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Bruno Breakout
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Bruno Breakout

The Explorer

🚀 Swing Trader 📅 62 years old (Born 1964)

"New highs are not the ceiling—they're the floor for what comes next."

Weathered face with laugh lines earned in a hundred different markets. Wears cargo pants with too many pockets (each one has a chart in it).

ℹ️ Character descriptions are creative personas representing trading strategy styles. They are not financial advice, promises, or guarantees of performance.

Mar 24, 2026 → Sep 24, 2026 (184d)

📊 Last 6 Months Performance: Showing Bruno Breakout's performance over the last 6 months across 114 symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$11,803
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $11,110 (+$693)
+6.24%
Last 6 Months ROI
41.5%
Win Rate
488
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+1.1%
1 Month
+0.3%
3 Months
+6.2%
6 Months
+8.6%
YTD
+7.2%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last 6 Months)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

💰 Trading Activity (Last 6 Months)

Stock Volume
$6,369,399
481 trades
Stock Fees
$0
✓ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$56,994
7 trades
Crypto Fees
$142
0.25% of volume

⚙️ Trading Strategy

20-day high breakout with 2% confirmation

Waits for price to break above the 20-day high with at least 2% confirmation. Volume should spike on the breakout. Rides the trend until it breaks.

🎯 Best Suited For

Growth stocks breaking out of bases

"Every all-time high was once considered "too expensive.""

📜 Why This Strategy Works

When a stock breaks to new highs, there's no one "trapped" overhead wanting to sell. All the bagholders are gone. The path of least resistance is up.

Mathematical Formula

CODE VERIFIED — These formulas are extracted directly from the simulation engine and verified against the source code.
Source: scripts/run-*-simulation.php

📊 Entry Signal

📈 Entry Signal

Close price is 2%+ above 20-day high AND cooldown expired
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Rules

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.15 (+15% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.95 (-5% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 45 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

BREAKOUT_LOOKBACK: 20
BREAKOUT_CONFIRM_PCT: 2%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 15%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 5%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 45

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: William O'Neil's CANSLIM system

William O'Neil started as a stockbroker in 1958, but his system crystallized in the early 1960s. He studied every big winner for decades and found a pattern: the best stocks broke out to new highs before their biggest moves.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last 6 Months)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last 6 Months)

📊 All Symbol Results

Click on any row to see detailed trade history with equity curve

📅 Last 6 Months: Mar 24, 2026 → Sep 24, 2026 (184 days)
📖 Understanding Score & Momentum columns
📊 Score — Lifetime Quality Score
Measures how well this strategy+symbol combination has performed across the entire simulation history. Based on return, win rate, drawdown control, profit factor, and trade count. Higher is better.
75+ Elite   60+ Good   40+ Fair   <40 Weak
⚡ Mom — 30-Day Momentum Score
Measures performance over the last 30 days only. Same quality model but calibrated for short-term activity. Captures recent regime shifts that the lifetime score may miss.
75+ Hot   60+ Active   40+ Moderate   <40 Quiet
Spread Indicators — Comparing Mom vs Score reveals regime sensitivity:
🔥 Heating Up — Mom is 20+ points above Score. This symbol is performing significantly better recently than its lifetime average. Could indicate a favorable regime shift.
🧊 Cooling Off — Mom is 20+ points below Score. This symbol is underperforming recently despite a strong lifetime track record. Could indicate an unfavorable regime shift.
No icon = Steady — Scores within ±20 points. Consistent performance.
⚠️ Scores are calculated from simulated backtest data and are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute financial advice or predict future performance. Full methodology →
Rank Symbol Score Mom Return 6M Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 MARA 34 — +90.44% $11,999 $22,852 10 60% - +$10,852 -43.8% 2.9d ✓ -
2 UNIUSD ₿ 15 — +80.07% $6,806 $12,255 4 100% $2,227 +$5,449 -46.2% 2.2d ✓ -
3 SOXL 28 10 +64.02% $10,951 $17,963 29 41% - +$7,011 -44.8% 4.8d ✓ -
4 AMC 2 — +63.62% $3,922 $6,418 14 43% - +$2,495 -64.2% 5.2d ✓ -
5 MU 38 — +60.07% $20,142 $32,241 16 44% - +$12,099 -54.6% 10.6d ✓ -
6 SNOW 22 — +56.45% $10,679 $16,707 5 60% - +$6,028 -25.7% 9.2d ✓ -
7 CRWD 33 — +41.45% $13,129 $18,570 8 50% - +$5,442 -15.3% 12.1d ✓ -
8 NET 43 1🧊 +39.93% $19,458 $27,228 11 45% - +$7,770 -27.6% 14.3d ✓ -
9 USO 23 8 +36.75% $11,865 $16,225 12 42% - +$4,360 -27.2% 21.9d ✓ -
10 SMCI 15 — +29.17% $9,583 $12,378 10 40% - +$2,795 -44.1% 3.7d ✓ -
11 INTC 3 — +28.28% $6,135 $7,870 18 33% - +$1,735 -54.0% 6.0d ✓ -
12 IBM 19 — +27.38% $10,468 $13,334 3 67% - +$2,866 -9.8% 29.2d ✓ -
13 UNH 19 — +22.89% $11,258 $13,835 2 100% - +$2,577 -28.0% 26.4d ✓ -
14 MRNA 4 9 +21.94% $7,046 $8,592 11 36% - +$1,546 -64.5% 4.7d ✓ -
15 AMZN 27 — +21.52% $12,556 $15,258 4 50% - +$2,702 -10.1% 29.7d ✓ -
16 RIOT 5 — +20.34% $7,501 $9,027 12 33% - +$1,526 -53.8% 4.1d ✓ -
17 SQQQ 3 — +20.07% $6,380 $7,660 11 36% - +$1,280 -44.1% 5.6d ✓ -
18 SLB 15 — +18.06% $10,557 $12,463 1 100% - +$1,907 -16.7% 30.8d ✓ -
19 MSFT — — +17.90% $9,321 $10,990 3 67% - +$1,669 -10.0% 6.7d ✓ -
20 PANW 28 — +17.46% $14,119 $16,584 4 50% - +$2,465 -14.4% 21.6d ✓ -
21 PLTR 33 — +17.33% $19,561 $22,951 8 38% - +$3,390 -30.7% 7.4d ✓ -
22 C — — +16.80% $9,591 $11,202 1 100% - +$1,611 -19.1% 16.1d ✓ -
23 AMGN — — +16.13% $10,676 $12,398 2 100% - +$1,722 -5.0% 25.6d ✓ -
24 XOM — — +15.83% $10,553 $12,223 1 100% - +$1,671 -9.3% 30.7d ✓ -
25 GOOGL 38 — +15.00% $15,952 $18,345 4 50% - +$2,393 -10.1% 33.1d ✓ -
26 SCHW — — +14.96% $9,507 $10,929 1 100% - +$1,422 -20.1% 31.4d ✓ -
27 MS — — +14.94% $12,579 $14,458 1 100% - +$1,879 -10.4% 29.0d ✓ -
28 DIS — — +13.74% $15,281 $17,381 2 100% - +$2,100 -5.4% 22.9d ✓ -
29 AAPL — — +13.69% $9,954 $11,317 1 100% - +$1,363 -20.7% 20.9d ✓ -
30 MDT — — +12.45% $10,922 $12,282 3 67% - +$1,360 -5.4% 43.3d ✓ -
31 VZ — — +11.86% $10,788 $12,067 1 100% - +$1,279 -8.6% 29.9d ✓ -
32 BAC — — +10.90% $13,871 $15,383 1 100% - +$1,512 -9.8% 32.0d ✓ -
33 SPY — — +10.63% $11,082 $12,260 1 100% - +$1,178 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
34 TQQQ 36 — +10.53% $21,754 $24,045 10 30% - +$2,291 -23.2% 16.7d ✓ -
35 VTI — — +10.45% $11,075 $12,233 1 100% - +$1,157 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
36 VOO — — +10.35% $11,109 $12,259 1 100% - +$1,150 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
37 IWM — — +10.05% $10,648 $11,718 1 100% - +$1,070 -14.6% 37.7d ✓ -
38 VRTX — — +9.21% $9,164 $10,008 2 50% - +$844 -6.5% 37.0d ✓ -
39 XLK — — +9.06% $11,964 $13,048 2 50% - +$1,084 -10.4% 26.7d ✓ -
40 ABBV — — +9.04% $10,069 $10,979 2 50% - +$910 -14.6% 21.5d ✓ -
41 CVX — — +8.83% $9,605 $10,453 2 50% - +$848 -9.6% 22.7d ✓ -
42 NVDA 39 — +8.82% $21,648 $23,557 2 50% - +$1,909 -22.9% 15.1d ✓ -
43 JPM — — +8.36% $11,066 $11,991 2 100% - +$925 -5.5% 20.1d ✓ -
44 XLE — — +8.33% $11,336 $12,280 2 50% - +$944 -5.0% 42.3d ✓ -
45 GILD — — +8.12% $12,882 $13,928 1 100% - +$1,046 -9.8% 26.1d ✓ -
46 META 11 — +7.99% $10,188 $11,002 4 50% - +$814 -15.0% 16.0d ✓ -
47 QQQ — — +7.34% $11,451 $12,291 2 50% - +$840 -0.0% 41.1d ✓ -
48 AVGO 13 — +7.33% $11,597 $12,447 7 43% - +$850 -31.0% 14.5d ✓ -
49 COP 2 — +7.05% $8,462 $9,059 2 50% - +$597 -22.7% 25.4d ✓ -
50 DIA — — +5.79% $9,963 $10,540 1 100% - +$577 -6.6% 31.4d ✓ -
51 V — — +5.68% $9,620 $10,167 1 100% - +$546 -5.2% 32.7d ✓ -
52 KO — — +4.12% $10,776 $11,220 2 100% - +$444 -2.1% 47.3d ✓ -
53 GME 17 — +3.36% $13,605 $14,062 3 33% - +$457 -45.0% 7.7d ✓ -
54 BIIB — — +3.15% $9,633 $9,936 2 50% - +$303 -16.3% 11.3d ✓ -
55 PYPL 3 — +3.01% $7,724 $7,956 4 50% - +$232 -24.4% 21.1d ✓ -
56 ARM 20 7 +2.89% $13,656 $14,051 17 29% - +$395 -31.5% 7.8d ✓ -
57 ADBE 8 — +2.88% $10,003 $10,291 5 40% - +$288 -11.3% 29.2d ✓ -
58 SLV 19 — +1.91% $13,567 $13,826 7 29% - +$259 -22.5% 18.9d ✓ -
59 GLD — — +1.64% $11,905 $12,101 3 67% - +$195 -5.9% 19.1d ✓ -
60 XLF — — +1.52% $9,285 $9,426 1 100% - +$141 -7.2% 23.6d ✓ -
61 WFC — — +1.51% $11,638 $11,814 1 100% - +$176 -13.4% 27.2d ✓ -
62 AXP — — +1.43% $13,161 $13,349 2 50% - +$188 -5.5% 36.9d ✓ -
63 AVAXUSD ₿ — — +0.52% $5,541 $5,570 NO ENTRY - $479 +$29 -40.8% 2.8d ✓ -
64 NFLX 17 — +0.29% $12,115 $12,150 3 67% - +$35 -15.0% 15.6d ✓ -
65 BRK-B — — +0.12% $8,858 $8,868 1 100% - +$11 -11.4% 30.0d ✓ -
66 BMY — — +0.00% $11,316 $11,316 NO ENTRY - - - -10.3% 31.8d ✓ -
67 BTCUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $12,008 $12,008 NO ENTRY - $229 - -5.7% 15.7d ✓ -
68 MCD — — +0.00% $9,989 $9,989 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 34.4d ✓ -
69 DOTUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $7,866 $7,866 NO ENTRY - $288 - -31.4% 3.3d ✓ -
70 SOLUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $12,525 $12,525 NO ENTRY - $508 - -11.2% 1.3d ✓ -
71 ETHUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $8,550 $8,550 NO ENTRY - $448 - -25.3% 9.7d ✓ -
72 PFE — — +0.00% $9,450 $9,450 NO ENTRY - - - -6.5% 42.2d ✓ -
73 REGN — — +0.00% $7,642 $7,642 NO ENTRY - - - -30.1% 9.8d ✓ -
74 LTCUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $10,398 $10,398 NO ENTRY - $923 - -25.0% 2.8d ✓ -
75 XRPUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $10,084 $10,084 NO ENTRY - $1,395 - -23.7% 2.5d ✓ -
76 DOGEUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $8,416 $8,416 NO ENTRY - $1,749 - -55.1% 2.5d ✓ -
77 LINKUSD ₿ — — +0.00% $14,288 $14,288 NO ENTRY - $942 - -16.3% 3.9d ✓ -
78 TLT — — +0.00% $9,501 $9,501 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 28.2d ✓ -
79 CRM 3 14 -0.30% $10,054 $10,024 8 25% - -$30 -27.5% 27.6d ✓ -
80 BLK — — -0.58% $9,209 $9,155 3 33% - -$53 -9.8% 30.7d ✓ -
81 AMD 11 — -0.78% $10,984 $10,898 15 27% - -$86 -41.7% 11.3d ✓ -
82 ARKK 6 — -0.87% $10,461 $10,370 3 33% - -$91 -27.0% 14.1d ✓ -
83 TMO 3 — -1.69% $9,897 $9,729 2 50% - -$167 -26.9% 11.7d ✓ -
84 LLY 10 — -2.16% $10,973 $10,736 4 25% - -$237 -19.2% 19.3d ✓ -
85 MRK 1 — -3.08% $8,499 $8,237 3 33% - -$262 -21.4% 24.4d ✓ -
86 WMT — — -5.18% $13,064 $12,388 1 0% - -$677 -0.2% 45.6d ✓ -
87 SHIBUSD ₿ 1 — -5.18% $4,447 $4,217 1 0% $1,435 -$230 -66.0% 2.0d ✓ -
88 GS 3 — -5.23% $10,564 $10,011 4 25% - -$552 -10.8% 27.3d ✓ -
89 JNJ — — -5.24% $10,757 $10,194 1 0% - -$564 -6.3% 36.8d ✓ -
90 RBLX 22 — -6.54% $15,282 $14,283 8 25% - -$999 -35.7% 13.7d ✓ -
91 CSCO — — -7.85% $12,994 $11,974 2 0% - -$1,020 -5.2% 30.4d ✓ -
92 COST — — -9.40% $9,526 $8,630 2 0% - -$895 -4.8% 41.0d ✓ -
93 MA — — -9.58% $11,028 $9,971 2 0% - -$1,056 -8.5% 35.5d ✓ -
94 TSLA 14 — -9.75% $13,328 $12,028 2 0% - -$1,299 -27.4% 9.7d ✓ -
95 HD 1 — -9.80% $8,161 $7,361 2 0% - -$800 -14.1% 29.9d ✓ -
96 PEPEUSD ₿ 4 — -9.98% $9,172 $8,257 2 0% $4,294 -$915 -57.8% 24.0h ✓ -
97 PM — — -10.43% $14,966 $13,405 2 0% - -$1,561 -5.2% 32.9d ✓ -
98 PEP — — -11.27% $9,191 $8,155 2 0% - -$1,036 -15.8% 23.0d ✓ -
99 PG — — -11.31% $10,888 $9,657 2 0% - -$1,231 -5.1% 28.1d ✓ -
100 HOOD 39 — -11.34% $29,616 $26,258 13 23% - -$3,358 -29.9% 5.8d ✓ -
101 ACN 5 — -13.54% $10,510 $9,087 5 20% - -$1,423 -7.6% 42.0d ✓ -
102 CMCSA — — -14.35% $9,800 $8,393 3 0% - -$1,406 -7.6% 42.8d ✓ -
103 OXY 3 — -14.57% $10,465 $8,940 4 25% - -$1,525 -19.0% 17.7d ✓ -
104 ISRG 18 — -15.37% $14,678 $12,422 3 0% - -$2,256 -11.2% 30.9d ✓ -
105 LCID 3 — -15.60% $11,302 $9,539 10 20% - -$1,763 -50.3% 4.7d ✓ -
106 SOFI 28 — -15.94% $22,674 $19,060 7 14% - -$3,614 -32.2% 7.6d ✓ -
107 VXX 2 — -16.35% $4,986 $4,171 7 14% - -$815 -56.0% 4.3d ✓ -
108 RIVN 2 — -17.00% $5,333 $4,426 7 14% - -$907 -60.5% 5.0d ✓ -
109 ORCL 2 0 -21.64% $11,050 $8,659 8 13% - -$2,391 -40.5% 14.1d ✓ -
110 COIN 4 — -24.18% $10,612 $8,046 12 17% - -$2,566 -46.8% 4.7d ✓ -
111 DKNG 2 — -27.18% $7,499 $5,461 6 0% - -$2,038 -38.1% 9.0d ✓ -
112 SPXU 1 — -28.92% $5,574 $3,962 5 0% - -$1,612 -59.3% 7.6d ✓ -
113 NIO 3 — -32.64% $8,318 $5,603 7 0% - -$2,715 -48.2% 5.8d ✓ -
114 UVXY 3 — -36.82% $9,413 $5,947 9 0% - -$3,466 -60.1% 2.8d ✓ -

👤 Personality

Adventurous, optimistic, curious. Believes new highs mean new possibilities. Hates when people say "it's too high to buy."