Methodology

How every number is computed

The methodology page is the transparency layer for the whole platform. Every figure shown anywhere on Gemral Edge is derived from public filings and postings using a documented, reproducible method, and this page states how each amount is sourced, mapped and scored. Because the inputs are public and the procedure is written down, the same numbers can in principle be recomputed by anyone working from the same public records.

What the platform measures and what it does not

Gemral Edge is deliberate about the line between what is measurable and what is not. It reports quantities that can be checked — obligated contract dollars, disclosed transaction values, hiring counts, liquidity conditions — and it does not claim a win rate or a predictive accuracy percentage for market outcomes, because those are not honestly measurable from public data. The signals describe what the public record shows; they do not promise what a price will do next, and the page is explicit about that boundary so no figure is mistaken for a forecast.

Quantitative Standardization Standards & Mathematical Formulations

To maintain absolute transparency and prevent statistical distortion, Gemral Edge relies on deterministic mathematical formulations across all ingested statutory datasets:

• Geometric Midpoint Valuation: For statutory reporting brackets [L, U] specified under the STOCK Act (e.g. $1,001–$15,000, $15,001–$50,000, $50,001–$100,000, $100,001–$250,000, $250,001–$500,000, $500,001–$1,000,000, $1,000,001–$5,000,000), transaction value is estimated as V = sqrt(L * U). For open-ended brackets ($5,000,000+), the statutory minimum of $5,000,000 is utilized.
• Time-Weighted Disclosure Return (TWDR): Lawmaker portfolio performance is benchmarked starting strictly from the public disclosure date rather than the trade execution date, replicating the actionable window accessible to institutional market participants.
• Federal Reserve Net Liquidity: Calculated continuously as Fed Total Assets minus (Treasury General Account Balance + Overnight Reverse Repurchase Agreement Facility Operations).
• Corporate Entity Disambiguation: Award recipient operating divisions and CAGE codes are mapped to publicly traded parent tickers through parent-subsidiary corporate hierarchy algorithms.

Data Governance & Automated Integrity Audits

All data transformation routines undergo continuous automated unit and regression testing. Discrepancies between statutory amendments and original filings are reconciled through daily difference scripts that flag restatements, typographical corrections, and late-filed disclosures from congressional ethics portals. Every data point presented in the Gemral Edge terminal can be traced to an immutable primary government docket number, ensure complete audit defense for academic researchers and institutional compliance desks.

Reproducibility and provenance

Each computed figure is tied to the public records it was built from, so a result can be traced back to its provenance rather than accepted as an opaque score, and a figure computed today can be recomputed later from the same records to confirm it has not quietly drifted. Where several source layers are involved, they are kept distinct rather than blended into a single unverifiable number. This page exists so that every radar, leaderboard and story can be read with a clear understanding of exactly how its figures were produced. Nothing on the platform is investment advice.

Related intelligence

• Signal track record
• Federal contracts radar

Everything on Gemral Edge is derived from public records and presented as a data signal with a transparent methodology, never as a buy or sell recommendation. Nothing here is investment advice, and no output is personalised to your circumstances.