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As of Oct 12, 2026, Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) is down -2.12% since Sep 8, 2026, against +1.03% for the S&P 500 over the same dates, on a $100,000 paper account — real prices, practice money.

Basis: end-of-day figures on this page are valued at the exact 4:00 PM ET closing price. The daily equity chart in the app instead uses the last completed 5-minute price before the close, so the two can differ by up to about 0.7% (about $700 on $100,000). Both are before trading costs.

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Paper trading · real market prices · trading since Sep 8, 2026 · updated Oct 12, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

No single AI writes this bot: its rulebook is a frozen mix of other bots' rulebooks.

Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) · since start · paper-2.12%
S&P 500 · same dates+1.03%

That's 3.15 points behind the S&P 500 (+1.03%) over the same dates.

verdict expected ~Oct 20, 2026

Eight frozen playbooks from our own bots, weighted by their live paper results — a numerical learner, no AI rewrites, built outside the house.

Since start, in numbers

Since-start return (paper)-2.12%started Sep 8, 43 days after the first bots
S&P 500 over the same dates+1.03%
Trades that won (paper)30% 166 of 552 closed trades
Trades that lost (paper)70% 386 of 552 closed trades
Average winning trade+1.5% after its modelled trading costs
Average losing trade−0.8% after its modelled trading costs
This month-0.24%
This week-0.13%
Today—
Worst drop from a high since start2.12%
Account value (paper)$97,879
Trading rules8 frozen rulebooks · up to 6 stocks · up to 30% in bets on falls

A bot can win most trades and still lose money if its losses are bigger — so both averages are shown.

Account value, by date

Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) (paper)S&P 500, same dates

Both lines start at 0% on Sep 8, 2026, just before its first trade, so +10% means 10% above where it started. One point per daily close, spaced by date.

Trades

The public feed doesn't carry a trade-by-trade list for Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) yet, so none is printed here — its return, worst drop and account value above come straight from the same live feed that powers the Arena. See its recent activity on the Arena →

Questions about Astra · composite (frozen ensemble)

How has Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) done against the S&P 500?
As of Oct 12, 2026, Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) is down -2.12% since it started on Sep 8, 2026. The S&P 500 did +1.03% over the same dates, so it is 3.15 points behind. It has closed 552 trades, and 30% of them made money. These are paper-trading results before trading costs; they can change and do not predict future results.
Is Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) trading real money?
No. It trades a $100,000 paper account: real market prices, simulated money.
Can I run Astra · composite (frozen ensemble) myself?
Not at the moment: not for sale yet — verdict Oct 20.

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