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Trading model research: what passed validation and what failed

Of the 30 models in the Model Hub as of 6 Nov 2026, 14 passed validation in some form (1 rated fit for purpose and 13 fit only with conditions or for limited use), 10 failed (5 rated not reliable, 5 not fit) and 6 are not yet validated. Failures stay on the record with their evidence.

Data as of .

Every model and its verdict

Sorted by result, then model number. The verdict column is the hub's wording, unedited.
ModelWhat it tries to answerResultVerdict as recordedStageReviewed
Option pricing models — Option Pricer M-009How accurately does the Option Pricer turn option prices into implied volatility, Greeks and dividends?Passed: fit for purposeFIT FOR PURPOSEProduction30 Aug 2026
Moonshot Odds Model M-001Can a model find stocks likely to gain 150% or more in 12 months?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USE — RELIABLE WITH CONDITIONSProduction1 Sep 2026
Capital reverse-DCF & ROIC engine M-002What growth and return on capital does a stock's price already require?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USE — RELIABLE WITH CONDITIONSProduction1 Sep 2026
Valuation Lens Suite M-003What does a stock's price imply under eight valuation lenses, and do those reads predict returns?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USE — CONTEXT ONLYProduction2 Sep 2026
Options strategy tags (US + NSE) M-004Is a stock's option implied volatility rich, cheap or event-distorted right now?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USE — US vol branches only; NOT VALIDATED on NSEProduction3 Sep 2026
Option Lens Suite V/E/S/T/F/X M-006Are a stock's options pricing more volatility than the stock is forecast to deliver?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USE — V and T as rankers; NOT VALIDATED for E/S/F and for threshold levelsProduction3 Sep 2026
Wing pricing — SHAPE × VOL M-007Do stocks make 2-standard-deviation moves more often than far out-of-the-money options price in?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USEProduction13 Aug 2026
Daily Picks — Two-Track Screen M-011Can a daily screen pick stocks that touch +10% within 10 sessions more often than chance?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USEProduction3 Sep 2026
High/Low Retest Strength M-012When a stock retests a prior high or low, how often does the level break within 10 sessions?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USEProduction3 Sep 2026
Pre-open Gap Board M-013Do stocks that gap down 3–8% in an uptrend recover, and do big gap-ups fade?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT FOR LIMITED USEProduction3 Sep 2026
Realized-Volatility Forecaster M-019Which method best forecasts a stock's realised volatility over 5, 21 and 63 trading days?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT WITH CONDITIONSProduction4 Sep 2026
Swing Excess-Return Ranker M-022Can a model rank which liquid US stocks beat the rest over the next 21 sessions?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT WITH CONDITIONS (US ranked candidate list; unchanged from v1)Research17 Sep 2026
Regime Model — P(risk-off, 21 sessions) M-025What are the odds the US market turns risk-off within 21 sessions?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT WITH CONDITIONSContext only16 Oct 2026
Earnings-Move and IV-Crush Model (US) M-026How big will a US stock's earnings-day move be, compared with what options imply?Passed with conditions or for limited useFIT WITH CONDITIONSResearch19 Oct 2026
Swing Setup Score M-014Does a 0–100 swing setup score predict which stocks rise over the next 10 sessions?FailedNOT RELIABLERetired3 Sep 2026
Chart Pattern Scanner M-015Do classic chart patterns such as flags, triangles and cups beat matched controls?FailedNOT RELIABLEContext only3 Sep 2026
Candlestick Pattern Scanner M-016Do candlestick patterns such as the hammer predict returns against matched controls?FailedNOT RELIABLEContext only3 Sep 2026
Moving-Average Support/Resistance Episodes M-017Do moving-average stacks and support or resistance tests predict trend continuation?FailedNOT RELIABLERetired3 Sep 2026
Crash-Odds Model M-020Can price and volume data predict a 40% crash within 12 months?FailedNOT RELIABLERetired4 Sep 2026
Swing Target Odds Model M-021Can any stock ranking make a +5% target, 1.5×ATR stop swing plan profitable?FailedNOT FITRetired8 Sep 2026
Next-Day Upside Ranker M-023Can a model pick the US stocks that gain most overnight, from close to next open?FailedNOT FIT (Use A: closing-auction buy / next-open sell; Use B: '+3–10% tomorrow' picker)Research6 Oct 2026
US 12-month Sector-Routed Ranker M-027Can ranking US stocks within their sector beat 12-1 momentum over 12 months?FailedNOT FITResearch19 Oct 2026
Country Relative-Return Ranker (22 markets) M-028Can any rule predict which of 22 stock markets will beat the world next quarter?FailedNOT FITResearch19 Oct 2026
Intraday Trade Ranker M-030Which liquid US stocks to day-trade after the first hour: ranked at 10:30 ET, long/short, exit at the close. Shadow only.FailedNOT FIT (D1h/D1/D0 direction rankers)Research4 Nov 2026
Options Picks structure selector M-005Which option structure, expiry and strikes express a volatility view, and what does it cost?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATED (structure, direction, strikes) — FIT FOR LIMITED USE (vol-regime legs only)Production3 Sep 2026
Strategy Board — 24 structures × 4 expiry rungs M-008Which multi-leg option structures are priced away from what the stock's own moves deliver?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATEDResearch30 Aug 2026
Dealer gamma / OI positioning (GEX) M-010Does dealer gamma positioning show whether market makers will dampen or amplify a move?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATEDProduction15 Aug 2026
Volume Climax Base Rates M-018What happens after a stock prints record trading volume?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATEDContext only3 Sep 2026
Bottleneck Beneficiaries (AI build-out) M-024Which US companies are positioned to be paid by the AI build-out's bottlenecks?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATED — pendingShadow8 Oct 2026
FX Trend chip (SMA 50/200 state) M-029Is each FX pair in an up, down or mixed trend — and does an 'up' chip carry the disclosed fade reading (strengthened currencies give back?Not yet validatedNOT VALIDATED — fade claim unreproduced; pre-registered DXY re-test NULLContext onlyn/a

How the verdicts read

The hub also reviews 10 tools (data pipelines, calculators and reports) that make no forecast and are not rated; they are listed in the live Model Hub.

Questions

How many trading models passed validation?
14 of 30: 1 rated fit for purpose and 13 fit with conditions or for limited use. 10 failed (5 not reliable, 5 not fit) and 6 are not yet validated, per the Model Hub as of 6 Nov 2026.
Which models failed validation?
Swing Setup Score (NOT RELIABLE); Chart Pattern Scanner (NOT RELIABLE); Candlestick Pattern Scanner (NOT RELIABLE); Moving-Average Support/Resistance Episodes (NOT RELIABLE); Crash-Odds Model (NOT RELIABLE); Swing Target Odds Model (NOT FIT); Next-Day Upside Ranker (NOT FIT); US 12-month Sector-Routed Ranker (NOT FIT); Country Relative-Return Ranker (22 markets) (NOT FIT); Intraday Trade Ranker (NOT FIT).
What rating scale does the validation review use?
The hub's policy names the ratings FIT FOR PURPOSE · FIT FOR LIMITED USE / RELIABLE WITH CONDITIONS · NOT RELIABLE. The recorded verdicts also use FIT WITH CONDITIONS, NOT FIT, NOT VALIDATED.