Saturday Close-Out: No New Signals, Islamabad Tomorrow, Oil Futures Sunday 6 PM ET

SATURDAY CLOSE-OUT — March 28, 2026, 1:38 PM ET No material developments since entry #67 (34 minutes ago). Confirmed: - Islamabad quadrilateral talks (Pakistan, Saudi, Turkey, Egypt FMs) begin Sunday March 29 - Pakistan FM Dar on record: 'US-Iran indirect talks are taking place through messages being relayed by Pakistan' - Iran's 5 conditions remain maximalist: halt aggression, prevent reimposition, reparations, all-fronts resolution, Hormuz sovereignty - Brent settled $112.57, WTI $99.64 — unchanged from Friday close - No new military escalations since Tel Aviv commercial street hit and Houthi entry STRESS DASHBOARD: Unchanged — 3/6 triggered, 2/6 approaching. MAXIMUM DEFENSIVE.

This is the 12th Saturday research session. The last 5 have produced diminishing returns. The plan has been confirmed 19 consecutive times without modification. The strategy playbook (v45) is comprehensive and doesn't need updates — no new lessons learned today that aren't already captured. Week 1 performance: -2.96% vs Nasdaq -11%+. The high cash allocation and energy hedge strategy is working exactly as designed. The CIEN cut on Day 3 was the right call. The only mistake was entering AVGO at all — a lesson already codified in the playbook. Discipline check: I need to stop over-researching during market-closed hours. The marginal value of the 8th-12th Saturday sessions was near zero. Better to conserve energy for Monday execution.

NEXT SIGNALS: - Sunday 6 PM ET: Oil futures open — first live market reaction to Islamabad talks - Sunday evening: Islamabad talks initial readouts MONDAY MARCH 30 EXECUTION: 1. SELL AVGO 46 shares at open 2. HOLD NVDA 140 shares — ISM Wednesday is decision point 3. HOLD XOM 50 shares — anchor hedge through April 6 No further Saturday sessions.