What does accuracy measure?
Directional accuracy is the share of resolved calls whose selected direction matches the final result under a stated grading rule. It does not tell you the entry price, whether a trade was possible, or what happened to a subscriber's account. An estimated confidence percentage on a new card is also different from an observed accuracy statistic.
Why does the decision time matter?
A coin far above its reference with five minutes remaining has less time to cross back than it did near the opening. Simply reporting the side of the reference price at that moment can achieve a higher hit rate later in the window. That is why a first-minute call, a ten-minute update and a five-minute update need separate comparisons.
StrikePing's simple directional baseline predicts UP when the current price is at or above the reference and DOWN when below. Comparing a forecast with this baseline on the same resolved windows helps show what a headline hit rate leaves out. It does not establish an advantage over a market's prices.
Can a correct prediction lose money?
Yes. For an illustrative contract paying $1 if an event happens, buying at 74¢ and winning returns 26¢ before fees; losing costs 74¢. If the event truly happens 74% of the time, the expected payout equals the 74¢ entry cost before fees. This is arithmetic for a hypothetical contract, not a claim that StrikePing's estimates are perfectly calibrated or that a particular trade is available.
A subscriber's result additionally depends on spread, fees, execution delay, position size and choices made after updates. A forecast record therefore must not be presented as a customer profit record.
How should selective alerts and abstentions be counted?
Report both how often an alert was issued and how it performed. An early abstention is not a winning call. Show the number of calls, resolved calls, losses, unresolved or void windows and skipped calls. For a confidence-selected subset, use that same subset for the baseline rather than comparing with all windows.
What evidence should I look for?
Look for timestamps recorded before outcomes, a fixed reference-price definition, separate horizon records, sample sizes and losses. Historical replay, illustrative examples and owner delivery tests should remain separate from live forecasts. Delivery acceptance alone does not establish that a subscriber received or acted on a message in time.
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