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LOCUS AGENT / ILLUSTRATED WORKFLOW

The agent
proposes.
You decide.

Explore the intended journey from a field of ideas to a coordinated portfolio. You decide what goes live.

Illustrated Agent workflow

Strategy research and testing are available. Automated portfolio assembly and Agent paper execution are still in development. This illustration does not run Agent jobs or place orders.

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LOCUS AGENT / WORKFLOW PREVIEWILLUSTRATIVE SEQUENCE
TRENDREVERSIONDEFENSIVELIVEHUMAN GATE01 / SEARCH02 / TEST03 / BOOK04 / PAPER24CANDIDATES06VALIDATED03SLEEVES00ORDERSREJECTED IDEAS RETAINED24 / RESEARCH CANDIDATES06 / VALIDATED03 / PORTFOLIO SLEEVESTrendReversionDefensivePAPER00 ORDERSHUMAN GATE / LIVE LOCKED
ASSEMBLE / Trend + Reversion + Defensive
FOLLOW AN IDEA THROUGH THE SYSTEM RESEARCH → VALIDATION → PORTFOLIO → PAPER → YOUR CALL

Think in relationships.

This illustration groups candidates into complementary sleeves. Automated portfolio assembly is still in development.

ILLUSTRATIVE WORKFLOW · NO BACKTESTS OR ORDERS EXECUTED
01 / FROM IDEA TO LIVE

One idea.
A trail of evidence.

Every stage moves the same strategy forward.
Nothing skips the record.

01Idea

Start with a thesis.

Say what you want to test in plain English. Your original idea stays attached to the strategy throughout its life.

A HYPOTHESIS, NOT A FORECAST
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
01 / IDEA

The original idea

Buy QQQ when it closes above its 50-day average. Go to cash below it. Check daily at close.
ORIGINAL THESIS / RETAINED THROUGH EVERY STAGE
02Strategy

Give instinct a rulebook.

Turn the thesis into explicit entry, exit and timing conditions. Inspect the rules before you test them.

TYPED RULES · TRACEABLE LOGIC
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
02 / STRATEGY

An inspectable rule

01 / UNIVERSEQQQ
02 / ENTRYClose > SMA(50)
03 / EXITClose < SMA(50)
04 / EVALUATIONDaily · market close

Typed conditions. No hidden interpretation.

03Portfolio

Find its place in the book.

A strategy has a role, a weight and limits. Decide how it sits alongside the rest of your portfolio.

WEIGHTS · EXPOSURE · GUARDRAILS
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
03 / PORTFOLIO

A role in the portfolio

Three roles. One risk budget.

Trend following40%
Mean reversion35%
Defensive25%
ILLUSTRATIVE WEIGHTS · NOT AN ALLOCATION RECOMMENDATION
04Validation

Try to break the idea.

Look beyond a single backtest. Walk-forward and Monte Carlo test the assumptions before you take the next step.

BACKTEST · WALK-FORWARD · MONTE CARLO
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
04 / VALIDATION

Evidence before allocation

BacktestInspect the historical behavior
Walk-forwardTest across changing windows
Monte CarloExamine alternate sequences

Passing a test cannot guarantee future performance.

05Paper

Let the market answer.

Observe the strategy on live data without sending orders. Compare what happens with what the rules intended.

LIVE DATA · NO BROKER ORDERS
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
05 / PAPER

A paper trading record

0broker orders
Paper mode
16:00:00

Daily close received

16:00:01

Entry condition evaluated

16:00:02

Simulated position recorded

SAMPLE EVENT RECORD · NO CONNECTION TO A BROKER
06Live

The last step is yours.

Review the evidence, the allocation and the controls. Only a human can authorize the move to real broker orders.

EXPLICIT HUMAN AUTHORIZATION
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
06 / LIVE

Held at the human gate

Waiting for you.

An intended research workflow.
A required human decision.

See the boundary
TL-001 / QQQ TRENDILLUSTRATIVE
01 / IDEA

The original idea

Buy QQQ when it closes above its 50-day average. Go to cash below it. Check daily at close.
ORIGINAL THESIS / RETAINED THROUGH EVERY STAGE

TL-001 Same thesis. Same identifier. Every decision attached.

02 / PORTFOLIO INTELLIGENCE

The relationships
are the strategy.

Five strong ideas can still make a fragile portfolio.
See what moves together. Find what is missing.

THE COORDINATED BOOKSELECT A SLEEVE BELOW
TRENDMEAN REVERSIONMOMENTUMDEFENSIVEHEDGEONE RISK BUDGETYOUR LIMITS
CORRELATION MATRIXILLUSTRATIVE
Illustrative relationships between strategy sleeves. Values range from −1 to +1 and do not predict future behavior.
StrategyTRMRMODFHG
TrendTR1.000.210.480.12-0.31
Mean reversionMR0.211.000.180.09-0.12
MomentumMO0.480.181.000.15-0.42
DefensiveDF0.120.090.151.000.04
HedgeHG-0.31-0.12-0.420.041.00
INSPECTING / TREND

Trend has its closest positive relationship with Momentum in this sample. Hedge moves in the opposite direction on average.

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03 / THE HUMAN BOUNDARY

A research vision.
A human decision.

This illustration shows the intended search, test and assembly workflow.
Portfolio assembly and Agent paper execution remain in development. Live authority stays with you.

AWAITING HUMAN REVIEW

One book.
Your signature.

Inspect the strategy evidence, paper behavior and portfolio limits before authorizing live trading.

LIVE AUTHORITY
STAYS WITH YOU.
RESEARCHPAPERLIVE

Give your next idea
a proper test.

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Agent research and testing are available. Portfolio assembly and Agent paper execution remain in development.