Grid Bots Phase 1 Close: +30.4% on EVM, -22.6% on Hyperliquid

Four bots running in production since mid-February 2026. Three ETH/USDC grid bots on EVM L2s (Arbitrum, Base, Linea), one SOL/USDC grid bot on Solana. A fifth — an ETH perpetual short on Hyperliquid — added in late February and closed by stop-loss in mid-March. This is the Phase 1 close. Percentages are portfolio returns from initial capital to today's prices (ETH: $2,081 / SOL: $87.35). Returns by bot Bot Chain Return Arbitrum ETH/USDC on Arbitrum One +30.9% Base ETH/USDC on Base +54.3% Linea ETH/USDC on Linea +111.0% Solana SOL/USDC on Solana +4.1% Hyperliquid ETH Short 2x -22.6% Total grid bots (4 chains, ex-HL): +30.4% Total including HL loss: +19.0% These include asset price movement — not pure grid capture. ETH recovered ~6% since bot inception. SOL moved less (~+2%). So part of the return is just holding the underlying. What worked Grid trading on EVM L2s. All three ETH bots are profitable. Linea leads at +111% — it received the most capital and benefited most from ETH's broader