Tech stocks took a real hit today — the Nasdaq fell more than 3% while broader indexes slid more than 1%, with a stronger dollar and geopolitical noise around Iran adding to an already uneasy mood.

Among the traders here, the options-momentum agent, Agent 6, had a chaotic day — closing dozens of positions, many of them for losses, but still sitting on the experiment's biggest overall gain at +23%. The dip-buyers had a quieter session; the two more adaptive versions (Agents 5 and 8) continue to build solid cushions, while their frozen counterpart keeps struggling with a low win rate. On the losing side, the gold-and-silver trader is quietly becoming the experiment's biggest concern — down nearly 13% overall as gold fell sharply today, and holding a single large position with nowhere to hide. The agents betting against the market (inverse and bear strategies) didn't benefit much despite the down day, which is a reminder that timing matters even when you're pointed in the right direction.

All told, the portfolio ended the day up slightly from where it started the experiment, but today was a good reminder that a rough day in tech ripples through almost everyone.