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Output: Signal
Input: Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints
Horizon: The system holding period
Best use: Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.

Input: Rule inputs, market state and execution constraints.
Output: signal.
Use boundary: Make entry, exit and abstention rules testable as one procedure.

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