Yes, if these models available for $200/month a making 50% returns reliably, why isn’t Citadel having layoffs?

In my experience, you get a few big winners, but since you have to keep placing new trades (e.g. bets) you eventually blow one and lose most of what you made. This is particularly true with options and futures trades. It's a stupid way to speculate with or without AI help doesn't matter and will never matter.