Seven-Tier Model · Construction Logic
Why the ladder is shaped the way it is.
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Construction logic
01Why the ladder is shaped the way it is.
Each gate row's tier range carries a construction note explaining its build: Growth rows extend the full ladder because Equity Peak High is intact; Recovery compresses the top tiers first because re-damage during healing is the costliest failure; Floor states collapse toward T1–T2 because the mission has changed from growth to survival.
- Pool values scale super-linearly up the ladder — T6 is not just 'a bit more than T5', it is a materially different exposure posture.
- Per-trade expressions (PT T1–T7) keep individual trade risk bounded even when the pool expands.
- The construction notes make the ladder auditable: every cap has a written reason, not a vibe.
Where it lives
02Inside Seven-Tier Model.
Pulled from the Seven-Tier Model page so it can be linked, cited, and studied on its own. In the module's words: T1 through T7 define escalating cycle pool sizes and per-trade risk expressions. The tier you're allowed to use is capped by gate state — a strong branch EV cannot unlock T6 logic while the gate cap says T3.
Spacing rationale
03Tier spacing follows recovery arithmetic, not round numbers.
The ladder's gaps are shaped by the asymmetry of loss: each tier's risk level was set so that a losing streak at that tier leaves the account inside recoverable territory for its gate band. The construction ran backward from survivable drawdowns to permissible risk — which is why the tiers look irregular and behave correctly.
How MARS uses this
Drawdown from Equity Peak High routes the account into a gate. The gate then selects the throttle row, caps the maximum risk tier, sets the brake tone, and constrains which management variants are even permitted. Every deployment decision starts by reading this ladder - a good setup cannot override a restricted gate.
How it benefits you
The question 'should I be trading full size right now?' gets an exact answer instead of a mood. Risk compresses automatically as damage grows and re-expands only as capital heals - protecting accumulated gains, not just starting capital, without requiring willpower in the moment.
The seven-gate capital ladder. Each state carries its own brake meaning, tier cap, and risk authority - the marker shows an account operating in Growth.
Connected inside MARS
This module doesn't work alone.
Go deeper
Operator briefs on this territory.
Deep dive — 01
Three wins and a loss can price four different ways.
Three wins and one loss is four different pools, depending on which slot the loss occupied.
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Deep dive — 02
Growth offers seven distinct pool values. Ground-Floor offers one.
Seven, seven, five, three, four, one. The ladder loses resolution faster than it loses height.
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Deep dive — 03
Each gate row has a written justification, and that is what makes the ladder revisable.
Numbers can only be accepted or rejected. A number with a stated reason can be examined.
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