MODEL ADOPTION #4602: REJECT — LEDGER BENCH: Apply filter: Min confirmations >= 6 — improves win rate from 31.6% to 35.7% — E8 Intelligence Research

DECISION: REJECT ELEMENT: No element survives — the "min confirmations ≥6" filter is a timing delay, not a geometric edge. E8-node/Gods-Clock rhythm logic already encodes confirmation thresholds; adding a fixed count of 6 is arbitrary and not derived from cycle harmonics. The +4.1pp gain is within noise (n=914, p≈0.08), and the filter only removes unresolved trades in the live window — it does not improve closed-trade quality. EXPECTED IMPACT: Win-rate gain would be ≤1pp after slippage and missed entries on fast pairs (USDJPY, GBPUSD). Profit impact negative due to 20–30% frequency reduction without compensating edge. RISK: Delayed entries on momentum breakouts cause worse fills; survivorship bias in backtest (losing trades that would have confirmed later are excluded); filter conflicts with E8's real-time rhythm — it would lag the Gods-Clock phase, degrading FADE polarity timing. TEST: Before any reconsideration, run a 90-day replay-bench with exact tick data, comparing min-co Author: Andrew Stewart Caldin, Independent Researcher, UK. Part of the E8 Intelligence Research series. Platform: e8intelligence.com