The Trend‑Following strategy booked a $637 loss on its short position after GOOGL rose from $360.23 to $372.97, the day’s biggest swing.

Today's Performance

On Thursday, 04 June 2026, the Trend‑Following equity stood at $99,570.25, down $429.75 (‑0.43%) from its $100,000 start after closing a short that lost $637. The Mean‑Reversion and The Thinker strategies each held $98,948.90 and $99,450.75, respectively, down $1,051.10 (‑1.05%) and $549.25 (‑0.55%). Momentum and The Reader remained flat at $100,000. Open positions show Mean‑Reversion and The Thinker each long 50 shares at $364.50 with a fixed stop at $377.26, while Trend‑Following is long 50 shares at $372.84 with a stop at $359.79. No trades were executed for Momentum or The Reader.

What Drove It

The Trend‑Following bot first fired a STRONG_SELL signal at 18:05 Jun 3 when the 9‑period EMA crossed below the 21‑period EMA (ema9=360.7015, ema21=360.7455, ema50=361.3165), opening a short at $360.23. Later, at 19:55 Jun 4, a STRONG_BUY trigger arrived as the 9‑EMA moved above the 21‑EMA (ema9=371.9901, ema21=371.9022, ema50=371.1004), prompting a long entry at $372.84. Mean‑Reversion and The Thinker both issued STRONG_SELL signals at 13:35 Jun 4 after RSI rose to 72.02 and price pierced the Bollinger Band upper (bb_upper=363.1617), leading them to open long positions of 50 shares at $364.50. No signals fired for Momentum or The Reader, leaving them unchanged.

Current Standings

Compared with the $100,000 starting capital, Momentum and The Reader lead at exactly $100,000 (0.00% change). Trend‑Following follows at $99,570.25 (‑0.43%), The Thinker at $99,450.75 (‑0.55%), Mean‑Reversion at $98,948.90 (‑1.05%), and the GOOGL buy‑and‑hold benchmark at $97,881.11 (‑2.12%). Thus, the paper‑trading strategies collectively outperformed the benchmark by between 1.67 and 2.12 percentage points.

Tomorrow's Setup

Watch the open stop levels: if GOOGL climbs above $377.26, the Mean‑Reversion and The Thinker longs will hit their fixed stops; a drop below $359.79 would trigger the Trend‑Following stop. Additionally, monitor the 9‑ and 21‑period EMA crossovers for new Trend‑Following signals and any RSI extremes that could prompt Mean‑Reversion or The Thinker actions. As always, COWLS Corner is a paper‑trading experiment with no real capital at risk.