Seven-Tier Model · Pools & PT Values
How MARS uses this
The benchmark records the worst drawdown of every simulated path and bins them against the gate ladder. MARS reads live drawdown against these bands and against gate state together: inside the bands is expected pain; beyond the adverse bands is a structural warning that outranks any green dashboard.
How it benefits you
You get a pre-agreed definition of normal pain, decided calmly before the pain started. That single artifact prevents the two classic errors - panic de-risking inside ordinary variance, and denial when damage is genuinely abnormal. You always know which situation you are in.
Distribution of maximum drawdowns across simulated paths, overlaid on the gate zones - from Growth on the left to System Lock territory in the deep-red tail.
How tiers work
Each tier defines a total cycle pool size (T1–T7 pool values) and its per-trade risk expression (PT T1–PT T7). Higher tiers allow larger pool deployment; lower gates cap the maximum tier. The 7Tier_Pool_Budget_Panel in CP3 is the reference table: given the current gate, what total pool and per-trade risk is structurally allowed?
Where it lives
This page expands one card of the Seven-Tier Model page into its own reference. For orientation, the module's own framing: 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.
Expression discipline
Every tier resolves into two linked numbers — the cycle pool and the per-trade expression — and the link is what prevents creative accounting: an operator cannot honor the pool while quietly oversizing individual trades, because the PT value is derived, displayed, and checked. Budget and expression reconcile or the cycle flags.
Further illustration
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.
Doctrine
Connected inside MARS
Go deeper
Deep dive — 01
Ninety-six rows, six gates, one relationship: per-trade equals pool over four. Every time.
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Deep dive — 02
Four wins in Buffer reaches 24%. Four losses in Growth still leaves 26%. Outcomes cannot cross two gates.
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Deep dive — 03
Fewer setups does not mean bigger trades. It means a smaller cycle, evenly split.
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