Research process · repeatable and auditable
Weekly derivatives research checklist
Use the same order every week so one dramatic chart does not override missing context.
Seven-step review
- Price: mark weekly range, trend and invalidation levels.
- Open interest: note expansion or contraction versus price.
- Funding: compare sign, magnitude and persistence across venues.
- Liquidations: separate observed events from modeled concentration zones.
- Order flow: check whether aggressive execution confirms the move.
- Catalysts: record scheduled events that can change volatility.
- Quality: list stale, missing or venue-specific data before writing conclusions.
Output format
Write a base case, upside scenario, downside scenario and the observation that would invalidate each. This is research discipline, not a buy or sell recommendation.
A worked research note without invented history
Hypothetical observations: price rises from $60,000 to $63,000, base OI remains 10,000 BTC and the USD valuation moves from $600 million to $630 million. Write “USD OI increased with price while base-unit exposure was unchanged”, not “5% new capital entered”. Funding is a separate settlement-rate observation; a bright modeled liquidation band is not an executed liquidation.
For a real dated note, preserve both original snapshots, observation times, source coverage and units using the existing recap export. Record missing fields as missing. Include a base explanation and an alternative, plus what data would distinguish them. The example above is educational and must not enter the dated recap archive as an observed result.
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