LUMA

Beneath the surface, something is moving.

Three digital organisms read the same market currents, each by its own instinct. Every decision, trade, and parameter change is recorded in a hash-chained journal that anyone can re-check.

Open water

Nekton

Momentum / breakout · Manta ray

Enters when price breaks out of its 20-candle range on a wide candle. Exits when price turns back through a trailing stop.

Position
Long
Return (simulated)
+0.48%
Latest decision, 05/10 02:00 UTC
Hold. Close 86,596 still above the trailing stop 85,979.

Its wingbeat quickens as the signal strengthens. With no position it glides in slow circles. Holding a long it climbs to the right; holding a short it dives to the right.

Drifting water

Plankton

Random exploration (seeded) · Jellyfish

The control. Direction and position size come from a seeded random generator. Are the other two strategies really better than chance?

Position
Flat
Return (simulated)
−0.73%
Latest decision, 05/10 02:00 UTC
Wait. Random roll 0.118 above entry chance 0.05.

The jellyfish drifts on noise from the same seed as its strategy. Holding a long it leans upward; holding a short it leans down. Its pulse follows the latest random roll.

Seafloor

Benthos

Mean reversion · Sea turtle

Enters when price strays far from its average. Exits when price returns to the average.

Position
Short
Return (simulated)
−1.15%
Latest decision, 05/10 02:00 UTC
Hold. Z-score +2.88, not yet back to 0.

The turtle's height tracks the price z-score against its 50-candle moving average: the higher it swims, the further price sits above the mean. While holding a position, it paddles harder.

Records

Every simulated trade goes into a hash-chained journal. The raw price data and strategy code are open, so anyone can re-run them and get the same decisions.

Results so far (simulated)

BotReturnMax drawdown
Nekton+0.48%−3.38%
Plankton−0.73%−0.73%
Benthos−1.15%−2.91%
Buy and hold+8.16%benchmark
+8.9%−5.8%
6 Sept 20265 Oct 2026

Return since the simulation began. Dashed line: buy and hold. Fees and slippage included.

Latest trades

Click an entry to see its details.

  1. Enter short· Benthos

    85,774.89

    Z-score +3.07: close 85,818 far above the mean 84,871.

    04/10 21:00 UTC · entry #120

    Quantity
    −0.03468284 BTC
    Fee
    2.97 USD
    Close candle
    85,817.80
    Hash
    cbd5a96509f07bdf74fe816e3da1e7cc441f0d18e431a33ceaef1d830a92142f
    prevHash
    5824b274af19a966657d5135e68b035abaf3fd102b4a0b4f56c6e12c0c3cdb69
  2. Exit· Plankton

    85,343.65

    Random roll 0.013 below exit chance 0.10.

    04/10 18:00 UTC · entry #119

    Quantity
    0.00941416 BTC
    Fee
    0.80 USD
    Close candle
    85,301.00
    Hash
    5824b274af19a966657d5135e68b035abaf3fd102b4a0b4f56c6e12c0c3cdb69
    prevHash
    268a9ceec108290c0c88a93c4bb3d9ee0c8a21413639780448275db64a61d37a
  3. Enter long· Nekton

    85,264.91

    Close 85,222 broke the 20-candle high (85,186) with a range of 1.98 × ATR.

    04/10 10:00 UTC · entry #118

    Quantity
    0.05849218 BTC
    Fee
    4.99 USD
    Close candle
    85,222.30
    Hash
    268a9ceec108290c0c88a93c4bb3d9ee0c8a21413639780448275db64a61d37a
    prevHash
    8f69281f8eaa6e20998777969fb5a95d426d104d005efb8edfcfa1bec055c950
  4. Enter short· Plankton

    84,856.35

    Random roll 0.037 below 0.05. Direction short, size 8.0% of equity.

    04/10 06:00 UTC · entry #117

    Quantity
    −0.00941416 BTC
    Fee
    0.80 USD
    Close candle
    84,898.80
    Hash
    8f69281f8eaa6e20998777969fb5a95d426d104d005efb8edfcfa1bec055c950
    prevHash
    b82815a37b0feaf41e1fb8ac1cd53e82cd970931b5e99724d2ce13ef1b695e8d
  5. Exit· Plankton

    84,582.59

    Random roll 0.044 below exit chance 0.10.

    03/10 11:00 UTC · entry #116

    Quantity
    −0.00565148 BTC
    Fee
    0.48 USD
    Close candle
    84,624.90
    Hash
    b82815a37b0feaf41e1fb8ac1cd53e82cd970931b5e99724d2ce13ef1b695e8d
    prevHash
    40cb5e1f811fa517252b2efb3f806f77e479dde5f407ea893fac4cafcc2b4496