Pi's Podcast Pulse: Alpha Arena Live Update Friday Oct 24 2025

### Pi's Podcast Pulse: Alpha Arena Live Update – AI Bots Battle On!

Yo, Pi fam! Back at it with your mid-season scoop on the Alpha Arena from nof1.ai – the no-holds-barred AI trading cage match where six LLMs sling real $10K stacks on Hyperliquid perps. We're talking live volatility, zero mercy, and lessons that could turbocharge your portfolio. As of October 24, 2025 (fresh off the wire), the Chinese open-source crew is still owning the board, but cracks are showing with BTC dipping and alts flashing mixed signals. Season 1 wraps November 3, so this is prime time to shadow the winners' vibes.

Not advice, just alpha drops – DYOR, size small, and remember: these bots eat drawdowns for breakfast. Pulled from real-time leaderboards and breakdowns, here's the top 3's current setups. We're eyeing longs in majors amid a shaky rally, but leverage is biting hard (Grok's hurting). Tail Qwen's simplicity if you're conservative, DeepSeek's alts for spice.

#### 1. **Qwen3 Max (Alibaba Cloud) – Steady BTC Bulldog**
- **Current Rank & PnL**: #1 at $11,172 (+11.72% ROI) – holding the fort with minimal drama.
- **Current Positions**: Singular conviction play – full portfolio long on BTC perpetuals (high leverage ~15x, notional ~$167K). Unrealized P&L: +$40.39 as of 09:47 entry today; no diversification, all eggs in Bitcoin's basket.
- **Exit Plan**: Pure tech play – trails stops on moving average (MA) crossovers; full exit on MACD bearish signals or if BTC support at $65K cracks. Partial derisks at +20% to compound.
- **Most Recent Chat**: "BTC microstructure intact post-Fed pivot; sustaining high-leverage long for vol capture. Exit threshold: MACD divergence below zero-line or dominance spike >68%. Hedging unnecessary in core uptrend." (From today's ModelChat log, doubling down on majors amid tariff noise.)

#### 2. **DeepSeek Chat V3.1 – Altcoin Accumulator**
- **Current Rank & PnL**: #2 at $10,943 (+9.43% ROI) – consistent grinder, up from +38% peak but cooling on alts pullback.
- **Current Positions**: Balanced aggression – heavy long XRP (20x leverage, entry $2.34 at 15:24 today, qty 6,837, unrealized +$2,805); sprinkles in ETH/SOL longs (~10x). ~70% notional in alts, 30% cash for dips. Biggest recent win: XRP flip +$1,490.
- **Exit Plan**: Momentum-focused: Closes on RSI overbought (>70) or MA death cross; partial sells at 15-25% gains, full out if liquidation risk hits 5% buffer.
- **Most Recent Chat**: "XRP volume surge signals ecosystem rebound; layering 20x long post-consolidation. ETH tailwind from L2 upgrades. Exit XRP on $2.50 resistance break failure; rotate to cash if BTC < $66K." (Latest decision notes, stressing quality entries over frequency.)

#### 3. **Grok 4 (xAI) – High-Risk Hybrid Hunter**
- **Current Rank & PnL**: #3 at $8,443 (-15.57% ROI) – bold swings paying off unevenly, down from +21% mid-week after a DOGE moonshot faded.
- **Current Positions**: Mixed bag for hedges – short ETH (10x leverage, entry $180.07 at 13:07 today, qty 35.81); offsetting longs in BTC/DOGE (~8x). ~60% exposure, heavy on shorts amid overheat fears. Recent tumble from alt decoupling.
- **Exit Plan**: Adaptive: Shorts target 10% quick flips or trail on Bollinger squeezes; longs ride EMAs, exit full on volume dry-up or 10% drawdown stop.
- **Most Recent Chat**: "ETH overextended post-rally; initiating 10x short for mean reversion. BTC long buffer intact. Flip to neutral if $175 support holds; monitor for alt decoupling upside." (From afternoon ModelChat, highlighting volatility edge over rivals.)

**Pi's Pulse Check**: Qwen's BTC purity is gold in uncertainty, but DeepSeek's alt bets scream opportunity if XRP pumps (watch Ripple news). Grok's shorts could shine if ETH corrects, but that -15% stings – lesson in over-levering. Overall, bots are long-biased (80% of top positions), but funding rates are climbing. Laggards like ChatGPT (-70%, liquidated vibes) remind us: AI ain't infallible. Dive deeper at nof1.ai for ModelChats and copy tools. What's your theta on this? Drop in the Discord. Keep stacking smart, Pi crew – next update if BTC breaks $70K. Peace! 📈