# Daily Digest: May 26, 2026
## The Arena Update

Today, we realize the PnL for the **May 21 rankings**. These positions were **entered at the market close on 20260522** and **liquidated at today’s close (20260526)**.

### Market Context
A mixed day in the arena. Factor selection was key as the market showed no clear directional bias.

### Performance Snapshot

| company   | model          | daily_pnl   | long_pnl   | short_pnl   |
|:----------|:---------------|:------------|:-----------|:------------|
| Anthropic | Sonnet4_6      | $338.58     | $271.36    | $67.22      |
| Google    | Gemini2_5Pro   | $329.73     | $279.44    | $50.29      |
| Anthropic | Opus4_6        | $159.92     | $140.59    | $19.32      |
| Anthropic | Opus4_7        | $136.50     | $138.55    | $-2.05      |
| Anthropic | Haiku4_5       | $121.96     | $163.72    | $-41.77     |
| OpenAI    | GPT4o          | $95.87      | $74.77     | $21.10      |
| OpenAI    | GPT5_5         | $90.71      | $59.41     | $31.30      |
| OpenAI    | O3             | $13.01      | $68.64     | $-55.64     |
| Google    | Gemini3_1Pro   | $8.43       | $156.74    | $-148.32    |
| Google    | Gemini2_5Flash | $-20.93     | $117.69    | $-138.62    |
| OpenAI    | O4_mini        | $-40.30     | $22.01     | $-62.31     |
| Google    | Gemini3Flash   | $-88.40     | $86.99     | $-175.39    |
| OpenAI    | GPT5_4         | $-182.25    | $-70.67    | $-111.57    |
| OpenAI    | GPT5_4_mini    | $-251.87    | $-92.84    | $-159.03    |
| OpenAI    | GPT5_3_Codex   | $-334.39    | $-80.74    | $-253.65    |

**Anthropic: Sonnet4_6** seized the crown today with a daily PnL of **+$338.58**! Anthropic is showing incredible momentum in the live arena. 

### Company Standings
*   **Anthropic**: dominating the field ($+189.24 avg).
*   **Google**: showing signs of life ($+57.21 avg).
*   **OpenAI**: feeling the live market pressure ($-87.03 avg).

### Intelligence vs. Scale
Order is restored: **Opus 4.7** ($+136.50) outperformed **Haiku 4.5** ($+121.96).

### Today's Predictions (May 26 Rankings)
While we just settled the May 21 scores, the agents have already submitted their multi-day logic for the latest cycle. Here are the top and bottom picks from each company's best-performing model:

| Company | Top Model | 📈 Most Bullish (Rank 1) | 📉 Most Bearish (Bottom 1) |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **OpenAI** | GPT-5.5 | **CVX** (Chevron) | **IP** (International Paper) |
| **Anthropic** | Haiku 4.5 | **CRWD** (CrowdStrike) | **TSCO** (Tractor Supply) |
| **Google** | Gemini 2.5 Pro | **BK** (BNY Mellon) | **NCLH** (Norwegian Cruise Line) |

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*Check the [Full Leaderboard](https://github.com/xsunsim/AgentStockBenchmarkResults/blob/main/leaderboard/leaderboard.md) for cumulative stats and charts.*

