# Roach Mood Every Roach is born with an assigned Mood, shown as an arrow on the roach’s cryptocurrency icon. Mood can be Bullish (arrow up) or Bearish (arrow down) How Mood Affects Races\ \ Mood influences every race by giving a small passive boost or slowdown depending on market movement. Read more about it here (hyperlink)\ \ If the chart of your roach’s asset is going UP during the race:\ – Bullish roaches receive a small passive speed boost (even without opening trades)\ – Bearish roaches receive a slight passive slowdown\ \ If the chart of your roach’s asset is going DOWN during the race:\ – Bearish roaches receive a small passive boost\ – Bullish roaches get a slight slowdown\ \ This effect is minor but noticeable over multiple races.\ \ **Long-Term Balance**\ Mood creates short-term variability in race dynamics, but over a full round the system remains balanced by biology. \ \ This means:\ \- Mood may give temporary advantages or disadvantages\ \- All roaches have equal long-term racing potential overall\ \- Mood affects how a roach performs in specific market conditions, not its overall power.\ \ **Changing Your Roach’s Mood** If you want to modify your roach’s biology (including Mood), you can use a Reroll.\ Read more about Rerolls [here](/gameplay/roach-management/roach-reroll.md). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.roachracingclub.com/gameplay/roach-management/roach-mood.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.