Resolve BACK if, by 2026-08-22 20:00 UTC, the named market data source shows Xlf outperforming xlu on percent return over the review window; otherwise resolve FADE.
FADE — other outcome: The published FADE condition is met.
Positions close: Aug 21, 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
XLF does not post a higher percent return than XLU over the same window.
⊕ What would void
Void if either XLF or XLU is missing a usable public reference at settlement.
Resolution path
Published
Aug 18, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
Research verification
No independent research review is recorded.
Scheduled opening
Aug 18, 2026, 1:35 PM UTC
Pools close
Aug 21, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Resolution
Aug 22, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC
Stored historical terms & technical evidence
Stored historical wording
Use https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLF/history/ as the source of truth. Read the daily close or reference spot price through 2026-08-22 20:00 UTC. Settlement closes at 2026-08-21 20:00 UTC and resolves at 2026-08-22 20:00 UTC. Resolve BACK when XLF posts a higher percent return than XLU between the market-open reference and the resolve reference. Resolve FADE when XLF 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
XLF posts a higher percent return than XLU between the market-open reference and the resolve reference.
FADE condition
XLF does not post a higher percent return than XLU over the same window.
VOID condition
Void if either XLF 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 2026-08-21 20:00 UTC · opens 2026-08-18T13:35:26.741Z · closes 2026-08-21T20:00:00.000Z · administrative resolve 2026-08-22T20:00:00.000Z
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Recorded outcome evidence
BACK · recorded 2026-08-22T20:15:18.667Z · Resolution f61b5b90-0c27-4bf3-8bb6-7033c61bf38b
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/XLF/history/. No payouts were required.
primary: Yahoo Finance XLF and XLU closes · used · check time unrecorded Opening reference 57.58 at 2026-08-17T20:00:00.000Z; settlement reference 57.47999954223633 at 2026-08-21.
fallback: XLU comparison source · supporting · check time unrecorded Comparison opening reference 44.18 at 2026-08-17T20:00:00.000Z; settlement reference 42.77000045776367 at 2026-08-21.
Settlement mode: deterministic.
Primary source: Yahoo Finance XLF and XLU closes (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/XLF/history/).
