Behavioral Diagnostic Engine · Research sample
Institutional Risk Coach Memo
Deterministic scorecard in · fine-tuned coach out. Synthetic long-only book, seed 42.
CRO MEMO · BIASED
July 2026
Alex Behm · Research notes
Subjectbiased
SeveritySevere
Horizon252 days
Coachbde-coach
Output engine Qwen3-8B QLoRA · local Ollama · GGUF LoRA adapter

Bottom line. Three behavioral flags fired on the biased trader. Math detected; coach narrates. Primary risk: holding losers below cost while churning winners.

To
Chief Risk Officer
From
Institutional Risk Coach
Date
15 July 2026
Subject
Scorecard review — cost-basis anchoring, overconfidence / excess turnover, no-disposition discipline

Disposition: FLAGGED Overconfidence: FLAGGED Anchoring: FLAGGED

PGR / PLR
0.046 / 0.000
Disposition
Turnover
6.27×
High velocity
Underwater
63.4%
Anchoring
Sell < cost
0.0%
Get-even hold

Diagnosis

The portfolio exhibits a combined pattern of cost-basis anchoring, overconfidence / excess turnover, and no-disposition discipline. The manager is sustaining a single-path synthetic portfolio (GBM + event shocks) with reluctance to crystallize losses. Decisions appear tethered to purchase cost basis, with no realized losses in the sample period. Trading intensity is elevated (turnover ≈ 6.27 ann.) relative to a disciplined baseline, without a corresponding increase in risk-adjusted results (Sharpe 1.13). High underwater share with zero sells below cost points to get-even holding beyond policy tolerance.

Intervention

Prohibit “get-even” holds: once a position is below cost basis beyond policy tolerance, require a documented re-underwrite or exit (current sell-below-cost rate 0.00% with underwater share 63.42%). Cap gross turnover below the current ≈ 6.27 ann. and require a written edge thesis for any re-entry within five sessions of a profit-taking sale. Risk committee should review this scorecard within five business days and report policy changes on cost-basis anchoring and turnover discipline.

Scorecard metrics cited

MetricValueRead
PGR0.0462Proportion of gains realized
PLR0.0000No losses realized in sample
Disposition ratioinfRL = 0; strong disposition form
Turnover (ann.)6.27 · HighExcess churn vs baseline
Sharpe (ann.)1.13Does not clear overconfidence flag
Underwater day share63.42%Cost-basis stickiness
Sell-below-cost rate0.00%Zero exits below anchor
Total return10.52%Positive P&L does not clear bias flags

Design rule   Coach may only narrate fields on the scorecard. Bias existence is decided by the deterministic evaluator, not the LLM.