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Specification · Class 3 · indicator — a constructed measure that is not a price

GCCX divergence · GCCX vs physical divergence

GCCX 30-day % change minus the physical composite's 30-day % change, where the physical composite is the equal-weight mean of the live legs: DDR5 16Gb chip spot (30d change) and GAP-H100 spot (30d matched-pair change, chain-linked across declared methodology breaks). Positive = the tape running ahead of the physical layer. Two canonical readings are stated on the surface: physical tight + equity extended → crowded; equity breaking + physical intact → technical correction, not thesis break.
series id gccx_divergence · methodology v1.1 · unit pct_points

· Class and status

Part B class · print status · latest print of record
Class 3 · indicatorPrinting
Class — and why

A relationship between the tape and the physical layer, in percentage points. The project's most differentiated series; an indicator, never a price.

Latest print of record · read from storage, not recomputed
Series idRegistry labelMethodologyLatest printValueNote
gccx_divergenceGCCX vs physical divergencev1.12026-09-09-3.79 pts

· Specification

A4 field template · honest current state · n/a fields shown, not hidden
CodeGCCX divergenceseries id gccx_divergence
ConstructionGCCX 30d % − physical 30d %physical = mean of the live legs; if one leg is thin the other carries alone and the detail records which legs were live; if both are thin, or no GCCX print exists within 3 days of t−30, the date is skipped
Legsgccx · velocity.dram_spot_change(t, 30) · velocity.gpu_rental_change_chainlinked(t, 30)
Currency / unitPercentage points
Assessment close18:30 UTC — the scheduled daily cycle anchor
Submission cut-offn/a
Publication timeWith the daily print (masthead: 04:30 AEST) — on the briefing, /instruments, the daily report, /api/print/<date> (permanent) and MCP.
Data hierarchy appliedInherits GCCX (equity closes) and the physical legs (TrendForce DRAM spot; tier-2 GAP panel).
Accelerator class / contract basis / term / regionn/a — relationship indicator

· Normalisation and construction rules

the named adjustments, in order
  • Chain-linking (v1.1) — the GAP leg's 30d change is growth to a declared break on the pre-break panel times growth from the break on the post-break panel, so a declared panel re-base (GAP v3, 2026-07-24) drops out of the change while real post-break moves remain. Declared breaks: data/methodology_breaks.json.
  • Both 30d changes are like-for-like (matched pairs / single clean series) — one shared velocity module per runtime.

· Minimum observations and withholding

below which the print is flagged · below which it is not published

A GCCX print within 3 days of t−30 and at least one live physical leg; otherwise the date is skipped, never interpolated.

· Disclosures

verbatim from the derived-series registry · the same string every surface carries
No registry disclosure attaches to this code today.

· Revision history

dated changelog for this code · never rewritten
DateVersionChangeReference
2026-07-24v1.0First computed with GCCX.
2026-08-05v1.1GAP leg chain-linked across declared methodology breaks (founder ruling (a)). v1.0 let matched pairs straddle the 2026-07-24 re-base; the 2026-07-25 → 08-04 prints were corrected on the corrections rail — two values restated (07-30, 07-31), the rest re-versioned unchanged, pre-correction values archived.docs/corrections/2026-08-05-divergence-rebase-contamination.md

· Downstream, surfaces, notices, sources

where it flows · where it shows · what governs it
Downstream series

None.

Surfaces
  • /instruments §Ⅱ
  • /api/print
  • /api/mcp get_series
Notices that govern this code

No methodology change notice attaches to this code.

Sources of record
scripts/compute_gccx.pyscripts/velocity.py (gpu_rental_change_chainlinked)data/methodology_breaks.json
This page renders the method of record for GCCX divergence; it does not define it. Printed values are never rewritten — a change in method is announced by notice before it affects a print (publish-before-effect); a correction restates only what the day’s own information set supported. Permanent print URLs: /api/print/<date>.