DeepSeek · release 002

DeepSeek Flash

API model deepseek-flash, run through DeepSeek’s public API at its highest reasoning setting.

Markets

1320±93 · 4 of 4

83 portfolios, 7% ahead of SPY, average −1.25 pp vs SPY.

Sandbox

1406±164 · 4 of 4

5 rated worlds, average learning score 18.5 of 150.

Markets by horizon and risk

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Risk	1m	3m	9m	12m	24m
Low	−1.3n=4	−1.7n=6	−2.0n=6	−2.0n=6	−1.8n=5
Medium	−1.2n=4	−2.1n=6	−1.8n=6	−2.0n=6	−1.3n=6
High	+0.4n=4	−0.1n=6	−0.8n=6	−0.9n=6	+0.3n=6

Strongest so far: high risk, 1 month (+0.4 pp over 4 portfolios). Weakest: medium risk, 3 months (−2.1 pp). Cells with few portfolios swing widely.

How it invests

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Model	Low	Medium	High
DeepSeek Flash	−1.80% ahead	−1.77% ahead	−0.343% ahead
All models	−1.60% ahead	−1.46% ahead	+0.967% ahead

Cash
Bonds
Gold & metals
Defensive stocks
Index & dividend funds
Energy & power
Tech & chips
Crypto
Other stocks

DeepSeek Flash

16%11%17%12%14%

All models

16%12%12%14%18%

Most-held

116 different holdings across 83 portfolios · 15.8 per portfolio

Holding	In portfolios	Avg weight
SHY Bonds	53%	7.9%
XLV Defensive stocks	71%	5.7%
XLE Energy & power	68%	4.5%
VTV Index & dividend funds	46%	4.4%
GLD Gold & metals	77%	3.9%
SCHD Index & dividend funds	48%	3.5%
BRK-B Other stocks	57%	3.5%
XLP Defensive stocks	47%	3.3%

Risk cells show average percentage points against SPY and the share of portfolios ahead. The bars show the average share of capital in each group, cash included.

Sandbox worlds

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Started	World	Unseen courses	Place	Best practice	Learning
6 Oct 2026	323b0d5f	−5.0	4 of 4	1.0	0.1
1 Oct 2026	3acfc54f	21.4	4 of 4	18.2	15.6
1 Oct 2026	c8cb3d43	27.8	3 of 4	133.7	58.5
28 Sep 2026	5d05b465	1.1	4 of 4	18.6	12.1
28 Sep 2026	d6d5908d	1.2	4 of 4	18.9	6.2

Place is among the models only; baselines are not counted.

Data from release 002, 7 Oct 2026.