When to use it
When a market depends on a date, timezone, announcement, confirmation, or reporting sequence.
Warning: Timing rules can decide a market even when the real-world story seems obvious.
Related module: Red Mirage 2020
How not to use it
Do not paste vague summaries. Do not ask the AI what to bet. Do not accept an answer that ignores exact wording, timing, resolution source, counterarguments, or No-Play discipline. The output is a mirror, not a verdict.
Workflow use
Answer format to request
Timing table: deadline, timezone, confirmation standard, late/early handling, trap.
Defense
Trap it helps defend against
Deadline Misread / Early Count Trap
Contract Clinic link
Related worksheet step
4: resolution date or rule
Historical practice
Related Second Stake module
Red Mirage 2020
Copy prompt
Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or your preferred AI tool. OddsXray gives the workflow; your AI tool does the writing and analysis.
Analyze the timing rules in this market. Market wording: [paste] Current facts: [paste] Identify: 1. Exact deadline 2. Timezone 3. Whether the event must happen, be announced, be reported, or be confirmed 4. What happens if the event occurs after the deadline 5. What happens if unofficial evidence exists before official confirmation 6. The main timing trap 7. What I should wait to verify
Recommended output discipline
After the AI answers, force it into a final structure: exact contract read, main uncertainty, best counterargument, trap label, verification checklist, and whether Wait or No-Play is cleaner than forcing action.
Send this into Contract Clinic
Use this prompt alongside the worksheet so your market read stays attached to exact wording, resolver, timing, edge cases, crowd mistake, and a written decision note.
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