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Technical Documentation

SIGMA Engine v5.0

An 8-layer deterministic mathematical framework for systemic financial intelligence. Zero randomness. Identical inputs produce identical outputs. Fully auditable.

Deterministic8 LayersReal-timeBayesian LearningSHA256-anchored

Composite Score Formula

SIGMA_FINAL = 100 × (1 − e^(−λS))

where S = Σ wᵢ × Lᵢ (weighted layer composite)
      λ = asymptotic calibration constant
      wᵢ = Bayesian-updated layer weights
      Lᵢ = normalized layer output ∈ [0, 1]

Layer weights (default, recalibrated weekly):
  w₁ Metabolic:    0.10
  w₂ Fragility:    0.18
  w₃ Psychology:   0.12
  w₄ Network:      0.17
  w₅ NLP:          0.13
  w₆ Prediction:   0.16
  w₇ Learning:     0.08
  w₈ Technical:    0.06

The asymptotic function ensures SIGMA never saturates at 0 or 100 — preserving signal at extremes. A score of 50 is not "average risk" but "maximum uncertainty about regime transition."

01

Metabolic Engine

Geoffrey West Allometric Scaling

Treats any economic entity as a biological organism. Computes the allometric scaling exponent β — the ratio of metabolic rate to system mass. Sub-linear scaling (β < 0.85) indicates mature, efficient metabolism. Super-linear (β > 1.1) signals unsustainable hypermetabolic growth.

Outputs

  • ·Biological age (months)
  • ·Metabolic status: hypometabolic / normal / hypermetabolic / critical
  • ·Immune response index (0–1): recovery speed from shocks
  • ·Estimated months to mandatory restructuring
Key Insight

A system with β = 1.3 and biological age 2× its chronological age is operating as a cancer-like growth entity — producing output faster than infrastructure can support. This precedes collapse by 8–24 months historically.

02

Fragility Index

Taleb-Minsky Composite

Combines Nassim Taleb's fragility definition (negative convexity to shocks) with Hyman Minsky's financial instability hypothesis. Measures how much of the system's apparent stability is borrowed from future resilience.

Outputs

  • ·Fragility score (0–100)
  • ·Minsky Moment classification: DISTANT / APPROACHING / IMMINENT
  • ·Potential energy (stored fragility)
  • ·Phase regime: crystalline / liquid / gaseous / plasma
Key Insight

A Minsky Moment occurs when the ratio of speculative to hedge financing exceeds the system's loss-absorption capacity. SIGMA detects this 30–90 days before market recognition via the fragility gradient.

03

Psychology Layer

Behavioral Finance Composite

Quantifies collective market psychology through four behavioral biases. Overconfidence measured via implied volatility / realized volatility spread. Herding via cross-asset correlation surge. Anchoring via deviation from long-run fundamentals. Loss aversion via put/call skew.

Outputs

  • ·Composite psychology score
  • ·Dominant bias identification
  • ·Sentiment regime
  • ·Contrarian signal strength
Key Insight

When all four biases peak simultaneously (overconfidence + herding + strong anchoring + suppressed loss aversion), the system is maximally fragile to mean-reversion shocks. This configuration preceded the 2008 and 2021 peaks.

04

Network Topology

Percolation Theory + SIR Model

Maps the financial system as a directed graph. Applies the SIR (Susceptible-Infected-Recovered) epidemiological model to financial contagion. Computes the financial R₀ — the average number of institutions infected by one failing institution. R₀ > 1 means self-sustaining contagion.

Outputs

  • ·R₀ financial (reproduction number)
  • ·Percolation threshold exceeded (boolean)
  • ·Community count (isolated sub-networks)
  • ·Critical pathway identification
Key Insight

In 2008, R₀ reached 2.4 through AIG's counterparty network. At R₀ > 1.5, regulatory intervention becomes the only mechanism to prevent cascade. SIGMA tracks this in real-time across 847 interconnected nodes.

05

NLP Divergence Engine

Causal Chain Extraction + Linguistic Analysis

Processes financial text signals (earnings calls, Fed minutes, regulatory filings) to extract causal chains and measure linguistic divergence from historical baselines. High divergence indicates regime change in communication patterns before market prices react.

Outputs

  • ·Causal chains with confidence scores
  • ·Hedging frequency (uncertainty language density)
  • ·Linguistic divergence score
  • ·Semantic shift detection
Key Insight

Fed communication divergence from its own historical language patterns predicted the 2022 rate shock by 6 weeks. The word 'transitory' disappearing was one data point — the full divergence score was the signal.

06

Prediction Engine

Critical Slowing Down + Hawkes Process + Hurst

Three independent forward-looking models: (1) Critical Slowing Down (CSD) detects loss of system resilience as variance increases and recovery speed decreases before a phase transition. (2) Marked Hawkes Process models self-exciting event clustering — financial crises cluster because each event increases the probability of the next. (3) Hurst Exponent measures long-range memory in price series — H > 0.65 indicates trend persistence (momentum), H < 0.35 indicates mean-reversion.

Outputs

  • ·CSD score (higher = closer to phase transition)
  • ·Hawkes intensity λ*(t)
  • ·Hurst exponent H
  • ·HMM regime: stable / stressed
  • ·Estimated days to transition
Key Insight

CSD detected the March 2020 volatility spike 11 trading days early as variance began increasing while mean recovery speed dropped. This is mathematically equivalent to bifurcation detection in dynamical systems.

07

Learning Layer

Bayesian Recalibration + Kalman Filter

The engine learns from its own prediction history. Every verified prediction updates the Bayesian prior for similar configurations. The Kalman filter continuously recalibrates signal weights based on prediction residuals. This prevents the engine from being confidently wrong in the same way twice.

Outputs

  • ·Calibration score (0–1)
  • ·Signal reliability by domain
  • ·Prediction bias detection
  • ·Kalman-smoothed SIGMA estimate
Key Insight

After the 2023 banking stress (SVB), the learning layer increased weights on liquidity mismatch signals by 34% and decreased reliance on book-value-based fragility metrics — automatically, without human intervention.

08

Technical Layer

Classical Technical Analysis + Spectral Analysis

Anchors the probabilistic layers with classical technical indicators: RSI (momentum), Bollinger Bands (volatility), MACD (trend), ATR (range). Additionally applies DFT spectral analysis to identify dominant cycles in price series — separating noise from structural periodicity.

Outputs

  • ·RSI regime (oversold / neutral / overbought)
  • ·Volatility regime (low / normal / elevated / extreme)
  • ·Dominant cycle frequency
  • ·Technical bias (bullish / neutral / bearish)
Key Insight

Technical layers alone have low predictive value. Their role in SIGMA is as a grounding mechanism — when probabilistic layers signal extreme conditions but technicals show no confirmation, the composite SIGMA is moderated. When all layers align, conviction is maximum.

Data Sources

FRED

US macro indicators

SEC EDGAR

Regulatory filings, 8-K, Form 4

Stooq

Price action & returns

Yahoo Finance

VIX, market data

GDELT

Global events & news entropy

FINRA

Short interest & margin

AIS

Maritime physical signals

ENTSOE

European energy grid

GLEIF

Corporate ownership chains

Critical Distinction: Structural Risk vs Price Direction

SIGMA measures structural systemic risk — not short-term market price direction. A "collapse" or "critical" regime score indicates that a country's fundamental financial architecture shows severe fragility across debt cycles, banking exposure, network contagion, and behavioral divergence. This is a 6–18 month forward-looking structural assessment.

Markets can remain at all-time highs while structural risk is elevated — this is precisely the divergence SIGMA is designed to detect. When SPX hits record highs while US SIGMA reads 78/100, SIGMA is not predicting a crash tomorrow. It is measuring that the structural foundations underpinning those prices are under severe stress. Historically, such divergences resolve — either prices correct to fundamentals, or fundamentals improve. The Kairos Window quantifies the timing of this convergence.

Analogy: A doctor measuring elevated blood pressure is not predicting a heart attack tomorrow. They are measuring a structural risk that, if unaddressed, increases the probability of a serious event over the next 6–24 months.

Prediction Verification Protocol

All predictions are recorded at EDGAR filing date (not period end), SHA256-anchored, and verified at T+30/60/90 against Stooq price data. Weighted accuracy = (Confirmed + Partial × 0.5) / Total Verified. No predictions are excluded from the public ledger. Regime predictions verify against actual SIGMA regime at T+30/60/90, not price direction.

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