The Day the Bots Did Nothing: An Autopsy of a Paper Trading Desk

One bot stayed flat while the market handed every informed trader $176.50 per contract. The logs reveal why.

Aug 12, 2026

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All data in this article is drawn from raw log files dated 2026-08-12. The trading systems are paper/simulated, not live trading. Nothing here is financial advice.

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