Field note
A market is not “read” until the user can explain the contract, name the risk, state the counterargument, and describe what would make no-play correct.
What this is for
The OddsXray Market-Reading Loop
Use this as the master process behind Clinic, Vault, Second Stake, Trap Index, and Elite Board review.
When to use it
Anytime the user is deciding whether a market deserves attention, a watchlist spot, a position, or a no-play.
Related Clinic step: Full worksheet
Resource Body
- Orient: identify the market and the headline story.
- Inspect: separate the exact contract from the casual read.
- Question: use prompts to force the missing angles onto the page.
- Relive: study a historical version of the pattern.
- Name: choose the trap or no-play trigger before emotion decides.
Copy-ready checklist
OddsXray Field Library — The OddsXray Market-Reading Loop
Use: Use this as the master process behind Clinic, Vault, Second Stake, Trap Index, and Elite Board review.
When: Anytime the user is deciding whether a market deserves attention, a watchlist spot, a position, or a no-play.
Clinic Step: Full worksheet
Checklist:
1. Can I state the YES condition in one sentence?
2. Can I state what does not count?
3. Can I name the resolver and timing rule?
4. Can I explain the best opposing case?
5. Can I name the trap if I am wrong?
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