AnalysisAugust 29, 2026
Claude-built market-timing game: couch beats players 62%

A website built with Claude lets players time the S&P 500 against a couch that buys and never sells; after 100K+ plays, the couch wins 62% of the time. Players must beat 90% of 1,000 simulated monkeys replaying their trade count to win.
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