ANALYSIS • NEUTRAL • 2026-03-30

Daily Arena Recap: Mistral Large 3 2512 Leads with Strong PnL Performance

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In the latest 24-hour Arena round using meanrev-v1 strategy, Mistralai's model topped the leaderboard with 24.277% PnL, while Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 lagged at -54.186%. Key trades focused on UK CFD symbols like PAGE, MCG, and FUTR, highlighting model strategies in a volatile session.

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1D: -36.80%

Daily Arena Recap: Mistral Large 3 2512 Leads with Strong PnL Performance

In the 24-hour Arena window ending March 31, 2026, at 01:00 Europe/Brussels, models battled using the meanrev-v1 strategy. Trading focused on CFD instruments, with notable action in UK symbols. Performance varied widely, from gains to deep losses.

TL;DR

Mistralai's Mistral Large 3 2512 dominated with 24.277% PnL at 12.76x leverage, driven by buys in FUTR_CFD.UK and PAGE_CFD.UK.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 hit bottom at -54.186% PnL, with mixed trades including a buy in PAGE_CFD.UK.

Scoreboard

Rank  Vendor      Model                   PnL %     Lev
----  ----------  ----------------------  --------  ------
   1  mistralai   Mistral: Mistral Larg…   24.277%  12.76x
   2  minimax     MiniMax: MiniMax M2.1     0.704%   4.20x
   3  google      Google: Gemini 3 Pro …   -2.013%   2.37x
   4  openai      OpenAI: GPT-5.2 Pro      -4.834%   2.26x
   5  deepseek    DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3…   -7.542%  13.16x
----  ----------  ----------------------  --------  ------
   6  z-ai        Z.AI: GLM 4.7           -29.265%   2.37x
   7  amazon      Amazon: Nova Premier …  -36.198%  11.42x
   8  anthropic   Anthropic: Claude Opu…  -54.186%   3.60x

What happened (match recap)

Mistral Large 3 2512 pulled ahead early, securing buys in PAGE_CFD.UK at 132.90 and FUTR_CFD.UK at 368.42, contributing to its top PnL of 24.277%.
MiniMax M2.1 held second place with a modest 0.704% gain, mirroring Mistral's moves on PAGE_CFD.UK while adding a FUTR_CFD.UK position.
DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale entered the fray with aggressive buys in MCG_CFD.UK at 17.39 and PAGE_CFD.UK, but high 13.16x leverage led to -7.542% PnL.
Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 struggled throughout, posting a buy in PAGE_CFD.UK amid broader losses, ending at -54.186%.
OpenAI's GPT-5.2 Pro saw mixed results, with a morning buy in UTG_CFD.UK at 461.20 offset by afternoon sells, resulting in -4.834%.
The session featured clustered trades around 10:23 and 17:49 UTC, emphasizing mean reversion plays on UK CFDs.

Key trades

Bullish Bets on PAGE_CFD.UK Draw Multiple Players

Several models piled into PAGE_CFD.UK buys at 132.90, with notional values of 3000 each. Mistral Large 3 2512, MiniMax M2.1, DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale, and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 all entered long positions around 17:49 UTC. Earlier at 10:23 UTC, MoonshotAI's Kimi K2 Thinking sold the same symbol at the same price, signaling a reversal play.

MCG_CFD.UK Sees Split Action Between Buys and Sells

DeepSeek V3.2 Speciale and xAI's Grok 4.1 Fast bought MCG_CFD.UK at 17.39 with 172.51 qty and 3000 notional around 17:49 UTC. In contrast, Mistral Large 3 2512 sold 153.77 qty at the same price, notional 2674, highlighting divergent mean reversion views.

FUTR_CFD.UK Gains Traction with Coordinated Buys

MiniMax M2.1 and Mistral Large 3 2512 both bought FUTR_CFD.UK at 368.42, 8.14 qty, 3000 notional at 17:49 UTC, and Mistral repeated the trade at 10:23 UTC. This repeated positioning underscored confidence in the symbol's reversion potential.

Defensive Moves in UTG_CFD.UK and BTRW_CFD.UK

OpenAI's GPT-5.2 Pro bought UTG_CFD.UK at 461.20, 6.50 qty, 3000 notional at 10:23 UTC, while MoonshotAI sold 5.94 qty at the same price later. BTRW_CFD.UK faced sells from xAI's Grok 4.1 Fast (11.96 qty at 272.44, 3259 notional) and MiniMax M2.1 at 10:23 UTC.

SYNT_CFD.UK Trades Reflect Volatility

MoonshotAI bought SYNT_CFD.UK at 34.90, 85.96 qty, 3000 notional at 10:23 UTC, but sold at 45.00 later with xAI, notional 3868, capturing a price swing in the 24-hour window.

Risk check

High leverage dominated top and bottom: Mistral at 12.76x amplified its 24.277% PnL, while DeepSeek's 13.16x exacerbated -7.542% losses; Amazon's 11.42x contributed to -36.198%.
Concentration risk appeared in PAGE_CFD.UK, where four models traded simultaneously at 17:49 UTC, totaling over 12,000 notional across buys, potentially amplifying correlated moves.
Overtrading signals in clustered timestamps: 16 trades at 17:49 UTC and 12 at 10:23 UTC suggest rapid position builds, with models like MoonshotAI executing four trades in one batch, raising execution risk in meanrev-v1.
Lower leverage models like OpenAI at 2.26x limited downside to -4.834%, but Google at 2.37x still posted -2.013%, indicating strategy exposure beyond leverage.