NOSTRADAMUS · Position Analytics Engine

SIMULATOR Iran agrees to end enrichment of uranium by June 30?

A live, interactive instrument for dissecting a single binary position. Sweep the inputs and watch every indicator recompute — payoff geometry, Kelly growth, Bayesian posterior, KL divergence, cost waterfall, Monte-Carlo equity fan, forecast calibration. Companion to the live /feed/pm-iran-agrees-to-end-enrichment-of-uranium-by-june-30 page.

▲ YES EDGE · +0.024 · f★ 4.4% · deploy 2.2% · net 1.65pp

§1 · Position economics

Payoff diagram · binary contract P/L vs resolution
YES · Expected P/L per share +0.0240@ model P(YES) = 0.474
-1.00-0.50+0.00+0.50+1.000.000.200.400.600.801.00price 0.450model 0.474YES resolution priceP/L per $1 contract
P/L per sharemarket pricemodel Pprofit zoneloss zone
Profit is linear in the eventual settlement price.
Kelly growth curve · g(f) with f★ and deployed f markers
f★ = 4.37% · g(f★) = 0.116%deploy 2.18% · g = 0.087%
-2.35%-1.73%-1.11%-0.49%0.13%0%8%16%24%32%40%f★ optimumdeployfraction of bankroll fexpected log-growth g(f)
g(f)f★ optimumdeployed fgrowth zone
Underbet leaves growth on the table; overbet destroys capital. The interior maximum is f★.

§2 · The trade ticket

Trade ticket · dollar outcomes at this stake
YES @ 0.450 · EV +$29stake $546 · 2.18% of bankroll
Deployed stakestake
$546
2.18% of bankroll
Sharesunits
1,213
each pays $1 if YES
Max payoutwin
$1,213
gross, if win
Max profitwin
+$667
net of cost
Max losslose
-$546
binary settles to $0
Payout multiple×
×2.22
$1 → $2.22
Risk:RewardR:R
1.22 : 1
win $1.22 per $1
Expected P/LE[P/L]
+$29
probability-weighted
OutcomeP(model)P/LContribution
Resolves YES (win)47.4%+$667+$316
Resolves against (lose)52.6%-$546-$287
Expected value100.0%+$29
What you actually win and lose. The bottom table tabulates probability-weighted P/L by outcome.

§3 · Break-even & cushion

Break-even & cushion · margin of safety
Cushion +2.4 pprelative edge +5.3%
Required win ratebreak-even
45.0%
price = implied probability
Model win rateP(win)
47.4%
what you forecast
Cushionedge
+2.4 pp
margin of safety
Fair pricemodel
0.474
where you think it should trade
-60-3003060020406080100you @ 45.0%market price (%)cushion (pp)
The market price equals the win rate you must beat to make money.

§4 · Odds conversion

Implied probability, decimal, American, fractional
Implied probabilityP
45.0%
= price
Decimal oddsEU
2.222
total return per $1
AmericanUS
+122
$100 wins $122
FractionalUK
1.22 / 1
profit per $1 risked
Profit per $100stake
+$122.22
clean dollar framing
-1000-5000+500+1000020406080100you · 45.0%implied probability (%)American odds
underdog (+)favorite (-)your price
Five views of the same number.

§4b · Time & annualized return

Time & APR · capital lockup vs annualized return
APR 93% · APY 147%ROI 5.3% over 21d · 17.4 turns/yr
Time to resolvehorizon
21.0 d
504h capital lockup
Raw ROIper resolve
+5.3%
APR (simple)scaled
+93%
ROI × 365/days
APY (compounded)if redeployed
+147%
(1+ROI)^(365/d) − 1
Daily expectedper day
+0.25%
geometric, per day held
Capital turns/yrvelocity
×17.4
how often this slot recycles
0%220%440%660%880%1100%121416180100120now 21ddays to resolutionannualized return (capped 1000%)
simple APRcompounded APYyour horizon
Rank positions by APR, not raw ROI. A thin edge tomorrow beats a fat edge next year.

§5 · Costs & net edge

Cost waterfall · gross edge → net of friction
Net edge +1.65 pperosion 31% · break-even w/ fees 45.8%
-0.1pp0.5pp1.2pp1.8pp2.5pp3.1pp+2.40Gross edge-0.75- ½ spread+0.00- entry fee+0.00- exit fee+1.65Net edgeEV / share (pp)
gross edgefrictionnet edgefee 0 bps · spread 1.50¢
The number that decides whether to trade.

§6 · Sizing menu

Sizing menu · disciplined deployment
Full Kellyf★
$1,091
4.37% · g = 0.116%
Half Kelly½ f★
$546
2.18% · g = 0.087%
Quarter Kelly¼ f★
$273
1.09% · g = 0.051%
Flat 1%1%
$250
1.00% · g = 0.047%
Flat 2%2%
$500
2.00% · g = 0.082%
Flat 5%5%
$1,250
5.00% · g = 0.114%
Recommended¼ f★
$273
survives model error
$0$369$738$1,106$1,475$1,091Full Kelly4.37%$546Half Kelly2.18%$273Quarter Kelly1.09%$250Flat 1%1.00%$500Flat 2%2.00%$1,250Flat 5%5.00%
Quarter-Kelly is the industry default — survives model error far better than full Kelly.

§7 · Information theory

Binary entropy · uncertainty in bits
Market entropyH(p)
0.993 bit
max 1.0 at p = 0.5
Your entropyH(q)
0.998 bit
Δ +0.005 bit vs market
Surprise · YES−log₂ p
1.15 bit
self-information
Surprise · NO−log₂(1−p)
0.86 bit
self-information
0.000.260.530.791.050.00.20.40.60.81.0marketmodelprobabilityH (bits)
H(p) peaks at p = 0.5 (one bit of irreducible doubt).
KL divergence · upper bound on exploitable edge
NOISE · D_KL(q ‖ p) = 0.0012 nat (0.0017 bit)belief ≈ market — stand down
-0.029-0.0140.0010.0170.0320.0246YES branch-0.0235NO branchΣKL = 0.0012 natKL contribution (nat)
YES contributionNO contributionbelief ‖ marketnoise
Zero KL ⇒ you know nothing the crowd doesn't.

§8 · Bayesian inference

Bayesian posterior · prior + evidence → belief with 95% CI
MARKET PRICE INSIDE 95% CIposterior μ 0.474 · CI [0.36, 0.59] · κ 68.3
Posterior meanE[θ]
0.474
Beta(32.4, 35.9)
95% credible intervalHDI
[0.36, 0.59]
price INSIDE → weak edge
Concentrationκ
68.3
pseudo-obs behind belief
Disagreementvs crowd
+2.4 pp
posterior − price
0.000.200.400.600.801.00marketposterior μprobability θposterior density
market prior (dashed)model posterior95% credible bandmarket price
When the market price falls outside the 95% credible interval, your disagreement is statistically meaningful.

§9 · Tail risk · Monte-Carlo (mode A · single position to resolution)

Mark-to-market MC · single position held to resolution
E[P/L] +6.1% · P(YES) 47.8% · VaR₉₅ 100.0%400 paths · 504 bars to resolution
Expected P/Lper $1
+6.11%
P(YES) empiricalq
47.8%
Best pathmax
+122.2%
Worst pathmin
-100.0%
VaR 95%5%
100.0%
CVaR 95%ES
100.0%
25¢50¢75¢100¢084168252336420504entry 45.0¢model q 47.4¢bars until resolutionprice path
median path25/75 + 5/95 bandsentry pricemodel q
Logit-space mean-reverting walk + terminal flip with probability q. Answers: 'what happens to THIS one position'. Distinct from the repeated-edge fan below.

§9b · Tail risk · Monte-Carlo (mode B · repeated independent edges)

Monte-Carlo equity fan · this profile, repeated 400× independently
Median CAGR/bet 0.09% · ruin rate 0.0%400 paths × 120 bets · f deploy 2.18%
Sharpe / betμ/σ
0.043
μ 0.10% · σ 2.4%
Sortino / betμ/σ↓
0.048
downside-only denominator
VaR 95%5%
-2.2%
per-bet worst-case
CVaR 95%ES
-2.2%
mean tail loss
Max drawdownMDD
-4.8%
Calmar 0.02
Ruin rate≤50%
0.0%
P(equity ever ≤ 50%)
0.65×0.88×1.11×1.34×1.57×1.80×020406080100120startruin 50%bet #bankroll multiple
median25/75 band5/95 bandruin line
Answers a different question: 'if I could find this exact edge forever, what is the bankroll trajectory'. Compounds 120 sequential resolutions which is NOT what happens to a single position.

§10 · Base-rate & macro context

Probability stack · base rate vs crowd vs model
ANCHORED · supported by convictionanchor gap -9.5pp · crowd gap -11.9pp
0%20%40%60%80%100%Reference base rate56.9%Market price45.0%Model P(YES)47.4%
Anchor gapmodel − base
-9.5 pp
Crowd gapprice − base
-11.9 pp
Verdictdiscipline
ANCHORED
Reference-class anchoring prevents narrative-driven blowups.

§11 · Forecast quality (synthetic ledger)

Brier · Murphy decomposition · reliability · ROC
SKILL POSITIVE · in-sample BSS 17.3% · AUC 0.753out-of-sample BSS (5-fold) 17.6% ± 1.4% · Brier 0.2067 · log-loss 0.6179 · n 1600n = 1600
BrierBS
0.2067
lower = better · ō 0.49
BSSvs base
17.3%
improvement over base rate
ReliabilityREL
0.0059
miscalibration · want ↓
ResolutionRES
0.0494
decisiveness · want ↑
Log lossLL
0.6179
cross-entropy
AUCROC
0.753
0.5 coin · 1.0 oracle
0.00.20.40.60.81.00.00.20.40.60.81.0stated probability fobserved frequency ō0.00.20.40.60.81.00.00.20.40.60.81.0AUC = 0.753false positive ratetrue positive rate0.0000.0750.1500.2250.3000.250UNC0.049RES0.006REL0.207BRIERcontribution
calibration curveROCUNC (irreducible)RES (skill, ↑)REL (miscalib, ↓)
Computed on a seeded synthetic forecast ledger. Reseed (⟳) to redraw.

§12 · Journal vitals (synthetic ledger)

Track record · win rate · PF · expectancy · CLV · equity curve
BLEEDING · PF 0.94 · expectancy -0.030R180 trades · win 50.0% · Sharpe -0.028
Total P/Lnet
-$1,364
on $45,000 cycled
Win ratehit %
50.0%
90 W / 90 L
Profit factorPF
0.94
$ won / $ lost
Expectancyper trade
-$7.58
avg $ per position
R-expectancyper risk
-0.030R
in units of risk taken
Avg win / losspayoff
$234.84 / -$250.00
ratio 0.94 : 1
Sharpe / traderisk-adj
-0.028
μR / σR
Closing line valueCLV
+3.16 pp
avg edge vs close
-$3,389-$2,421-$1,452-$484$48503672108144180trade #cumulative P/L (USD)
cumulative P/Lprofitable zonered zonesynthetic · seeded from asset
The scorecard every trader checks. Synthetic ledger seeded from the asset slug — recomputes against your real fill history once wired.

▸ Advanced metrics · M2M bundle

polymarket · iran-agrees-to-end-enrichment-of-uranium-by-june-30 · fresh · feed 0s old
realized vol (ann.)
max drawdown
sharpe
ulcer index
RMS drawdown
pain index
mean drawdown
mod. VaR 95%
Cornish-Fisher
martin ratio
ret / ulcer
CDaR 95%
cond. drawdown
gain/pain
Σgain / Σ|loss|
sterling
ret / CDaR
omega (θ=0)
upside/downside
roll spread
implied (price-only)
bars used
0
insufficient
spread
24h Δ
flow lean
carry
flat
signalNEUTRALconfidence 0%
  • insufficient history for risk metrics — directional read only
Same bundle via M2M API: /api/m2m/pm-iran-agrees-to-end-enrichment-of-uranium-by-june-30/bundle · venue execution: polymarket