ChatGPT And Grok Doubled This Redditor’s Money In 10 Days. This Is The Prompt He Gave | Business News

Last Updated:July 14, 2025, 19:05 IST

Talking about his “YOLO AI adventure”, a Redditor said that he kicked off the experiment two weeks ago, with the goal of testing if AI could outperform his own trading instincts

The user manually placed all trades, but the stock picks and strategy came straight from AI. (Representational Image)

What can’t AI do? That question just got harder to answer. A Reddit user’s bold experiment has lit up the internet after he claimed to double his money in just ten days, purely by taking investment advice from AI models like ChatGPT and Grok.

The platform? Robinhood.

The starting amount? $400 (roughly Rs 34,000).

The end result? Nearly Rs 70,000.

The method? Artificial Intelligence.

And yes, this wasn’t a lucky guess or a one-time trade. According to the user, every single investment, eighteen in total, turned out to be profitable.

The user described his “YOLO AI adventure” in a viral post on Reddit, saying that he kicked off the experiment two weeks ago, with the goal of testing if AI could outperform his own trading instincts. His results shocked even him.

On day one, the value of his investments shot up. “Day 1, boom, doubled my money faster than Kris Jenner can sign a new reality deal,” he joked in the post. As confidence in the AI’s decisions grew, he split the portfolio into two and set up a head-to-head match: ChatGPT vs Grok.

He fed both AIs an enormous pile of data—financial statements, technical indicators, options chain analytics, global macro news, satellite imagery, even Google Trends and FOMC live updates. Then, he asked them to cut through the clutter and “spit out trades that’ll turn my beer and BBQ budget into Kardashian-level cash”.

The results were near-perfect. Across 18 trades, 17 were completed during the 10-day stretch, and both models boasted a 100% success rate. ChatGPT nailed 13 calls. Grok handled five. Not a single trade lost money.

See the viral post:

The user manually placed all trades, but the stock picks and strategy came straight from AI.

This wasn’t just blind betting. The user had a set of strict conditions for both models. Each AI could only suggest five trades at a time. Each trade had to show potential gains of at least 65%, with controlled downside risk. Every recommendation also had to be explained in plain English, under 30 words—no jargon, no fluff. Diversification was mandatory; no loading up on a single sector.

It wasn’t a one-off stunt either. The user now plans to run this experiment for six months, turning the heat up with every round. “It’s time to crack another cold one,” he wrote, “it’s gonna be a wild ride”.

The Reddit post triggered an avalanche of reactions online. Some praised it as proof that AI is the future of personal finance. Others warned against drawing conclusions from an isolated, short-term win.

Supporters say tools like ChatGPT and Grok are simply better at digesting massive, multi-source data than the average retail investor. Critics argue that 10 days is barely a data point, and AI’s success in a calm market doesn’t guarantee it’ll hold up in chaos.

Still, one thing is obvious: AI is no longer just answering trivia or writing emails. It’s making moves on Wall Street, or at least advising people who are.

This isn’t about replacing human traders overnight. But it does raise a provocative question: if AI can digest company fundamentals, track market sentiment, analyse technicals, and deliver trades with low risk and high reward… what exactly is left for humans to do?

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