diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2035e4e..37a76b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ https://polymarket-site-eta.vercel.app/personal.html
 
 The site fetches live Polymarket markets, generates agent suggestions, lets you
 run frequent paper cycles, and syncs the shared arena state through Neon or
-Vercel Blob. Build 72 also installs an offline app shell and caches timestamped
+Vercel Blob. Build 73 also installs an offline app shell and caches timestamped
 market snapshots. During an outage, cycles continue locally; cached entries are
 allowed for 90 minutes, older snapshots become mark-only, and all cached data
 expires after 24 hours.
 
-Build 72 distinguishes a temporary order-book pause from settlement. Exact
+Build 73 distinguishes a temporary order-book pause from settlement. Exact
 market refreshes still mark paused positions to the latest published price, but
 the engine cannot simulate a stop, policy exit, or settlement while
 `acceptingOrders` is false and `closed` is still false. Only a closed market
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ team names, Over/Under, or another pair are rejected instead of being silently
 reinterpreted as Yes/No. The same semantic check applies to complete event
 bundles and the offline evaluators.
 
-Build 72 ranks the competition by each agent's return since Strategy 57 began.
+Build 73 ranks the competition by each agent's return since Strategy 58 began.
 Historical replay equity remains visible for context, but it no longer makes an
 agent look like the current leader when the live adaptive strategy is losing.
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The learner shrinks small samples toward neutral, caps sizing changes to
 15% of candidates for deterministic exploration so a stale regime cannot become
 permanent.
 
-Strategy 57 treats each binary stake as capable of falling to zero even when the
+Strategy 58 treats each binary stake as capable of falling to zero even when the
 18% stop cannot fill. New core positions are capped at 2.5%-4% of equity and
 aggressive positions at 3%-5%, with lower limits for near-term, extreme-price,
 reversal, and fast-moving setups. Oversized positions inherited from older
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ cohort can demote it.
 The Build 69 re-audit loaded all 500 requested histories with no failures. The
 six-hour family lost 1.27% net on average across 106 independent events, with
 its full 90% interval below zero; no tested rule was robustly positive at 6,
-12, 24, or 72 hours. Build 72 therefore uses six hours only to stop bad regimes
-sooner. It also closes every stale pre-Strategy-57 directional holding at the
+12, 24, or 72 hours. Build 73 therefore uses six hours only to stop bad regimes
+sooner. It also closes every stale pre-Strategy-58 directional holding at the
 next fresh mark, including legacy records missing a signal label, while leaving
 complete arbitrage bundles and paired maker inventory under their own accounting.
 
@@ -98,15 +98,16 @@ evidence proves an edge.
 Run `npm run evaluate:sports-favorites` for the separate pregame favorite audit.
 It anchors decisions to the published game start, rejects stale prices, charges a
 modeled five-cent cost, takes only the highest-priced eligible favorite per event,
-and uses a chronological 60/20/20 split. The clean 3,000-market run produced nine
-train-pass rules but zero strict validation selections. The exact 24-hour,
-60%-85% rule nevertheless had positive point estimates in all three partitions:
-2.97% train, 3.10% validation, and 19.83% untouched holdout, while its train and
-validation confidence bounds still crossed zero. Strategy 57 therefore permits
-only a labeled paper-capital pilot in Favorite Backer: 1.25% of equity per event,
-6% total, with a five-cent cost booked immediately. It disables after 12 completed
-events with materially negative evidence or a 2.5% account loss, and scales to
-2.5% only after 30 events produce a positive 90% lower confidence bound.
+and uses a chronological 60/20/20 split. The refreshed August 20 run loaded all
+3,000 histories with no failures and found zero train-pass rules. The Strategy 57
+24-hour, 60%-85% capital rule averaged -11.98% across 168 independent training
+events and -4.04% across 100 untouched holdout events after the five-cent cost,
+so Strategy 58 retires it at the next fresh executable mark. The narrower 12-hour,
+60%-75% rule had positive point estimates in train, validation, and holdout but
+did not establish a positive lower confidence bound in train or holdout. Favorite
+Backer therefore records it with zero capital, one market per event, and persists
+the pending and completed forward ledger offline. Only 30 new independent closed
+events with a positive 90% lower confidence bound can promote 1.25% positions.
 
 Run `npm run evaluate:settlement-calibration` for the stricter settlement-bias
 search across up to 5,000 resolved markets. It uses a 60/20/20 chronological
@@ -115,10 +116,10 @@ stability windows, a 24-hour market-age minimum, and a recent non-flat price
 history requirement. Before those activity and overlap controls, four sports
 rules appeared to pass holdout because correlated props shared one event and
 some histories contained inactive default prices. After correction, 11 of
-1,400 rules passed training and zero passed validation. Strategy 57 therefore
+1,400 rules passed training and zero passed validation. Strategy 58 therefore
 does not install any other static side, category, price-band, or settlement-horizon bet.
 
-Strategy 57 also removes the last emotion-driven sizing path. Agent mood and
+Strategy 58 also removes the last emotion-driven sizing path. Agent mood and
 leaderboard urgency remain visible in reports, but neither can increase capital.
 A positive peer signal receives at most a 5% sizing lift, and only when both the
 agent's realized-trade cohort and the independent walk-forward market cohort are
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ and 24-hour horizons. Zero rules passed training, validation, or untouched
 holdout. At three hours, the broad 0.5-cent quote-gap rule still lost 0.63% per
 event in holdout; only 0.61% of observations completed both legs while 23.33%
 produced adverse one-leg inventory. Wider quotes traded less but remained
-negative. Strategy 57 therefore does not risk paper capital on an unproven
+negative. Strategy 58 therefore does not risk paper capital on an unproven
 maker rule.
 
 Run `npm run evaluate:reward-maker` to stress current reward-qualified books
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index bcca0ac..45d7dc7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ footer{margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);color
   <nav class="topnav">
     <div class="brand">
       <div class="logo">🏆</div>
-      <div><div class="brand-name">Polymarket Arena</div><div class="brand-sub">10 agents · 5 core + 5 aggressive</div><div class="build-badge">Adaptive strategy 57 · maker research 2 · build 72</div></div>
+      <div><div class="brand-name">Polymarket Arena</div><div class="brand-sub">10 agents · 5 core + 5 aggressive</div><div class="build-badge">Adaptive strategy 58 · maker research 2 · build 73</div></div>
     </div>
     <div class="tabs" id="tabs">
       <button class="tab" data-tab="overview">Overview</button>
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ footer{margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);color
   <div class="personal-banner" id="personalBanner">
     <b>Personal research mode.</b> This copy is for your own analysis, paper tracking, and manual trade research only. It does not pool money, onboard investors, custody funds, bypass eligibility rules, or place orders without your manual approval.
   </div>
-  <div class="live-build-banner"><b>Build 72 active:</b> Favorite Backer's sports-favorite pilot now distinguishes a temporary trading pause from a resolved market. Paused positions stay open and cannot fire simulated stops, exits, or learner outcomes; only Polymarket's closed-market state books settlement. The pilot remains one 60–85% favorite per independent event near the 24-hour checkpoint, starts at 1.25% of equity, disables on materially negative completed evidence, and scales only after a positive confidence bound. Fresh cached snapshots remain usable for 90 minutes with timing rechecked locally. This remains paper trading; profits are not guaranteed.</div>
+  <div class="live-build-banner"><b>Build 73 active:</b> a fresh 3,000-market replay rejected the Strategy 57 sports-capital rule, so that exposure is retired at the next fresh mark. Favorite Backer now records zero-capital 12-hour, 60–75% sports observations and grades only closed markets. Capital stays at zero until 30 new independent forward events produce a positive lower confidence bound; only then can 1.25% positions begin. Temporary trading pauses cannot create exits or learner outcomes. Fresh cached snapshots remain usable for 90 minutes with timing rechecked locally. This remains paper trading; profits are not guaranteed.</div>
 
   <!-- ============ OVERVIEW ============ -->
   <section class="tabpanel" data-tab="overview">
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ footer{margin-top:34px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--border);color
   </section>
 
   <footer>
-    Build 72 · Adaptive strategy 57 · Maker research 2 · Paper trading only · Live prices from Polymarket's public Gamma and CLOB APIs · Not financial advice ·
+    Build 73 · Adaptive strategy 58 · Maker research 2 · Paper trading only · Live prices from Polymarket's public Gamma and CLOB APIs · Not financial advice ·
     <a class="market-link" href="https://github.com/theodore-song/polymarket-analyst" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Source on GitHub</a>
   </footer>
 </div>
@@ -774,10 +774,10 @@ const POLITICS_TREND_MIN_HOLD_HOURS = 72;
 const EXIT_CONFIRM_HOURS = 6;
 const AGENTS_KEY = "pma_agents_v2";
 const SUG_KEY = "pma_suggestions_v5";
-const BUILD_VERSION = 72;
-const SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION = 57;
+const BUILD_VERSION = 73;
+const SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION = 58;
 const MAKER_STRATEGY_VERSION = 2;
-const PREVIOUS_STRATEGY_VERSION = 56;
+const PREVIOUS_STRATEGY_VERSION = 57;
 const LEGACY_BUILD_STRATEGY_LINEAGE = Object.freeze({40:40,41:40});
 function normalizedStrategyVersion(value){
   const version=Number(value||0);
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ const AGENTS = [
    rank:(s)=>[...s].sort((a,b)=>(b.volume_24hr*(b.conviction+20)*Math.max(.4,Math.abs(b.net_edge||b.edge||0)*18))-(a.volume_24hr*(a.conviction+20)*Math.max(.4,Math.abs(a.net_edge||a.edge||0)*18))),
    maxNew:5, maxFrac:0.06, minConv:57, kelly:0.30, targetExposure:0.72, drawdownExposure:0.50},
   {id:"favorite", name:"Favorite Backer", emoji:"🛡️", color:"#38d2e6", kind:"strategy",
-   blurb:"Runs a small pregame sports-favorite pilot derived from a 3,000-market chronological replay. It takes at most one 60–85% favorite per independent event near the 24-hour checkpoint, starts at 1.25% of equity, learns from completed positions and settlements, disables itself when live evidence turns materially negative, and scales only after a positive confidence bound.",
+   blurb:"Runs a forward-only sports research lane after the fresh 3,000-market replay rejected the old capital rule. It observes one 60–75% favorite per independent event near the 12-hour checkpoint with zero cash, grades only closed markets, and can begin 1.25% positions only after 30 new events establish a positive lower confidence bound.",
    rank:(s)=>[...s].filter(x=>x.entry_price>=0.6).sort((a,b)=>(b.entry_price+Math.abs(b.net_edge||b.edge||0)+Number(b.evidence_score||0)*.2)-(a.entry_price+Math.abs(a.net_edge||a.edge||0)+Number(a.evidence_score||0)*.2)||b.conviction-a.conviction),
    maxNew:4, maxFrac:0.05, minConv:58, kelly:0.24, targetExposure:0.58, drawdownExposure:0.38},
   {id:"longshot", name:"Longshot Hunter", emoji:"🎰", color:"#fbbf24", kind:"strategy",
@@ -1174,14 +1174,15 @@ const NEG_RISK_MIN_LIQUIDITY=1000;
 const NEG_RISK_MIN_NET_PROFIT=0.003;
 const NEG_RISK_MIN_NET_RETURN=0.0015;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_MIN_ENTRY=0.60;
-const SPORTS_FAVORITE_MAX_ENTRY=0.85;
-const SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS=24;
+const SPORTS_FAVORITE_MAX_ENTRY=0.75;
+const SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS=12;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_LEAD_TOLERANCE_HOURS=3;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT=0.0125;
-const SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTED_POSITION_PCT=0.025;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_TOTAL_CAPITAL_PCT=0.06;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS=12;
 const SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS=30;
+const SPORTS_FAVORITE_SHADOW_LIMIT=20;
+const SPORTS_FAVORITE_OUTCOME_LIMIT=240;
 const MAKER_MAX_QUOTES=6;
 const MAKER_MAX_QUOTE_CAPITAL_PCT=0.02;
 const MAKER_TOTAL_CAPITAL_PCT=0.10;
@@ -1342,15 +1343,15 @@ function sportsFavoritePilotSuggestion(m){
   return {market_id:m.id,question:m.question,event:m.event,event_key:eventKey,url:m.url,category:m.category,tags:m.tags,
     clob_yes:(m.clob_token_ids||[])[0]||null,clob_no:(m.clob_token_ids||[])[1]||null,
     yes_price:m.yes_price,no_price:m.no_price,fair_value:+modeledEntry.toFixed(4),edge:0,net_edge:0,
-    friction:0.05,chase_penalty:0,evidence_score:0.60,evidence_source_count:0,quality:"sports-favorite-pilot",side,
+    friction:0.05,chase_penalty:0,evidence_score:0.60,evidence_source_count:0,quality:"sports-favorite-shadow",side,
     market_price:+marketPrice.toFixed(4),entry_price:+modeledEntry.toFixed(4),conviction,volume:m.volume,volume_24hr:m.volume_24hr,liquidity:m.liquidity,
     spread:m.spread,price_change_1h:m.price_change_1h,price_change_1d:m.price_change_1d,price_change_1w:m.price_change_1w,
-    momentum_strength:0,signal_strength:0.60,signal_confidence:0.60,signal_type:"sports-favorite-pilot",
-    trade_ready:true,entry_candidate:true,audited_observation_only:false,adaptive_promotion:false,watch_only:false,jump_risk:true,requires_live:false,
+    momentum_strength:0,signal_strength:0.60,signal_confidence:0.60,signal_type:"sports-favorite-shadow",
+    trade_ready:false,entry_candidate:false,audited_observation_only:true,adaptive_promotion:false,watch_only:true,jump_risk:true,requires_live:false,
     game_start:m.game_start,hours_to_start:+lead.toFixed(2),days_to_resolution:m.days_to_resolution!=null?+m.days_to_resolution.toFixed(1):null,
-    pilot_prior:{markets:3000,event_legs:1,modeled_cost_cents:5,train_mean:0.02972,validation_mean:0.03102,holdout_mean:0.19826,strictly_promoted:false},
-    drivers:["one position per sports event","60–85% pregame favorite","within three hours of the 24h checkpoint","five-cent modeled entry cost"],
-    rationale:`Settlement pilot: ${side} is the ${Math.round(marketPrice*100)}% favorite ${lead.toFixed(1)}h before the published start. A 3,000-market chronological replay of this exact one-position-per-event rule had positive mean net returns in train, validation, and untouched holdout after a modeled five-cent cost, but early confidence bounds crossed zero. It therefore starts at 1.25% of equity, learns from every completed live position or settlement, and disables itself if those outcomes turn materially negative.`};
+    pilot_prior:{markets:3000,event_legs:1,modeled_cost_cents:5,train_mean:0.00960,validation_mean:0.15695,holdout_mean:0.00407,strictly_promoted:false},
+    drivers:["zero-capital forward observation","one observation per sports event","60–75% pregame favorite","within three hours of the 12h checkpoint","five-cent modeled entry cost"],
+    rationale:`Forward research only: ${side} is the ${Math.round(marketPrice*100)}% favorite ${lead.toFixed(1)}h before the published start. The fresh 3,000-market replay rejected the old 24-hour capital rule. This narrower 12-hour, 60–75% cohort had positive point estimates in all three chronological partitions after a modeled five-cent cost, but its confidence bounds did not establish a durable edge. It therefore uses zero cash and can earn 1.25% capital only after 30 new independent closed events produce a positive lower confidence bound.`};
 }
 function analyzeMarket(m,realWorldSignals={}){
   if(m.volume<MIN_SCOUT_VOLUME||m.liquidity<MIN_SCOUT_LIQUIDITY)return null;
@@ -1463,7 +1464,7 @@ function generateSuggestions(markets,total=SUGGESTION_TOTAL,perCategory=SUGGESTI
 }
 
 /* ---------- Multi-agent store ---------- */
-function defaultPortfolio(){return {cash:STARTING_BALANCE,starting_balance:STARTING_BALANCE,positions:[],maker_quotes:[],maker_outcomes:[],closed:[],history:[],snapshots:[],stopped:{},lastDecision:null};}
+function defaultPortfolio(){return {cash:STARTING_BALANCE,starting_balance:STARTING_BALANCE,positions:[],maker_quotes:[],maker_outcomes:[],sports_favorite_shadows:[],sports_favorite_outcomes:[],closed:[],history:[],snapshots:[],stopped:{},lastDecision:null};}
 function defaultState(){const agents={};AGENTS.forEach(a=>agents[a.id]=defaultPortfolio());return {date:null,last_run:null,last_cycle_hour:null,
   engine_version:BUILD_VERSION,strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,engine_started_at:nowIso(),build_started_at:nowIso(),agents,signal_ledger:defaultSignalLedger(),seeded:false};}
 function reconcileStateVersions(st){
@@ -1505,6 +1506,8 @@ function loadState(){
     if(!st.agents[a.id].stopped)st.agents[a.id].stopped={};
     if(!Array.isArray(st.agents[a.id].maker_quotes))st.agents[a.id].maker_quotes=[];
     if(!Array.isArray(st.agents[a.id].maker_outcomes))st.agents[a.id].maker_outcomes=[];
+    if(!Array.isArray(st.agents[a.id].sports_favorite_shadows))st.agents[a.id].sports_favorite_shadows=[];
+    if(!Array.isArray(st.agents[a.id].sports_favorite_outcomes))st.agents[a.id].sports_favorite_outcomes=[];
     if(!("lastDecision" in st.agents[a.id]))st.agents[a.id].lastDecision=null;
   });
   migrated=reconcileStateVersions(st)||migrated;
@@ -1518,6 +1521,8 @@ function compactPortfolioForSync(p,limits=SYNC_LIMITS){
   out.positions=Array.isArray(p.positions)?p.positions:[];
   out.maker_quotes=Array.isArray(p.maker_quotes)?p.maker_quotes.slice(-MAKER_MAX_QUOTES):[];
   out.maker_outcomes=Array.isArray(p.maker_outcomes)?p.maker_outcomes.slice(-MAKER_OUTCOME_LIMIT):[];
+  out.sports_favorite_shadows=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_shadows)?p.sports_favorite_shadows.slice(-SPORTS_FAVORITE_SHADOW_LIMIT):[];
+  out.sports_favorite_outcomes=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_outcomes)?p.sports_favorite_outcomes.slice(-SPORTS_FAVORITE_OUTCOME_LIMIT):[];
   out.closed=Array.isArray(p.closed)?p.closed.slice(-limits.closed):[];
   out.history=Array.isArray(p.history)?p.history.slice(-limits.history):[];
   out.snapshots=Array.isArray(p.snapshots)?p.snapshots.slice(-limits.snapshots):[];
@@ -1618,7 +1623,7 @@ function offlineCachePolicy(ageMs){
 function prepareCycleSuggestions(suggestions,runMode,entriesAllowed){
   return (suggestions||[]).map(s=>{
     let next=s;
-    if((s.signal_type||"")==="sports-favorite-pilot"){
+    if(["sports-favorite-pilot","sports-favorite-shadow"].includes(s.signal_type||"")){
       const lead=sportsFavoriteLeadHours(s),eligible=Number.isFinite(lead)
         &&lead>=SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS-SPORTS_FAVORITE_LEAD_TOLERANCE_HOURS
         &&lead<=SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS+SPORTS_FAVORITE_LEAD_TOLERANCE_HOURS;
@@ -2037,6 +2042,11 @@ function buildAdaptiveProfile(p){
 }
 function sportsFavoritePilotProfile(p){
   const grouped=new Map();
+  (p&&p.sports_favorite_outcomes||[]).filter(outcome=>normalizedStrategyVersion(outcome.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION)
+    .forEach((outcome,index)=>{
+      const key=String(outcome.event_key||outcome.market_id||`sports-shadow-${index}`);
+      const rows=grouped.get(key)||[];rows.push(clamp(Number(outcome.net_return||0),-1,2));grouped.set(key,rows);
+    });
   (p&&p.closed||[]).filter(trade=>(trade.signal_type||"")==="sports-favorite-pilot"
     &&normalizedStrategyVersion(trade.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION).forEach((trade,index)=>{
       const key=String(trade.event_key||trade.event||trade.market_id||`sports-pilot-${index}`);
@@ -2051,10 +2061,70 @@ function sportsFavoritePilotProfile(p){
     &&normalizedStrategyVersion(trade.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION).reduce((sum,trade)=>sum+Number(trade.realized_pnl||0),0);
   const lossLimit=-Math.max(1,Number(p&&p.starting_balance||STARTING_BALANCE))*0.025;
   const demoted=(events>=SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS&&(mean<=-0.05||upper<=0))||pnl<=lossLimit;
-  const promoted=!demoted&&events>=SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS&&lower>0.005&&pnl>0;
-  return {state:demoted?"demoted":(promoted?"promoted":"pilot"),allowed:!demoted,promoted,demoted,events,
+  const shadowPnl=(p&&p.sports_favorite_outcomes||[]).filter(outcome=>normalizedStrategyVersion(outcome.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION)
+    .reduce((sum,outcome)=>sum+Number(outcome.pnl_per_100||0),0);
+  const forwardPositive=events>=SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS&&lower>0.005;
+  const capitalPromoted=!demoted&&forwardPositive;
+  return {state:demoted?"demoted":(capitalPromoted?"promoted":"shadow"),allowed:capitalPromoted,promoted:capitalPromoted,demoted,events,
     mean:+mean.toFixed(4),lower:+lower.toFixed(4),upper:+upper.toFixed(4),pnl:+pnl.toFixed(2),
-    position_pct:demoted?0:(promoted?SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTED_POSITION_PCT:SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT)};
+    shadow_pnl_per_100:+shadowPnl.toFixed(2),active_shadows:(p&&p.sports_favorite_shadows||[]).length,
+    position_pct:capitalPromoted?SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT:0};
+}
+function applySportsFavoriteForwardPromotion(s,p){
+  if(!s||(s.signal_type||"")!=="sports-favorite-shadow")return s;
+  const profile=sportsFavoritePilotProfile(p);
+  if(!profile.promoted)return s;
+  return Object.assign({},s,{quality:"sports-favorite-pilot",signal_type:"sports-favorite-pilot",trade_ready:true,entry_candidate:true,
+    audited_observation_only:false,adaptive_promotion:true,watch_only:false,
+    rationale:`Forward promotion: ${profile.events} independent closed Strategy ${SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION} observations produced a ${(profile.mean*100).toFixed(2)}% mean and ${(profile.lower*100).toFixed(2)}% 90% lower confidence bound after modeled cost. Capital begins at 1.25% of equity. ${s.rationale||""}`});
+}
+function stageSportsFavoriteShadows(p,suggestions,{execute=true}={}){
+  p.sports_favorite_shadows=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_shadows)?p.sports_favorite_shadows:[];
+  p.sports_favorite_outcomes=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_outcomes)?p.sports_favorite_outcomes:[];
+  if(!execute)return {active:p.sports_favorite_shadows.length,staged:0,candidates:0};
+  const usedEvents=new Set([...p.sports_favorite_shadows,...p.sports_favorite_outcomes]
+    .filter(row=>normalizedStrategyVersion(row.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION)
+    .map(row=>String(row.event_key||row.event||row.market_id)));
+  const usedMarkets=new Set([...p.sports_favorite_shadows,...p.sports_favorite_outcomes]
+    .filter(row=>normalizedStrategyVersion(row.strategy_version)===SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION).map(row=>String(row.market_id)));
+  const candidates=(suggestions||[]).filter(s=>(s.signal_type||"")==="sports-favorite-shadow");
+  let staged=0;
+  for(const s of candidates){
+    if(p.sports_favorite_shadows.length>=SPORTS_FAVORITE_SHADOW_LIMIT)break;
+    const eventKey=String(s.event_key||s.event||s.market_id),marketId=String(s.market_id);
+    if(usedEvents.has(eventKey)||usedMarkets.has(marketId))continue;
+    const openedAt=cycleIso();
+    p.sports_favorite_shadows.push({id:`sports-shadow:${marketId}:${Date.now()}:${staged}`,market_id:marketId,event_key:eventKey,
+      question:s.question,event:s.event||"",side:s.side,entry_price:Number(s.entry_price),market_price:Number(s.market_price),
+      current_price:Number(s.market_price),game_start:s.game_start,hours_to_start:s.hours_to_start,opened_at:openedAt,
+      strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,modeled_cost:0.05,url:s.url||""});
+    p.history.push({date:logDay(),action:"SPORTS_SHADOW",question:s.question,side:s.side,
+      detail:`Zero-capital forward observation recorded ${s.side} '${s.question.slice(0,40)}' at modeled ${pct(s.entry_price)} (${pct(s.market_price)} market + 5c cost) · one observation for event ${eventKey} · cash unchanged`});
+    usedEvents.add(eventKey);usedMarkets.add(marketId);staged++;
+  }
+  return {active:p.sports_favorite_shadows.length,staged,candidates:candidates.length};
+}
+function manageSportsFavoriteShadows(p,priceMap,{execute=true}={}){
+  p.sports_favorite_shadows=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_shadows)?p.sports_favorite_shadows:[];
+  p.sports_favorite_outcomes=Array.isArray(p.sports_favorite_outcomes)?p.sports_favorite_outcomes:[];
+  if(!execute)return {active:p.sports_favorite_shadows.length,completed:0};
+  const keep=[];let completed=0;
+  for(const row of p.sports_favorite_shadows){
+    const fresh=priceMap&&priceMap[String(row.market_id)];
+    if(!fresh){keep.push(row);continue;}
+    const price=Number(row.side==="YES"?fresh.yes_price:fresh.no_price);
+    if(Number.isFinite(price))row.current_price=+price.toFixed(4);
+    if(!marketIsSettled(fresh)){if(marketIsSuspended(fresh))row.price_status="orders-paused";keep.push(row);continue;}
+    const entry=Math.max(0.01,Number(row.entry_price||0)),netReturn=clamp(price/entry-1,-1,2),pnlPer100=netReturn*100;
+    if(!p.sports_favorite_outcomes.some(outcome=>outcome.id===row.id))p.sports_favorite_outcomes.push(Object.assign({},row,{closed_at:cycleIso(),
+      exit_price:+price.toFixed(4),net_return:+netReturn.toFixed(4),pnl_per_100:+pnlPer100.toFixed(2)}));
+    p.history.push({date:logDay(),action:"SPORTS_GRADE",question:row.question,side:row.side,
+      detail:`Forward sports observation settled at ${pct(price)} · modeled net return ${(netReturn*100).toFixed(2)}% after the five-cent cost · portfolio cash unchanged`});
+    completed++;
+  }
+  p.sports_favorite_shadows=keep;
+  p.sports_favorite_outcomes=p.sports_favorite_outcomes.slice(-SPORTS_FAVORITE_OUTCOME_LIMIT);
+  return {active:keep.length,completed};
 }
 function stableHash(text){
   let h=2166136261;
@@ -3196,6 +3266,7 @@ async function runDailyCycle(){
     AGENTS.forEach(a=>
       (st.agents[a.id].positions||[]).forEach(pos=>{if(pos.market_id)positionIds.add(String(pos.market_id));}));
     AGENTS.forEach(a=>(st.agents[a.id].maker_quotes||[]).forEach(quote=>{if(quote.market_id)positionIds.add(String(quote.market_id));}));
+    AGENTS.forEach(a=>(st.agents[a.id].sports_favorite_shadows||[]).forEach(row=>{if(row.market_id)positionIds.add(String(row.market_id));}));
     setStatus("marking positions…",true);
     const priceMap={};
     const cachedById={};
@@ -3223,11 +3294,13 @@ async function runDailyCycle(){
       saveSuggestions(sugs,markets.length,analysisMarkets.length);
       saveMarketCache(analysisMarkets,sugs,priceMap);
     }
+    const cachePolicy=offlineCachePolicy(cacheAgeMs);
+    const executeTrades=runMode==="live"||cachePolicy.exitsAllowed;
+    const favoritePortfolio=st.agents.favorite;
+    const sportsShadowActivity=manageSportsFavoriteShadows(favoritePortfolio,priceMap,{execute:runMode==="live"&&executeTrades});
     setStatus("ten strategy agents trading…",true);
     const preBoard=AGENTS.map(a=>({id:a.id,eq:equity(st.agents[a.id])})).sort((x,y)=>y.eq-x.eq);
     const leaderEq=preBoard[0]?preBoard[0].eq:STARTING_BALANCE;
-    const cachePolicy=offlineCachePolicy(cacheAgeMs);
-    const executeTrades=runMode==="live"||cachePolicy.exitsAllowed;
     const quoteMarketMap=Object.assign({},cachedById,freshById);
     const allMakerQuotes=AGENTS.flatMap(agent=>st.agents[agent.id].maker_quotes||[]);
     if(runMode==="live"&&allMakerQuotes.length)setStatus("verifying resting quote touches…",true);
@@ -3255,7 +3328,16 @@ async function runDailyCycle(){
       const decision=adaptiveDecision(cfg,p,rank,preBoard.length,leaderEq,marketLearning);
       const occupied=occupiedStrategyMarkets(st,cfg.id);
       claimedMarkets.forEach(id=>occupied.add(id));
-      openPositions(p,cfg,cfg.rank(cycleSuggestions),focus,decision,occupied,peerMarketStats(st,cfg.id)).forEach(id=>claimedMarkets.add(id));
+      const agentCycleSuggestions=cfg.id==="favorite"
+        ?cycleSuggestions.map(s=>applySportsFavoriteForwardPromotion(s,p)):cycleSuggestions;
+      openPositions(p,cfg,cfg.rank(agentCycleSuggestions),focus,decision,occupied,peerMarketStats(st,cfg.id)).forEach(id=>claimedMarkets.add(id));
+      if(cfg.id==="favorite"){
+        const shadowStage=stageSportsFavoriteShadows(p,cycleSuggestions,{execute:runMode==="live"&&entriesAllowed});
+        p.lastDecision=Object.assign({},p.lastDecision,{sportsShadowActive:shadowStage.active,sportsShadowStaged:shadowStage.staged,
+          sportsShadowCandidates:shadowStage.candidates,sportsShadowCompleted:sportsShadowActivity.completed,
+          sportsFavoritePilot:sportsFavoritePilotProfile(p)});
+        p.lastDecision.allocationStatus=`${p.lastDecision.allocationStatus||""} Sports forward learner: ${shadowStage.active} zero-capital observation${shadowStage.active===1?"":"s"} active, ${sportsShadowActivity.completed} closed outcome${sportsShadowActivity.completed===1?"":"s"} graded this cycle; no capital is allowed before the forward confidence gate promotes.`.trim();
+      }
       if(runMode==="live"&&entriesAllowed){
         const agentIndex=AGENTS.findIndex(agent=>agent.id===cfg.id),makerActivity=makerActivityByAgent[cfg.id];
         const staged=stageMakerQuotes(p,[...makerAuditCandidates,...analysisMarkets],{profile:sharedMakerProfile,agentIndex,agentCount:AGENTS.length,
@@ -3465,15 +3547,15 @@ function decisionSummary(p){
   }
   const makerStats=d.makerProfile&&d.makerProfile.global;
   const maker=d.makerQuotes!=null?` Maker learner: ${d.makerShadowActive||0} zero-capital shadow observations and ${d.makerCapitalActive||0} evidence-promoted capital quotes active; ${d.makerFills||0} verified touches and ${d.makerShadowCompleted||0} shadow outcomes completed this cycle, ${fmtUSD(d.makerReserved||0)} capital reserved.${makerStats?` Event-clustered ledger: ${makerStats.attempts} attempts / ${makerStats.events} events, ${makerStats.locked} paired touches, ${makerStats.adverse} adverse single touches, ${makerStats.unfilled} unfilled, ${fmtUSD(makerStats.shadow_pnl)} simulated shadow net and ${fmtUSD(makerStats.pnl)} actual paper net.`:""} Capital promotion requires ${MAKER_MIN_COHORT_ATTEMPTS} current-strategy events with positive confidence bounds in both category and spread cohorts. Rewards remain excluded until externally verified.`:"";
-  const sportsPilot=d.sportsFavoritePilot?` Sports-favorite outcome learner: ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.state}, ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.events} independent completed events, ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.events?`${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.mean*100).toFixed(2)}% mean with ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.lower>=0?"+":""}${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.lower*100).toFixed(2)}% to ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.upper>=0?"+":""}${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.upper*100).toFixed(2)}% 90% interval; `:""}${fmtUSD(d.sportsFavoritePilot.pnl)} realized. Position cap ${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.position_pct*100).toFixed(2)}%; it disables after material negative completed-position evidence and scales only after ${SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS} events with a positive lower bound.`:"";
+  const sportsPilot=d.sportsFavoritePilot?` Sports forward learner: ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.state}, ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.active_shadows||0} zero-capital observations active and ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.events} independent closed events, ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.events?`${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.mean*100).toFixed(2)}% mean with ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.lower>=0?"+":""}${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.lower*100).toFixed(2)}% to ${d.sportsFavoritePilot.upper>=0?"+":""}${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.upper*100).toFixed(2)}% 90% interval; `:""}${fmtUSD(d.sportsFavoritePilot.shadow_pnl_per_100||0)} simulated per-$100 net and ${fmtUSD(d.sportsFavoritePilot.pnl)} realized capital P&L. Position cap ${(d.sportsFavoritePilot.position_pct*100).toFixed(2)}%; capital remains zero until ${SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS} new independent events establish a positive lower bound.`:"";
   return `${d.mode} mode: ${d.reason}${emotion} Limits now: ${d.maxNew} new trade${d.maxNew===1?"":"s"}, max ${(d.maxFrac*100).toFixed(1)}% per position${d.minConv?`, conviction ${d.minConv}+`:""}.${learning}${calibration}${maker}${sportsPilot}${exposure}${allocation}${candidates}${blockers}`;
 }
 function renderAgentBrief(cfg,p,st){
   const root=$("agentBrief"); if(!root)return;
   const bw=bestAndWorst(p);
   const risk=cfg.aggressive?"Extreme risk":cfg.maxFrac>=0.055?"Active":cfg.maxFrac<=0.04?"Broad active":"Disciplined";
-  const cadence=cfg.id==="favorite"?"One 1.25% pilot position per independent sports event near the 24h checkpoint":`${cfg.maxNew||0} new trades max per cycle`;
-  const exitRule=cfg.id==="favorite"?"Hold the pregame favorite toward settlement unless the 18% stop or profit-lock rules fire; completed outcomes update the self-disabling learner"
+  const cadence=cfg.id==="favorite"?"Zero-capital 12h sports observations until 30 forward events promote 1.25% positions":`${cfg.maxNew||0} new trades max per cycle`;
+  const exitRule=cfg.id==="favorite"?"Grade shadow observations only when Polymarket closes the market; after promotion, capital positions retain the 18% stop and profit locks"
     :`Exit after a confirmed reversal, a 12h unconfirmed fade after 48h, a trailing-profit retrace, or ${EXIT_STALE_DAYS}d stale while losing; Politics trends get 72h before ordinary signal exits`;
   const thesis=agentPlainBlurb(cfg,st);
   const quoteSummary=(p.maker_quotes||[]).slice(0,3).map(quote=>`${quote.shadow_only?"Shadow":"Capital"} · ${quote.question.slice(0,34)}${quote.question.length>34?"...":""}: YES ${pct(quote.yes_quote)} + NO ${pct(quote.no_quote)}${quote.yes_filled_at||quote.no_filled_at?" (one leg touched)":""}`).join("; ");
@@ -3723,6 +3805,7 @@ function renderPortfolioTab(){
     {ic:"🕒",label:"24h change",value:format24h(change24h),cls:signClass(change24h.pct)},
     {ic:"🧪",label:"Adaptive",value:fmtPct(engineBase>0?(eq/engineBase-1)*100:0),cls:signClass(enginePnl)},
     {ic:"📂",label:"Open",value:p.positions.length},
+    {ic:"◌",label:"Sports shadow",value:(p.sports_favorite_shadows||[]).length},
     {ic:"⇄",label:"Maker shadow",value:(p.maker_quotes||[]).filter(quote=>quote.shadow_only).length},
     {ic:"Σ",label:"Maker paper net",value:fmtUSD(makerProfile.global.pnl),cls:signClass(makerProfile.global.pnl)},
   ];
@@ -3778,7 +3861,7 @@ function agentCompetitionPlan(cfg,row,rank,leader){
   if(rank===1)return "Plan: press the lead through the strongest qualifying trades while keeping stop-loss and exposure limits active.";
   if(cfg.id==="value")return "Plan: close the gap with complete pricing bundles and paired resting bids, counting return only after both complementary legs fill below their combined payout and unwinding unmatched inventory after 24 hours.";
   if(cfg.id==="momentum")return "Plan: attack fast-moving markets where fresh volume confirms attention, hoping speed beats slower value strategies.";
-  if(cfg.id==="favorite")return "Plan: take one carefully sized 60–85% sports favorite per independent event near the 24-hour pregame checkpoint, then let completed settlements decide whether the pilot stops, stays small, or earns promotion.";
+  if(cfg.id==="favorite")return "Plan: record one zero-capital 60–75% sports favorite per independent event near the 12-hour pregame checkpoint, grade only closed markets, and refuse capital until 30 new forward events establish a positive lower confidence bound.";
   if(cfg.id==="longshot")return "Plan: keep risk small but search for one underpriced outsider that can reprice sharply and leapfrog the leaderboard.";
   if(cfg.id==="diversifier")return "Plan: spread bets broadly, reduce single-market damage, and try to win through consistency rather than one heroic call.";
   if(cfg.id==="catalyst")return "Plan: deploy quickly when fresh real-world context and measured edge align, then concentrate enough capital for a catalyst repricing to move the account.";
@@ -5072,6 +5155,9 @@ window.PMA_ENGINE_DIAGNOSTICS=Object.freeze({
   boundedStakeForRisk,
   sportsFavoritePilotSuggestion,
   sportsFavoritePilotProfile,
+  applySportsFavoriteForwardPromotion,
+  stageSportsFavoriteShadows,
+  manageSportsFavoriteShadows,
   marketIsSettled,
   marketIsSuspended,
   historicalPriceFeatures,
@@ -5101,9 +5187,10 @@ window.PMA_ENGINE_DIAGNOSTICS=Object.freeze({
     emotionCanIncreaseSize:false,dualPromotionPeerBoostPct:5,
     sportsFavoritePilot:{entryBand:[SPORTS_FAVORITE_MIN_ENTRY,SPORTS_FAVORITE_MAX_ENTRY],targetLeadHours:SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS,
       leadToleranceHours:SPORTS_FAVORITE_LEAD_TOLERANCE_HOURS,pilotPositionPct:SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT*100,
-      promotedPositionPct:SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTED_POSITION_PCT*100,totalCapitalPct:SPORTS_FAVORITE_TOTAL_CAPITAL_PCT*100,
-      verdictEvents:SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS,promotionEvents:SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS,modeledCostCents:5},
-    historicalPrior:"All broad directional and corrected settlement-calibration rules failed clean validation and remain observation-only. The one-event 60%-85% sports-favorite rule has positive point estimates in all three chronological partitions but crossed confidence bounds, so only Favorite Backer receives a capped, self-disabling paper pilot. Live-priced complete negative-risk bundles may trade; paired maker quotes remain zero-capital observations until current cohorts independently promote"}),
+      totalCapitalPct:SPORTS_FAVORITE_TOTAL_CAPITAL_PCT*100,shadowLimit:SPORTS_FAVORITE_SHADOW_LIMIT,
+      verdictEvents:SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS,promotionEvents:SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS,modeledCostCents:5,
+      capitalRequiresForwardPromotion:true,old24HourCapitalRuleRetired:true},
+    historicalPrior:"All broad directional and corrected settlement-calibration rules failed clean validation and remain observation-only. The fresh 3,000-market replay rejected the Strategy 57 24-hour sports-capital rule: -11.98% train and -4.04% untouched holdout means after modeled cost. Favorite Backer now records a zero-capital 12-hour, 60%-75% forward cohort and requires 30 new independent closed events with a positive lower confidence bound before any capital. Live-priced complete negative-risk bundles may trade; paired maker quotes remain zero-capital observations until current cohorts independently promote"}),
 });
 function runEngineSelfTest(){
   const market=(overrides={})=>Object.assign({
@@ -5122,27 +5209,32 @@ function runEngineSelfTest(){
   const pathBarrierContract=analyzeMarket(market({id:"barrier-test",question:"Will Bitcoin reach $66,000 August 17-23?",category:"Crypto"}),news);
   const fixedDateLevelContract=analyzeMarket(market({id:"fixed-level-test",question:"Will Bitcoin be above $66,000 on 2026-08-23?",category:"Crypto"}),news);
   const ordinaryDatedContract=analyzeMarket(market({id:"dated-test",question:"Will the policy pass on 2026-08-22?"}),news);
-  const sportsPilotStart=new Date(Date.now()+24*3600000).toISOString();
+  const sportsPilotStart=new Date(Date.now()+12*3600000).toISOString();
   const sportsPilot=analyzeMarket(market({id:"sports-pilot",question:"Will Harbor FC win tomorrow?",event:"Harbor FC vs City FC",event_id:"sports-event-1",
     category:"Sports",yes_price:0.72,no_price:0.28,game_start:sportsPilotStart,days_to_resolution:1,price_change_1h:0,price_change_1d:0,price_change_1w:0}),news);
   const sportsPilotSecond=Object.assign({},sportsPilot,{market_id:"sports-pilot-second",question:"Harbor FC first-half winner?"});
-  const sportsPilotBook=defaultPortfolio(),favoriteAgent=AGENTS.find(agent=>agent.id==="favorite");
-  const sportsPilotDecision=adaptiveDecision(favoriteAgent,sportsPilotBook,1,AGENTS.length,STARTING_BALANCE,buildSignalCalibration(defaultSignalLedger()));
-  openPositions(sportsPilotBook,favoriteAgent,favoriteAgent.rank([sportsPilot,sportsPilotSecond]),"All",sportsPilotDecision,new Set(),{});
+  const sportsPilotBook=defaultPortfolio(),favoriteAgent=AGENTS.find(agent=>agent.id==="favorite"),sportsPilotCash=sportsPilotBook.cash;
+  const sportsShadowStage=stageSportsFavoriteShadows(sportsPilotBook,[sportsPilot,sportsPilotSecond]);
+  const pausedSportsGrade=manageSportsFavoriteShadows(sportsPilotBook,{"sports-pilot":market({id:"sports-pilot",yes_price:0.72,no_price:0.28,closed:false,accepting_orders:false})});
+  const settledSportsGrade=manageSportsFavoriteShadows(sportsPilotBook,{"sports-pilot":market({id:"sports-pilot",yes_price:1,no_price:0,closed:true,accepting_orders:false})});
+  const offlineSportsBook=defaultPortfolio();stageSportsFavoriteShadows(offlineSportsBook,[sportsPilot]);
+  const offlineSportsGrade=manageSportsFavoriteShadows(offlineSportsBook,{"sports-pilot":market({id:"sports-pilot",yes_price:1,no_price:0,closed:true,accepting_orders:false})},{execute:false});
+  const offlineSportsStayedPending=offlineSportsGrade.completed===0&&offlineSportsBook.sports_favorite_shadows.length===1&&offlineSportsBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.length===0;
+  const compactedSportsBook=compactPortfolioForSync(Object.assign({},offlineSportsBook,{sports_favorite_outcomes:[...sportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes]}));
   const freshOfflineSportsPilot=prepareCycleSuggestions([sportsPilot],"offline-cache",true)[0];
-  const expiredOfflineSportsPilot=prepareCycleSuggestions([Object.assign({},sportsPilot,{game_start:new Date(Date.now()+10*3600000).toISOString()})],"offline-cache",true)[0];
+  const expiredOfflineSportsPilot=prepareCycleSuggestions([Object.assign({},sportsPilot,{game_start:new Date(Date.now()+4*3600000).toISOString()})],"offline-cache",true)[0];
   const losingSportsPilotBook=defaultPortfolio();
-  for(let i=0;i<SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS;i++)losingSportsPilotBook.closed.push({strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,
-    signal_type:"sports-favorite-pilot",event_key:`losing-sports-event-${i}`,market_id:`losing-sports-${i}`,original_cost:100,realized_pnl:-10});
+  for(let i=0;i<SPORTS_FAVORITE_VERDICT_EVENTS;i++)losingSportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.push({strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,
+    event_key:`losing-sports-event-${i}`,market_id:`losing-sports-${i}`,net_return:-0.10,pnl_per_100:-10});
   const losingSportsPilotProfile=sportsFavoritePilotProfile(losingSportsPilotBook);
-  const losingSportsPilotDecision=adaptiveDecision(favoriteAgent,losingSportsPilotBook,1,AGENTS.length,STARTING_BALANCE,buildSignalCalibration(defaultSignalLedger()));
-  openPositions(losingSportsPilotBook,favoriteAgent,favoriteAgent.rank([sportsPilot]),"All",losingSportsPilotDecision,new Set(),{});
+  const unpromotedSportsSuggestion=applySportsFavoriteForwardPromotion(sportsPilot,losingSportsPilotBook);
   const promotedSportsPilotBook=defaultPortfolio();
-  for(let i=0;i<SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS;i++)promotedSportsPilotBook.closed.push({strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,
-    signal_type:"sports-favorite-pilot",event_key:`winning-sports-event-${i}`,market_id:`winning-sports-${i}`,original_cost:100,realized_pnl:10});
+  for(let i=0;i<SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTION_EVENTS;i++)promotedSportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.push({strategy_version:SUGGESTION_ENGINE_VERSION,
+    event_key:`winning-sports-event-${i}`,market_id:`winning-sports-${i}`,net_return:0.10,pnl_per_100:10});
   const promotedSportsPilotProfile=sportsFavoritePilotProfile(promotedSportsPilotBook);
+  const promotedSportsSuggestion=applySportsFavoriteForwardPromotion(sportsPilot,promotedSportsPilotBook);
   const promotedSportsPilotDecision=adaptiveDecision(favoriteAgent,promotedSportsPilotBook,1,AGENTS.length,STARTING_BALANCE,buildSignalCalibration(defaultSignalLedger()));
-  openPositions(promotedSportsPilotBook,favoriteAgent,favoriteAgent.rank([sportsPilot]),"All",promotedSportsPilotDecision,new Set(),{});
+  openPositions(promotedSportsPilotBook,favoriteAgent,favoriteAgent.rank([promotedSportsSuggestion,Object.assign({},promotedSportsSuggestion,{market_id:"sports-pilot-second"})]),"All",promotedSportsPilotDecision,new Set(),{});
   const sportsPilotExit=exitReason({signal_type:"sports-favorite-pilot",entry_price:0.77,current_price:0.72,opened_at:nowIso(),unrealized_pnl:-5,quality:"sports-favorite-pilot"},
     market({category:"Sports",question:"Will Harbor FC win tomorrow?",game_start:sportsPilotStart,days_to_resolution:1}),null,favoriteAgent);
   const targets=window.PMA_ENGINE_DIAGNOSTICS.gainStopTargets(0.82);
@@ -5304,6 +5396,9 @@ function runEngineSelfTest(){
   const retiredFixture=accountingBook(0.45),retiredEquityBefore=equity(retiredFixture.book);
   retiredFixture.pos.strategy_version=PREVIOUS_STRATEGY_VERSION;
   markToMarket(retiredFixture.book,{[retiredFixture.pos.market_id]:market({id:retiredFixture.pos.market_id,yes_price:0.45,no_price:0.55})},AGENTS[0],{policyExits:true,executeTrades:true});
+  const retiredSportsCapitalFixture=accountingBook(0.83),retiredSportsCapitalEquity=equity(retiredSportsCapitalFixture.book);
+  retiredSportsCapitalFixture.pos.strategy_version=PREVIOUS_STRATEGY_VERSION;retiredSportsCapitalFixture.pos.signal_type="sports-favorite-pilot";
+  markToMarket(retiredSportsCapitalFixture.book,{[retiredSportsCapitalFixture.pos.market_id]:market({id:retiredSportsCapitalFixture.pos.market_id,yes_price:0.83,no_price:0.17,category:"Sports"})},favoriteAgent,{policyExits:true,executeTrades:true});
   const unlabeledLegacyFixture=accountingBook(0.45),unlabeledLegacyEquityBefore=equity(unlabeledLegacyFixture.book);
   delete unlabeledLegacyFixture.pos.strategy_version;delete unlabeledLegacyFixture.pos.signal_type;
   markToMarket(unlabeledLegacyFixture.book,{[unlabeledLegacyFixture.pos.market_id]:market({id:unlabeledLegacyFixture.pos.market_id,yes_price:0.45,no_price:0.55})},AGENTS[0],{policyExits:true,executeTrades:true});
@@ -5564,21 +5659,29 @@ function runEngineSelfTest(){
       dualIndependentPromotionAllowsBoundedPeerBoost:dualPromotionMultiplier===1.05,
       legacyLossDoesNotFreezeCurrentEngine:legacyLossDecision.mode!=="Loss Regime Containment"},
     sportsFavoritePilot:{
-      identifiesTimedFavorite:Boolean(sportsPilot&&sportsPilot.trade_ready&&sportsPilot.quality==="sports-favorite-pilot"&&sportsPilot.side==="YES"),
+      identifiesTimedForwardShadow:Boolean(sportsPilot&&!sportsPilot.trade_ready&&sportsPilot.audited_observation_only
+        &&sportsPilot.quality==="sports-favorite-shadow"&&sportsPilot.side==="YES"),
       chargesModeledFiveCentCost:Boolean(sportsPilot&&sportsPilot.market_price===0.72&&sportsPilot.entry_price===0.77&&sportsPilot.friction===0.05),
-      onlyFavoriteAgentAccepts:Boolean(sportsPilot&&agentAcceptsSuggestion(favoriteAgent,sportsPilot)&&!agentAcceptsSuggestion(AGENTS.find(agent=>agent.id==="momentum"),sportsPilot)),
-      opensOnePositionPerEvent:sportsPilotBook.positions.length===1&&sportsPilotBook.positions[0].event_key==="sports-event-1",
-      startsAtOneAndQuarterPercent:sportsPilotBook.positions.length===1&&sportsPilotBook.positions[0].cost<=STARTING_BALANCE*SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT+0.01,
-      booksModeledCostImmediately:sportsPilotBook.positions.length===1&&sportsPilotBook.positions[0].unrealized_pnl<0&&equity(sportsPilotBook)<STARTING_BALANCE,
-      freshOfflineSnapshotCanEnter:freshOfflineSportsPilot.trade_ready&&freshOfflineSportsPilot.entry_candidate,
-      offlineTimingIsRechecked:!expiredOfflineSportsPilot.trade_ready&&!expiredOfflineSportsPilot.entry_candidate&&expiredOfflineSportsPilot.watch_only,
-      completedLossesDisablePilot:losingSportsPilotProfile.demoted&&!losingSportsPilotProfile.allowed&&losingSportsPilotProfile.position_pct===0,
-      demotedPilotCannotOpen:losingSportsPilotBook.positions.length===0,
+      noAgentAcceptsBeforePromotion:Boolean(sportsPilot&&!agentAcceptsSuggestion(favoriteAgent,sportsPilot)
+        &&!agentAcceptsSuggestion(AGENTS.find(agent=>agent.id==="momentum"),sportsPilot)),
+      stagesOneShadowPerEvent:sportsShadowStage.staged===1&&sportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.length===1,
+      shadowNeverChangesCash:sportsPilotBook.cash===sportsPilotCash&&sportsPilotBook.positions.length===0,
+      tradingPauseDoesNotGrade:pausedSportsGrade.completed===0,
+      closedMarketGradesOutcome:settledSportsGrade.completed===1&&sportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.length===1
+        &&sportsPilotBook.sports_favorite_outcomes[0].net_return>0,
+      offlineSnapshotCannotInventSettlement:offlineSportsStayedPending,
+      forwardLearnerSurvivesCompaction:compactedSportsBook.sports_favorite_shadows.length===1&&compactedSportsBook.sports_favorite_outcomes.length===1,
+      freshOfflineSnapshotCannotCreateCapital:!freshOfflineSportsPilot.trade_ready&&!freshOfflineSportsPilot.entry_candidate,
+      offlineTimingIsRechecked:!expiredOfflineSportsPilot.trade_ready&&!expiredOfflineSportsPilot.entry_candidate&&expiredOfflineSportsPilot.watch_only
+        &&expiredOfflineSportsPilot.hours_to_start<SPORTS_FAVORITE_TARGET_LEAD_HOURS-SPORTS_FAVORITE_LEAD_TOLERANCE_HOURS,
+      completedLossesKeepCapitalDisabled:losingSportsPilotProfile.demoted&&!losingSportsPilotProfile.allowed&&losingSportsPilotProfile.position_pct===0,
+      unpromotedSuggestionStaysWatchOnly:!unpromotedSportsSuggestion.trade_ready&&unpromotedSportsSuggestion.signal_type==="sports-favorite-shadow",
       positiveConfidenceCanPromote:promotedSportsPilotProfile.promoted&&promotedSportsPilotProfile.allowed
-        &&promotedSportsPilotProfile.position_pct===SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTED_POSITION_PCT,
-      promotedPilotScalesWithinCap:promotedSportsPilotBook.positions.length===1
-        &&promotedSportsPilotBook.positions[0].cost>STARTING_BALANCE*SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT
-        &&promotedSportsPilotBook.positions[0].cost<=STARTING_BALANCE*SPORTS_FAVORITE_PROMOTED_POSITION_PCT+0.01,
+        &&promotedSportsPilotProfile.position_pct===SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT,
+      promotedSuggestionBecomesTradeReady:promotedSportsSuggestion.trade_ready&&promotedSportsSuggestion.signal_type==="sports-favorite-pilot",
+      promotedPilotOpensOneCappedEvent:promotedSportsPilotBook.positions.length===1
+        &&promotedSportsPilotBook.positions[0].event_key==="sports-event-1"
+        &&promotedSportsPilotBook.positions[0].cost<=STARTING_BALANCE*SPORTS_FAVORITE_PILOT_POSITION_PCT+0.01,
       ordinaryGapExitDoesNotPreemptPilot:sportsPilotExit===null,
     },
     riskBudget:{core:coreRiskBudget,aggressiveGap:aggressiveGapBudget,blocksExactRange:intervalContract.jump_risk&&!intervalContract.trade_ready,
@@ -5599,6 +5702,8 @@ function runEngineSelfTest(){
       suspendedBundleLegStaysOpen:suspendedBundleFixture.book.positions.length===1&&suspendedBundleFixture.book.closed.length===0
         &&suspendedBundleFixture.book.positions[0].price_status==="orders-paused"&&suspendedBundleFixture.book.cash===9000,
       retiredDirectionalPositionExitsAtFreshPrice:retiredFixture.book.positions.length===0&&retiredFixture.book.closed[0].close_reason.includes("retired")&&Math.abs(retiredFixture.book.cash-retiredEquityBefore)<=0.02,
+      rejectedStrategy57SportsCapitalExitsAtFreshPrice:retiredSportsCapitalFixture.book.positions.length===0
+        &&retiredSportsCapitalFixture.book.closed[0].close_reason.includes("retired")&&Math.abs(retiredSportsCapitalFixture.book.cash-retiredSportsCapitalEquity)<=0.02,
       unlabeledLegacyPositionExitsAtFreshPrice:unlabeledLegacyFixture.book.positions.length===0&&unlabeledLegacyFixture.book.closed[0].close_reason.includes("retired")&&Math.abs(unlabeledLegacyFixture.book.cash-unlabeledLegacyEquityBefore)<=0.02,
       currentUnlabeledPositionIsPreserved:currentUnlabeledFixture.book.positions.length===1&&currentUnlabeledFixture.book.closed.length===0,
       riskTrimConservesEquity:+equity(riskBook).toFixed(2)===10000,
diff --git a/scripts/evaluate-sports-favorites.mjs b/scripts/evaluate-sports-favorites.mjs
index 2b2d27d..8c96919 100644
--- a/scripts/evaluate-sports-favorites.mjs
+++ b/scripts/evaluate-sports-favorites.mjs
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ const evaluated = rules.map((rule) => {
 });
 const selected = evaluated.filter((row) => row.validationPassed).sort((a, b) => Number(b.passesHoldout) - Number(a.passesHoldout) || b.holdout.lower - a.holdout.lower);
 const baseline = evaluated.find((row) => row.rule.leadHours === 24 && row.rule.minEntry === 0.55 && row.rule.maxEntry === 0.95);
+const livePilot = evaluated.find((row) => row.rule.leadHours === 24 && row.rule.minEntry === 0.60 && row.rule.maxEntry === 0.85);
 const compact = (stats) => Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(stats).map(([key, value]) => [key, Number.isFinite(value) ? +value.toFixed(5) : value]));
 const candidate = (row) => ({ rule: row.rule, train: compact(row.train), validation: compact(row.validation), holdout: compact(row.holdout), passesHoldout: row.passesHoldout });
 const closest = evaluated.filter((row) => row.train.events >= 25 && row.validation.events >= 10 && row.holdout.events >= 10)
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ console.log(JSON.stringify({ generatedAt: new Date().toISOString(), requestedMar
   partitionMarkets: Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(partitions).map(([key, value]) => [key, value.length])),
   trainPassed: evaluated.filter((row) => row.trainPassed).length, validationSelected: selected.length,
   holdoutPassed: selected.filter((row) => row.passesHoldout).length, baseline: baseline ? candidate(baseline) : null,
+  livePilot: livePilot ? candidate(livePilot) : null,
   closestCandidates: closest.slice(0, 15).map(candidate),
   candidates: selected.slice(0, 20).map(candidate),
   holdoutExamples: (selected.find((row) => row.passesHoldout)?.holdoutRows || []).slice(0, 12)
diff --git a/sw.js b/sw.js
index 07c270d..e8088fb 100644
--- a/sw.js
+++ b/sw.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const CACHE_NAME = "polymarket-arena-build-72";
+const CACHE_NAME = "polymarket-arena-build-73";
 const APP_SHELL = ["/", "/index.html", "/personal.html", "/cycle-worker.js"];
 
 self.addEventListener("install", event => {