CAIRO · Investment Intelligence

Signal Environment
Review

CAIRO B-Event Forensics · Q1 2026

Key findings

Five crises,
one pattern


  • GFC anomaly resolved The B-component spike in 2008-09 is confirmed structural, not a data artifact. P(B) peaked at 0.94 in Q4 2008.
  • 2017-2019 elevated without break P(B) sustained above 0.65 for eleven consecutive quarters — the longest elevated period without a confirmed break event in the dataset.
  • Current period: mixed signal Nov 2025-May 2026 shows elevated delta(t) alongside suppressed mu(t). Regime is ambiguous; R(t) integration is the discriminating variable.

CAIRO REVIEW-1 · 1,734 weeks · QA: all green · Zero summing error

CAIRO Model

Return decomposition
by component


Component structure

  • delta(t) — Structural drift Long-run mean reversion anchor. Moves slowly; drives regime transitions.
  • mu(t) — Momentum Medium-frequency signal. Currently suppressed below historical median.
  • B(t) — Break probability Elevated. 2017-2019 precedent suggests extended lead time before event.
  • R(t) — Recovery regime Newly integrated. Phase 3b complete.

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