0
+    years = (calendar[-1] - metric_start_ord) / 365.25
     cagr_pct = (
-        ((final_equity / SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL) ** (1.0 / years) - 1.0) * 100.0
+        ((final_equity / metric_base_equity) ** (1.0 / years) - 1.0) * 100.0
         if years > 0.25 and final_equity > 0
         else None
     )
 
     peak = float("-inf")
     max_dd = 0.0
-    for _, eq in curve:
+    drawdown_equities = (
+        [metric_base_equity, *(eq for _, eq in metric_curve)]
+        if measurement_start_date is not None
+        else [eq for _, eq in metric_curve]
+    )
+    for eq in drawdown_equities:
         peak = max(peak, eq)
         if peak > 0:
             max_dd = max(max_dd, (peak - eq) / peak)
 
-    rets = [b / a - 1.0 for (_, a), (_, b) in zip(curve, curve[1:]) if a > 0]
+    return_equities = (
+        [metric_base_equity, *(eq for _, eq in metric_curve)]
+        if measurement_start_date is not None
+        else [eq for _, eq in metric_curve]
+    )
+    rets = [
+        b / a - 1.0
+        for a, b in zip(return_equities, return_equities[1:])
+        if a > 0
+    ]
     diag = sharpe_diagnostics(rets)
     sharpe = diag["sharpe"]
 
     # Per-calendar-year returns off the equity curve — shows whether every year
     # contributed or one exceptional stretch carried the result.
     yearly: list[dict] = []
-    year_start_eq = curve[0][1]
-    cur_year = date.fromordinal(curve[0][0]).year
-    last_eq = curve[0][1]
-    for o, eq in curve:
+    year_start_eq = metric_base_equity
+    cur_year = date.fromordinal(metric_start_ord).year
+    last_eq = metric_base_equity
+    for o, eq in metric_curve:
         y = date.fromordinal(o).year
         if y != cur_year:
             yearly.append({
@@ -2628,24 +2883,29 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
         ),
     })
 
-    pnls = [t["pnl"] for t in trades]
+    metric_trades = [
+        trade for trade in trades if trade["entry_ord"] >= metric_start_ord
+    ]
+    pnls = [t["pnl"] for t in metric_trades]
     wins = sum(1 for p in pnls if p > 0)
     reason_counts = {
-        reason: sum(1 for t in trades if t["reason"] == reason)
-        for reason in sorted({t["reason"] for t in trades})
+        reason: sum(1 for t in metric_trades if t["reason"] == reason)
+        for reason in sorted({t["reason"] for t in metric_trades})
     }
     spy_pct = None
     if spy_closes:
         from app.services.benchmark_service import benchmark_return_pct
 
         spy_pct = benchmark_return_pct(
-            spy_closes, date.fromordinal(calendar[0]), date.fromordinal(calendar[-1])
+            spy_closes,
+            date.fromordinal(metric_start_ord),
+            date.fromordinal(calendar[-1]),
         )
 
     curve_payload: list[dict] | None = None
     benchmark_payload: list[dict] | None = None
     if include_curve:
-        curve_base = curve[0][1] if curve else SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL
+        curve_base = metric_base_equity
         curve_payload = [
             {
                 "date": date.fromordinal(o).isoformat(),
@@ -2654,12 +2914,12 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
                 if curve_base > 0
                 else None,
             }
-            for o, eq in curve
+            for o, eq in metric_curve
         ]
         if spy_closes:
             benchmark_payload = []
             base_spy = None
-            for o, _ in curve:
+            for o, _ in metric_curve:
                 d = date.fromordinal(o)
                 close = spy_closes.get(d)
                 if close is None or close <= 0:
@@ -2678,6 +2938,8 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
         calmar = float(cagr_pct) / max_dd_pct
     result = {
         "starting_capital": SIM_STARTING_CAPITAL,
+        "measurement_start_equity": round(metric_base_equity, 2),
+        "measurement_start_positions": measurement_start_position_count or 0,
         "cost_per_side_pct": round(cost_rate * 100.0, 3),
         "fill_mode": fill_mode,
         "final_equity": round(final_equity, 2),
@@ -2691,23 +2953,161 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
         "n_returns": diag["n_returns"],
         "return_skew": diag["return_skew"],
         "return_kurtosis": diag["return_kurtosis"],
-        "trades": len(trades),
-        "win_rate": round(wins / len(trades) * 100.0, 1) if trades else None,
+        "trades": len(metric_trades),
+        "win_rate": (
+            round(wins / len(metric_trades) * 100.0, 1)
+            if metric_trades
+            else None
+        ),
         "avg_trade_pnl": round(sum(pnls) / len(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
-        "best_trade_r": round(max(t["r"] for t in trades), 2) if trades else None,
-        "worst_trade_r": round(min(t["r"] for t in trades), 2) if trades else None,
+        "best_trade_r": (
+            round(max(t["r"] for t in metric_trades), 2)
+            if metric_trades
+            else None
+        ),
+        "worst_trade_r": (
+            round(min(t["r"] for t in metric_trades), 2)
+            if metric_trades
+            else None
+        ),
         "best_trade_pnl": round(max(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
         "worst_trade_pnl": round(min(pnls), 2) if pnls else None,
         "avg_hold_days": (
-            round(sum(t["hold"] for t in trades) / len(trades), 1) if trades else None
+            round(
+                sum(t["hold"] for t in metric_trades) / len(metric_trades),
+                1,
+            )
+            if metric_trades
+            else None
         ),
         "exit_reasons": reason_counts,
         "skipped_book_full": skipped_full,
         "spy_return_pct": round(spy_pct, 1) if spy_pct is not None else None,
         "yearly_returns": yearly,
-        "start_date": date.fromordinal(calendar[0]).isoformat(),
+        "start_date": date.fromordinal(metric_start_ord).isoformat(),
         "end_date": date.fromordinal(calendar[-1]).isoformat(),
     }
+    if measurement_start_date is not None:
+        result["simulation_start_date"] = date.fromordinal(calendar[0]).isoformat()
+    if hard_end_date is not None:
+        result["hard_end_date_exclusive"] = hard_end_date.isoformat()
+    if measurement_start_date is not None:
+        result["measurement_skipped_book_full"] = measurement_skipped_full
+        result["measurement_opened_positions"] = measurement_opened_positions
+    if min_initial_risk_fraction is not None:
+        result["min_initial_risk_fraction"] = float(min_initial_risk_fraction)
+        result["skipped_min_initial_risk"] = skipped_min_initial_risk
+        result["measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk"] = (
+            measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk
+        )
+    if include_capacity_diagnostics:
+        measured_opened = (
+            measurement_opened_positions
+            if measurement_start_date is not None
+            else opened_positions
+        )
+        measured_full = (
+            measurement_skipped_full
+            if measurement_start_date is not None
+            else skipped_full
+        )
+        capacity_opportunities = measured_opened + measured_full
+        result["opened_positions"] = measured_opened
+        result["capacity_opportunities"] = capacity_opportunities
+        result["blocked_fraction"] = (
+            round(measured_full / capacity_opportunities, 6)
+            if capacity_opportunities
+            else 0.0
+        )
+        result["avg_positions"] = (
+            round(
+                sum(float(sample["positions"]) for sample in capacity_samples)
+                / len(capacity_samples),
+                4,
+            )
+            if capacity_samples
+            else 0.0
+        )
+        result["peak_positions"] = (
+            max(int(sample["positions"]) for sample in capacity_samples)
+            if capacity_samples
+            else 0
+        )
+        result["sessions_at_capacity"] = sum(
+            int(sample["at_capacity"]) for sample in capacity_samples
+        )
+        result["sessions_measured"] = len(capacity_samples)
+        result["avg_cash_pct"] = (
+            round(
+                sum(float(sample["cash_pct"]) for sample in capacity_samples)
+                / len(capacity_samples),
+                4,
+            )
+            if capacity_samples
+            else None
+        )
+        result["avg_gross_exposure_pct"] = (
+            round(
+                sum(
+                    float(sample["gross_exposure_pct"])
+                    for sample in capacity_samples
+                )
+                / len(capacity_samples),
+                4,
+            )
+            if capacity_samples
+            else None
+        )
+    if weekly_top_n_rebalance:
+        measured_events = [
+            event for event in weekly_rebalance_events if event["measurement"]
+        ]
+        measured_reentries = [
+            event for event in rebalance_reentry_events if event["measurement"]
+        ]
+        result["weekly_rank_rejected_entries"] = (
+            measurement_weekly_rank_rejected_entries
+            if measurement_start_date is not None
+            else weekly_rank_rejected_entries
+        )
+        result["weekly_rebalance_events"] = [
+            {
+                **{
+                    key: value
+                    for key, value in event.items()
+                    if key not in {"ord", "measurement"}
+                },
+                "date": date.fromordinal(event["ord"]).isoformat(),
+            }
+            for event in measured_events
+        ]
+        result["rebalance_reentry_events"] = [
+            {
+                **{
+                    key: value
+                    for key, value in event.items()
+                    if key
+                    not in {
+                        "exit_ord",
+                        "reentry_ord",
+                        "measurement",
+                        "exit_calendar_index",
+                        "reentry_calendar_index",
+                    }
+                },
+                "exit_date": date.fromordinal(event["exit_ord"]).isoformat(),
+                "reentry_date": date.fromordinal(
+                    event["reentry_ord"]
+                ).isoformat(),
+            }
+            for event in measured_reentries
+        ]
+        for session_limit in (5, 10, 20):
+            result[f"rebalance_reentries_within_{session_limit}_sessions"] = sum(
+                1
+                for event in measured_reentries
+                if int(event["wait_sessions"]) <= session_limit
+            )
     if vol_target is not None:
         result["vol_target"] = vol_target
         result["vol_lookback"] = int(vol_lookback)
@@ -2782,7 +3182,7 @@ def _simulate_portfolio(
                 "entry_date": date.fromordinal(trade["entry_ord"]).isoformat(),
                 "exit_date": date.fromordinal(trade["exit_ord"]).isoformat(),
             }
-            for trade in trades
+            for trade in metric_trades
         ]
     return result
 

docs/research/README.md

@@ -197,4 +197,11 @@ qualification. The [daily re-entry matrix](post-stop-reentry.md) supports this
 for the current 10-position book, but not as a universal rule for other
 portfolio capacities.
 
+Capacity itself is no longer considered settled. The current daily Phase A
+control rejects 519 qualified entries because the ten-slot book is full versus
+472 admitted trades. The older weekly “cap never binds” result is stale. The
+[frozen focused capacity bracket](portfolio-capacity-bracket.md) compares cap
+10, cap 15, cash-only unbounded, and weekly current-rank top 10 without tuning
+replacement variants or using a formal promotion gate.
+
 The next real evidence is **forward**, not backward: the live paper-trade record.

docs/research/phase-a-matrix.md

@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ Mechanics guards confirmed before reading results: calendar truncation asserted
 | **Validation** | **1.68** | **0.72** | **41.6%** | **20.9%** | **1.99** | **239** |
 | Full (close-fill) | 1.77 | 0.50 | 48.3% | 21.6% | 2.23 | 472 |
 
+**Capacity correction (2026-08-05):** the full close-fill control also records
+skipped_book_full = 519 versus 472 admitted trades, so the ten-slot book
+refuses 52.4% of admitted+blocked qualified opportunities. The older weekly
+claim that the cap never bound is stale and does not apply to this daily
+gate-reset configuration. Capacity is now isolated in the
+[focused bracket study](portfolio-capacity-bracket.md).
+
 Validation SE ≈ 0.72 — almost no arm clears a 1-SE delta.
 
 ---

docs/research/portfolio-capacity-bracket.md

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Portfolio-capacity bracket — frozen specification
+
+Date frozen: 2026-08-05
+Branch: research/portfolio-capacity-rebalancing
+Runner: scripts/run_portfolio_construction_matrix.py
+
+## Question and motivation
+
+The daily Phase A production control (a0_control: close fill, 30-session
+maximum hold, 1% fixed-fractional risk, no correlation or volatility overlay)
+recorded 472 trades and 519 otherwise qualified entries rejected because the
+ten-position book was full. The blocked share is 519 / (519 + 472) = 52.4%.
+The book is therefore materially arrival-order constrained.
+
+This supersedes the older statement that the ten-slot cap never bound. That
+statement came from a shorter, weekly, pre-gate-reset replay and is not evidence
+about the current daily strategy.
+
+The study brackets the value of capacity before tuning replacement details. It
+does not contain a formal promotion rule or automatically change production.
+Because the current ~505-name production membership is projected backward,
+paired arm-versus-control differences are the primary evidence. Absolute
+profitability is descriptive and survivorship-biased.
+
+## Frozen arms
+
+1. **cap10_incumbent:** exact production-style cap-10 control, no displacement.
+2. **cash_unbounded:** no position-count cap; cash/no leverage and the existing
+   20% per-position notional ceiling remain. Reject an entry if actual initial
+   stop-risk after cash/notional sizing is below 0.5% of marked equity.
+3. **cap10_weekly_top10:** on the final trading session of each ISO week, rank
+   holdings plus fresh same-day qualified entrants and retain the top ten.
+4. **cap15_incumbent:** cap 15, no displacement.
+
+All arms use the frozen Phase A control configuration: daily candidate replay,
+live-like full-universe residual-momentum/low-volatility 80/20 rank, activation
+threshold 80, normal gate-reset re-entry, close fill, 3×ATR trail, 30-session
+maximum hold, 1% risk, and costs of 0.10% and 0.20% per fill.
+
+The daily replay uses zero outcome horizon: setup and rank observations continue
+through the snapshot's last session because portfolio simulation, unlike outcome
+grading, does not require 30 future bars.
+
+### Weekly-selection mechanics
+
+- Ordinary exits run before entries/rebalancing.
+- Open slots may still fill from daily qualified entries during the week.
+- On the final ISO-week session, current holdings and that day's fresh qualified
+  entrants use the full-universe strategy_rank for that same date.
+- Stored entry-day rank is never used.
+- Holdings with missing current rank/data are protected and consume a slot;
+  entrants missing rank are ineligible.
+- Incumbents win exact rank ties; symbol is the deterministic final tie-breaker.
+- Rebalance exits pay costs and bypass cooldown/post-stop state.
+- Report entrant-pool sizes, replacements, turnover, and same-symbol re-entry
+  within 5/10/20 sessions.
+
+## Frozen cohorts
+
+research.sqlite is expected to cover 2016-01-04 through 2026-07-17. Residual
+momentum requires 252 benchmark sessions. Empty-book starts additionally require
+504 prior scoring sessions and 252 forward measurement sessions.
+
+- **Empty book:** first eligible session of each month, approximately January
+  2019 through July 2025; start with no positions and measure 252 sessions.
+- **Warm book:** first session of each year 2019–2025 is the measurement anchor.
+  Seed the portfolio on the first session of every ISO week falling 63–126
+  trading sessions before the anchor, carry all positions and gate-reset state
+  forward, and measure the same 252-session anchor window.
+
+Warm portfolio returns reset to marked equity immediately before the anchor
+session. P&L after the anchor from carried positions belongs to portfolio
+returns, while trade EV includes only entries on or after the anchor. Remaining
+positions liquidate at the last measurement close with costs.
+
+The validate-only mode must print realized cohort counts and fail unless both
+protocols contain the seven annual clusters 2019–2025 and every warm anchor has
+at least 12 seeds.
+
+## Reporting
+
+Primary reported measures:
+
+- net EV per trade in R, with costs and actual initial stop-risk dollars;
+- Calmar (CAGR / max drawdown);
+- profit factor on net trade R;
+- Gain-to-Pain (sum of all monthly returns / absolute sum of negative months);
+- Sortino using daily returns and zero target.
+
+Also report total return/CAGR, maximum drawdown, Sharpe, win rate, time
+underwater, exposure, cash, average/peak positions, sessions at capacity,
+turnover, costs, qualified/admitted/blocked opportunities, and minimum-risk
+rejections.
+
+For each arm/protocol/cost/metric, pair identical paths with cap10_incumbent,
+take the median paired delta within each start year or annual anchor, show all
+seven cluster values, and headline their median.
+
+Initialization dispersion is reported separately for EV and Calmar: calculate
+the seed-path IQR within each warm anchor, divide by the paired control IQR, show
+all seven ratios, and headline their median. Do not combine them into a composite.
+
+For context only, run a deterministic 10,000-replicate cluster bootstrap over
+the seven paired annual summaries and report the central 90% percentile interval
+for median EV and Calmar deltas and warm IQR ratios. These intervals are not
+promotion gates, independent-population confidence claims, or formal inference.
+
+## Reproducibility and execution
+
+Candidate replay/ranks cache under reports/.cache; each matrix cell checkpoints
+atomically and resume verifies a fingerprint over the implementation commit,
+this specification hash, snapshot SHA-256, cache key, arm definitions, costs,
+and cohort manifest. An authoritative run refuses a dirty worktree.
+
+Preflight:
+
+    python scripts/run_portfolio_construction_matrix.py backtest_snapshots/research.sqlite --run-id prod505-capacity-bracket-daily-v1 --validate-only
+
+Authoritative run:
+
+    python scripts/run_portfolio_construction_matrix.py backtest_snapshots/research.sqlite --run-id prod505-capacity-bracket-daily-v1 --workers auto --resume
+
+Commit only the compact final JSON and Markdown reports. Raw curves, trades,
+candidate caches, and checkpoints remain ignored.

scripts/portfolio_capacity_research.py

@@ -0,0 +1,665 @@
+'''Pure helpers for the focused daily portfolio-capacity research matrix.'''
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import hashlib
+import math
+import random
+import statistics
+from collections import defaultdict
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+from typing import Any, Iterable
+
+
+ARMS: tuple[dict[str, Any], ...] = (
+    {
+        'id': 'cap10_incumbent',
+        'label': 'Cap 10, arrival-order incumbents',
+        'max_positions': 10,
+        'min_initial_risk_fraction': None,
+        'weekly_top_n_rebalance': False,
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'cash_unbounded',
+        'label': 'Cash-constrained, no count cap',
+        'max_positions': None,
+        'min_initial_risk_fraction': 0.005,
+        'weekly_top_n_rebalance': False,
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'cap10_weekly_top10',
+        'label': 'Cap 10, weekly current-rank top 10',
+        'max_positions': 10,
+        'min_initial_risk_fraction': None,
+        'weekly_top_n_rebalance': True,
+    },
+    {
+        'id': 'cap15_incumbent',
+        'label': 'Cap 15, arrival-order incumbents',
+        'max_positions': 15,
+        'min_initial_risk_fraction': None,
+        'weekly_top_n_rebalance': False,
+    },
+)
+
+ARM_BY_ID = {arm['id']: arm for arm in ARMS}
+COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT = (0.1, 0.2)
+ANCHOR_YEARS = tuple(range(2019, 2026))
+SCORING_SESSIONS = 504
+MEASUREMENT_SESSIONS = 252
+RESIDUAL_BENCHMARK_SESSIONS = 252
+WARM_SEED_MIN_OFFSET = 63
+WARM_SEED_MAX_OFFSET = 126
+BOOTSTRAP_REPLICATES = 10_000
+BOOTSTRAP_SEED = 20260805
+PRIMARY_METRICS = (
+    'ev_net_r',
+    'calmar',
+    'profit_factor',
+    'gain_to_pain',
+    'sortino',
+)
+PAIRED_METRICS = (
+    *PRIMARY_METRICS,
+    'cagr_pct',
+    'max_drawdown_pct',
+    'total_return_pct',
+    'sharpe',
+)
+
+
+def _end_exclusive(
+    sessions: list[date], start_index: int, count: int
+) -> date:
+    end_index = start_index + count
+    if end_index < len(sessions):
+        return sessions[end_index]
+    return sessions[-1] + timedelta(days=1)
+
+
+def build_cohort_manifest(session_dates: Iterable[date]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    sessions = sorted(set(session_dates))
+    minimum = RESIDUAL_BENCHMARK_SESSIONS + SCORING_SESSIONS
+    if len(sessions) <= minimum + MEASUREMENT_SESSIONS:
+        raise ValueError('Snapshot is too short for the frozen cohort design')
+
+    index_of = {session: index for index, session in enumerate(sessions)}
+    first_eligible_index = RESIDUAL_BENCHMARK_SESSIONS - 1 + SCORING_SESSIONS
+    last_eligible_index = len(sessions) - MEASUREMENT_SESSIONS
+
+    first_by_month: dict[tuple[int, int], date] = {}
+    for session in sessions:
+        first_by_month.setdefault((session.year, session.month), session)
+
+    empty: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for (year, month), session in sorted(first_by_month.items()):
+        index = index_of[session]
+        if year not in ANCHOR_YEARS:
+            continue
+        if index < first_eligible_index or index > last_eligible_index:
+            continue
+        empty.append({
+            'protocol': 'empty_book',
+            'path_id': f'empty-{year:04d}-{month:02d}',
+            'cluster': year,
+            'simulation_start': session.isoformat(),
+            'measurement_start': session.isoformat(),
+            'hard_end_exclusive': _end_exclusive(
+                sessions, index, MEASUREMENT_SESSIONS
+            ).isoformat(),
+        })
+
+    first_by_year: dict[int, date] = {}
+    for session in sessions:
+        first_by_year.setdefault(session.year, session)
+
+    warm: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    warm_seed_counts: dict[str, int] = {}
+    for year in ANCHOR_YEARS:
+        anchor = first_by_year.get(year)
+        if anchor is None:
+            continue
+        anchor_index = index_of[anchor]
+        if (
+            anchor_index < WARM_SEED_MAX_OFFSET
+            or anchor_index > last_eligible_index
+        ):
+            continue
+        seed_window = sessions[
+            anchor_index - WARM_SEED_MAX_OFFSET:
+            anchor_index - WARM_SEED_MIN_OFFSET + 1
+        ]
+        first_by_iso_week: dict[tuple[int, int], date] = {}
+        for session in seed_window:
+            iso = session.isocalendar()
+            first_by_iso_week.setdefault((iso.year, iso.week), session)
+        seeds = sorted(first_by_iso_week.values())
+        warm_seed_counts[str(year)] = len(seeds)
+        for seed_index, seed in enumerate(seeds, 1):
+            warm.append({
+                'protocol': 'warm_book',
+                'path_id': f'warm-{year}-seed-{seed_index:02d}',
+                'cluster': year,
+                'simulation_start': seed.isoformat(),
+                'measurement_start': anchor.isoformat(),
+                'hard_end_exclusive': _end_exclusive(
+                    sessions, anchor_index, MEASUREMENT_SESSIONS
+                ).isoformat(),
+                'seed_offset_sessions': anchor_index - index_of[seed],
+            })
+
+    return {
+        'snapshot_first_session': sessions[0].isoformat(),
+        'snapshot_last_session': sessions[-1].isoformat(),
+        'session_count': len(sessions),
+        'expected_clusters': list(ANCHOR_YEARS),
+        'empty_book': empty,
+        'warm_book': warm,
+        'empty_cluster_counts': dict(
+            sorted(
+                (
+                    str(year),
+                    sum(1 for row in empty if row['cluster'] == year),
+                )
+                for year in {row['cluster'] for row in empty}
+            )
+        ),
+        'warm_seed_counts': warm_seed_counts,
+        'empty_cluster_count': len({row['cluster'] for row in empty}),
+        'warm_cluster_count': len({row['cluster'] for row in warm}),
+    }
+
+
+def validate_cohort_manifest(manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> list[str]:
+    errors: list[str] = []
+    expected = set(ANCHOR_YEARS)
+    empty_clusters = {row['cluster'] for row in manifest['empty_book']}
+    warm_clusters = {row['cluster'] for row in manifest['warm_book']}
+    if empty_clusters != expected:
+        errors.append(
+            f'empty-book clusters {sorted(empty_clusters)} != {sorted(expected)}'
+        )
+    if warm_clusters != expected:
+        errors.append(
+            f'warm-book clusters {sorted(warm_clusters)} != {sorted(expected)}'
+        )
+    for year in ANCHOR_YEARS:
+        seed_count = int(manifest['warm_seed_counts'].get(str(year), 0))
+        if seed_count < 12:
+            errors.append(f'warm anchor {year} has only {seed_count} seeds')
+    return errors
+
+
+def build_cells(manifest: dict[str, Any]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    paths = [*manifest['empty_book'], *manifest['warm_book']]
+    cells: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for cost in COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT:
+        for path in paths:
+            for arm in ARMS:
+                cell_id = (
+                    f'{arm["id"]}|{path["protocol"]}|{path["path_id"]}'
+                    f'|cost={cost:.1f}'
+                )
+                cells.append({
+                    **path,
+                    'cell_id': cell_id,
+                    'arm_id': arm['id'],
+                    'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                })
+    return cells
+
+
+def percentile(values: Iterable[float], probability: float) -> float | None:
+    ordered = sorted(float(value) for value in values if value is not None)
+    if not ordered:
+        return None
+    if len(ordered) == 1:
+        return ordered[0]
+    location = (len(ordered) - 1) * probability
+    lower = math.floor(location)
+    upper = math.ceil(location)
+    if lower == upper:
+        return ordered[lower]
+    weight = location - lower
+    return ordered[lower] * (1.0 - weight) + ordered[upper] * weight
+
+
+def iqr(values: Iterable[float]) -> float | None:
+    q25 = percentile(values, 0.25)
+    q75 = percentile(values, 0.75)
+    if q25 is None or q75 is None:
+        return None
+    return q75 - q25
+
+
+def median(values: Iterable[float | None]) -> float | None:
+    clean = [float(value) for value in values if value is not None]
+    return statistics.median(clean) if clean else None
+
+
+def _safe_ratio(numerator: float | None, denominator: float | None) -> float | None:
+    if numerator is None or denominator is None:
+        return None
+    if abs(denominator) <= 1e-12:
+        return 1.0 if abs(numerator) <= 1e-12 else None
+    return numerator / denominator
+
+
+def _stable_seed(*parts: object) -> int:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256('|'.join(map(str, parts)).encode('utf-8')).digest()
+    return BOOTSTRAP_SEED + int.from_bytes(digest[:4], 'big')
+
+
+def bootstrap_median_interval(
+    values: Iterable[float | None],
+    *,
+    seed_parts: tuple[object, ...],
+    replicates: int = BOOTSTRAP_REPLICATES,
+) -> dict[str, float | int | None]:
+    clean = [float(value) for value in values if value is not None]
+    if not clean:
+        return {'n': 0, 'point': None, 'p05': None, 'p95': None}
+    rng = random.Random(_stable_seed(*seed_parts))
+    draws = [
+        statistics.median(rng.choices(clean, k=len(clean)))
+        for _ in range(replicates)
+    ]
+    return {
+        'n': len(clean),
+        'replicates': replicates,
+        'point': statistics.median(clean),
+        'p05': percentile(draws, 0.05),
+        'p95': percentile(draws, 0.95),
+    }
+
+
+def _monthly_returns(
+    equity_curve: list[dict[str, Any]], base_equity: float
+) -> list[float]:
+    month_ends: dict[tuple[int, int], float] = {}
+    for point in equity_curve:
+        point_date = date.fromisoformat(str(point['date']))
+        month_ends[(point_date.year, point_date.month)] = float(point['equity'])
+    previous = float(base_equity)
+    returns: list[float] = []
+    for month in sorted(month_ends):
+        equity = month_ends[month]
+        if previous > 0:
+            returns.append(equity / previous - 1.0)
+        previous = equity
+    return returns
+
+
+def _time_underwater(equities: list[float]) -> tuple[int, float]:
+    peak = float('-inf')
+    current = 0
+    longest = 0
+    underwater = 0
+    for equity in equities:
+        peak = max(peak, equity)
+        if peak > 0 and equity < peak - 1e-9:
+            current += 1
+            underwater += 1
+            longest = max(longest, current)
+        else:
+            current = 0
+    percentage = underwater / len(equities) * 100.0 if equities else 0.0
+    return longest, percentage
+
+
+def summarize_simulation(sim: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    trades = list(sim.get('trade_details') or [])
+    equity_curve = list(sim.get('equity_curve') or [])
+    net_rs = [float(trade['net_r']) for trade in trades]
+    positive_rs = [value for value in net_rs if value > 0]
+    negative_rs = [value for value in net_rs if value < 0]
+    ev_net_r = statistics.fmean(net_rs) if net_rs else None
+    profit_factor = (
+        sum(positive_rs) / abs(sum(negative_rs))
+        if negative_rs
+        else None
+    )
+
+    base_equity = float(
+        sim.get('measurement_start_equity') or sim.get('starting_capital') or 0.0
+    )
+    curve_equities = [float(point['equity']) for point in equity_curve]
+    daily_equities = [base_equity, *curve_equities]
+    daily_returns = [
+        current / previous - 1.0
+        for previous, current in zip(daily_equities, daily_equities[1:])
+        if previous > 0
+    ]
+    downside_deviation = (
+        math.sqrt(
+            statistics.fmean(min(value, 0.0) ** 2 for value in daily_returns)
+        )
+        if daily_returns
+        else None
+    )
+    sortino = (
+        statistics.fmean(daily_returns) / downside_deviation * math.sqrt(252.0)
+        if downside_deviation is not None and downside_deviation > 0
+        else None
+    )
+    monthly_returns = _monthly_returns(equity_curve, base_equity)
+    negative_monthly = sum(value for value in monthly_returns if value < 0)
+    gain_to_pain = (
+        sum(monthly_returns) / abs(negative_monthly)
+        if negative_monthly < 0
+        else None
+    )
+    longest_underwater, underwater_pct = _time_underwater(daily_equities)
+
+    transaction_cost = sum(
+        float(trade.get('transaction_cost') or 0.0) for trade in trades
+    )
+    traded_notional = sum(
+        float(trade.get('shares') or 0.0)
+        * (float(trade.get('entry') or 0.0) + float(trade.get('fill') or 0.0))
+        for trade in trades
+    )
+    turnover_multiple = (
+        traded_notional / base_equity if base_equity > 0 else None
+    )
+
+    ordered_rs = sorted(net_rs, reverse=True)
+    ev_without_best: dict[str, float | None] = {}
+    for count in (1, 5, 10):
+        remaining = ordered_rs[count:]
+        ev_without_best[str(count)] = (
+            statistics.fmean(remaining) if remaining else None
+        )
+
+    events = list(sim.get('weekly_rebalance_events') or [])
+    entrant_sizes = [int(event['fresh_entrant_pool']) for event in events]
+    eligible_sizes = [
+        int(event['rank_eligible_entrant_pool']) for event in events
+    ]
+    replacements = [int(event['replacements']) for event in events]
+
+    capacity_skips = int(
+        sim.get('measurement_skipped_book_full', sim.get('skipped_book_full', 0))
+    )
+    opened = int(sim.get('opened_positions', sim.get('trades', 0)))
+    capacity_opportunities = opened + capacity_skips
+
+    result = {
+        'start_date': sim.get('start_date'),
+        'end_date': sim.get('end_date'),
+        'simulation_start_date': sim.get('simulation_start_date'),
+        'measurement_start_equity': base_equity,
+        'measurement_start_positions': sim.get('measurement_start_positions', 0),
+        'trades': len(trades),
+        'ev_net_r': ev_net_r,
+        'profit_factor': profit_factor,
+        'gain_to_pain': gain_to_pain,
+        'sortino': sortino,
+        'ev_without_best': ev_without_best,
+        'total_return_pct': sim.get('total_return_pct'),
+        'cagr_pct': sim.get('cagr_pct'),
+        'max_drawdown_pct': sim.get('max_drawdown_pct'),
+        'calmar': sim.get('calmar'),
+        'sharpe': sim.get('sharpe'),
+        'win_rate': sim.get('win_rate'),
+        'avg_hold_days': sim.get('avg_hold_days'),
+        'longest_underwater_sessions': longest_underwater,
+        'underwater_pct': underwater_pct,
+        'transaction_cost': transaction_cost,
+        'turnover_multiple': turnover_multiple,
+        'skipped_book_full': capacity_skips,
+        'opened_positions': opened,
+        'capacity_opportunities': capacity_opportunities,
+        'blocked_fraction': (
+            capacity_skips / capacity_opportunities
+            if capacity_opportunities
+            else 0.0
+        ),
+        'skipped_min_initial_risk': int(
+            sim.get('measurement_skipped_min_initial_risk', 0)
+        ),
+        'avg_positions': sim.get('avg_positions'),
+        'peak_positions': sim.get('peak_positions'),
+        'sessions_at_capacity': sim.get('sessions_at_capacity'),
+        'sessions_measured': sim.get('sessions_measured'),
+        'avg_cash_pct': sim.get('avg_cash_pct'),
+        'avg_gross_exposure_pct': sim.get('avg_gross_exposure_pct'),
+        'exit_reasons': sim.get('exit_reasons'),
+    }
+    if events:
+        result['weekly_rebalance'] = {
+            'events': len(events),
+            'zero_entrant_fraction': (
+                sum(1 for value in entrant_sizes if value == 0) / len(events)
+            ),
+            'entrant_pool_mean': statistics.fmean(entrant_sizes),
+            'entrant_pool_median': statistics.median(entrant_sizes),
+            'entrant_pool_p90': percentile(entrant_sizes, 0.9),
+            'eligible_pool_mean': statistics.fmean(eligible_sizes),
+            'replacements': sum(replacements),
+            'weekly_rank_rejected_entries': int(
+                sim.get('weekly_rank_rejected_entries', 0)
+            ),
+            'reentries_within_5_sessions': int(
+                sim.get('rebalance_reentries_within_5_sessions', 0)
+            ),
+            'reentries_within_10_sessions': int(
+                sim.get('rebalance_reentries_within_10_sessions', 0)
+            ),
+            'reentries_within_20_sessions': int(
+                sim.get('rebalance_reentries_within_20_sessions', 0)
+            ),
+        }
+    return result
+
+
+def _cluster_rows(
+    cells: list[dict[str, Any]],
+    *,
+    arm_id: str,
+    protocol: str,
+    cost: float,
+) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    treatment = {
+        row['path_id']: row
+        for row in cells
+        if row['arm_id'] == arm_id
+        and row['protocol'] == protocol
+        and float(row['cost_per_side_pct']) == cost
+    }
+    control = {
+        row['path_id']: row
+        for row in cells
+        if row['arm_id'] == 'cap10_incumbent'
+        and row['protocol'] == protocol
+        and float(row['cost_per_side_pct']) == cost
+    }
+    shared_paths = sorted(set(treatment) & set(control))
+    by_cluster: dict[int, list[tuple[dict, dict]]] = defaultdict(list)
+    for path_id in shared_paths:
+        row = treatment[path_id]
+        by_cluster[int(row['cluster'])].append((row, control[path_id]))
+
+    summaries: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for cluster, pairs in sorted(by_cluster.items()):
+        metrics: dict[str, Any] = {}
+        for metric in PAIRED_METRICS:
+            arm_values = [
+                pair[0]['metrics'].get(metric)
+                for pair in pairs
+                if pair[0]['metrics'].get(metric) is not None
+                and math.isfinite(float(pair[0]['metrics'][metric]))
+            ]
+            control_values = [
+                pair[1]['metrics'].get(metric)
+                for pair in pairs
+                if pair[1]['metrics'].get(metric) is not None
+                and math.isfinite(float(pair[1]['metrics'][metric]))
+            ]
+            deltas = [
+                float(arm['metrics'][metric])
+                - float(base['metrics'][metric])
+                for arm, base in pairs
+                if arm['metrics'].get(metric) is not None
+                and base['metrics'].get(metric) is not None
+                and math.isfinite(float(arm['metrics'][metric]))
+                and math.isfinite(float(base['metrics'][metric]))
+            ]
+            arm_median = median(arm_values)
+            control_median = median(control_values)
+            metrics[metric] = {
+                'arm_median': arm_median,
+                'control_median': control_median,
+                'paired_delta_median': median(deltas),
+                'arm_control_ratio': _safe_ratio(
+                    arm_median, control_median
+                ),
+                'paired_paths': len(deltas),
+            }
+        summaries.append({
+            'cluster': cluster,
+            'paths': len(pairs),
+            'metrics': metrics,
+        })
+    return summaries
+
+
+def aggregate_results(cells: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    paired: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for cost in COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT:
+        for protocol in ('empty_book', 'warm_book'):
+            for arm in ARMS:
+                arm_id = str(arm['id'])
+                clusters = _cluster_rows(
+                    cells,
+                    arm_id=arm_id,
+                    protocol=protocol,
+                    cost=float(cost),
+                )
+                headline: dict[str, Any] = {}
+                for metric in PAIRED_METRICS:
+                    deltas = [
+                        cluster['metrics'][metric]['paired_delta_median']
+                        for cluster in clusters
+                    ]
+                    arm_levels = [
+                        cluster['metrics'][metric]['arm_median']
+                        for cluster in clusters
+                    ]
+                    control_levels = [
+                        cluster['metrics'][metric]['control_median']
+                        for cluster in clusters
+                    ]
+                    arm_level = median(arm_levels)
+                    control_level = median(control_levels)
+                    metric_summary: dict[str, Any] = {
+                        'paired_delta_median': median(deltas),
+                        'arm_median': arm_level,
+                        'control_median': control_level,
+                        'arm_control_ratio': _safe_ratio(
+                            arm_level, control_level
+                        ),
+                    }
+                    if metric in ('ev_net_r', 'calmar'):
+                        metric_summary['bootstrap_90'] = (
+                            bootstrap_median_interval(
+                                deltas,
+                                seed_parts=(
+                                    arm_id,
+                                    protocol,
+                                    cost,
+                                    metric,
+                                    'paired-delta',
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        )
+                    headline[metric] = metric_summary
+                paired.append({
+                    'arm_id': arm_id,
+                    'protocol': protocol,
+                    'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                    'clusters': clusters,
+                    'headline': headline,
+                })
+
+    warm_rows = [
+        row for row in cells if row['protocol'] == 'warm_book'
+    ]
+    warm_dispersion: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for cost in COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT:
+        for arm in ARMS:
+            arm_id = str(arm['id'])
+            anchor_rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+            for cluster in ANCHOR_YEARS:
+                arm_paths = [
+                    row
+                    for row in warm_rows
+                    if row['arm_id'] == arm_id
+                    and int(row['cluster']) == cluster
+                    and float(row['cost_per_side_pct']) == float(cost)
+                ]
+                control_by_path = {
+                    row['path_id']: row
+                    for row in warm_rows
+                    if row['arm_id'] == 'cap10_incumbent'
+                    and int(row['cluster']) == cluster
+                    and float(row['cost_per_side_pct']) == float(cost)
+                }
+                metric_rows: dict[str, Any] = {}
+                for metric in ('ev_net_r', 'calmar'):
+                    arm_spread = iqr(
+                        row['metrics'].get(metric) for row in arm_paths
+                    )
+                    control_spread = iqr(
+                        control_by_path[row['path_id']]['metrics'].get(metric)
+                        for row in arm_paths
+                        if row['path_id'] in control_by_path
+                    )
+                    metric_rows[metric] = {
+                        'arm_iqr': arm_spread,
+                        'control_iqr': control_spread,
+                        'iqr_ratio': _safe_ratio(
+                            arm_spread, control_spread
+                        ),
+                    }
+                anchor_rows.append({
+                    'cluster': cluster,
+                    'seeds': len(arm_paths),
+                    'metrics': metric_rows,
+                })
+
+            headline: dict[str, Any] = {}
+            for metric in ('ev_net_r', 'calmar'):
+                ratios = [
+                    row['metrics'][metric]['iqr_ratio']
+                    for row in anchor_rows
+                ]
+                headline[metric] = {
+                    'median_iqr_ratio': median(ratios),
+                    'bootstrap_90': bootstrap_median_interval(
+                        ratios,
+                        seed_parts=(
+                            arm_id,
+                            cost,
+                            metric,
+                            'warm-iqr-ratio',
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                }
+            warm_dispersion.append({
+                'arm_id': arm_id,
+                'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                'anchors': anchor_rows,
+                'headline': headline,
+            })
+
+    return {
+        'paired_per_year': paired,
+        'warm_seed_dispersion': warm_dispersion,
+        'bootstrap': {
+            'replicates': BOOTSTRAP_REPLICATES,
+            'seed': BOOTSTRAP_SEED,
+            'interval': 'central 90% percentile, context only',
+            'resampling_unit': 'seven annual paired summaries',
+        },
+    }

scripts/research_rankings.py

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+'''Shared production-style historical ranking helpers for research runners.'''
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import date
+
+
+def _period_percentiles(
+    observations: list[dict], value_key: str
+) -> dict[tuple[str, str], float]:
+    '''Rank one deterministic ticker observation per historical period.'''
+    by_period: dict[tuple, list[dict]] = {}
+    seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
+    for row in observations:
+        identity = (str(row['symbol']), str(row['date']))
+        if identity in seen:
+            raise ValueError(f'Duplicate universe rank observation: {identity}')
+        seen.add(identity)
+        if row.get(value_key) is None:
+            continue
+        period = tuple(row['ranking_period'])
+        by_period.setdefault(period, []).append(row)
+
+    result: dict[tuple[str, str], float] = {}
+    for group in by_period.values():
+        ordered = sorted(
+            group,
+            key=lambda row: (float(row[value_key]), str(row['symbol'])),
+        )
+        denominator = len(ordered) - 1
+        for rank, row in enumerate(ordered):
+            result[(str(row['symbol']), str(row['date']))] = round(
+                rank / denominator * 100.0 if denominator > 0 else 100.0,
+                2,
+            )
+    return result
+
+
+def _live_universe_rank_map(
+    observations: list[dict],
+    benchmark_closes: dict[date, float],
+    momentum_weight: float,
+) -> dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]]:
+    '''Historical equivalent of production compute_activation_ranks.
+
+    Every ticker contributes at most once per session. Residual momentum starts
+    only once 252 benchmark closes were point-in-time available; earlier dates
+    use the same raw-momentum fallback as production.
+    '''
+    identities = [(str(row['symbol']), str(row['date'])) for row in observations]
+    if len(identities) != len(set(identities)):
+        raise ValueError('Universe ranking requires one observation per ticker/date')
+
+    raw_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, 'momentum')
+    residual_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, 'residual_momentum')
+    vol_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, 'vol_6m')
+    benchmark_ords = sorted(value.toordinal() for value in benchmark_closes)
+    residual_start_ord = benchmark_ords[251] if len(benchmark_ords) >= 252 else None
+
+    ranks: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]] = {}
+    for row in observations:
+        identity = (str(row['symbol']), str(row['date']))
+        asof_ord = date.fromisoformat(identity[1]).toordinal()
+        momentum_pct = (
+            residual_pct.get(identity)
+            if residual_start_ord is not None and asof_ord >= residual_start_ord
+            else raw_pct.get(identity)
+        )
+        volatility_pct = vol_pct.get(identity)
+        strategy_rank = (
+            round(
+                momentum_pct * momentum_weight
+                + volatility_pct * (1.0 - momentum_weight),
+                2,
+            )
+            if momentum_pct is not None and volatility_pct is not None
+            else momentum_pct
+        )
+        ranks[identity] = {
+            'momentum_percentile': momentum_pct,
+            'volatility_percentile': volatility_pct,
+            'strategy_rank': strategy_rank,
+        }
+    return ranks

scripts/run_daily_reentry_matrix.py

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 if str(ROOT) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
 
+from scripts.research_rankings import (  # noqa: E402
+    _live_universe_rank_map,
+    _period_percentiles,
+)
+
 POLICY_NAMES = (
     "immediate",
     "next_session",
@@ -107,85 +112,6 @@ def _default_output_path() -> Path:
     return Path("reports") / f"daily-reentry-matrix-{stamp}.json"
 
 
-def _period_percentiles(
-    observations: list[dict], value_key: str
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], float]:
-    """Production-style percentiles, one deterministic symbol row per period."""
-    by_period: dict[tuple, list[dict]] = {}
-    seen: set[tuple[str, str]] = set()
-    for row in observations:
-        identity = (str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))
-        if identity in seen:
-            raise ValueError(f"Duplicate universe rank observation: {identity}")
-        seen.add(identity)
-        if row.get(value_key) is None:
-            continue
-        period = tuple(row["ranking_period"])
-        by_period.setdefault(period, []).append(row)
-
-    result: dict[tuple[str, str], float] = {}
-    for group in by_period.values():
-        ordered = sorted(
-            group,
-            key=lambda row: (float(row[value_key]), str(row["symbol"])),
-        )
-        denominator = len(ordered) - 1
-        for rank, row in enumerate(ordered):
-            result[(str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))] = round(
-                rank / denominator * 100.0 if denominator > 0 else 100.0,
-                2,
-            )
-    return result
-
-
-def _live_universe_rank_map(
-    observations: list[dict],
-    benchmark_closes: dict[date, float],
-    momentum_weight: float,
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]]:
-    """Historical equivalent of ``compute_activation_ranks``.
-
-    Every ticker contributes at most once per session. Residual momentum starts
-    only once 252 benchmark closes were point-in-time available; earlier dates
-    use the same raw-momentum fallback as production.
-    """
-    identities = [(str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"])) for row in observations]
-    if len(identities) != len(set(identities)):
-        raise ValueError("Universe ranking requires one observation per ticker/date")
-
-    raw_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "momentum")
-    residual_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "residual_momentum")
-    vol_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "vol_6m")
-    benchmark_ords = sorted(value.toordinal() for value in benchmark_closes)
-    residual_start_ord = benchmark_ords[251] if len(benchmark_ords) >= 252 else None
-
-    ranks: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]] = {}
-    for row in observations:
-        identity = (str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))
-        asof_ord = date.fromisoformat(identity[1]).toordinal()
-        momentum_pct = (
-            residual_pct.get(identity)
-            if residual_start_ord is not None and asof_ord >= residual_start_ord
-            else raw_pct.get(identity)
-        )
-        volatility_pct = vol_pct.get(identity)
-        strategy_rank = (
-            round(
-                momentum_pct * momentum_weight
-                + volatility_pct * (1.0 - momentum_weight),
-                2,
-            )
-            if momentum_pct is not None and volatility_pct is not None
-            else momentum_pct
-        )
-        ranks[identity] = {
-            "momentum_percentile": momentum_pct,
-            "volatility_percentile": volatility_pct,
-            "strategy_rank": strategy_rank,
-        }
-    return ranks
-
-
 class PrecomputedDailyEngine:
     """Exact date/symbol lookup over the already-ranked production gate."""
 

scripts/run_execution_recovery_matrix.py

@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 if str(ROOT) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
 
+from scripts.research_rankings import (  # noqa: E402
+    _live_universe_rank_map,
+    _period_percentiles,
+)
+
 # Must match Phase A cache when reusing research-cands.pkl
 CACHE_VERSION = "research-matrix-v1-daily-prod"
 
@@ -104,66 +109,6 @@ def _parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     return p.parse_args()
 
 
-def _period_percentiles(
-    observations: list[dict], value_key: str
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], float]:
-    by_period: dict[tuple, list[dict]] = {}
-    for row in observations:
-        if row.get(value_key) is None:
-            continue
-        period = tuple(row["ranking_period"])
-        by_period.setdefault(period, []).append(row)
-    result: dict[tuple[str, str], float] = {}
-    for group in by_period.values():
-        ordered = sorted(
-            group, key=lambda row: (float(row[value_key]), str(row["symbol"]))
-        )
-        denominator = len(ordered) - 1
-        for rank, row in enumerate(ordered):
-            result[(str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))] = round(
-                rank / denominator * 100.0 if denominator > 0 else 100.0,
-                2,
-            )
-    return result
-
-
-def _live_universe_rank_map(
-    observations: list[dict],
-    benchmark_closes: dict[date, float],
-    momentum_weight: float,
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]]:
-    raw_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "momentum")
-    residual_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "residual_momentum")
-    vol_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "vol_6m")
-    benchmark_ords = sorted(value.toordinal() for value in benchmark_closes)
-    residual_start_ord = benchmark_ords[251] if len(benchmark_ords) >= 252 else None
-    ranks: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]] = {}
-    for row in observations:
-        identity = (str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))
-        asof_ord = date.fromisoformat(identity[1]).toordinal()
-        momentum_pct = (
-            residual_pct.get(identity)
-            if residual_start_ord is not None and asof_ord >= residual_start_ord
-            else raw_pct.get(identity)
-        )
-        volatility_pct = vol_pct.get(identity)
-        strategy_rank = (
-            round(
-                momentum_pct * momentum_weight
-                + volatility_pct * (1.0 - momentum_weight),
-                2,
-            )
-            if momentum_pct is not None and volatility_pct is not None
-            else momentum_pct
-        )
-        ranks[identity] = {
-            "momentum_percentile": momentum_pct,
-            "volatility_percentile": volatility_pct,
-            "strategy_rank": strategy_rank,
-        }
-    return ranks
-
-
 def _window(arm: dict, name: str) -> dict | None:
     for row in arm.get("windows") or []:
         if row.get("window") == name:

scripts/run_portfolio_construction_matrix.py

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+'''Run the focused four-arm daily portfolio-capacity research matrix.
+
+The expensive point-in-time daily replay and full-universe ranks are cached
+once. Empty-book monthly paths and warm-book weekly seeds are then evaluated
+under cap 10, cap 15, cash-only unbounded, and weekly current-rank top 10.
+'''
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import json
+import multiprocessing
+import os
+import pickle
+import platform
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from collections import Counter
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor, as_completed
+from datetime import date, datetime, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Any
+
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncSession, async_sessionmaker, create_async_engine
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+if str(ROOT) not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
+
+from scripts.portfolio_capacity_research import (  # noqa: E402
+    ANCHOR_YEARS,
+    ARM_BY_ID,
+    ARMS,
+    BOOTSTRAP_REPLICATES,
+    BOOTSTRAP_SEED,
+    COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT,
+    aggregate_results,
+    build_cells,
+    build_cohort_manifest,
+    median,
+    summarize_simulation,
+    validate_cohort_manifest,
+)
+from scripts.research_rankings import _live_universe_rank_map  # noqa: E402
+
+
+CACHE_VERSION = 'portfolio-capacity-candidates-v1-zero-horizon'
+RUNNER_VERSION = 'portfolio-capacity-bracket-v1'
+SPEC_PATH = ROOT / 'docs' / 'research' / 'portfolio-capacity-bracket.md'
+DEFAULT_RUN_ID = 'prod505-capacity-bracket-daily-v1'
+_WORKER_CONTEXT: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+
+
+def _parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    parser.add_argument('snapshot', help='SQLite backtest snapshot')
+    parser.add_argument('--run-id', default=DEFAULT_RUN_ID)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--workers',
+        default='auto',
+        help='Worker count or auto',
+    )
+    parser.add_argument('--resume', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--validate-only', action='store_true')
+    parser.add_argument('--candidate-cache', default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--checkpoint', default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--out', default=None)
+    parser.add_argument('--quiet', action='store_true')
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+
+def _worker_count(raw: str) -> int:
+    if str(raw).lower() == 'auto':
+        return max(1, min(6, (multiprocessing.cpu_count() or 2) - 1))
+    value = int(raw)
+    if value <= 0:
+        raise ValueError('--workers must be positive or auto')
+    return value
+
+
+def _sqlite_url(path: Path) -> str:
+    return f'sqlite+aiosqlite:///{path.resolve().as_posix()}'
+
+
+def _sha256_file(path: Path) -> str:
+    digest = hashlib.sha256()
+    with path.open('rb') as handle:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: handle.read(1024 * 1024), b''):
+            digest.update(chunk)
+    return digest.hexdigest()
+
+
+def _json_hash(value: Any) -> str:
+    payload = json.dumps(
+        value,
+        sort_keys=True,
+        separators=(',', ':'),
+        default=str,
+    ).encode('utf-8')
+    return hashlib.sha256(payload).hexdigest()
+
+
+def _atomic_json(path: Path, value: Any) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    temporary = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + '.tmp')
+    with temporary.open('w', encoding='utf-8', newline='\n') as handle:
+        json.dump(value, handle, indent=2, sort_keys=True, allow_nan=False)
+        handle.write('\n')
+    temporary.replace(path)
+
+
+def _atomic_text(path: Path, value: str) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    temporary = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + '.tmp')
+    with temporary.open('w', encoding='utf-8', newline='\n') as handle:
+        handle.write(value.rstrip() + '\n')
+    temporary.replace(path)
+
+
+def _atomic_pickle(path: Path, value: Any) -> None:
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    temporary = path.with_suffix(path.suffix + '.tmp')
+    with temporary.open('wb') as handle:
+        pickle.dump(value, handle, protocol=pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL)
+    temporary.replace(path)
+
+
+def _git_output(*args: str) -> str:
+    completed = subprocess.run(
+        ['git', *args],
+        cwd=ROOT,
+        check=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    return completed.stdout.strip()
+
+
+def _assert_clean_worktree() -> None:
+    dirty = _git_output('status', '--porcelain')
+    if dirty:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            'Authoritative research refuses a dirty worktree; commit first:\n'
+            + dirty
+        )
+
+
+def _worker_init(context: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    global _WORKER_CONTEXT
+    os.environ['BACKTEST_SNAPSHOT_OFFLINE'] = '1'
+    os.environ['BACKTEST_ALLOW_SPAWN'] = '1'
+    from app.services import backtest_service as bt
+
+    context = dict(context)
+    context['post_stop_reentry_fn'] = bt._make_gate_reset_reentry_fn(
+        context['qualified_candidates'],
+        context['prices'],
+        cadence='daily',
+        ranking_key=context['ranking_key'],
+        evaluation_horizon_sessions=0,
+    )
+    _WORKER_CONTEXT = context
+
+
+def _worker_run_cell(cell: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if _WORKER_CONTEXT is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Portfolio-capacity worker was not initialized')
+    from app.services import backtest_service as bt
+
+    context = _WORKER_CONTEXT
+    arm = ARM_BY_ID[str(cell['arm_id'])]
+    measurement_start = date.fromisoformat(str(cell['measurement_start']))
+    hard_end = date.fromisoformat(str(cell['hard_end_exclusive']))
+    sim = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        context['qualified_candidates'],
+        context['prices'],
+        context['benchmark_closes'],
+        context['exit_policy'],
+        context['hold_days'],
+        ranking_key=context['ranking_key'],
+        max_positions=arm['max_positions'],
+        risk_per_trade=context['risk_per_trade'],
+        atr_trail_multiplier=context['atr_trail_multiplier'],
+        cost_per_side=float(cell['cost_per_side_pct']) / 100.0,
+        post_stop_reentry_fn=context['post_stop_reentry_fn'],
+        start_date=date.fromisoformat(str(cell['simulation_start'])),
+        end_date=hard_end,
+        measurement_start_date=measurement_start,
+        hard_end_date=hard_end,
+        fill_mode=bt.FILL_MODE_CLOSE,
+        min_initial_risk_fraction=arm['min_initial_risk_fraction'],
+        weekly_top_n_rebalance=bool(arm['weekly_top_n_rebalance']),
+        daily_rank_map=(
+            context['daily_rank_map']
+            if arm['weekly_top_n_rebalance']
+            else None
+        ),
+        include_curve=True,
+        include_trades=True,
+        include_capacity_diagnostics=True,
+    )
+    if sim is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(f'Cell produced no trades: {cell["cell_id"]}')
+    return {
+        **cell,
+        'metrics': summarize_simulation(sim),
+    }
+
+
+async def _load_snapshot(
+    snapshot: Path,
+    *,
+    quiet: bool,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    from app.models.ticker import Ticker
+    from app.services import backtest_service as bt
+    from app.services.admin_service import get_activation_config
+    from app.services.paper_trade_service import get_exit_policy
+    from app.services.recommendation_service import get_recommendation_config
+
+    engine = create_async_engine(_sqlite_url(snapshot), pool_pre_ping=True)
+    Session = async_sessionmaker(
+        engine,
+        class_=AsyncSession,
+        expire_on_commit=False,
+    )
+    try:
+        async with Session() as db:
+            recommendation_config = await get_recommendation_config(db)
+            activation = await get_activation_config(db)
+            exit_config = await get_exit_policy(db)
+            benchmark_closes = await bt._load_benchmark_closes_for_backtest(
+                db,
+                days=None,
+                refresh=False,
+            )
+            ticker_result = await db.execute(
+                select(Ticker).order_by(Ticker.symbol)
+            )
+            symbols = [
+                ticker.symbol for ticker in ticker_result.scalars().all()
+            ]
+            prices: dict[str, tuple] = {}
+            for index, symbol in enumerate(symbols, 1):
+                columns = await bt._fetch_columns(db, symbol)
+                if columns is not None:
+                    prices[symbol] = columns
+                if not quiet and index % 50 == 0:
+                    print(
+                        f'loaded prices: {index}/{len(symbols)}',
+                        flush=True,
+                    )
+    finally:
+        await engine.dispose()
+
+    if not prices or not benchmark_closes:
+        raise SystemExit('Snapshot has no usable prices or benchmark history')
+
+    strategy = next(
+        row
+        for row in bt.PORTFOLIO_MONITOR_STRATEGIES
+        if row.get('is_production')
+    )
+    entry_config = bt._entry_variant_config(str(strategy['entry_variant']))
+    if entry_config is None:
+        raise RuntimeError('Production entry configuration is missing')
+    ranking_key = str(
+        entry_config.get('ranking_key') or entry_config['percentile_key']
+    )
+    exit_policy = bt.LIVE_EXIT_MODE_TO_SIM.get(
+        str(exit_config.get('mode', 'atr_trailing')),
+        'atr_trail3',
+    )
+    hold_days = int(exit_config.get('hold_days', 30))
+    risk_per_trade = float(entry_config['risk_per_trade'])
+    atr_trail_multiplier = float(
+        exit_config.get('atr_multiplier', bt.ATR_TRAIL_MULTIPLIER)
+    )
+    threshold = float(
+        activation.get('min_momentum_percentile', 80.0)
+    )
+    expected = {
+        'ranking_key': bt.RESIDUAL_HIGH_VOL_BLEND_80_20_KEY,
+        'exit_policy': 'atr_trail3',
+        'hold_days': 30,
+        'risk_per_trade': 0.01,
+        'max_positions': 10,
+        'threshold': 80.0,
+    }
+    realized = {
+        'ranking_key': ranking_key,
+        'exit_policy': exit_policy,
+        'hold_days': hold_days,
+        'risk_per_trade': risk_per_trade,
+        'max_positions': int(entry_config['max_positions']),
+        'threshold': threshold,
+    }
+    if realized != expected:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            'Snapshot runtime configuration is not the frozen Phase A control: '
+            + json.dumps({'expected': expected, 'realized': realized}, sort_keys=True)
+        )
+
+    return {
+        'recommendation_config': recommendation_config,
+        'activation': activation,
+        'exit_config': exit_config,
+        'benchmark_closes': benchmark_closes,
+        'prices': prices,
+        'symbols': symbols,
+        'universe_manifest': {
+            'ticker_rows': len(symbols),
+            'symbols_with_prices': len(prices),
+            'symbols_sha256': _json_hash(sorted(symbols)),
+        },
+        'ranking_key': ranking_key,
+        'exit_policy': exit_policy,
+        'hold_days': hold_days,
+        'risk_per_trade': risk_per_trade,
+        'atr_trail_multiplier': atr_trail_multiplier,
+        'threshold': threshold,
+        'runtime_config': realized,
+    }
+
+
+def _build_candidate_cache(
+    snapshot_data: dict[str, Any],
+    *,
+    snapshot: Path,
+    snapshot_sha256: str,
+    cache_path: Path,
+    workers: int,
+    quiet: bool,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    from app.services import backtest_service as bt
+
+    cache_key = {
+        'version': CACHE_VERSION,
+        'snapshot': str(snapshot.resolve()),
+        'snapshot_sha256': snapshot_sha256,
+        'cadence': 'daily',
+        'outcome_horizon_sessions': 0,
+        'recommendation_config_hash': _json_hash(
+            snapshot_data['recommendation_config']
+        ),
+        'activation_hash': _json_hash(snapshot_data['activation']),
+        'runtime_config': snapshot_data['runtime_config'],
+        'universe_manifest': snapshot_data['universe_manifest'],
+    }
+    if cache_path.exists():
+        with cache_path.open('rb') as handle:
+            cached = pickle.load(handle)  # noqa: S301 - trusted local cache
+        if cached.get('key') == cache_key:
+            if not quiet:
+                print(f'loaded candidate/rank cache: {cache_path}', flush=True)
+            return cached
+        if not quiet:
+            print(f'candidate cache mismatch; rebuilding: {cache_path}', flush=True)
+
+    replay_rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    prices = snapshot_data['prices']
+    replay_args = [
+        (
+            symbol,
+            columns,
+            snapshot_data['recommendation_config'],
+            snapshot_data['activation'],
+            snapshot_data['benchmark_closes'],
+            date(1900, 1, 1),
+            'daily',
+            True,
+            True,
+            0,
+        )
+        for symbol, columns in prices.items()
+    ]
+    if workers == 1:
+        for index, args in enumerate(replay_args, 1):
+            replay_rows.extend(bt._replay_candidates_for_period(*args))
+            if not quiet and index % 25 == 0:
+                print(
+                    f'daily replay: {index}/{len(replay_args)} tickers',
+                    flush=True,
+                )
+    else:
+        context = bt._mp_context() or multiprocessing.get_context('spawn')
+        with ProcessPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=workers,
+            mp_context=context,
+        ) as pool:
+            futures = [
+                pool.submit(bt._replay_candidates_for_period, *args)
+                for args in replay_args
+            ]
+            for index, future in enumerate(as_completed(futures), 1):
+                replay_rows.extend(future.result())
+                if not quiet and index % 25 == 0:
+                    print(
+                        f'daily replay: {index}/{len(futures)} tickers',
+                        flush=True,
+                    )
+
+    setup_candidates = [
+        row for row in replay_rows if not row.get('_rank_only')
+    ]
+    rank_observations = [
+        row for row in replay_rows if row.get('_universe_rank_observation')
+    ]
+    daily_rank_map = _live_universe_rank_map(
+        rank_observations,
+        snapshot_data['benchmark_closes'],
+        bt.STRATEGY_RANK_MOMENTUM_WEIGHT,
+    )
+    qualified: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for setup in setup_candidates:
+        if setup.get('direction') != 'long':
+            continue
+        identity = (str(setup['symbol']), str(setup['date']))
+        rank = daily_rank_map.get(identity)
+        if rank is None:
+            continue
+        candidate = {
+            key: value
+            for key, value in setup.items()
+            if not key.startswith('_universe_')
+        }
+        candidate[bt.PRODUCTION_PERCENTILE_KEY] = rank['momentum_percentile']
+        candidate[bt.VOL_PERCENTILE_KEY] = rank['volatility_percentile']
+        candidate[bt.RESIDUAL_HIGH_VOL_BLEND_80_20_KEY] = rank['strategy_rank']
+        candidate['qualified'] = bt._momentum_qualifies(
+            candidate,
+            snapshot_data['threshold'],
+        )
+        if candidate['qualified']:
+            qualified.append(candidate)
+
+    qualified.sort(
+        key=lambda row: (
+            str(row['date']),
+            -float(row.get(snapshot_data['ranking_key']) or 0.0),
+            str(row['symbol']),
+            float(row.get('entry') or 0.0),
+            float(row.get('stop') or 0.0),
+            float(row.get('target') or 0.0),
+            str(row.get('action') or ''),
+        )
+    )
+    rank_dates = sorted({identity[1] for identity in daily_rank_map})
+    cached = {
+        'key': cache_key,
+        'qualified_candidates': qualified,
+        'daily_rank_map': daily_rank_map,
+        'setup_candidate_count': len(setup_candidates),
+        'qualified_long_count': len(qualified),
+        'entry_candidates_by_direction': dict(
+            Counter(str(row['direction']) for row in setup_candidates)
+        ),
+        'rank_observation_count': len(rank_observations),
+        'rank_first_date': rank_dates[0] if rank_dates else None,
+        'rank_last_date': rank_dates[-1] if rank_dates else None,
+    }
+    _atomic_pickle(cache_path, cached)
+    if not quiet:
+        print(f'wrote candidate/rank cache: {cache_path}', flush=True)
+    return cached
+
+
+def _checkpoint_state(
+    checkpoint_dir: Path,
+    fingerprint: str,
+    *,
+    resume: bool,
+) -> dict[str, dict[str, Any]]:
+    manifest_path = checkpoint_dir / 'manifest.json'
+    if checkpoint_dir.exists() and not resume:
+        existing_cells = list(checkpoint_dir.glob('cell-*.json'))
+        if existing_cells:
+            raise SystemExit(
+                f'Checkpoint cells already exist at {checkpoint_dir}; use --resume '
+                'or a new --run-id'
+            )
+    checkpoint_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    if manifest_path.exists():
+        existing = json.loads(manifest_path.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+        if existing.get('fingerprint') != fingerprint:
+            raise SystemExit(
+                f'Checkpoint fingerprint mismatch at {checkpoint_dir}'
+            )
+    else:
+        _atomic_json(
+            manifest_path,
+            {
+                'runner_version': RUNNER_VERSION,
+                'fingerprint': fingerprint,
+                'created_at': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+            },
+        )
+
+    completed: dict[str, dict[str, Any]] = {}
+    if resume:
+        for path in sorted(checkpoint_dir.glob('cell-*.json')):
+            row = json.loads(path.read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
+            completed[str(row['cell_id'])] = row
+    return completed
+
+
+def _write_cell_checkpoint(
+    checkpoint_dir: Path,
+    row: dict[str, Any],
+) -> None:
+    name = hashlib.sha256(str(row['cell_id']).encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+    _atomic_json(checkpoint_dir / f'cell-{name}.json', row)
+
+
+def _fmt(value: Any, digits: int = 3) -> str:
+    if value is None:
+        return 'n/a'
+    if isinstance(value, float):
+        return f'{value:.{digits}f}'
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def _operational_summary(cells: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
+    rows: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
+    for arm in ARMS:
+        arm_cells = [
+            row
+            for row in cells
+            if row['arm_id'] == arm['id']
+            and float(row['cost_per_side_pct']) == 0.1
+        ]
+        weekly = [
+            row['metrics']['weekly_rebalance']
+            for row in arm_cells
+            if row['metrics'].get('weekly_rebalance')
+        ]
+        rows.append({
+            'arm_id': arm['id'],
+            'paths': len(arm_cells),
+            'median_trades': median(
+                row['metrics'].get('trades') for row in arm_cells
+            ),
+            'median_blocked_fraction': median(
+                row['metrics'].get('blocked_fraction') for row in arm_cells
+            ),
+            'median_avg_positions': median(
+                row['metrics'].get('avg_positions') for row in arm_cells
+            ),
+            'peak_positions': max(
+                (
+                    int(row['metrics'].get('peak_positions') or 0)
+                    for row in arm_cells
+                ),
+                default=0,
+            ),
+            'median_turnover_multiple': median(
+                row['metrics'].get('turnover_multiple') for row in arm_cells
+            ),
+            'min_risk_rejections': sum(
+                int(row['metrics'].get('skipped_min_initial_risk') or 0)
+                for row in arm_cells
+            ),
+            'weekly_zero_entrant_fraction': median(
+                item.get('zero_entrant_fraction') for item in weekly
+            ),
+            'weekly_entrant_pool_median': median(
+                item.get('entrant_pool_median') for item in weekly
+            ),
+            'weekly_replacements': sum(
+                int(item.get('replacements') or 0) for item in weekly
+            ),
+            'weekly_reentries_within_10_sessions': sum(
+                int(item.get('reentries_within_10_sessions') or 0)
+                for item in weekly
+            ),
+        })
+    return rows
+
+
+def _markdown(report: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    lines = [
+        '# Focused daily portfolio-capacity matrix',
+        '',
+        f'Generated: {report["generated_at"]}',
+        '',
+        '## Question',
+        '',
+        'The current daily Phase A control admitted 472 trades and rejected 519 '
+        'qualified opportunities because the ten-slot book was full. This run '
+        'brackets the economic cost of that binding constraint; it has no formal '
+        'promotion gate.',
+        '',
+        '> Universe caveat: today\'s production membership is projected backward. '
+        'Use paired arm-versus-control differences, not absolute profitability, '
+        'for construction conclusions.',
+        '',
+        '## Paired annual medians',
+        '',
+    ]
+    paired = report['analysis']['paired_per_year']
+    for protocol in ('empty_book', 'warm_book'):
+        lines.extend([
+            f'### {protocol.replace("_", " ").title()} — 0.10% per fill',
+            '',
+            '| Arm | ΔEV net R | 90% context | ΔCalmar | 90% context |',
+            '|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|',
+        ])
+        for arm in ARMS:
+            row = next(
+                item
+                for item in paired
+                if item['arm_id'] == arm['id']
+                and item['protocol'] == protocol
+                and float(item['cost_per_side_pct']) == 0.1
+            )
+            ev = row['headline']['ev_net_r']
+            calmar = row['headline']['calmar']
+            ev_ci = ev['bootstrap_90']
+            calmar_ci = calmar['bootstrap_90']
+            lines.append(
+                f'| {arm["id"]} | {_fmt(ev["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'[{_fmt(ev_ci["p05"])}, {_fmt(ev_ci["p95"])}] | '
+                f'{_fmt(calmar["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'[{_fmt(calmar_ci["p05"])}, {_fmt(calmar_ci["p95"])}] |'
+            )
+        lines.append('')
+        lines.extend([
+            '| Arm | ΔPF | ΔGain-to-Pain | ΔSortino | ΔCAGR pp | ΔMaxDD pp |',
+            '|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|',
+        ])
+        for arm in ARMS:
+            row = next(
+                item
+                for item in paired
+                if item['arm_id'] == arm['id']
+                and item['protocol'] == protocol
+                and float(item['cost_per_side_pct']) == 0.1
+            )
+            headline = row['headline']
+            lines.append(
+                f'| {arm["id"]} | '
+                f'{_fmt(headline["profit_factor"]["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'{_fmt(headline["gain_to_pain"]["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'{_fmt(headline["sortino"]["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'{_fmt(headline["cagr_pct"]["paired_delta_median"])} | '
+                f'{_fmt(headline["max_drawdown_pct"]["paired_delta_median"])} |'
+            )
+        lines.append('')
+
+    lines.extend([
+        '## Warm-seed initialization dispersion',
+        '',
+        '| Arm | Cost/fill | Median EV IQR ratio | Median Calmar IQR ratio |',
+        '|---|---:|---:|---:|',
+    ])
+    for row in report['analysis']['warm_seed_dispersion']:
+        lines.append(
+            f'| {row["arm_id"]} | {row["cost_per_side_pct"]:.2f}% | '
+            f'{_fmt(row["headline"]["ev_net_r"]["median_iqr_ratio"])} | '
+            f'{_fmt(row["headline"]["calmar"]["median_iqr_ratio"])} |'
+        )
+
+    lines.extend([
+        '',
+        '## Capacity and operations — 0.10% per fill',
+        '',
+        '| Arm | Median trades | Median blocked | Median positions | Peak | '
+        'Turnover | Min-risk rejects |',
+        '|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|',
+    ])
+    for row in report['operational_summary']:
+        blocked = row['median_blocked_fraction']
+        blocked_text = (
+            f'{float(blocked) * 100.0:.1f}%' if blocked is not None else 'n/a'
+        )
+        lines.append(
+            f'| {row["arm_id"]} | {_fmt(row["median_trades"], 1)} | '
+            f'{blocked_text} | {_fmt(row["median_avg_positions"], 2)} | '
+            f'{row["peak_positions"]} | '
+            f'{_fmt(row["median_turnover_multiple"], 2)} | '
+            f'{row["min_risk_rejections"]} |'
+        )
+
+    weekly = next(
+        row
+        for row in report['operational_summary']
+        if row['arm_id'] == 'cap10_weekly_top10'
+    )
+    lines.extend([
+        '',
+        '## Weekly-ranking opportunity set',
+        '',
+        f'- Median fresh entrant pool: '
+        f'{_fmt(weekly["weekly_entrant_pool_median"], 1)}.',
+        f'- Median zero-entrant fraction: '
+        f'{_fmt(weekly["weekly_zero_entrant_fraction"], 3)}.',
+        f'- Replacements across reported paths: {weekly["weekly_replacements"]}.',
+        f'- Same-symbol re-entries within 10 sessions: '
+        f'{weekly["weekly_reentries_within_10_sessions"]}.',
+        '',
+        'Bootstrap intervals above resample seven annual summaries and are '
+        'descriptive context only. They are not gates or independent-population '
+        'confidence claims.',
+    ])
+    return '\n'.join(lines)
+
+
+async def _main() -> None:
+    args = _parse_args()
+    snapshot = Path(args.snapshot)
+    if not snapshot.exists():
+        raise SystemExit(f'Snapshot does not exist: {snapshot}')
+    if not SPEC_PATH.exists():
+        raise SystemExit(f'Frozen specification is missing: {SPEC_PATH}')
+
+    os.environ['BACKTEST_SNAPSHOT_OFFLINE'] = '1'
+    os.environ['BACKTEST_ALLOW_SPAWN'] = '1'
+    workers = _worker_count(str(args.workers))
+    snapshot_sha256 = _sha256_file(snapshot)
+    specification_sha256 = _sha256_file(SPEC_PATH)
+
+    snapshot_data = await _load_snapshot(snapshot, quiet=bool(args.quiet))
+    cache_path = (
+        Path(args.candidate_cache)
+        if args.candidate_cache
+        else ROOT / 'reports' / '.cache' / f'{args.run_id}-candidates.pkl'
+    )
+    candidate_cache = _build_candidate_cache(
+        snapshot_data,
+        snapshot=snapshot,
+        snapshot_sha256=snapshot_sha256,
+        cache_path=cache_path,
+        workers=workers,
+        quiet=bool(args.quiet),
+    )
+
+    cohort_manifest = build_cohort_manifest(
+        snapshot_data['benchmark_closes'].keys()
+    )
+    cohort_errors = validate_cohort_manifest(cohort_manifest)
+    cells = build_cells(cohort_manifest)
+    validation_payload = {
+        'runner_version': RUNNER_VERSION,
+        'snapshot': str(snapshot.resolve()),
+        'snapshot_sha256': snapshot_sha256,
+        'snapshot_sessions': {
+            'count': cohort_manifest['session_count'],
+            'first': cohort_manifest['snapshot_first_session'],
+            'last': cohort_manifest['snapshot_last_session'],
+        },
+        'candidate_rank_coverage': {
+            'first': candidate_cache['rank_first_date'],
+            'last': candidate_cache['rank_last_date'],
+            'observations': candidate_cache['rank_observation_count'],
+            'qualified_longs': candidate_cache['qualified_long_count'],
+        },
+        'universe_manifest': snapshot_data['universe_manifest'],
+        'empty_cluster_counts': cohort_manifest['empty_cluster_counts'],
+        'warm_seed_counts': cohort_manifest['warm_seed_counts'],
+        'empty_cluster_count': cohort_manifest['empty_cluster_count'],
+        'warm_cluster_count': cohort_manifest['warm_cluster_count'],
+        'expected_clusters': list(ANCHOR_YEARS),
+        'matrix_cells': len(cells),
+        'cache_path': str(cache_path.resolve()),
+        'cache_key_hash': _json_hash(candidate_cache['key']),
+        'errors': cohort_errors,
+    }
+    print(json.dumps(validation_payload, indent=2, sort_keys=True), flush=True)
+    if cohort_errors:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            'Cohort validation failed; revise and re-hash the specification'
+        )
+    if args.validate_only:
+        return
+
+    _assert_clean_worktree()
+    git_commit = _git_output('rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+    fingerprint_payload = {
+        'runner_version': RUNNER_VERSION,
+        'git_commit': git_commit,
+        'snapshot_sha256': snapshot_sha256,
+        'specification_sha256': specification_sha256,
+        'candidate_cache_key': candidate_cache['key'],
+        'universe_manifest': snapshot_data['universe_manifest'],
+        'cohort_manifest': cohort_manifest,
+        'arms': list(ARMS),
+        'costs_per_side_pct': list(COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT),
+        'bootstrap': {
+            'replicates': BOOTSTRAP_REPLICATES,
+            'seed': BOOTSTRAP_SEED,
+        },
+    }
+    fingerprint = _json_hash(fingerprint_payload)
+    checkpoint_dir = (
+        Path(args.checkpoint)
+        if args.checkpoint
+        else ROOT / 'reports' / '.cache' / f'{args.run_id}-checkpoint'
+    )
+    completed = _checkpoint_state(
+        checkpoint_dir,
+        fingerprint,
+        resume=bool(args.resume),
+    )
+    expected_ids = {str(cell['cell_id']) for cell in cells}
+    unknown = set(completed) - expected_ids
+    if unknown:
+        raise SystemExit(
+            f'Checkpoint contains {len(unknown)} unknown matrix cells'
+        )
+    remaining = [
+        cell for cell in cells if str(cell['cell_id']) not in completed
+    ]
+    if not args.quiet:
+        print(
+            f'matrix cells: {len(completed)} resumed, {len(remaining)} remaining',
+            flush=True,
+        )
+
+    worker_context = {
+        'qualified_candidates': candidate_cache['qualified_candidates'],
+        'daily_rank_map': candidate_cache['daily_rank_map'],
+        'prices': snapshot_data['prices'],
+        'benchmark_closes': snapshot_data['benchmark_closes'],
+        'ranking_key': snapshot_data['ranking_key'],
+        'exit_policy': snapshot_data['exit_policy'],
+        'hold_days': snapshot_data['hold_days'],
+        'risk_per_trade': snapshot_data['risk_per_trade'],
+        'atr_trail_multiplier': snapshot_data['atr_trail_multiplier'],
+    }
+    if workers == 1:
+        _worker_init(worker_context)
+        for index, cell in enumerate(remaining, 1):
+            row = _worker_run_cell(cell)
+            completed[str(row['cell_id'])] = row
+            _write_cell_checkpoint(checkpoint_dir, row)
+            if not args.quiet:
+                print(
+                    f'portfolio cells: {len(completed)}/{len(cells)} '
+                    f'({row["cell_id"]})',
+                    flush=True,
+                )
+    elif remaining:
+        context = multiprocessing.get_context('spawn')
+        with ProcessPoolExecutor(
+            max_workers=workers,
+            mp_context=context,
+            initializer=_worker_init,
+            initargs=(worker_context,),
+        ) as pool:
+            futures = {
+                pool.submit(_worker_run_cell, cell): str(cell['cell_id'])
+                for cell in remaining
+            }
+            for future in as_completed(futures):
+                row = future.result()
+                completed[str(row['cell_id'])] = row
+                _write_cell_checkpoint(checkpoint_dir, row)
+                if not args.quiet:
+                    print(
+                        f'portfolio cells: {len(completed)}/{len(cells)} '
+                        f'({row["cell_id"]})',
+                        flush=True,
+                    )
+
+    missing = expected_ids - set(completed)
+    if missing:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f'Incomplete matrix: {len(missing)} cells are missing'
+        )
+    result_cells = sorted(
+        completed.values(),
+        key=lambda row: str(row['cell_id']),
+    )
+    analysis = aggregate_results(result_cells)
+    requirements_path = ROOT / 'requirements.txt'
+    report: dict[str, Any] = {
+        'run_id': args.run_id,
+        'status': 'complete',
+        'generated_at': datetime.now(timezone.utc).isoformat(),
+        'research_question': (
+            'Bracket the economic cost of the binding ten-position cap and '
+            'test whether weekly current-rank selection beats arrival order.'
+        ),
+        'decision_rule': (
+            'No formal promotion gate. Report paired annual medians, warm-seed '
+            'EV/Calmar IQR ratios, and simple bootstrap intervals as context.'
+        ),
+        'survivorship_bias_caveat': (
+            'The current production universe is projected backward; construction '
+            'conclusions rely on paired relative comparisons, not absolute levels.'
+        ),
+        'motivation': {
+            'source': 'reports/research-matrix-phase-a.json a0_control full window',
+            'trades': 472,
+            'skipped_book_full': 519,
+            'blocked_fraction': 519 / (519 + 472),
+            'stale_claim_corrected': (
+                'The older weekly pre-gate-reset claim that cap 10 never bound '
+                'does not apply to the current daily configuration.'
+            ),
+        },
+        'fingerprint': fingerprint,
+        'fingerprint_payload': fingerprint_payload,
+        'environment': {
+            'python': sys.version,
+            'platform': platform.platform(),
+            'requirements_sha256': (
+                _sha256_file(requirements_path)
+                if requirements_path.exists()
+                else None
+            ),
+            'command': [sys.executable, *sys.argv],
+        },
+        'validation': validation_payload,
+        'runtime_config': snapshot_data['runtime_config'],
+        'universe_manifest': snapshot_data['universe_manifest'],
+        'candidate_cache': {
+            key: value
+            for key, value in candidate_cache.items()
+            if key
+            not in {
+                'qualified_candidates',
+                'daily_rank_map',
+            }
+        },
+        'cohort_manifest': cohort_manifest,
+        'arms': list(ARMS),
+        'costs_per_side_pct': list(COSTS_PER_SIDE_PCT),
+        'cell_count': len(result_cells),
+        'cells': result_cells,
+        'analysis': analysis,
+        'operational_summary': _operational_summary(result_cells),
+    }
+    out_path = (
+        Path(args.out)
+        if args.out
+        else ROOT
+        / 'reports'
+        / f'portfolio-construction-{args.run_id}.json'
+    )
+    _atomic_json(out_path, report)
+    _atomic_text(out_path.with_suffix('.md'), _markdown(report))
+    if not args.quiet:
+        print(f'wrote {out_path}', flush=True)
+        print(f'wrote {out_path.with_suffix(".md")}', flush=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    asyncio.run(_main())

scripts/run_research_matrix.py

@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 if str(ROOT) not in sys.path:
     sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT))
 
+from scripts.research_rankings import (  # noqa: E402
+    _live_universe_rank_map,
+    _period_percentiles,
+)
+
 CACHE_VERSION = "research-matrix-v1-daily-prod"
 
 # Pre-registered arm catalogue (order is report order). Control is a0.
@@ -210,66 +215,6 @@ def _sqlite_url(path: Path) -> str:
     return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{path.resolve().as_posix()}"
 
 
-def _period_percentiles(
-    observations: list[dict], value_key: str
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], float]:
-    by_period: dict[tuple, list[dict]] = {}
-    for row in observations:
-        if row.get(value_key) is None:
-            continue
-        period = tuple(row["ranking_period"])
-        by_period.setdefault(period, []).append(row)
-    result: dict[tuple[str, str], float] = {}
-    for group in by_period.values():
-        ordered = sorted(
-            group, key=lambda row: (float(row[value_key]), str(row["symbol"]))
-        )
-        denominator = len(ordered) - 1
-        for rank, row in enumerate(ordered):
-            result[(str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))] = round(
-                rank / denominator * 100.0 if denominator > 0 else 100.0,
-                2,
-            )
-    return result
-
-
-def _live_universe_rank_map(
-    observations: list[dict],
-    benchmark_closes: dict[date, float],
-    momentum_weight: float,
-) -> dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]]:
-    raw_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "momentum")
-    residual_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "residual_momentum")
-    vol_pct = _period_percentiles(observations, "vol_6m")
-    benchmark_ords = sorted(value.toordinal() for value in benchmark_closes)
-    residual_start_ord = benchmark_ords[251] if len(benchmark_ords) >= 252 else None
-    ranks: dict[tuple[str, str], dict[str, float | None]] = {}
-    for row in observations:
-        identity = (str(row["symbol"]), str(row["date"]))
-        asof_ord = date.fromisoformat(identity[1]).toordinal()
-        momentum_pct = (
-            residual_pct.get(identity)
-            if residual_start_ord is not None and asof_ord >= residual_start_ord
-            else raw_pct.get(identity)
-        )
-        volatility_pct = vol_pct.get(identity)
-        strategy_rank = (
-            round(
-                momentum_pct * momentum_weight
-                + volatility_pct * (1.0 - momentum_weight),
-                2,
-            )
-            if momentum_pct is not None and volatility_pct is not None
-            else momentum_pct
-        )
-        ranks[identity] = {
-            "momentum_percentile": momentum_pct,
-            "volatility_percentile": volatility_pct,
-            "strategy_rank": strategy_rank,
-        }
-    return ranks
-
-
 def _parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description=__doc__,

tests/unit/test_portfolio_capacity_research.py

@@ -0,0 +1,595 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from datetime import date, timedelta
+
+import pytest
+
+from app.services import backtest_service as bt
+from scripts.portfolio_capacity_research import (
+    ANCHOR_YEARS,
+    aggregate_results,
+    bootstrap_median_interval,
+    build_cells,
+    build_cohort_manifest,
+    summarize_simulation,
+    validate_cohort_manifest,
+)
+from scripts.run_portfolio_construction_matrix import (
+    _assert_clean_worktree,
+    _checkpoint_state,
+    _markdown,
+    _operational_summary,
+    _worker_init,
+    _worker_run_cell,
+    _write_cell_checkpoint,
+)
+
+
+def _prices(ords: list[int], close: float = 100.0) -> tuple:
+    closes = [close] * len(ords)
+    return (
+        ords,
+        list(closes),
+        [value + 1.0 for value in closes],
+        [value - 1.0 for value in closes],
+        list(closes),
+        [1_000_000] * len(ords),
+    )
+
+
+def _candidate(
+    symbol: str,
+    day: date,
+    *,
+    entry: float = 100.0,
+    stop: float = 80.0,
+    rank: float = 90.0,
+) -> dict:
+    return {
+        'qualified': True,
+        'direction': 'long',
+        'symbol': symbol,
+        'date': day.isoformat(),
+        'entry': entry,
+        'stop': stop,
+        'target': entry + 100.0,
+        'momentum_percentile': rank,
+        'activation_momentum_percentile': rank,
+        'residual_high_vol_blend_80_20': rank,
+    }
+
+
+def _business_days(start: date, end: date) -> list[date]:
+    days: list[date] = []
+    current = start
+    while current <= end:
+        if current.weekday() < 5:
+            days.append(current)
+        current += timedelta(days=1)
+    return days
+
+
+def test_new_simulator_options_preserve_legacy_control_path():
+    start = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    ords = [start.toordinal() + offset for offset in range(8)]
+    prices = {'AAA': _prices(ords)}
+    candidates = [_candidate('AAA', start)]
+
+    legacy = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        3,
+        include_trades=True,
+    )
+    explicit = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        3,
+        max_positions=10,
+        min_initial_risk_fraction=None,
+        weekly_top_n_rebalance=False,
+        measurement_start_date=None,
+        hard_end_date=None,
+        include_capacity_diagnostics=False,
+        include_trades=True,
+    )
+
+    assert legacy == explicit
+
+
+def test_unbounded_count_and_effective_risk_floor():
+    start = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    ords = [start.toordinal() + offset for offset in range(4)]
+    symbols = [f'S{index}' for index in range(25)]
+    prices = {symbol: _prices(ords) for symbol in symbols}
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate(symbol, start, stop=80.0, rank=100.0 - index)
+        for index, symbol in enumerate(symbols)
+    ]
+
+    capped = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        max_positions=1,
+        hard_end_date=start + timedelta(days=4),
+        measurement_start_date=start,
+        include_capacity_diagnostics=True,
+    )
+    unbounded = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        max_positions=None,
+        min_initial_risk_fraction=0.005,
+        hard_end_date=start + timedelta(days=4),
+        measurement_start_date=start,
+        include_capacity_diagnostics=True,
+    )
+
+    assert capped is not None and unbounded is not None
+    assert capped['peak_positions'] == 1
+    assert capped['measurement_skipped_book_full'] == 24
+    assert unbounded['peak_positions'] > 1
+    assert unbounded['measurement_skipped_book_full'] == 0
+    assert unbounded['skipped_min_initial_risk'] > 0
+    assert unbounded['peak_positions'] == unbounded['trades']
+
+
+def test_measurement_window_carries_state_but_excludes_pre_anchor_trade_ev():
+    start = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    anchor = start + timedelta(days=2)
+    hard_end = start + timedelta(days=7)
+    ords = [
+        start.toordinal() + offset
+        for offset in range((hard_end - start).days)
+    ]
+    prices = {
+        'AAA': _prices(ords, 100.0),
+        'BBB': _prices(ords, 100.0),
+    }
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate('AAA', start),
+        _candidate('BBB', anchor + timedelta(days=1)),
+    ]
+
+    sim = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        start_date=start,
+        end_date=hard_end,
+        measurement_start_date=anchor,
+        hard_end_date=hard_end,
+        include_curve=True,
+        include_trades=True,
+    )
+
+    assert sim is not None
+    assert sim['simulation_start_date'] == start.isoformat()
+    assert sim['start_date'] == anchor.isoformat()
+    assert sim['measurement_start_positions'] == 1
+    assert sim['trades'] == 1
+    assert [trade['symbol'] for trade in sim['trade_details']] == ['BBB']
+    assert sim['equity_curve'][0]['date'] == anchor.isoformat()
+
+
+def test_weekly_top10_uses_current_rank_for_both_sides_not_entry_rank():
+    monday = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    friday = date(2025, 1, 10)
+    sessions = _business_days(monday, friday)
+    ords = [session.toordinal() for session in sessions]
+    prices = {
+        'AAA': _prices(ords),
+        'BBB': _prices(ords),
+    }
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate('AAA', monday, rank=99.0),
+        _candidate('BBB', friday, rank=10.0),
+    ]
+    rank_map = {
+        ('AAA', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 10.0},
+        ('BBB', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 90.0},
+    }
+
+    sim = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        max_positions=1,
+        weekly_top_n_rebalance=True,
+        daily_rank_map=rank_map,
+        measurement_start_date=monday,
+        hard_end_date=friday + timedelta(days=1),
+        include_trades=True,
+        include_capacity_diagnostics=True,
+    )
+
+    assert sim is not None
+    assert [trade['symbol'] for trade in sim['trade_details']] == ['AAA', 'BBB']
+    assert sim['trade_details'][0]['reason'] == 'weekly_rebalance'
+    event = sim['weekly_rebalance_events'][0]
+    assert event['exited_symbols'] == ['AAA']
+    assert event['selected_entrant_symbols'] == ['BBB']
+
+
+def test_weekly_top10_incumbent_wins_exact_current_rank_tie():
+    monday = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    friday = date(2025, 1, 10)
+    sessions = _business_days(monday, friday)
+    ords = [session.toordinal() for session in sessions]
+    prices = {
+        'AAA': _prices(ords),
+        'BBB': _prices(ords),
+    }
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate('AAA', monday, rank=10.0),
+        _candidate('BBB', friday, rank=99.0),
+    ]
+    rank_map = {
+        ('AAA', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 80.0},
+        ('BBB', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 80.0},
+    }
+
+    sim = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        max_positions=1,
+        weekly_top_n_rebalance=True,
+        daily_rank_map=rank_map,
+        measurement_start_date=monday,
+        hard_end_date=friday + timedelta(days=1),
+        include_trades=True,
+    )
+
+    assert sim is not None
+    assert [trade['symbol'] for trade in sim['trade_details']] == ['AAA']
+    assert sim['trade_details'][0]['reason'] == 'open_at_end'
+    assert sim['weekly_rebalance_events'][0]['replacements'] == 0
+
+
+def test_weekly_rebalance_exit_bypasses_cooldown_and_churn_is_counted():
+    first_monday = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    friday = date(2025, 1, 10)
+    next_monday = date(2025, 1, 13)
+    sessions = _business_days(first_monday, next_monday)
+    ords = [session.toordinal() for session in sessions]
+    prices = {
+        'AAA': _prices(ords),
+        'BBB': (
+            ords,
+            [100.0] * len(ords),
+            [101.0] * len(ords),
+            [99.0] * (len(ords) - 1) + [70.0],
+            [100.0] * len(ords),
+            [1_000_000] * len(ords),
+        ),
+    }
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate('AAA', first_monday, rank=99.0),
+        _candidate('BBB', friday, rank=10.0),
+        _candidate('AAA', next_monday, rank=99.0),
+    ]
+    rank_map = {
+        ('AAA', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 10.0},
+        ('BBB', friday.isoformat()): {'strategy_rank': 90.0},
+    }
+
+    sim = bt._simulate_portfolio(
+        candidates,
+        prices,
+        None,
+        'hold',
+        30,
+        max_positions=1,
+        reentry_cooldown_sessions=5,
+        weekly_top_n_rebalance=True,
+        daily_rank_map=rank_map,
+        measurement_start_date=first_monday,
+        hard_end_date=next_monday + timedelta(days=1),
+        include_trades=True,
+    )
+
+    assert sim is not None
+    assert [trade['symbol'] for trade in sim['trade_details']] == [
+        'AAA',
+        'BBB',
+        'AAA',
+    ]
+    assert sim['trade_details'][0]['reason'] == 'weekly_rebalance'
+    assert sim['rebalance_reentries_within_5_sessions'] == 1
+    assert sim['skipped_cooldown'] == 0
+
+
+def test_cohort_manifest_realizes_seven_frozen_clusters():
+    sessions = _business_days(date(2016, 1, 4), date(2026, 7, 17))
+    manifest = build_cohort_manifest(sessions)
+
+    assert validate_cohort_manifest(manifest) == []
+    assert manifest['empty_cluster_count'] == 7
+    assert manifest['warm_cluster_count'] == 7
+    assert set(map(int, manifest['empty_cluster_counts'])) == set(ANCHOR_YEARS)
+    assert all(
+        int(count) >= 12 for count in manifest['warm_seed_counts'].values()
+    )
+    cells = build_cells(manifest)
+    assert len(cells) == (
+        len(manifest['empty_book']) + len(manifest['warm_book'])
+    ) * 4 * 2
+
+
+def test_zero_outcome_horizon_extends_rank_replay_to_last_session(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(bt, '_window_setups', lambda *_args, **_kwargs: [])
+    count = bt.MIN_LOOKBACK + bt.HORIZON
+    start = date(2025, 1, 1)
+    ords = [start.toordinal() + offset for offset in range(count)]
+    columns = _prices(ords)
+
+    legacy = bt._replay_candidates_for_period(
+        'AAA',
+        columns,
+        {},
+        {},
+        None,
+        date.min,
+        'daily',
+        True,
+        True,
+    )
+    zero_horizon = bt._replay_candidates_for_period(
+        'AAA',
+        columns,
+        {},
+        {},
+        None,
+        date.min,
+        'daily',
+        True,
+        True,
+        0,
+    )
+
+    assert len(zero_horizon) == len(legacy) + bt.HORIZON
+    assert zero_horizon[-1]['date'] == date.fromordinal(ords[-1]).isoformat()
+
+
+def test_gain_to_pain_uses_all_monthly_returns_and_net_r():
+    sim = {
+        'measurement_start_equity': 100.0,
+        'trade_details': [
+            {
+                'net_r': 1.0,
+                'pnl': 10.0,
+                'shares': 1.0,
+                'entry': 100.0,
+                'fill': 110.0,
+                'transaction_cost': 0.0,
+            },
+            {
+                'net_r': -0.5,
+                'pnl': -5.0,
+                'shares': 1.0,
+                'entry': 100.0,
+                'fill': 95.0,
+                'transaction_cost': 0.0,
+            },
+        ],
+        'equity_curve': [
+            {'date': '2025-01-31', 'equity': 110.0},
+            {'date': '2025-02-28', 'equity': 99.0},
+        ],
+        'trades': 2,
+        'skipped_book_full': 0,
+    }
+
+    summary = summarize_simulation(sim)
+
+    assert summary['ev_net_r'] == pytest.approx(0.25)
+    assert summary['profit_factor'] == pytest.approx(2.0)
+    # Monthly returns are +10% and -10%; all-return numerator is zero.
+    assert summary['gain_to_pain'] == pytest.approx(0.0)
+
+
+def test_simple_cluster_bootstrap_is_deterministic_and_not_a_gate():
+    first = bootstrap_median_interval(
+        [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+        seed_parts=('determinism',),
+        replicates=500,
+    )
+    second = bootstrap_median_interval(
+        [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7],
+        seed_parts=('determinism',),
+        replicates=500,
+    )
+
+    assert first == second
+    assert first['point'] == 4
+    assert first['p05'] <= first['point'] <= first['p95']
+
+
+def test_aggregate_reports_paired_years_and_separate_warm_iqrs():
+    cells: list[dict] = []
+    for cost in (0.1, 0.2):
+        for cluster in ANCHOR_YEARS:
+            for seed in range(3):
+                path_id = f'warm-{cluster}-{seed}'
+                for arm_id, shift in (
+                    ('cap10_incumbent', 0.0),
+                    ('cash_unbounded', 0.2),
+                    ('cap10_weekly_top10', 0.1),
+                    ('cap15_incumbent', 0.05),
+                ):
+                    cells.append({
+                        'arm_id': arm_id,
+                        'protocol': 'warm_book',
+                        'path_id': path_id,
+                        'cluster': cluster,
+                        'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                        'metrics': {
+                            'ev_net_r': seed + shift,
+                            'calmar': 1.0 + seed * 0.1 + shift,
+                            'profit_factor': 1.5 + shift,
+                            'gain_to_pain': 2.0 + shift,
+                            'sortino': 1.0 + shift,
+                            'cagr_pct': 10.0 + shift,
+                            'max_drawdown_pct': 5.0,
+                            'total_return_pct': 10.0 + shift,
+                            'sharpe': 1.0 + shift,
+                        },
+                    })
+            for arm_id, shift in (
+                ('cap10_incumbent', 0.0),
+                ('cash_unbounded', 0.2),
+                ('cap10_weekly_top10', 0.1),
+                ('cap15_incumbent', 0.05),
+            ):
+                cells.append({
+                    'arm_id': arm_id,
+                    'protocol': 'empty_book',
+                    'path_id': f'empty-{cluster}',
+                    'cluster': cluster,
+                    'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                    'metrics': {
+                        'ev_net_r': 1.0 + shift,
+                        'calmar': 2.0 + shift,
+                        'profit_factor': 1.5 + shift,
+                        'gain_to_pain': 2.0 + shift,
+                        'sortino': 1.0 + shift,
+                        'cagr_pct': 10.0 + shift,
+                        'max_drawdown_pct': 5.0,
+                        'total_return_pct': 10.0 + shift,
+                        'sharpe': 1.0 + shift,
+                    },
+                })
+
+    report = aggregate_results(cells)
+
+    cash_empty = next(
+        row
+        for row in report['paired_per_year']
+        if row['arm_id'] == 'cash_unbounded'
+        and row['protocol'] == 'empty_book'
+        and row['cost_per_side_pct'] == 0.1
+    )
+    assert cash_empty['headline']['ev_net_r']['paired_delta_median'] == pytest.approx(
+        0.2
+    )
+    cash_warm = next(
+        row
+        for row in report['warm_seed_dispersion']
+        if row['arm_id'] == 'cash_unbounded'
+        and row['cost_per_side_pct'] == 0.1
+    )
+    assert set(cash_warm['headline']) == {'ev_net_r', 'calmar'}
+    assert 'D' not in cash_warm
+    markdown = _markdown({
+        'generated_at': '2026-08-05T00:00:00Z',
+        'analysis': report,
+        'operational_summary': _operational_summary(cells),
+    })
+    assert 'ΔGain-to-Pain' in markdown
+    assert 'formal promotion gate' in markdown
+
+
+def test_synthetic_worker_matrix_covers_four_arms_protocols_and_costs():
+    start = date(2025, 1, 6)
+    sessions = _business_days(start, date(2025, 1, 17))
+    ords = [session.toordinal() for session in sessions]
+    symbols = [f'S{index}' for index in range(12)]
+    prices = {symbol: _prices(ords) for symbol in symbols}
+    candidates = [
+        _candidate(symbol, start, rank=99.0 - index)
+        for index, symbol in enumerate(symbols[:11])
+    ]
+    friday = date(2025, 1, 10)
+    candidates.append(_candidate('S11', friday, rank=99.0))
+    rank_map = {
+        (symbol, friday.isoformat()): {
+            'strategy_rank': 100.0 if symbol == 'S11' else float(index)
+        }
+        for index, symbol in enumerate(symbols)
+    }
+    _worker_init({
+        'qualified_candidates': candidates,
+        'daily_rank_map': rank_map,
+        'prices': prices,
+        'benchmark_closes': None,
+        'ranking_key': 'residual_high_vol_blend_80_20',
+        'exit_policy': 'hold',
+        'hold_days': 30,
+        'risk_per_trade': 0.01,
+        'atr_trail_multiplier': 3.0,
+    })
+
+    rows = []
+    for protocol, measurement_start in (
+        ('empty_book', start),
+        ('warm_book', date(2025, 1, 8)),
+    ):
+        for cost in (0.1, 0.2):
+            for arm_id in (
+                'cap10_incumbent',
+                'cash_unbounded',
+                'cap10_weekly_top10',
+                'cap15_incumbent',
+            ):
+                rows.append(_worker_run_cell({
+                    'cell_id': f'{arm_id}|{protocol}|{cost}',
+                    'arm_id': arm_id,
+                    'protocol': protocol,
+                    'path_id': f'{protocol}-synthetic',
+                    'cluster': 2025,
+                    'simulation_start': start.isoformat(),
+                    'measurement_start': measurement_start.isoformat(),
+                    'hard_end_exclusive': date(2025, 1, 14).isoformat(),
+                    'cost_per_side_pct': cost,
+                }))
+
+    assert len(rows) == 16
+    assert {row['arm_id'] for row in rows} == {
+        'cap10_incumbent',
+        'cash_unbounded',
+        'cap10_weekly_top10',
+        'cap15_incumbent',
+    }
+    assert {row['protocol'] for row in rows} == {'empty_book', 'warm_book'}
+    assert {row['cost_per_side_pct'] for row in rows} == {0.1, 0.2}
+    assert all('ev_net_r' in row['metrics'] for row in rows)
+
+
+def test_checkpoint_resume_rejects_fingerprint_mismatch(tmp_path):
+    checkpoint = tmp_path / 'checkpoint'
+    completed = _checkpoint_state(checkpoint, 'fingerprint-a', resume=False)
+    assert completed == {}
+    _write_cell_checkpoint(
+        checkpoint,
+        {'cell_id': 'one', 'metrics': {'ev_net_r': 1.0}},
+    )
+    resumed = _checkpoint_state(checkpoint, 'fingerprint-a', resume=True)
+    assert set(resumed) == {'one'}
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match='fingerprint mismatch'):
+        _checkpoint_state(checkpoint, 'fingerprint-b', resume=True)
+
+
+def test_dirty_worktree_guard(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        'scripts.run_portfolio_construction_matrix._git_output',
+        lambda *_args: ' M changed.py',
+    )
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit, match='dirty worktree'):
+        _assert_clean_worktree()