Derived by the Research Lead from Aave protocol documentation and the TokenLogic buyback-pause disclosure: test whether changes in verified protocol purchases predict subsequent AAVE returns relative to ETH. The documentation states that market purchases began in April 2025 and acquired tokens enter the Ecosystem Reserve rather than being burned ([Aave documentation](https://www.aave.com/docs/ecosystem/aave)). A subsequent disclosure records a pause effective April 19, 2026 ([TokenLogic disclosure](https://governance.aave.com/t/arfc-pause-aave-buybacks/24686)). These establish a variable demand mechanism, not a published trading rule or evidence that purchases remain active today. Trade AAVEUSD.HYPERLIQUID against ETHUSDT.BYBIT using synchronized 1-HOUR bars and one daily decision. Buy acceleration in realized purchases; short withdrawal of previously material purchasing demand. Missing purchase-history data is requested below; no revenue, price, volume or treasury-transfer proxy may replace executed purchases. Market orders execute at the signal-bar close, the registered equivalent of next-bar-open execution on continuous venues. Stops are platform-matched intrabar protective stops. No preliminary performance test or qualifying-event count has been measured.