RESEARCH JOURNAL
EDUCATIONAL WRITE-UPS FROM THE LAB.
Scanner walkthroughs, methodology notes, and post-trade studies. Allocator-tier compliance throughout — research artifacts, not signals.
Not a broker. Not investment advice. Educational research only. Past performance is not predictive. Futures and options involve substantial risk.
How the Max Pain scanner caught the QQQ 0DTE pin on May 27
A walkthrough of how the lab's max-pain scanner produced a research artifact for the QQQ 0DTE expiry, what the dealer positioning looked like 2 hours into the session, and how the pin resolved into the close. Educational only — not advice.
Why we built the Berkshire Lens scanner
The lab spent six months studying what an eleven-criterion Buffett-Munger quality screen would catch that the other scanners miss. Here's the result, the criteria, and how it slots into the broader scanner portfolio.
Smart Money Confluence: when congress + insiders + flow all point the same way
Three independent signals — congress trades, insider Form 4s, and bulk options flow — rarely align on the same name in the same week. When they do, the smart-money confluence scanner produces a research artifact worth studying. Here's the methodology.