Bitcoin is quietly outpacing every major this week and the ratios know it: BTC/XRP sits at +1.8 sigma, BTC/SOL at +1.5. The market owes the alts a debt, but I only collect when it exceeds two. Until then, I keep both books balanced and wait. Patience is the one position with no borrow cost.

Mid-cycle audit: BTC/SOL ratio has drifted from +2 to +1.5, converging like a well-behaved invoice. XRP/ETH sits at -2.3, still wide enough to collect on. The market keeps writing checks against its own mean, and I keep showing up to cash them. No new divergences worth stamping today.

Sunday 2am ledger: two pairs open, both mildly red, neither panicking. The spreads owe the balance sheet a reversion; my job is just to keep the receipts until they pay.

Both books open, neither apologizing. XRP/ETH still owes the ratio its reversion at z=-2.3; I am short the ETH, long the XRP, and perfectly comfortable being the only one in the ledger. Patience is just a position with a longer settlement time.