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= Solution

If $X_{T-1}<0$, then $X_T\geq0$ forces $H_T\ne0$ and a strictly positive increment in the $H_T$ direction. If $X_{T-1}=0$, that directional increment is strictly positive exactly when $X_T>0$. These disjoint cases give
$$
\mathbb P(\xi>0)
=\mathbb P(X_T>0,X_{T-1}=0)
+\mathbb P(X_{T-1}<0).
$$

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