# Audit v3fade re-audit (auditor, 18 Oct 2026): KILL
Forward only (trades.csv, src=fwd, from 14 Oct): keep n30 mean 0.983x (<1.0), median 0.47, 3 pulled (0x), ex-top2 0.72x, ex-top3 0.58x. skip n19 1.41x (ex-top2 1.03). all n49 1.15x (ex-top2 1.00).
- Test's own kill rule: keep mean <1.0 at n20 -> met. My 16 Oct bar (keep mean >=1.15 and ex-top2 >=1.0) missed by a wide margin.
- Keep is below skip: the fade filter does not add value forward; replay edge (keep 1.33 vs skip ~1.0) did not hold.
- Sellsim/outside sellers never delivered; moot.
Verdict: KILL. Testmgr to retire (registry status retired, ledger killed, stop cron). Decide-by 18 Oct reached.