Compliance Review

6. Account ending 1183 flagged after unusual trading pattern. Compliance review begins 09:52. Incomplete. Ambiguous. Dangerous. He could not trade like a man with a crystal ball because he did not have one. He had fragments from tomorrow and a system that had already noticed him. At 9:31, Ethan bought nothing. That was harder than buying. His mind kept converting possibilities into unpaid bills. Regional bank rally: maybe five percent. Tesla drop and recovery: intraday trade. Sentinel Ark earnings: potential pop. Every minute he waited felt like cowardice wearing a suit. At 9:52, a red banner appeared across his brokerage dashboard.