diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65e199e2..315285f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ lp_paper_state.json
 
 # cross-venue scanner output
 xarb_hits.csv
+hunt.log
diff --git a/hunt.py b/hunt.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e46cd911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hunt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Ring hunt — sweep news-driven event markets, score traders, detect funding
+clusters (operator rings). Uses insider.py's machinery across many markets."""
+
+import sys
+import time
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+
+import insider
+
+KEY = insider.sm_load_key()
+TOP = 30  # top traders by notional per market
+
+
+def hunt_market(cond, title):
+    cands, _ = insider.market_traders(cond, top=TOP)
+    if not cands:
+        return
+    name = {c["wallet"]: c["username"] for c in cands}
+    rows = []
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10) as ex:
+        futs = [ex.submit(insider.analyze, c) for c in cands]
+        for f in as_completed(futs):
+            try:
+                r = f.result()
+            except Exception:
+                r = None
+            if r:
+                rows.append(r)
+    rows.sort(key=lambda r: r["score"], reverse=True)
+    print(f"\n{'='*78}\n{title[:60]}  ({len(cands)} traders scored)\n{'='*78}", flush=True)
+    print("top by improbability:")
+    for r in rows[:4]:
+        print(f"  susp {r['score']:>4} z {r['z']:>5} p {insider.fmt_p(r['pval']):>8} "
+              f"{r['wins']}/{r['n']} pre24 {r['pre24_pct']:>3}% trades {r['trades']:>6}  "
+              f"{r['username'][:20]}", flush=True)
+    # funding-cluster ring detection
+    if KEY:
+        groups, links = insider.cluster([c["wallet"] for c in cands], KEY)
+        if groups:
+            print(f"  ** RING: {len(groups)} operator cluster(s) via shared personal hub:", flush=True)
+            for g in sorted(groups, key=len, reverse=True):
+                print("       " + "  +  ".join(name.get(w, w[:10]) for w in g), flush=True)
+        else:
+            print("  no operator rings (traders independently / exchange-funded)", flush=True)
+
+
+# news-driven, unscheduled-resolution markets (insider-prone)
+MARKETS = [
+    ("0x9352c559e9648ab4cab236087b64ca85c5b7123a4c7d9d7d4efde4a39c18056f", "Iranian regime fall by June 30?"),
+    ("0x6114a8a3f9ac214f48a7e20d169f1c7a5c84082cb6f7058ed9fe1137b11fd0e7", "US x Iran permanent peace deal by June 30?"),
+    ("0x68fbeb8d823552abf9d35f3ebdb8619a1a1d51b650da9101be62f09308fd18d2", "US announces Iran agreement/ceasefire extension"),
+    ("0xdfd4d487d004c266493bdf32551d7f018c7eb4b9325f42ac368dd5075eec36a9", "Trump restart Project Freedom by June 30?"),
+]
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(f"RING HUNT · {len(MARKETS)} markets · top {TOP} traders each · "
+          f"clustering {'ON' if KEY else 'OFF (no key)'}", flush=True)
+    for cond, title in MARKETS:
+        try:
+            hunt_market(cond, title)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"\n{title[:40]}: error {e}", flush=True)
+    print("\nhunt complete.", flush=True)