/* ────── trader alternatives · shared site styles ────── */

:root {
  --paper: #f3ecdf;
  --paper-deep: #ebe2d1;
  --paper-light: #f7f1e5;
  --ink: #14110c;
  --ink-soft: #3a342a;
  --ink-mute: #6b6353;
  --rule: #d2c5ad;
  --rule-soft: #e0d4bc;
  --red: #a82618;
  --red-deep: #7a1b11;
  --gold: #9b7a26;
  --green: #4d6b3a;

  --serif: "Fraunces", "Times New Roman", Georgia, serif;
  --sans: "IBM Plex Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
  --mono: "JetBrains Mono", "SF Mono", Menlo, monospace;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  background: var(--paper);
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'><filter id='n'><feTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.85' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/><feColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.08  0 0 0 0 0.07  0 0 0 0 0.05  0 0 0 0.045 0'/></filter><rect width='100%' height='100%' filter='url(%23n)'/></svg>");
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }

/* ────── utility bar ────── */
.util {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.util-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 9px 28px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 24px;
}
.util .left, .util .right { display: flex; gap: 22px; align-items: center; }
.util a:hover { color: var(--ink); }

/* ────── masthead ────── */
.masthead {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 32px 28px 18px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  position: relative;
}
.masthead.compact { padding: 24px 28px 14px; }
.masthead::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute; left: 28px; right: 28px;
  bottom: -4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.flag {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  max-width: 760px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.flag span:nth-child(2) { color: var(--red); }
.wordmark {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 8vw, 96px);
  line-height: 0.88;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 144;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 4px 0 14px;
}
.wordmark .amp {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--red);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 144;
}
.wordmark a { color: inherit; }
.tagline {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 300;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 540px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 18;
}

/* ────── primary nav ────── */
.nav {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  backdrop-filter: saturate(140%) blur(6px);
  background: rgba(243, 236, 223, 0.92);
}
.nav-inner {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 13px 28px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 38px;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nav-inner a { position: relative; padding: 4px 0; transition: color 0.2s; }
.nav-inner a::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 50%; right: 50%; bottom: -4px;
  height: 1px; background: var(--red); transition: all 0.25s ease;
}
.nav-inner a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.nav-inner a:hover::after { left: 0; right: 0; }
.nav-inner .marker { color: var(--red); }

/* ────── layout ────── */
.shell { max-width: 1320px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
.narrow { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }

/* ────── kicker / section labels ────── */
.kicker {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}

/* ────── article typography ────── */
.prose { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--ink); font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14; }
.prose p { margin-bottom: 1.1em; }
.prose h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 38px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 2em 0 0.6em;
  padding-top: 14px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "opsz" 60;
}
.prose h2 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red-deep); font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 60; }
.prose h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin: 1.6em 0 0.4em;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 30, "opsz" 30;
}
.prose h3 em { font-style: italic; color: var(--red-deep); font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 100, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 30; }
.prose ul, .prose ol { margin: 0 0 1.2em 1.4em; }
.prose li { margin-bottom: 0.4em; padding-left: 6px; }
.prose strong { font-weight: 500; color: var(--ink); }
.prose em { font-style: italic; }
.prose a { color: var(--red-deep); text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--rule); text-underline-offset: 3px; transition: text-decoration-color 0.15s; }
.prose a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--red); }
.prose blockquote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
  padding: 6px 0 6px 22px;
  margin: 1.4em 0;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.prose hr {
  border: none;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin: 2.2em 0;
}

/* ────── footer ────── */
footer.site-footer {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 56px 28px 32px;
}
.foot-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 44px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.foot-brand .mark {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 30px;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-variation-settings: "SOFT" 60, "WONK" 1, "opsz" 48;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.foot-brand p {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 36ch;
  font-variation-settings: "opsz" 14;
}
.foot-col h4 {
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.foot-col ul { list-style: none; }
.foot-col li { padding: 5px 0; font-size: 14px; }
.foot-col li a { color: var(--ink-soft); transition: color 0.15s; }
.foot-col li a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.colophon {
  padding-top: 28px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  font-family: var(--mono);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  color: var(--ink-mute);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.colophon .pub { color: var(--gold); }

/* ────── responsive ────── */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .nav-inner { gap: 18px; font-size: 10.5px; overflow-x: auto; justify-content: flex-start; }
  .util .right { display: none; }
  .foot-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .prose { font-size: 17px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .shell, .narrow, .util-inner, .masthead, .nav-inner, footer.site-footer { padding-left: 18px; padding-right: 18px; }
  .foot-top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .colophon { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; align-items: flex-start; }
  .flag { font-size: 9px; gap: 10px; }
}