Entropy Index dates Watch versus Act on the wire

Entropy Index locked Watch versus Act doctrine on Aug. 6: Watch is earliest Crisis of any fashion (notice); Act is dual Crisis only (decide). Collapsing them is how desks miss early stress or overtrade noise.

What locked

Watch is notice — earliest Crisis reading of any fashion. Surface it; do not treat Watch alone as an allocate signal.

Act is decide — dual Crisis only. That is the capital clock.

Why it matters on the wire

Every paid Call on x402 carries this doctrine. Agents polling before size need the distinction — not one blended “red light.”

Full literacy

Watch versus Act · V5-lock · Dotcom proof.

Q&A

Is Watch a trade signal?
No. Watch is notice — surface stress to the office. Act is the capital clock under dual Crisis.
Can Act fire without Watch having fired first?
The clocks answer different questions. Act requires dual Crisis — load in Crisis and entropy gap at or above Orange together.
Where is the full literacy note?
Research desk: /research/watch-versus-act

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