Orestack

EV Gate

Random N-tile coverage that only fires when rolling market EV clears your minimum. Sits out expensive-looking rounds. Type 2 mode 3 — early.

What it does

EV Gate is random coverage with a brake. It rolls N tiles like X Random Tiles, but only deploys when a rolling market EV estimate meets your minimum. Quiet or rich boards can pass; expensive boards get skipped so SOL stays in the bag.

In plain english

Random tiles — but only when the round looks cheap enough. Otherwise sit out.

Settings

Number of tiles + total SOL

Same shape as X Random Tiles: pick N and even-split a budget when the gate opens.

EV lookback

How many recent rounds feed the rolling EV estimate shown in the picker.

Minimum EV

Require the rolling estimate to clear this floor before the random roll deploys.

Tiles: 6
Total SOL: 0.3000 SOL
Minimum EV: 0.00% (break-even)
Below floor: skip (no deploy)

Gates

Optional skip gates in the strategy picker (off by default). They do not change tiles or amounts — only whether this round fires.

Crowded-round skip gate — sit out when recent network-wide SOL is above your cap. See Crowded-round skip gate.
Motherlode range gate — sit out when the live motherlode pool is below your min or above your max ORE. Leave a side empty to ignore that bound. See Motherlode range gate.

How to set up

Connect your Solana wallet on the Mining page.
Create a miner and choose EV Gate in the strategy picker. Set tile count, total SOL, lookback, and minimum EV.
Sign the transaction. This creates your miner accounts on-chain (Manager + Strategy Deployer + ORE Miner). Cost ≈ 0.005 SOL (account setup).
Deposit SOL. Transfer SOL into your miner’s autodeploy balance. Minimum 0.03 SOL; 0.3 SOL or more gives runway for many rounds.
Done. The crank runs this strategy each round. Activity shows deploys and skip reasons.

When it skips a round

Rolling EV at or below your minimum
Invalid config / too little balance
Optional crowded-round skip
Optional motherlode-range skip

Worked example

Early fire only when rolling market EV clears your floor — otherwise Activity shows a skip.

A · Config

Strategy	EV Gate (Type 2 / mode 3)
Tiles (N)	6
Total SOL	0.3000 SOL
Lookback	12 rounds
Minimum EV	0.50%
Motherlode range gate	off

B · Algorithm thinking

Metric	Value	Gate
Roll EV (12r)	1.20%	PASS
Minimum EV	0.50%	1.20% > 0.50%
Random mask	1, 4, 8, 13, 16, 22
Per tile	0.0500 SOL
Decision	FIRE	FIRE

C · Activity log

Round	R372103
Line 1	Sent 0.3000 SOL
Insight	FIRE · EV(12r) 1.20%

D · Results

Returned SOL	+0.2673 SOL
ORE earned	+0.0031 ORE
Badges	—
Sessions	tiles 6 · deployed 0.3000

Activity (C) and Results (D) match what you see in the Mining Activity / Sessions panels. Thinking (B) illustrates what the crank evaluates that round — only EV Gate has a live Strategy Insight table in-app.

Skip variant (same config)

When rolling EV fails the floor, thinking shows SKIP and Activity records the reason — no deploy.

B · Algorithm thinking

Metric	Value	Gate
Roll EV (12r)	0.20%	FAIL
Minimum EV	0.50%	0.20% ≤ 0.50%
Random mask	not rolled	—
Decision	SKIP	ev_below_minimum

C · Activity log

Round	R372109
Line 1	SKIPPED
Reason	Rolling market EV below minimum

D · Results

Deployed	0.0000 SOL
ORE earned	+0.0000 ORE
Badges	—
Sessions	round skipped

Skip variant (Crowded-round skip gate on)

With Crowded-round skip gate enabled, the EV floor is never checked when recent network deploy averages above your cap.

B · Algorithm thinking

Check	Value	Outcome
Crowded-round	avg 1.8000 > cap 1.0000	FAIL
Random mask	not rolled	—
Decision	SKIP	recent_deployment_cap

C · Activity log

Round	R372201
Line 1	SKIPPED
Reason	Crowded-round skip: recent deploys above your cap.

D · Results

Deployed	0.0000 SOL
ORE earned	+0.0000 ORE
Badges	—
Sessions	round skipped

Skip variant (Motherlode range gate on)

Motherlode range is checked before the EV floor. An out-of-range pool skips without rolling a mask.

B · Algorithm thinking

Check	Value	Outcome
Live motherlode	0.1200 ORE	below min
Your range	0.2500–2.0000 ORE	0.12 < 0.25
Random mask	not rolled	—
Decision	SKIP	motherlode_range

C · Activity log

Round	R372124
Line 1	SKIPPED
Reason	Motherlode outside your min/max.

D · Results

Deployed	0.0000 SOL
ORE earned	+0.0000 ORE
Badges	—
Sessions	round skipped