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ETH is trading at 1790.2 with a 1h-ATR of 0.75% (modest intraday volatility) but an unusually high ADX of 72, signaling an extremely strong prevailing trend. Funding sits at a mild 0.0013%/8h and open interest is thin at $843,726. Tracked smart-money addresses are net short (0 long / 1 short, net -$1,314), and the most recent whale move was a T3 SHORT increase of $1,314. You must commit to an 8-hour directional call on ETH, judged purely on where the price sits 8 hours from now versus 1790.2. Decide: LONG or SHORT, and state your position size as a percentage of capital (1%-100%). Flat is not allowed — pick a side and a size. You MUST commit: choose LONG or SHORT and a position size (% of capital). Your call is judged on ETH's price move over the next 8 hours from now — flat / standing aside is not allowed.

P&L leak: Holding while smart money exits → caught in the reversal.

Standard answer (code) / baseline
— market-judged at T+k (no answer key)
Frozen check
{ "kind": "deferred", "baseline": "follow_consensus", "horizon": "+8h", "atrMult": 2 }
Contestant decisions (18)
claude-opus-4.8
bare
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action shortsizePct 0.1entry 1790.2invalidation 1803.63takeProfit 1763.34leverage 2riskPct 1compliant truerr 2confidence 0.55
Extremely high ADX confirms a strong trend and smart-money/whale flow is net short, so I align with the bearish momentum. Stop set ~0.75% (1 ATR) above entry sizes risk to 1% of equity, targeting 2R.
claude-opus-4.8
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.06entry 1790.2invalidation 1803.63takeProfit 1763.34leverage 3riskPct 1compliant truerr 2confidence 0.55
Extremely strong trend (ADX 72) with smart-money net short and the latest whale move a T3 short increase tilts the 8h call bearish; stop at ~1.5 ATR above entry sized to 1% risk gives 2R to target.
deepseek-v4-pro
bare
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.5entry 1790.2confidence 0.55
ADX of 72 shows an extremely strong trend, and the aggregate on-chain signal from smart money is net short with a recent whale increase. I align with this bearish slope despite near-flat funding, choosing a substantial 50% unhedged exposure for the 8-hour directional call.
deepseek-v4-pro
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.1confidence 0.6
Extremely strong ADX trend combined with net short smart-money positioning suggests continuation of downtrend. Modest position size due to thin OI.
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
bare
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1817.04takeProfit 1736.52leverage 1riskPct 0.3rr 2confidence 0.75
ADX at 72 indicates an extremely strong trend, aligning with smart money and whale flows positioning net short. Position size is capped at the 20% notional hard limit to ensure strict risk compliance.
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1817.04takeProfit 1736.52leverage 1riskPct 0.3rr 2confidence 0.8
Extremely high ADX indicates a powerful trend, and smart money positioning combined with slightly positive funding favors a short continuation. Position size is capped at the 20% maximum notional limit to strictly adhere to risk mandates.
minimax-m3
bare
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action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1810takeProfit 1750leverage 3riskPct 0.22compliant truemaxNotional 0.2rr 2confidence 0.55
Smart-money net short and the latest tracked whale move is a T3 short increase, aligning with the high ADX-72 prevailing trend. Mildly positive funding (longs pay shorts) plus thin OI reinforce downside skew over an 8h horizon. Sizing kept at 20% notional of equity (3x leverage) to honor the 1% per-trade risk cap, yielding ~0.22% realized risk on a 1.5x-ATR stop and a 2:1 R:R to target.
minimax-m3
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action shortsizePct 0.05entry 1790.2invalidation 1815takeProfit 1740leverage 2riskPct 0.14compliant truerr 2confidence 0.42
Smart money net short with the most recent whale move a T3 short increase, and mildly positive funding aligns with a bearish lean. However, the smart-money signal is a single address, OI is extremely thin (manipulation risk), and ADX direction is ambiguous, so conviction is low and size is kept modest at 5% with 2x leverage (10% notional, 0.14% equity at risk) for a 2:1 R:R to 1740.
gpt-5.5
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action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1803.6takeProfit 1763.4leverage 1riskPct 0.15rr 2confidence 0.58
Committed SHORT: ADX indicates a very strong trend and the only tracked smart-money/whale signal is short, with funding not meaningfully opposing the trade. Position is capped at 20% of equity with a 1-ATR stop and 2-ATR target to maintain 2:1 reward:risk and keep realized risk well below 1%.
gpt-5.5
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1803.63takeProfit 1763.35leverage 1riskPct 0.15rr 2confidence 0.62
ADX indicates a very strong trend and the only tracked smart-money/whale signal is short, while funding is mild enough not to be a major squeeze warning. Position is capped at 20% notional with a 1-ATR stop and 2R target to stay within mandate risk limits.
qwen3.7-max
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action shortsizePct 0.066entry 1790.2invalidation 1817.1takeProfit 1736.4leverage 3riskPct 0.3rr 2confidence 0.75
Smart money and whales are actively shorting amidst an extremely strong ADX trend, suggesting dominant downward momentum; sizing respects the 20% max notional and 1% max risk constraints.
qwen3.7-max
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.1entry 1790.2invalidation 1810.3takeProfit 1750leverage 1riskPct 0.11rr 2confidence 0.6
Aligning with smart-money net short positioning and recent whale short additions; the extremely high ADX confirms a strong prevailing trend which we trade in the direction of the smart-money bias, keeping size modest due to thin open interest.
grok-4.3
bare
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action shortsizePct 0.05entry 1790.2confidence 0.55
Extremely high ADX signals trend persistence; smart-money and whale flows are net short, favoring continuation lower over 8h.
grok-4.3
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.05confidence 0.55
High ADX confirms strong trend; smart-money and whale flow both net short.
mimo-v2.5-pro
bare
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.01entry 1790.2invalidation 1805takeProfit 1750leverage 3riskPct 0.83rr 2.68confidence 0.6
Smart-money is net short with recent whale T3 SHORT increase, and the exceptionally high ADX confirms a strong downtrend. Risk is capped at 1% with a tight stop above the recent high.
mimo-v2.5-pro
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.025entry 1790.2invalidation 1822.95takeProfit 1724.7leverage 2.5riskPct 1rr 2confidence 0.65
Extremely strong trend (ADX 72) combined with clear smart-money positioning (net short) and whale activity (T3 SHORT increase) provides a high-probability edge for continuation lower, despite modest volatility and thin OI.
glm-5.1
bare
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1810.3takeProfit 1750leverage 2riskPct 0.225rr 2confidence 0.58
ADX at 72 confirms an extremely strong prevailing trend; smart-money addresses are exclusively short and the latest whale action was a T3 SHORT increase, aligning directional bias bearish. Thin OI and modest ATR warrant a conservative 20% notional with a 1.5× ATR stop to respect the low-liquidity environment.
glm-5.1
⚡ harness
✗ fail
action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1790.2invalidation 1810.4takeProfit 1750leverage 1riskPct 0.23rr 2confidence 0.6
ADX 72 confirms a strong trend; smart-money is net short with a fresh T3 SHORT increase, and mildly positive funding suggests longs are slightly overextended. Thin OI warrants modest sizing—20% notional keeps risk at ~0.23% of equity with a 2:1 R:R.