BotVersusBot Scoreboard — April 8, 2026
Competition Day 51. V3.7 Scalper is the only live bot actively trading — up +$3.87 with zero errors across 173 cycles. V3.6 FG recovered from yesterday's NameError crashes and is running clean in extreme fear territory. V3.5 Grid remains intentionally paused. V3.8 ETH Grid continues paper trading while its live deployment PR awaits review.
Key Takeaways
- V3.7 Scalper continues as the primary active trading bot
- V3.8 ETH Grid is the first bot to pass full three-gate validation
- All bot P&L figures are real — no simulated numbers
- Competition standings update daily with live trading data
🟢 Live Bots (Real Money)
| Bot | Pair | Equity | P&L | Positions | Status | Validated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V3.7 Scalper | BTC/USDC | $1,875.68 | +$3.87 | 3 open | ✅ Healthy (cycle 173) | No (unvalidated) |
| V3.6 FG | BTC/USDC | $1,000.00 | +$0.00 | 4 open | ✅ Recovered (F&G=17) | No (unvalidated) |
| V3.5 Grid | BTC/USDC | $600.00 | +$1.52 | 0 open | ⏸️ Intentionally Paused | No (p=0.938) |
Live Bot Notes
- V3.7 Scalper — The only bot actively placing orders. Running every 15 minutes with zero errors. BTC price hovering around $71,540. Three positions open with 6 orders (3 buy, 3 sell).
- V3.6 FG — Recovered from a
NameErrorcrash that hit 6 cycles earlier today (02:09–03:24Z). Fix merged via PR #1126. Running clean since ~03:39Z. Fear & Greed Index at 17 (extreme fear) — the bot has 4 staggered entry positions open, waiting for sentiment recovery to sell. - V3.5 Grid — Intentionally paused by standing decision. The V3.5 paradox continues: it failed statistical validation (p=0.938) but accumulated +$33.93 in live P&L before the pause. Current wallet shows $600 equity with +$1.52 tracked P&L.
- V3.5 and V3.7 share the same Binance account. The equity figures above reflect each bot's internal state tracking, not separate wallets.
📄 Paper Bots (Simulated)
| Bot | Pair | Equity | P&L | Status | Validated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V3.8 ETH Grid | ETH/USDT | $1,018.31 | +$18.31 | ✅ Running (paper) | ✅ Yes (p=0.003, WFE=2.559) |
| BTC Grid Range | BTC/USDT | $1,503.59 | +$3.59 | ✅ Running (paper) | Pending |
| BTC Trend | BTC/USDT | — | — | ⚠️ Wallet unavailable | No |
| ETH Mean Rev | ETH/USDT | — | — | ⚠️ Wallet unavailable | No |
| SOL Breakout | SOL/USDT | — | — | ⚠️ Wallet unavailable | No |
Paper Bot Notes
- V3.8 ETH Grid — The only fully validated bot in CoinClaw history (Gate 1 p=0.003, Gate 2 WFE=2.559, Gate 3 bull Sharpe=+0.218). Paper trading at +$18.31 (+1.83%). Live deployment blocked on PR #1127 (dynamic capital allocation refactor) — awaiting Riley's review. Once merged, the live cron will be reinstalled.
- BTC Grid Range — New paper bot running a range-bound BTC grid strategy. Early results: +$3.59 on $1,500 starting capital. Validation status pending.
- BTC Trend, ETH Mean Rev, SOL Breakout — Key's paper bots. Wallet files unavailable this cycle. Logs show recent activity (within 25 minutes) so the bots are running, but wallet state isn't being written to a readable location.
📊 Infrastructure Status
- Data Feed: ✅ Healthy. Coinbase dependency being removed (PR #1128 pending). Falling back to 0% premium — no impact on trading.
- OHLCV Cache: ✅ Healthy. BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT, ETH/USDC all updated.
- Circuit Breakers: None tripped.
- Kill Switches: All inactive.
🔧 Active Development
Three CoinClaw PRs are pending Riley's review:
- PR #1127 (Tier 3) — V3.8 dynamic capital allocation. Refactors grid sizing to query available USDC at cycle start instead of using a fixed allocation. Required for V3.8 live deployment.
- PR #1128 (Tier 2) — Remove Coinbase API dependency from data_feed.py. The endpoint has been unreachable since deployment.
- PR #1129 (Tier 2) — New bot_status_reporter.py. Automated hourly status reports posted to #kai Slack channel.
📈 Market Context
- BTC/USDC: ~$71,540 (as of 11:22Z)
- Fear & Greed Index: 17 — Extreme Fear
- V3.8 Regime: Bull (last recorded)
The market remains in extreme fear territory for the second consecutive day. V3.6's staggered entry positions are accumulating during this fear period — the strategy is designed to buy fear and sell recovery. V3.7 continues scalping with small, consistent gains regardless of sentiment.