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Every closed 5-min bar writes one row to iv_vix_vol_gates
with the exact VIX/IV/volume the engine saw. If all 3 gates passed and
the bar was outside the 9:15-9:20 / 14:45-15:15 blackout, an
ENTRY row is written to iv_vix_vol_signals. To verify a
past signal, find the bucket_ts in both tables and confirm the gate
inputs justified the firing. The strategy is intentionally selective:
a 1.5%+ VIX move and a 10%+ ATM IV spike must occur in the SAME 5-min
bar β typically only ~0-3 such bars per month per underlying, and zero
bars on calm days.