How much of the spread survives: AAPL markout curve, 1 second to 5 minutes

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WITH
  qs AS (
    SELECT toUnixTimestamp(toDateTime(sip_timestamp)) AS ts,
           avg((toFloat64(bid_price) + toFloat64(ask_price)) / 2) AS mid
    FROM global_markets.cache_stocks_quotes
    WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
      AND sip_timestamp >= '2026-05-14 14:00:00'
      AND sip_timestamp <  '2026-05-14 17:06:00'
      AND bid_price > 0 AND ask_price > bid_price
    GROUP BY ts
  ),
  fills AS (
    SELECT t.ts AS ts, t.px AS px, t.shares AS shares, q.mid AS mid_at_fill,
           if(t.px > q.mid, 1, -1) AS taker_side
    FROM (
      SELECT toUnixTimestamp(toDateTime(sip_timestamp)) AS ts,
             toFloat64(price) AS px, toUInt64(size) AS shares
      FROM global_markets.stocks_trades
      WHERE ticker = 'AAPL'
        AND sip_timestamp >= '2026-05-14 14:00:00'
        AND sip_timestamp <  '2026-05-14 17:00:00'
        AND size > 0
    ) AS t
    INNER JOIN qs AS q ON q.ts = t.ts
    WHERE t.px != q.mid AND abs(t.px / q.mid - 1) < 0.02
  )
SELECT
  concat('+', toString(e.secs), 's')                          AS horizon,
  round(1000 * avg(e.taker_side * (e.px - e.mid_at_fill)), 2) AS edge_at_fill_mils,
  round(1000 * avg(e.taker_side * (e.px - f.mid)), 2)         AS edge_after_mils
FROM (
  SELECT toUInt32(ts + secs) AS future_ts, secs, px, mid_at_fill, taker_side
  FROM (SELECT *, arrayJoin([1, 5, 15, 30, 60, 300]) AS secs FROM fills)
) AS e
INNER JOIN qs AS f ON f.ts = e.future_ts
GROUP BY e.secs
ORDER BY e.secs