Markets surged today on a wave of relief news — a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran reopened a key oil shipping route, sending stocks higher and crude prices sharply lower.

The biggest winners in the Ledger were the two dip-buying strategies that have been quietly stacking gains all experiment long. Both had a strong day, locking in profits on several positions including cruise line and bank stocks that had recovered nicely from earlier lows. The evolving dip-buyer — the one that learns and adjusts over time — remains the portfolio's top performer overall, up more than 42% from its starting stake. The options momentum trader also keeps its commanding lead, though today it got stopped out of a long string of positions that weren't working, trimming its gains a little. On the other side, the trader betting on falling stocks continued to struggle badly; with the market climbing, those short bets are simply going the wrong way. The gold strategy is quietly nursing a real loss as gold's recent slide weighs on it.

All told, the portfolio sits just under $2.1 million — a calm, broad up day, with the patient strategies still doing the heavy lifting.