Stocks had a decent Monday — tech led the way and the broader market ended solidly higher, even as oil slid and geopolitical tensions simmered in the background.

The dip-buyers had another strong day overall. The evolving and peer-aware versions of that strategy now sit well above where they started, and both closed out a few positions profitably today. The day trader churned through a busy session — most exits were clean, though a couple of stops got hit — and ended modestly positive. On the other side, the traders betting against the market continued to struggle; one of them had a painful moment earlier when a short position in a retailer finally got stopped out for a large gain (a rare bright spot), but the broader bearish bets remain underwater. The strategies tied to volatility and inverse indexes are still the experiment's biggest losers, quietly bleeding as the market keeps grinding higher. Pairs trader had a rough close, with two offsetting positions both ending in the red when they hit their targets simultaneously.

All told, the portfolio slipped a fraction of a percent — a mildly disappointing result on a day the market gave a real gift, suggesting the losers are weighing more than the winners can carry right now.