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Does the Lv3 sorting actually work?

Every historical downside list is rebuilt, then Lv1/Lv2/Lv3 are traded the next day at the open, costs deducted, against SPY. Judgement uses only the segment the threshold tuner had not seen. The Lv3 lists are downside forecasts traded long, exactly as the poster page presents them.

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Data as of2026-10-26
Days rebuilt134
Thresholds (band / min score)(-25, -2) / 60
Round-trip cost10 bps

Segments: unseen: 2026-01-20 → 2026-09-02 · tuned: 2026-09-08 → 2026-10-23 · after: 2026-10-26 → 2026-10-26 · unseen_backfill: 2026-01-20 → 2026-06-02 · unseen_live: 2026-07-24 → 2026-09-02 · ledger: 2026-10-08 → 2026-10-26

Membership correction (survivorship bias)

Membership per day is rebuilt from Wikipedia's change log. Stocks below were in the rebuilt lists but were not index members that day, so the corrected run drops them.

Dropped as non-members (symbol × list days)

FOXA ×13FOX ×13MRVL ×7FLEX ×6BLDR ×5VEEV ×3T ×3CAG ×2TTD ×1EQT ×1FDXF ×1SYF ×1

Members missing from the site table entirely

CPB · 2026-06-22 · 600 barsCTRA · 2026-05-07 · no barsDAY · 2026-02-09 · no barsEPAM · 2026-06-02 · 600 barsHOLX · 2026-04-09 · no barsILMN · 2024-06-24 · 600 barsLW · 2026-03-23 · 600 barsMOH · 2026-03-23 · 600 barsMTCH · 2026-03-23 · 600 barsPAYC · 2026-03-23 · 600 barsPOOL · 2026-06-22 · 600 bars

Delisted exits at last price (5D): Lv1 top 8: 0 · Lv2 top 8: 0 · Lv3 top 8 (poster): 0 · Lv3 (track table): 0

Missing-member bound: 183 eligible stock-days · 183 inserted picks · their 5D return -3.13% (t=-6.12)

Does each filter layer help?

Next-day open entry (tradable)

List Hold Periods (unseen) Excess vs SPY (unseen) t-stat Win rate (unseen) Excess vs SPY (all) Verdict Excess vs SPY (live era) t-stat Live verdict
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
1D 103 +0.08% 0.54 54.4% +0.06% Unproven +0.42% 1.08 —
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
3D 37 +0.76% 1.46 70.3% +0.41% Unproven +1.53% 1.07 —
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
5D 23 -0.42% -0.46 56.5% -0.53% No edge -1.90% -0.74 Not enough data
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
10D 13 +0.73% 0.39 53.9% +0.56% Unproven -0.83% -0.19 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
1D 99 +0.16% 1.25 54.5% +0.10% Unproven +0.58% 1.67 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
3D 36 +0.82% 1.65 72.2% +0.06% Unproven +2.25% 1.38 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
5D 23 -0.11% -0.12 65.2% -0.51% No edge -1.31% -0.45 Not enough data
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
10D 13 -0.04% -0.03 53.9% -0.27% No edge -1.22% -0.29 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
1D 84 -0.01% -0.07 52.4% +0.05% No edge +0.47% 1.21 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
3D 32 +0.06% 0.10 53.1% +0.18% Unproven +1.70% 1.42 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
5D 21 +1.27% 1.15 57.1% +0.93% Unproven +4.44% 2.50 Not enough data
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
10D 12 +2.55% 1.04 50.0% +2.45% Unproven +8.82% 1.50 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
1D 53 +0.19% 0.69 52.8% +0.19% Unproven +0.55% 1.40 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
3D 25 -0.09% -0.13 48.0% +0.09% No edge +1.74% 1.45 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
5D 16 +2.25% 1.69 75.0% +1.59% Unproven +4.23% 1.95 Not enough data
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
10D 9 +0.94% 0.34 55.6% +1.22% Not enough data +8.06% 1.35 —

Verdicts are pinned to the unseen segment at the 5-day horizon; rows show each horizon's unseen excess.

Listing-close entry (the track pages' own convention, for comparison)

List Hold Periods (unseen) Excess vs SPY (unseen) t-stat Win rate (unseen) Excess vs SPY (all) Verdict Excess vs SPY (live era) t-stat Live verdict
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
1D 103 +0.00% 0.02 54.4% -0.01% Unproven +0.20% 0.37 —
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
3D 37 +0.46% 0.72 67.6% +0.25% Unproven +0.80% 0.41 —
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
5D 23 -0.65% -0.71 47.8% -0.81% No edge -1.72% -0.72 —
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
10D 13 +0.53% 0.27 46.1% +0.35% Unproven -0.72% -0.19 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
1D 99 +0.10% 0.58 57.6% +0.07% Unproven +0.30% 0.56 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
3D 36 +0.60% 0.97 63.9% -0.03% Unproven +1.46% 0.66 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
5D 23 -0.33% -0.37 60.9% -0.69% No edge -1.24% -0.46 —
Lv2 頭 8
Lv2 top 8
10D 13 -0.23% -0.14 53.9% -0.49% No edge -1.04% -0.28 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
1D 84 -0.16% -0.64 50.0% +0.00% No edge +0.04% 0.07 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
3D 32 +0.01% 0.02 50.0% +0.18% Unproven +1.97% 1.37 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
5D 21 +1.20% 1.04 66.7% +0.90% Unproven +4.30% 2.09 —
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
10D 12 +2.59% 0.99 58.3% +2.42% Unproven +9.22% 1.27 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
1D 53 -0.03% -0.08 54.7% +0.07% No edge +0.06% 0.11 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
3D 25 -0.14% -0.17 48.0% +0.10% No edge +2.00% 1.39 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
5D 16 +1.93% 1.36 75.0% +1.39% Unproven +3.85% 1.60 —
Lv3(追蹤表版)
Lv3 (track table)
10D 9 +0.49% 0.15 44.4% +0.80% Not enough data +8.49% 1.14 —

This entry uses the listing day's close, which is only knowable after the list is final; it is shown to explain the existing pages' numbers, not as a tradable result.

Before vs after the membership correction (5D)

Variant List Periods (unseen) Excess vs SPY (unseen) t-stat Excess (backfill era) Excess (live era) Verdict
修正前(用 6-21 成分表)
Before (Jun-21 table)
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
23 -0.36% -0.39 +0.11% -1.66% No edge
修正前(用 6-21 成分表)
Before (Jun-21 table)
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
21 +1.30% 1.18 +0.04% +4.44% Unproven
修正後(當日成分)
Corrected (point-in-time)
Lv1 頭 8
Lv1 top 8
23 -0.42% -0.46 +0.11% -1.90% No edge
修正後(當日成分)
Corrected (point-in-time)
Lv3 頭 8(海報版)
Lv3 top 8 (poster)
21 +1.27% 1.15 +0.00% +4.44% Unproven
計埋缺失股票(上限)
With missing members (upper bound)
Lv3 頭 8(計埋缺失股票)
Lv3 top 8 (with missing members)
23 +0.06% 0.07 -1.48% +4.44% Unproven

The bound variant assumes members missing from the site table passed every gate we cannot rebuild (projection, score); it is an upper bound. The backfill era was computed later with look-ahead inputs; the live era was computed on the day.

Does the Lv3 rank (#1 vs #8) mean anything?

Rank buckets, next-day open

List Hold Periods (unseen) Excess vs SPY (unseen) t-stat Win rate (unseen) Excess vs SPY (all) Verdict Excess vs SPY (live era) t-stat Live verdict
Lv3 #1–2
Lv3 #1-2
1D 84 -0.01% -0.03 45.2% +0.02% No edge +0.63% 1.36 —
Lv3 #1–2
Lv3 #1-2
3D 32 +0.10% 0.13 43.8% +0.17% Unproven +1.83% 1.03 —
Lv3 #1–2
Lv3 #1-2
5D 21 +0.54% 0.42 57.1% +0.16% Unproven +2.84% 1.32 —
Lv3 #1–2
Lv3 #1-2
10D 12 +1.63% 0.64 50.0% +1.72% Unproven +5.86% 0.78 —
Lv3 #3–4
Lv3 #3-4
1D 53 +0.06% 0.24 56.6% +0.21% Unproven +0.78% 1.53 —
Lv3 #3–4
Lv3 #3-4
3D 23 -0.32% -0.63 52.2% +0.51% No edge -0.44% -0.45 —
Lv3 #3–4
Lv3 #3-4
5D 16 -0.14% -0.12 56.3% +1.42% No edge -0.09% -0.03 —
Lv3 #3–4
Lv3 #3-4
10D 10 +0.77% 0.40 70.0% +2.14% Unproven -0.64% -0.10 —
Lv3 #5–8
Lv3 #5-8
1D 27 +0.17% 0.72 63.0% +0.27% Unproven +0.59% 0.85 —
Lv3 #5–8
Lv3 #5-8
3D 12 -0.56% -0.66 58.3% -0.17% No edge -1.06% -0.51 —
Lv3 #5–8
Lv3 #5-8
5D 9 -1.22% -0.93 44.4% -0.01% Not enough data -2.28% -0.56 —
Lv3 #5–8
Lv3 #5-8
10D 6 -1.34% -0.62 50.0% +1.00% Not enough data -5.16% -1.73 —

If the rank works, #1-2 should beat #5-8. The IC table below tests the same question day by day.

Hold Days (unseen) Rank IC (unseen) t-stat Rank IC (all) t-stat
1D 42 -0.001 -0.02 -0.006 -0.09
3D 42 -0.116 -1.71 -0.063 -1.00
5D 42 -0.125 -1.80 -0.117 -1.85
10D 42 -0.187 -2.76 -0.185 -2.87

IC is the daily Spearman correlation between Lv3 rank (better rank = higher quality) and the forward return. Positive IC means #1 really does beat #8.

Would sorting the Lv3 pool by another field do better?

Field Hold Field IC (unseen) t-stat Top-3 minus pool (unseen) t-stat Top-3 excess vs SPY (unseen) Significant?
投影中位數(現行)
Median (current)
1D — — — — — —
投影中位數(現行)
Median (current)
3D — — — — — —
投影中位數(現行)
Median (current)
5D — — — — — —
投影中位數(現行)
Median (current)
10D — — — — — —
P25 回報
P25
1D — — — — — —
P25 回報
P25
3D — — — — — —
P25 回報
P25
5D — — — — — —
P25 回報
P25
10D — — — — — —
Dn−Up
Dn-Up
1D — — — — — —
Dn−Up
Dn-Up
3D — — — — — —
Dn−Up
Dn-Up
5D — — — — — —
Dn−Up
Dn-Up
10D — — — — — —
下跌比
Down rate
1D — — — — — —
下跌比
Down rate
3D — — — — — —
下跌比
Down rate
5D — — — — — —
下跌比
Down rate
10D — — — — — —
總分
Total score
1D — — — — — —
總分
Total score
3D — — — — — —
總分
Total score
5D — — — — — —
總分
Total score
10D — — — — — —
動能分
Momentum score
1D — — — — — —
動能分
Momentum score
3D — — — — — —
動能分
Momentum score
5D — — — — — —
動能分
Momentum score
10D — — — — — —
60日回撤
60D drawdown
1D — — — — — —
60日回撤
60D drawdown
3D — — — — — —
60日回撤
60D drawdown
5D — — — — — —
60日回撤
60D drawdown
10D — — — — — —
120日回報
120D return
1D — — — — — —
120日回報
120D return
3D — — — — — —
120日回報
120D return
5D — — — — — —
120日回報
120D return
10D — — — — — —

Eight fields are tested at once, so significance requires |t| > 2.7 on the unseen segment. Field directions were fixed before running this study.

Latest Lv3 list (for reference only)

2026-10-26

Frozen published lists (ledger)

Days frozen: 13 (2026-10-08 → 2026-10-26)

Each day's published list is frozen the first time it is captured, so future runs stop depending on recomputed history. A first clean 5-day verdict needs about 40 frozen trading days.

Caveats

2026-10-27T03:03:38.479Z