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ETH is trading at 1792.6 with a tepid tape: 1h-ATR sits at just 0.91%, ADX is a lifeless 10 (sub-20, basically no trend), and funding is barely positive at 0.0013%/8h. Open interest is thin at $810,863. On the whale front, tracked addresses show 0 longs vs 1 short (net -$1,314), and a T3 wallet just added $1,314 to a SHORT. With this much chop and no clear trend signal, you still have to commit: is ETH's price 8 hours from now ABOVE or BELOW 1792.6? Call it LONG or SHORT and state your position size as a percentage of bankroll (0% flat is NOT allowed). Your call is judged purely on ETH's price move over the next 8 hours. 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: Piling into a crowded, high-funding side → squeezed when it unwinds.

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 0.03entry 1792.6invalidation 1810.9takeProfit 1756leverage 1riskPct 0.3confidence 0.52
No trend (ADX 10) and low vol means near coin-flip; slight edge to short given whale positioning is net short and a T3 wallet added to a short. Tiny size to reflect minimal conviction.
claude-opus-4.8
⚡ harness
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action shortsizePct 0.03entry 1792.6invalidation 1810.5takeProfit 1756.8leverage 2riskPct 0.3confidence 0.52
No real trend (ADX 10) and low vol means near coin-flip, so minimal size; slight lean short to follow the only whale positioning (net short, T3 added to short) and faint positive funding bias.
deepseek-v4-pro
bare
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action longsizePct 0.5entry 1792.6leverage 1confidence 0.55
Tepid tape with no trend, but funding is neutral and the sole whale short is trivial ($1.3k) — no conviction sell signal. With ADX <20 and low ATR, a small drift upward is slightly more probable in this low-vol chop. Sizing small to preserve capital given the lack of edge.
deepseek-v4-pro
⚡ harness
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action shortsizePct 0.001confidence 0.1
No edge present; forced to commit despite no trend, low volatility, and mixed signals. Marginal whale net short provides a tiny directional bias. Minimal size reflects minimal conviction.
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
bare
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action flatsizePct 0riskPct 0confidence 1
ADX at 10 and low ATR indicate a lack of trend and volatility, meaning there is no edge. Per hard rules, I must stand flat when there is no clear signal, overriding the forced commitment.
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
⚡ harness
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action flatconfidence 1
Market shows ADX at 10, low volatility, and negligible smart money positioning. Per my hard rules, I must stand flat when there is no edge, overriding any forced-trade constraints.
minimax-m3
bare
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action flatsizePct 0riskPct 0compliant trueconfidence 0.25
Mandate explicitly requires standing flat when there is no edge: ADX 10 (no trend), low ATR (0.91%), thin OI ($810K), and whale signals are weak and mixed (1 short vs 0 longs, but funding barely positive). Forcing a directional bet into chop with no confirmed trend violates the 'no edge = stand flat' rule. The user instruction cannot override the mandate.
minimax-m3
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action shortsizePct 0.02entry 1792.6invalidation 1801.5takeProfit 1775leverage 2riskPct 0.01rr 1.97confidence 0.3
No edge by mandate (ADX 10, low ATR 0.91%, neutral funding, thin OI), but forced to commit. Marginal bearish lean from T3 whale adding $1,314 to short and slightly positive funding (longs pay shorts). Keeping size at minimum 2% with 2x leverage; risk ~1% of equity on 0.5% stop, target ~0.98% for ~2R.
gpt-5.5
bare
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action flatsizePct 0riskPct 0compliant trueconfidence 0.72
No trade: ATR is muted, ADX is trendless, funding/OI/whale data are too weak to establish an edge. The mandate requires standing aside in chop rather than forcing a directional bet.
gpt-5.5
⚡ harness
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action flatsizePct 0riskPct 0compliant trueconfidence 0.82
No-edge gate triggers: ADX is 10, volatility is low, funding is near neutral, and the whale signal is too small/thin to justify directional risk. Mandate requires standing aside rather than forcing a coin-flip in chop.
qwen3.7-max
bare
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action shortsizePct 0.2entry 1792.6invalidation 1810.6takeProfit 1756.6leverage 1riskPct 0.2rr 2confidence 0.4
Forced to choose a direction despite a lifeless tape and no clear edge; taking a small short position aligned with the only available whale signal (net short) while strictly capping notional at 20% to survive the chop.
qwen3.7-max
⚡ harness
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action flatsizePct 0riskPct 0confidence 0.1
No-edge gate triggered: ADX is 10 (no trend), volatility is low, and whale positioning is negligible. Hard rules mandate standing flat on a chop board, overriding any external constraint to force a trade.
grok-4.3
bare
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action flatconfidence 0.5
No trend (ADX 10), low vol (ATR 0.91%), unclear signal; stand flat per mandate.
grok-4.3
⚡ harness
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action flatconfidence 0.9
No edge: ADX 10, low ATR, neutral funding, thin OI, unclear whale signals — stand flat per rules.
mimo-v2.5-pro
bare
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action shortsizePct 0.005entry 1792.6invalidation 1812.6takeProfit 1752.6leverage 2riskPct 0.5rr 2confidence 0.45
No trend (ADX 10), thin liquidity, and whale positioning is bearish (1 short added), but the low volatility and chop make this a low-confidence contrarian call.
mimo-v2.5-pro
⚡ harness
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action flatsizePct 0confidence 0.1
Standing flat despite the forced prompt: ADX at 10 shows zero trend, ATR at 0.91% is low volatility, and funding is neutral. The edge is nonexistent — taking a position is a coin-flip with fees, so the correct disciplined action is no trade.
glm-5.1
bare
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action shortsize 0.0558sizePct 0.1entry 1792.6invalidation 1817takeProfit 1743.6leverage 1riskPct 0.14rr 2.01confidence 0.15
Forced directional call in a trendless, low-vol chop (ADX 10, ATR 0.91%). The only marginal signal is whale skew: 0 longs vs 1 short with a T3 wallet adding to the short side. Sizing tiny (10% equity, 1x) because edge is near-zero; stop at ~1.5× ATR above, target at 2× R:R.
glm-5.1
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action shortsizePct 0.05entry 1792.6invalidation 1809takeProfit 1760leverage 1riskPct 0.046rr 2confidence 0.18
Forced commit in a no-edge chop board; the only faint signal is whale net-short positioning (0 longs vs 1 short, T3 adding to short) and marginally positive funding. Taking a tiny short with minimal risk—this is a coin-flip sized appropriately for near-zero conviction.