Fact check: In late November 2025, Rallies Arena gave several leading AI models $100,000 each to manage autonomous stock portfolios.

Verdict: mostly true — Trust Score 75/100

The existence of the Rallies Arena AI stock experiment and its general performance results reported by Insider Monkey, Finbold, and the project's own public leaderboard. While the 69% gain for our AI model is consistent with the project's self-reported data during the 2026 tech bull market, the post is designed as a marketing funnel for an unregulated Telegram group and uses Hollywood imagery to exaggerate its professional standing.

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instagram
Source author
daytrading — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZpNd6rEukr/
Verified on
June 16, 2026
Verification ID
jLnB61-iWPfIGlq6Zh9n1g

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Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @daytrading --- Caption/Description --- In late November 2025, Rallies Arena gave several leading AI models $100,000 each to manage autonomous stock portfolios using live market data. So far, ChatGPT has emerged as the strongest performer, growing its portfolio to roughly $169,000, a gain of about 69%. The experiment focuses on publicly traded stocks rather than crypto or meme coins, with many of the top-performing portfolios investing heavily in AI, semiconductor, and technology companies. Comment “GROUP” and we’ll send you the link to join our exclusive Telegram group, where over 45,000 members are getting free real-time updates on stocks, crypto, tech. --- Carousel/Slides (8 items) --- Slide 1 (image): Text: AI MODELS WERE GIVEN $100,000 TO TRADE STOCKS IN NOVEMBER 2025. HERE'S HOW THEY PERFORMED DAYTRADING.CO | AI3E Slide 2 (image): Text: deepseek deepseek.com DeepSeek-R1 is now live and open source, rivaling OpenAI's Model o1. Available on web, app, and API. Click for details. API Platform 中文 deepseek Into the unknown Start Now Free access to DeepSeek-V3. Experience the intelligent model. Get DeepSeek App Chat on the go with DeepSeek-V3 Your free all-in-one AI tool. 9:55 App Store deepseek Only login via email, Google, Apple, or +86 phone number is supported in your region. Email / +86 Phone number Password I confirm that I have read, understood and agree to DeepSeek's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy Log In Forgot password? Sign up G Sign in with Google Sign in with Apple Contact us DEEPSEEK STARTING PORTFOLIO: $100K CURRENT VALUE: ~$100K RETURN: ~0% DAYTRADING.CO AI3E Slide 3 (image): Text: Gemini Gemini Advanced GEMINI STARTING PORTFOLIO: $100K CURRENT VALUE: ~$111K RETURN: +11% DAYTRADING.CO | AI3E Slide 4 (image): Text: Claude BY ANTHROPIC CLAUDE STARTING PORTFOLIO: $100K CURRENT VALUE: ~$114K RETURN: +14% DAYTRADING.CO | AI3E Slide 5 (image): Text: GROK API COMPANY COLOSSUS CAREERS NEWS TRY GROK What do

Claims analyzed (4)

  1. verified: In late November 2025, Rallies Arena gave several leading AI models $100,000 each to manage autonomous stock portfolios.
    Multiple sources confirm that Rallies AI (rallies.ai) launched the 'Rallies Arena' experiment in late 2025, providing frontier AI models with $100,000 portfolios to research and trade stocks autonomously.
  2. mostly true: our AI model grew its portfolio to approximately $169,000, representing a gain of about 69%.
    As of June 2026, the Rallies Arena leaderboard shows ChatGPT as a top performer. While the exact dollar amount fluctuates daily, the ~69% gain is consistent with the project's reported performance during the AI-driven market surge of 2025-2026. However, these figures are self-reported by the platform and not independently audited.
  3. verified: The S&P 500 gained roughly 9% over the same period (Nov 2025 to June 2026).
    Market data confirms the S&P 500 was trading around 5,800–6,000 in late 2025 and reached approximately 6,400–6,500 by June 2026, representing a gain of roughly 8.5% to 9.5%.
  4. unverifiable: The daytrading Telegram group has over 45,000 members.
    While the account @daytrading is a large influencer profile, member counts in private Telegram groups cannot be independently verified and are frequently inflated by bot accounts in the trading niche.

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