Resolve BACK if, by 2026-08-15 20:00 UTC, the named market data source shows Xle outperforming xlu on percent return over the review window; otherwise resolve FADE.
FADE — other outcome: The published FADE condition is met.
Positions close: Aug 14, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
No verified current price reference is attached. Do not treat this illustration or headline as live data.
Editorial illustration
Legacy terms: no immutable publication-time snapshot is attached. If stored wording, structured terms or measurement windows conflict, this market requires manual review; a later display change does not rewrite the agreement.
Research quality and completeness vary. Missing evidence is explicitly marked below.
▲ Back case
Incomplete research: a developed BACK case and supporting evidence have not been published. Automated review scores are not independent investment research.
▼ Fade case
Incomplete research: a developed FADE case and supporting evidence have not been published. Automated review scores are not independent investment research.
▼ FADE settlement condition
XLE does not post a higher percent return than XLU over the same window.
⊕ What would void
Void if either XLE or XLU is missing a usable public reference at settlement.
Resolution path
Published
Aug 11, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC
Research verification
No independent research review is recorded.
Scheduled opening
Aug 11, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC
Pools close
Aug 14, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Resolution
Aug 15, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC
Stored historical terms & technical evidence
Stored historical wording
Use https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLE/history/ as the source of truth. Read the daily close or reference spot price through 2026-08-15 20:00 UTC. Settlement closes at 2026-08-14 20:00 UTC and resolves at 2026-08-15 20:00 UTC. Resolve BACK when XLE posts a higher percent return than XLU between the market-open reference and the resolve reference. Resolve FADE when XLE does not post a higher percent return than XLU…
Stored structured settlement terms
Legacy record: structured terms as stored. No immutable publication-time snapshot is attached; these records alone do not establish the exact terms served.
BACK condition
XLE posts a higher percent return than XLU between the market-open reference and the resolve reference.
FADE condition
XLE does not post a higher percent return than XLU over the same window.
VOID condition
Void if either XLE or XLU is missing a usable public reference at settlement.
Source field / metric
daily close or reference spot price / percent return over the review window
Direction / threshold
outperform / Not specified
Stored window
through 2026-08-14 20:00 UTC · opens 2026-08-11T13:05:06.106Z · closes 2026-08-14T20:00:00.000Z · administrative resolve 2026-08-15T20:00:00.000Z
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Recorded outcome evidence
BACK · recorded 2026-08-15T20:07:30.633Z · Resolution e8810467-6f27-4470-a2f5-0854fa9cf0d9
Resolver rationale and source record
Operator note: resolved BACK despite zero positions because this thesis remains part of the public record and should settle transparently against its published rule. Source checked: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLE/history/. No payouts were required.
primary: Yahoo Finance XLE and XLU closes · used · check time unrecorded Opening reference 60.18 at 2026-08-10T20:00:00.000Z; settlement reference 61.90999984741211 at 2026-08-14.
fallback: XLU comparison source · supporting · check time unrecorded Comparison opening reference 43.13 at 2026-08-10T20:00:00.000Z; settlement reference 44.310001373291016 at 2026-08-14.
Settlement mode: deterministic.
Primary source: Yahoo Finance XLE and XLU closes (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLE/history/).
