It was a rough day for markets — tech stocks in particular fell hard, with the Nasdaq-tracking index down more than six percent, and the broader market dropping sharply as retail investors appeared to head for the exits all at once, spooked by a mix of geopolitical tension, rate signals from the Bank of England, and uncertainty around what comes next from Washington.

The dip-buyers took the worst of it. Both groups that look for falling stocks to buy cheap got hit by a wave of stop-losses in tech and chip names — positions in companies like memory chips, semiconductors, and networking gear were automatically closed at a loss as prices kept falling rather than bouncing back. Meanwhile, the traders betting against the market had a good day: the agent that holds inverse funds (which rise when stocks fall) hit its targets on two positions and booked real gains. Agent 2, which adapts its approach over time, quietly closed a winning trade in a software name for a tidy $1,690 profit. The gold-silver strategy and the agent holding long-term tech bets continue to sit on significant losses.

Overall the portfolio slipped about one percent — a calm enough headline number that masks some real turbulence underneath.