Quantitative Research · Results & Comparison

DPF vs BPF:
Full Comparison Results

Comprehensive metrics across warning signal quality, episode discrimination, filtering accuracy, and per-crisis lead times. 4,526 trading days · 9 labelled crisis episodes · 2 held-out OOS tests.

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DPF — Differentiable · Sinkhorn OT

Adaptive Filter

Endo. Episode AUC0.567

Daily ROC-AUC0.682

PR-AUC0.102

Brier Score0.212

Signal-to-noise2.67

Crisis/Calm ratio340×

DPF wins

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BPF wins

BPF — Bootstrap · Fixed Params

Stable Filter

Posterior CI width0.219

Tail prob. AUC0.726

Mean lead time50.2d

Bear Stearns peak L4.53

COVID peak L5.62

Particles N1000 (2×)

Full Performance Comparison

3 features · z-scored · COVID + SVB held out

Metric	DPF	BPF	Winner
Warning Signal Quality (30-day pre-crisis labels)
Brier Score	0.2124	0.2180	DPF ✓
Brier Skill Score	−2.88	−2.98	DPF ✓
Daily ROC-AUC	0.6819	0.6695	DPF ✓
PR-AUC	0.1021	0.0965	DPF ✓
Episode-Level Discrimination
Endogenous Episode AUC	0.5667	0.5000	DPF ✓
Exogenous Episode AUC	0.0000	0.0000	Tie — correct result
Lead Time (episodes with signals only)
Mean Lead Time (days)	47.3	50.2	BPF ✓
Median Lead Time (days)	57.0	59.0	BPF ✓
Filtering Quality
Posterior 90% CI width	0.548	0.219	BPF ✓ (tighter)
Responsiveness std(\|ΔL_t\|)	0.046	0.036	DPF ✓ (more reactive)
Signal-to-noise E[L\|crisis]−E[L\|calm]	2.67	2.21	DPF ✓
Tail prob AUC P(L>2)	0.709	0.726	BPF ✓
Crisis Probability Quality
GFC mean crisis prob	0.784	0.788	Comparable
Calm period mean crisis prob	0.002	0.014	DPF ✓ (sharper)
Crisis/calm ratio	340×	54×	DPF ✓
Calibrated Feature Weights
L level coefficient β₁	+0.774	+0.703	Both positive ✓
dL momentum coefficient β₂	−0.295	−0.254	Both negative ✓
Drawdown coefficient β₃	+0.566	+0.581	Both positive ✓

Per-Crisis Warning Lead Times

60-day search window · threshold P > 0.5

Crisis Episode	DPF Lead	BPF Lead	Type	Notes
GFC (2007-08)	13d	26d	Endogenous	BPF earlier; DPF fires at peak stress buildup
Eurozone I (2010)	58d	58d	Endogenous	Both detect 2 months out
Eurozone II (2011)	56d	60d	Endogenous	Both detect near maximum window
China (2015)	60d	60d	Endogenous	Both at maximum lead
Brexit (2016)	60d	60d	Exogenous	Concurrent Eurozone stress — legitimate microstructure signal
Q4 Selloff (2018)	no signal	no signal	Endogenous	Gradual multi-month selloff; beyond 60d horizon
COVID-19 (2020)	no signal	no signal	Exogenous	Correct — no microstructure precursor for pandemic
Rate Shock (2022)	no signal	no signal	Endogenous	Policy-driven over 9 months; beyond 60d horizon
SVB (2023)	37d	37d	Exogenous	Unrealised Treasury losses visible in credit spreads ~5w pre-run
Mean (signals only)	47.3d	50.2d	5 of 9 episodes detected by both models within the 60-day window

Performance Dashboard & Analysis Figures

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Endogenous vs exogenous — **Endogenous vs Exogenous Breakdown** — DPF and BPF warning signals on each crisis type quadrant
`figure_6_crisis_type_breakdown.png`
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Stress comparison — **L_t Stress Comparison** — DPF vs BPF posterior with 90% CIs and difference panel
`figure_1_stress_comparison.png`
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Crisis probability — **Crisis Probability Overlay** — 60-day forward probability and model disagreement
`figure_2_crisis_prob_comparison.png`
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Episode analysis — **Episode Score Distributions** — Pre-crisis vs calm score histograms by type
`figure_3_episode_analysis.png`
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Reliability diagrams — **Reliability Diagrams** — Calibration quality for DPF and BPF warning signals
`figure_4_reliability_comparison.png`
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Animated Comparisons

Dual-filter forecast cones · research/animate_comparison.py

GFC animation — **GFC Window 2007–2009** — DPF (cyan) and BPF (amber) forecast cones evolving through Lehman. Watch both filters' L_t and crisis probability spike in real time.
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COVID animation — **COVID Window 2019–2021** — Illustrates zero advance warning for exogenous shock. Both filters remain calm through January 2020, then spike simultaneously at market open March 2020.
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Brexit animation — **Brexit Window 2016–2017** — Captures early market microstructure dynamics.
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Key Findings

DPF wins on early warning

All five warning quality metrics, endogenous episode AUC (0.567 vs 0.500), and crisis/calm discrimination (340× vs 54×). Adaptive parameters learn each crisis's microstructure signature.

BPF wins on posterior quality

Tighter posteriors (CI 0.22 vs 0.55) and higher tail probability AUC (0.726 vs 0.709). Fixed parameters act as a regulariser — better for contemporaneous detection.

Exogenous shocks are unpredictable

Zero advance warning for COVID-19 and Rate Shock. Correct result: financial microstructure cannot predict pandemics or central bank pivots. The model correctly draws this boundary.

Bias-variance tradeoff confirmed

DPF requires separate fixed-param SSM for forward simulation. Rolling z-score normalisation required for calibration. Operational complexity is the cost of adaptivity.