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Pricing

Priced for human-run quality—not token micro-transactions. Same engine. Different depth.

Pulse Check

Brief

$9 USD

Fast plain-English filter when you need signal without a long memo.

  • Length: about half to one page
  • Includes: evidence bullets, core claim, strongest counter, odds
  • Skin-in-the-game map: top 3
  • Stance: one clear “what to do”
  • Best for: news spikes, single claims, first pass
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What people use this for

Bring a claim, a link, or a market question. We run the same Hybrid v5 lens—facts vs fiction, steel-man counter, who has skin in the game, and one clear stance.

Great fits for Pulse Check ($9)

  • Influencer videos (YouTube, X, TikTok, podcasts): is the pitch evidence or engagement bait?
  • Substack & newsletters: separate solid argument from narrative sell
  • Breaking headlines: crypto, macro, tech, policy—fast hype filter
  • Prediction-market blurbs: first-pass odds sanity before you size anything
  • “Should I even care?” decisions when you need signal in under a page

Great fits for Full Brief ($17)

  • Prediction-market event contracts: missing data, steel-man the other side, who is exposed
  • High-stakes influencer or Substack theses you might act on
  • Regulatory or geopolitical catalysts with real second-order effects
  • Board / family / capital decisions framed as a contested claim
  • Anything where you need the resource trail—sources listed so you can verify

Also strong: earnings narratives, “this stock must…”, housing/ROI claims before a sale, competitor hype decks, and NGO or think-tank reports that feel one-sided. Paste a URL when you order—video, article, market page, or thread.

Sample briefs

Protocol-style samples for the site (including early-2026 illustrative briefs). Shows voice and structure—not live calls or a promise every topic yields the same conclusion.

Type: Full Brief sample Question: Drones → 2027 peace stalemate vs continued escalation?

Introduction

The war between Russia and Ukraine has turned heavily into a contest of drones—cheap, mass-produced machines used at huge scale. The open question is whether that freezes the war into a stalemate that forces a 2027 peace deal, or makes grinding escalation easier to sustain. This brief separates solid evidence from hopeful claims and ends with a practical stance.

Topic

Whether rising drone use is creating a stalemate likely to produce a peace agreement in 2027, or continued fighting and further escalation.

Odds (plain English) Evidence leans toward continued fighting and further drone-driven escalation through 2027 rather than a comprehensive peace. A temporary freeze is possible if losses become unbearable; a full settlement looks less likely than ongoing attrition.
What to do Stay prepared for prolonged conflict rather than betting heavily on a quick peace. Watch recruitment vs losses, deep strikes on industry, and real movement on territorial demands—without treating a 2027 peace deal as the base case.
Bottom line Near-stalemate on the ground while both sides expand arsenals and strike deeper. Talks exist but remain blocked on territory. Smarter stance: prepare for a longer conflict; stay alert to genuine shifts in political will.
Show more (evidence, counter, skin-in-the-game map)

Evidence (selected)

  • FPV drones drive a large share of casualties; long-range strike drones launch in mass waves.
  • Ukraine has pressured Russian energy/logistics; Russia adapts with new tactics including “mothership” concepts.
  • Front-line movement slowed sharply vs 2025 rates—incremental, not decisive breakthroughs.
  • Russian monthly losses have at times exceeded recruitment; Ukraine expands drone production with Western support.
  • Talks under U.S. mediation remain stuck on territory, force limits, and security guarantees.

Core claim vs strongest counter

Claim: Drone warfare locks both sides into costly stalemate that forces a 2027 peace deal.

Counter: Drones make long attrition cheaper and more sustainable, so escalation of range and volume can prolong war rather than end it.

Skin-in-the-game map (top 5)

  1. Russian leadership — regime stability and victory narrative.
  2. Ukrainian leadership — survival, territory, Western support.
  3. U.S. administration — mediation capital, domestic cost pressure, geopolitics.
  4. Drone / defense industries — production and revenue exposure.
  5. Soldiers and civilians — direct physical risk from war or a bad peace.

Sample for illustration. Informational only — not political or military advice. Conditions change.

Type: Full Brief sample Question: XRP price claims tied to pre-recess Clarity Act passage

Introduction

Many crypto voices claim XRP will jump if the U.S. Clarity Act clears the Senate before the August recess. This brief checks those claims, separates facts from hype, maps who benefits, and suggests a sizing mindset—not a trade ticket.

Topic

Claims that XRP rises significantly if the Clarity Act passes the Senate before the August 2026 recess.

Odds (plain English) Odds lean against the big hoped-for outcome. Pre-recess full passage looks low-probability. Later clarity, if it comes, is more consistent with a moderate move than a multi-bagger narrative.
What to do Opportunistic, small, flexible exposure—not an all-in bet. Limited size, gradual entries, or defined-risk expressions beat high-conviction leverage when calendar risk is this high.
Bottom line Loud skyrocket claims tied to a pre-recess vote are overstated. Stay lightly constructive if you must express a view, and protect yourself if the bill stalls—the more probable path in this sample’s framing.
Show more (evidence, counter, skin-in-the-game map)

Evidence (selected)

  • Clarity Act aims to clarify SEC vs CFTC roles and digital-asset market structure.
  • House progress and Senate committee action occurred; floor timing before recess remained contested in the sample window.
  • Prior regulatory headlines often produced short-lived spikes and sell-the-news patterns.
  • Independent research has assigned low odds to neat 2026 passage while noting crypto scaled without the bill.

Core claim vs strongest counter

Claim: Pre-recess passage delivers lasting commodity clarity and unlocks a large sustained XRP re-rating.

Counter: Calendar and vote math are tight; partial clarity already exists via markets/products; headlines often fade.

Skin-in-the-game map (top 5)

  1. Ripple / large XRP holders — token and business tied to clearer rules.
  2. Senate leadership — political capital and calendar optics.
  3. Large asset managers / banks — product pipelines and lobbying posture.
  4. ETF issuers — fees if institutions get more comfortable.
  5. Crypto media / influencers — attention and narrative upside.

Sample for illustration. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy or sell any asset.

Type: Full Brief sample · early 2026 illustrative Source type: Online influencer video (composite archetype) Question: “One AI stack replaces your job in 90 days”?

Introduction

In early 2026, career and “AI hustle” videos often promise that a single tool stack can erase a normal white-collar job in about three months—and that viewers who don’t buy in will be left behind. This sample treats that pitch as a claim to audit: what is solid, what is sales pressure, who gets paid if you believe it, and what a practical response looks like.

Topic

Whether “one AI stack replaces a typical white-collar career in 90 days” holds up under evidence, incentives, and a fair opposing view.

Odds (plain English) For a typical employed professional, a full job replacement in 90 days from one stack is a low-probability base case. The chance that AI tools materially change weekly workflows over 1–3 years is much higher. Urgent totalizing timelines are weak; selective skill-and-tool adoption is stronger.
What to do Stance: opportunistic on skills/tools, short the 90-day panic. Use AI on real tasks and measure hours saved. Don’t quit, liquidate, or buy high-ticket funnels because a video set a countdown. Revisit in 6–12 months with your metrics—not the creator’s launch calendar.
Bottom line The genre mixes a real technology shift with a sales clock. Full replacement on that timeline is a weak base case for most people; gradual task change is the more honest story. People with the least to lose if you’re wrong are often the ones selling certainty.
Show more (evidence, counter, skin-in-the-game map, resources)

Evidence (selected)

  • Generative AI automates pieces of writing, coding, support, design, and analysis; firm adoption rose through 2024–25 into early 2026.
  • Task automation ≠ full job elimination on a fixed 90-day clock; roles often shift toward oversight, trust, compliance, and domain judgment first.
  • Surveys more often show uneven productivity gains than universal headcount wipeout in one quarter.
  • Viral “replace your job” videos are typically monetized via courses, affiliates, and attention—not shared downside if viewers fail.
  • Real transition stories exist, but selection bias is extreme: failures rarely become thumbnails.

Core claim vs strongest counter

Claim: Adopt this stack now and replace a normal income stream in ~90 days; delay means permanent lag.

Counter: Durable income still needs distribution, trust, and skills that compound slower than a sales page admits. A 90-day full replacement is a marketing deadline, not a labor-market law.

Skin-in-the-game map (top 5)

  1. Creator / course seller — sales and views upside; limited downside if your plan fails.
  2. Affiliate / SaaS partners — commissions and subscriptions.
  3. Platform algorithms — engagement from fear-based hooks.
  4. Employers — wage/productivity exposure if automation lands.
  5. Viewer / worker — real income, time, and identity risk.

Resources / sources used (sample-grade)

  • Labor/productivity surveys on AI task automation (2024–early 2026)
  • Occupational task-exposure frameworks (tasks vs whole jobs)
  • On-video monetization pattern (course/affiliate CTAs)
  • Employer AI allow/restrict policy examples
  • Disconfirming cases: slow-adoption sectors and failed “AI agency” experiments

Illustrative sample (early 2026 framing). Composite influencer archetype—not a named person. Informational only — not career or investment advice.

Type: Full Brief sample · early 2026 illustrative Source type: Prediction-market-style event question Question: U.S. recession at any point in 2026?

Introduction

In early 2026, prediction-market-style venues offer yes/no-style contracts on whether the U.S. enters a recession during the year. Traders and media sometimes treat the displayed probability as “the answer.” This sample separates the economic claim from contract wording, names who is exposed, and suggests how to use the odds without treating them as prophecy.

Topic

Whether “U.S. recession in 2026” is a high-confidence base case, and how to read prediction-market-style prices on that question in an early-2026 setting.

Odds (plain English) Treat a full-year “recession yes” as a real but not automatic risk—more like a meaningful minority possibility than a near-certainty—unless hard data clearly break. Exact percents belong in a live dated brief; the durable lesson is: don’t confuse a market number with a completed audit.
What to do Stance: neutral on the binary; opportunistic on personal resilience. Read the contract definition first. Use market odds as one input beside jobs, credit, and real income. Prefer cash buffer and less fragile leverage over a dramatic “recession trade” from a thumbnail. If you trade the contract, size it as tuition—not damage.
Bottom line “Recession in 2026?” is really definition + data path + whether the odds are deep or noisy. Respect the risk; demand clear wording; don’t outsource your decision to a single probability.
Show more (evidence, counter, skin-in-the-game map, resources)

Evidence (selected)

  • By early 2026 the expansion had already survived several “recession next quarter” waves; data were mixed rather than uniformly collapsing.
  • “Recession” is not one number—contracts may key off different rules; wording changes the bet.
  • Soft-landing, delayed downturn, and messier inflation/rates paths were all live narratives.
  • Prediction-market prices aggregate money and attention; thin liquidity and narrative spikes can move contracts.
  • Macro turning-point forecasts are historically noisy; dated certainty is often revised.

Core claim vs strongest counter

Claim: A 2026 U.S. recession is likely enough to treat as the base case for positioning.

Counter: Growth can stay positive on a noisy path while sentiment stays gloomy; a strict contract can resolve “no” even if the economy feels weak.

Skin-in-the-game map (top 5)

  1. Prediction-market traders — money on the binary; horizon may be short.
  2. Market operators — fees and attention, not your portfolio.
  3. Fed / fiscal authorities — reputation under stress.
  4. Households & labor — real job and income risk.
  5. Macro media / influencers — engagement from fear or victory laps.

Resources / sources used (sample-grade)

  • Contract definition text (what “recession” means for resolution)
  • Official labor and output releases
  • Credit/stress indicators
  • Authority dating notes if relevant to definition
  • Contract price history (liquidity and spikes)

Illustrative sample (early 2026 framing). Prediction-market-style question—not a live quote and not affiliated with any exchange. Not investment or trading advice.

Brief vs Full — what’s inside

One protocol. Two delivery depths.

Pulse Check ($9)

  • Introduction + topic
  • Evidence (up to ~5 bullets)
  • Core claim + strongest counter
  • Odds in plain English
  • Skin-in-the-game top 3
  • One stance + bottom line
  • Optional short key-resource notes

Full Brief ($17)

  • Everything in Pulse Check, expanded
  • Explicit frame (who benefits from the “neutral” story)
  • Winners and losers if the claim is true
  • Skin-in-the-game top 5
  • Asymmetry / risk-reward comparison
  • Residual unknowns + black-swan risks
  • Resources / sources used (up to 15, with links)
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FAQ

Is this ChatGPT with a fancy wrapper?

No. You are not chatting with a public bot on this site. A human operator runs a fixed Auditor–Strategist protocol (Hybrid v5), quality-checks the plain-language brief, and emails it.

Do I need to know how to prompt AI?

No. That’s the point. You bring the question and decision context. We run the engine.

Is this investment or legal advice?

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What if I disagree with the conclusion?

Disagreement with odds or positioning after delivery is not grounds for a refund. You’re paying for a structured analysis process, not a preferred answer.

Can I upgrade from Pulse Check to Full Brief?

Usually yes, on the same question within 7 days, for the $8 difference. Reply to your delivery email.

Can I send an influencer video, Substack post, or prediction-market question?

Yes. Paste the link with your question. Pulse Check is ideal for a fast fact-vs-fiction pass. Full Brief is better when you need steel-man depth, who is exposed, and a full list of resources used. Prediction-market-style event questions are a natural fit when the public odds feel thin or one-sided.

What is Hybrid v5?

Our Auditor–Strategist protocol. It filters fragile sources, forces a steel-manned counter-argument, maps who has something to lose, and ends with one practical stance—in plain English. Version 5 adds a Resources / Sources Used section (standard on Full Briefs) so you can see what the analysis actually rested on.

Will my question and brief stay private?

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What is Secure Delivery (+$9, Full Brief only)?

Optional upsell on Full Brief only ($17 + $9 = $26). We deliver the PDF via SwissTransfer with a password. The password is sent by SMS to the mobile number you provide; the link goes to your email (we do not attach the PDF to email). Each transfer is set to auto-delete after 30 days. You must provide both email and a working mobile number on the order form.

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Is Secure Delivery the same as hiring a lawyer’s portal?

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