Sentinel — Position Review (AM)

2026-07-17 · 2 triggered picks reviewed · 1 hold · 1 exit
President signs more than 2 executive orders, Jun 28 – Jul 4 2026 KXEOWEEK-26JUL04-2
NO capital_free thesis: intact HOLD
Entry → Now87¢ → 99¢
Peak99.5¢
Our prob99.5%
Live YES bid/ask0 / 1¢
ClosesJul 18, 14:00Z (<24h)
The Federal Register — the market's resolution source — shows zero executive orders signed in the Jun 28–Jul 4 window (the latest before it is EO 14414, signed Jun 25; none signed Jul 5–17 either). Thirteen days past the period's end, the entry rationale's tail risk of a late-published window-dated EO has effectively expired. The market closes tomorrow, or earlier once Federal Register data is complete — that is the ≤7-day capital-free exception, so we ride the last cent to resolution rather than sell across the spread at NO 99.
Trump makes exactly 0 trips to Mar-a-Lago in July 2026 KXLAGODAYS-26JUL-0
YES capital_free thesis: intact EXIT @ 95¢
Entry → Now91¢ → 95¢
Peak95.5¢
Our prob97%
Live YES bid/ask95 / 96¢
ClosesAug 1, 14:00Z (15 days)
Thesis holds: Trump's public schedule shows zero Florida travel through Jul 17 — the month has been DC, the Dakotas (Jul 1–4), the Ankara NATO summit (Jul 6–8), Carlisle PA (Jul 15), and DC-area golf, with the Jul 19 World Cup final at MetLife, NJ next. Mar-a-Lago remains seasonally closed. A whitehouse.gov "Trip to Palm Beach" gallery that surfaced in research dates to Oct 31–Nov 2, 2025 — not a July event. But this is an exit on capital efficiency, not thesis failure: at a 95¢ bid vs our ~97% probability, ~2¢ of edge remains against 15 days of locked capital plus unscheduled-stop tail risk. Per the capital-free rule (≥95¢ with close >~7 days out) we sell the 95 bid; ~1,800 contracts sit there, so liquidity is ample.
Rule applied: capital_free (≥95¢) → exit unless the market closes within ~7 days. EO market closes in <24h (hold to resolution); Mar-a-Lago market has 15 days left (exit).