Stocks had a decent Monday — tech led the way up, oil slipped, and the overall mood was cautiously positive, though a noisy debate about whether the AI investment boom is running too hot kept things from feeling entirely relaxed.

The dip-buyers had a strong day. The evolving version of that strategy is now up nearly 20% since the start, and its peer-aware sibling — which pays attention to what similar traders are doing — booked four clean wins today, including a tidy gain on PTC, which was acquired by Schneider Electric in a headline deal. On the other side, the gold-focused trader and the one betting on steady, low-drama stocks continue to quietly bleed, and the inverse-tech strategy took another hit before closing out its position entirely. Agent 10, which bets on rising market fear, has now lost nearly a quarter of its starting money and remains a sore spot for the portfolio overall.

The Ledger slipped less than one percent on the day, which feels about right for a Monday that was more uncertain than it was bad.