Tantrums & Targets Tantrums vs Targets - Market chaos meets disciplined investing

A transparent experiment testing whether AI-assisted discipline can match or beat index investing. Not advice. Not hype. Just methodology and results.

The Scoreboard

Portfolio Value
$40,000
vs VOO (S&P 500)
0.0%
Positions
0 / 25

Started January 17, 2026. Updated daily after market close. Full scoreboard →

Latest Roundtable

Coming Soon

First Roundtable: The Track 3 Candidates

Five stocks are within 10% of our target prices:

The first AI roundtable convenes after the next market close.

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What is This?

The honest truth: Dollar-cost averaging into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund is probably the smartest thing most people can do with their investment dollars.

We know this. And yet.

What if structured discipline and AI collaboration could help us buy quality companies when Mr. Market is having a tantrum? This experiment tests that hypothesis — transparently, with real money, documenting everything.

Three AI analysts debate each decision. One focuses on rules and valuation (The Auditor). One focuses on narrative and macro (The Narrator). One synthesizes and forces a final call (The Arbiter). We reveal it's AI, but not which AI — to avoid tribalism.

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The Three Tracks

Track 1: Baseline DCA

$50 into each of 25 stocks, monthly. Limit orders at prior day's close. Never chase.

Track 2: Tantrums

When a stock drops 5%+ in a single day, we pay attention. Is this panic or permanent impairment? The roundtable decides.

Track 3: Targets

Tri-anchor price targets based on historical valuation floors, technical support, and margin-of-safety math. GTC limit orders wait patiently.