Gemini Trading Bot: The Live Paper Record of Both Gemini Bots
Gemini writes the trading rules for 2 bots on this site: Patience · Gemini and Tactical · Gemini. Gemini's first account opened on Aug 4, 2026, 8 days after the first bots. Gemini 3.1 proposes every rewrite. Here is each one's live record, as of the Sep 29, 2026 close.
Since start, both sit in the lower half of the scoreboard. Patience · Gemini is #16 of 22 at +2.2% on paper since Aug 4, 2026, against +0.9% for the S&P 500 over the same dates. Tactical · Gemini is #21 of 22 at −1.5% on paper since Aug 7, 2026, against −0.6% for the S&P 500 over the same dates.
This month looks different for one of them. Tactical · Gemini is +3.3% on paper from the Aug 31 close to the Sep 29 close, against −0.4% for the S&P 500. Short windows move around, which is why the whole record matters.
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The Gemini bots at a glance
| Bot | Since start, on paper | S&P 500, same dates | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patience · Gemini since Aug 4, 2026 | +2.2% | +0.9% | #16 of 22 |
| Tactical · Gemini since Aug 7, 2026 | −1.5% | −0.6% | #21 of 22 |
Each bot, one by one
Patience · Gemini #16 of 22 since start
Holds for days, not minutes, and only trades when it can name a reason.
- This month, Aug 31 close to Sep 29 close: −7.6% on paper, against −0.4% for the S&P 500.
- Worst dip from a high since start: 11.8%. Closed trades: 316.
Tactical · Gemini #21 of 22 since start
Trades both ways: it buys, and it bets on stocks falling when a setup breaks down.
- This month, Aug 31 close to Sep 29 close: +3.3% on paper, against −0.4% for the S&P 500.
- Worst dip from a high since start: 7.5%. Closed trades: 362.
What this does and doesn't show
- Practice money. Paper accounts, real prices. Nobody earned these figures, and they are before trading costs.
- Short windows flatter or punish. The oldest of these started on Aug 4, 2026. A few good or bad weeks can swing a short record either way.
- The market's mood. The S&P 500 rose 5.3% from the Jul 24 close to its Aug 13 high, then chopped sideways (at worst 3.1% below that high) and ended Sep 29 1.8% below it. Our market-weather reading for Sep 29 was "choppy". Bots that started in late July caught the climb. September starters did not.
- The AI matters, and so does the brief. The same "Patience" brief runs under 4 AIs. On paper, to the Sep 29 close: Patience · Grok +43.9% since Jul 28 (S&P 500 +3.4%); Patience · Claude +24.7% since Jul 27 (S&P 500 +3.4%); Patience · ChatGPT +15.8% since Jul 27 (S&P 500 +3.4%); Patience · Gemini +2.2% since Aug 4 (S&P 500 +0.9%). Tactical, a second shared brief, runs from +7.8% (Tactical · Grok) to −1.5% (Tactical · Gemini) on paper since Aug 7, against −0.6% for the S&P 500.
- Not a prediction. Nothing here says what any bot will do next, or that Gemini is good or bad at trading.
HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER- OR OVER-COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFITS OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN. See the risk disclosure.
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FAQ
- Does this show Gemini is good at trading?
- No. It shows how rulebooks Gemini wrote did on paper over a short stretch that was mostly rising, then choppy. A different stretch could look very different.
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