 Doob upcrossing inequality (source code)

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= Doob upcrossing inequality
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If $(M_n)$ is a martingale and $U_N[a,b]$ counts its completed upcrossings of $[a,b]$ by time $N$, then
$$
(b-a)\mathbb E U_N[a,b]\leq\mathbb E(M_N-a)^-.
$$
Equivalent conventions may add an initial endpoint term.

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