diff --git a/src/fxhnt/cli.py b/src/fxhnt/cli.py
index f72df0f..0f1a8ff 100644
--- a/src/fxhnt/cli.py
+++ b/src/fxhnt/cli.py
@@ -508,6 +508,42 @@ def ingest_historical(
     )
 
 
+@app.command("backtest-equity")
+def backtest_equity(
+    n: int = typer.Option(150, "--n", help="PIT universe size (top-N by trailing dollar-volume)."),
+    cost_bps: float = typer.Option(15.0, "--cost-bps", help="Cost in bps per unit (two-way) turnover."),
+    borrow_annual: float = typer.Option(0.0, "--borrow-annual", help="Annual borrow cost on short notional."),
+    out: str = typer.Option("/backtest-data/equity_backtest_report.json", "--out", help="Report JSON path."),
+) -> None:
+    """B3b: walk-forward backtest of the 3 price-only equity-factor constructions against the DEDICATED
+    survivorship-free backtest warehouse (settings.backtest_warehouse_path) -> gauntlet verdict + JSON report."""
+    import json
+
+    from fxhnt.adapters.warehouse.duckdb_feature_store import DuckDbFeatureStore
+    from fxhnt.application.equity_backtest_runner import EquityBacktestRunner, evaluate_constructions
+
+    s = get_settings()
+    store = DuckDbFeatureStore(s.backtest_warehouse_path)
+    try:
+        result = EquityBacktestRunner(
+            store, n=n, cost_bps_per_turnover=cost_bps, borrow_annual=borrow_annual,
+        ).run()
+        report = evaluate_constructions(
+            result,
+            oos_fraction=s.gauntlet.oos_fraction, dsr_min=s.gauntlet.dsr_min,
+            oos_min_sharpe=s.gauntlet.oos_min_sharpe, max_is_oos_decay=s.gauntlet.max_is_oos_decay,
+        )
+    finally:
+        store.close()
+    with open(out, "w") as fh:
+        json.dump(report, fh, indent=2)
+    for c, block in report["constructions"].items():
+        v = block["verdict"]
+        typer.echo(f"backtest-equity {c}: passed={v['passed']} dsr={v['dsr']:.3f} "
+                   f"is_sharpe={v['is_sharpe']:.2f} oos_sharpe={v['oos_sharpe']:.2f} "
+                   f"sharpe={block['stats']['sharpe']:.2f} -> {out}")
+
+
 @app.command("warehouse-catalog")
 def warehouse_catalog() -> None:
     """Show the warehouse SSOT inventory: per-symbol bar count + date range (freshness)."""
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_backtest_equity_cli.py b/tests/integration/test_backtest_equity_cli.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9750153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/test_backtest_equity_cli.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""B3b: the `backtest-equity` CLI entrypoint runs the walk-forward equity backtest against the
+DEDICATED backtest warehouse (settings.backtest_warehouse_path), evaluates the 3 price-only
+constructions through the gauntlet, and writes a JSON report. No network: a synthetic warehouse
+is built and the command is pointed at it via FXHNT_BACKTEST_WAREHOUSE_PATH."""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import datetime as dt
+import json
+
+from typer.testing import CliRunner
+
+from fxhnt.adapters.warehouse.duckdb_feature_store import DuckDbFeatureStore
+
+_SPD = 86_400
+
+
+def _build_warehouse(path: str) -> DuckDbFeatureStore:
+    """3 names over ~2 years of daily bars (mirrors the runner integration test): AAA strong uptrend,
+    BBB mild, CCC downtrend — a non-degenerate cross-section for long/ls/tilt."""
+    store = DuckDbFeatureStore(path)
+    start = dt.date(2022, 1, 3)
+    n = 520  # ~2 trading years
+    drifts = {"AAA": 0.0015, "BBB": 0.0003, "CCC": -0.0010}
+    items = []
+    members = []
+    for sym, dr in drifts.items():
+        rows = []
+        px = 100.0
+        for i in range(n):
+            day = start + dt.timedelta(days=i)
+            px *= (1.0 + dr)
+            ts = (day - dt.date(1970, 1, 1)).days * _SPD
+            rows.append((ts, {"adjclose": px, "close": px, "volume": 1_000_000.0}))
+        items.append((sym, rows))
+        members.append((sym, "NYSE", "2000-01-01", "2026-06-01"))
+    store.write_features_bulk(items)
+    store.upsert_membership(members)
+    return store
+
+
+def test_cli_backtest_equity_writes_report(tmp_path, monkeypatch) -> None:
+    import fxhnt.cli as cli
+
+    wh = str(tmp_path / "wh.duckdb")
+    _build_warehouse(wh).close()
+    out = tmp_path / "report.json"
+
+    monkeypatch.setenv("FXHNT_BACKTEST_WAREHOUSE_PATH", wh)
+    cli.get_settings.cache_clear()  # settings are lru_cached — pick up the env override
+    res = CliRunner().invoke(cli.app, ["backtest-equity", "--n", "10", "--out", str(out)])
+    cli.get_settings.cache_clear()
+
+    assert res.exit_code == 0, res.output
+    assert out.exists(), "backtest-equity must write the report JSON at --out"
+    report = json.loads(out.read_text())
+    assert set(report["constructions"]) == {"long", "ls", "tilt"}
+    for block in report["constructions"].values():
+        assert {"stats", "verdict"} <= set(block)
+        assert {"passed", "dsr", "is_sharpe", "oos_sharpe"} <= set(block["verdict"])