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-## arbitrage
+## atomic arbitrage
 
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 * due to the nature of the evm's atomic execution, **atomic arbitrages** are possible (as opposed to tradefi): smart contracts allow the packaging a sequential execution of txs, for a set of conditions. if the conditions are not met, the execution can fail, undoing all the on-chain interactions that just occurred.
 
 * since **liquidity on-chain is fragmented** (thousands of pools don't communicate with each other, each providing quotes for swapping assets in real-time), it creates an opportunity to buy low and sell high across different pools. for example, two DEXes offer a token at two different prices so that a token can be bought at the lower-priced DEX and sold on the higher-priced DEX in a single atomic transaction.
-* **non-atomic (cross-chain, CEX/DEX, etc.) arb** are more profitable and less accessible due to capital requirements and risk profile.
+
+* **non-atomic (cross-chain, CEX/DEX, etc.) arbs** are covered **[here](https://github.com/go-outside-labs/mev-toolkit/blob/main/MEV_strategies/stat_arb)**.
 
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diff --git a/MEV_strategies/arbitrage/algorithms/README.md b/MEV_strategies/atomic_arb/algorithms/README.md
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-## arbitrage algorithms
+## arbitrage algorithms (tx-ordering based)
 
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-## statistical strategies
+## statistical strategies (signal-based)
 
 <br>
 
 ### tl; dr
 
+<br>
+
+
+* **statistical arbs** (non-atomic) convey informed strategies that rely on informed information (signal). examples can be arbs that rely on cross-chain or CEX + DEX strategies. 
+
+* these strategies are more profitable and less accessible due to capital requirements and risk profile.
+
+
 
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-##### atomic (ordering)
+##### atomic (tx ordering)
 
 * [sniping](MEV_strategies/sniping)
 * [longtails](MEV_strategies/longtails)
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 * [backrunning](MEV_strategies/backrunning)
 
 
-##### statistical (signal)
+##### statistical (informed signal)
 
-* [stat methods](MEV_strategies/stat_methods)
 * [statistical arbs](MEV_strategies/stat_arb)
 * [oracles and twamm](MEV_strategies/oracles)