Danny Dip

The Optimist

🛒 Swing Trader 📅 226 years old (Born 1800)

"A 3% pullback in a bull market is just the universe giving you a second chance to buy what you missed."

Spry man of perhaps 70, but his eyes contain centuries. Wears a peculiar mix of Regency-era waistcoat over a modern hoodie, as if he can't decide which century he belongs to.

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

📊 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All 114

May 6, 2024 → May 6, 2026 (730d)

📊 Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

🎯 Asset: 📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All 114

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Danny Dip $10,000 and let him trade 114 symbols from Jan 1, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$10,749

Avg Value (per symbol)

Started at: $10,000 (+$749)

+7.49%

2-Year ROI

46.0%

Win Rate

9,620

Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

💰 Trading Activity (2 Years)

Stock Volume

$57,703,648

5,099 trades

Stock Fees

✓ Commission FREE

Crypto Volume

$70,253,305

4,521 trades

Crypto Fees

$175,633

0.25% of volume

⚠️ Important Note: This simulation tests each symbol with its own $10K account (not pooled). Crypto symbols can show 40-75%+ fee drag due to high trade frequency.

Stocks are FREE on Alpaca, so the ~100 stock symbols have zero fee impact.

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Buy 3% dips, target 5% profit

Waits for quality assets to pull back 3% from recent highs, then enters with a 5% profit target. Uses trailing stops to protect gains during extended runs.

🎯 Best Suited For

Bull markets and quality stocks

"Dips are just discounts with a deadline."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

In uptrending markets (which is most of market history), pullbacks are temporary. Institutions use them to accumulate. Danny's 3% threshold filters out normal volatility.

Mathematical Formula

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

📊 Recent High (Lookback)

                        Recent High = MAX(Closet-n ... Closet)                    

                        Finds the highest closing price over the lookback period to measure the dip from.                    

                            Lookback Period = 20 bars                        

                            Recent High = max(array_slice(closes, -20))                        

                            Uses closing prices only (not highs)

                    📁 getRecentHigh() 
                    @ lines 166-171                

📊 Dip Percentage Calculation

                        Dip % = ((Current Price - Recent High) ÷ Recent High) × 100                    

                        Measures how far the current price has fallen from the recent high. Negative values indicate a dip.                    

                            Current Price = latest closing price                        

                            Recent High = MAX of last 20 closes                        

                            Example: Price=$97, High=$100 → Dip = -3%

📊 Entry Signal (Buy the Dip)

                        Signal = Dip % ≤ -3%                    

                        When price drops 3% or more from the 20-bar high, Danny sees a buying opportunity.                    

                            DIP_THRESHOLD_PCT = 3.0%                        

                            Entry triggers when: dipPct <= -DIP_THRESHOLD_PCT                        

                            Position size: 100% capital (fractional for crypto, whole shares for stocks)

📈 Entry Signal (Buy the Dip)

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📉 Exit Conditions

                        • TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.05 (+5% gain)                    

                        • STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.97 (-3% loss)                    

                        • MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 14 days                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        DIP_LOOKBACK:
                        20
                    

                        DIP_THRESHOLD_PCT:
                        3%
                    

                        TARGET_GAIN_PCT:
                        5%
                    

                        STOP_LOSS_PCT:
                        3%
                    

                        MAX_HOLD_DAYS:
                        14
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Baron Rothschild during the Napoleonic Wars

The legend says Baron Rothschild made a fortune during the panic following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. His alleged advice: "Buy when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own."

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 2 Years: May 6, 2024 → May 6, 2026 (730 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	Start	Final Value	Trades	Win Rate	Fees	Net	Max DD	Avg Hold	Refunds	Last Refund
1	PLTR	69	33🧊	+359.68%	$10,000	$45,968	107	48%	-	+$35,968	-34.2%	2.1d	✓	-
2	SOXL	56	44	+260.53%	$10,000	$36,053	188	48%	-	+$26,053	-35.0%	1.2d	✓	-
3	INTC	53	65	+178.22%	$10,000	$27,822	95	46%	-	+$17,822	-28.4%	2.9d	✓	-
4	AMD	32	—	+124.60%	$10,000	$22,460	87	44%	-	+$12,460	-37.8%	2.6d	✓	-
5	AVGO	45	—	+120.07%	$10,000	$22,007	77	48%	-	+$12,007	-23.6%	3.3d	✓	-
6	SLV	57	57	+111.16%	$10,000	$21,116	45	58%	-	+$11,116	-14.0%	5.9d	✓	-
7	ARKK	40	—	+84.19%	$10,000	$18,419	55	51%	-	+$8,419	-21.5%	3.1d	✓	-
8	MU	33	70🔥	+76.79%	$10,000	$17,679	88	47%	-	+$7,679	-35.3%	2.8d	✓	-
9	GOOGL	36	—	+71.89%	$10,000	$17,189	27	59%	-	+$7,189	-12.7%	4.7d	✓	-
10	TQQQ	30	54🔥	+68.15%	$10,000	$16,815	100	42%	-	+$6,815	-40.6%	1.9d	✓	-
11	HOOD	27	3🧊	+66.57%	$10,000	$16,657	138	41%	-	+$6,657	-37.6%	1.7d	✓	-
12	NIO	32	16	+65.37%	$10,000	$16,537	129	47%	-	+$6,537	-28.6%	2.0d	✓	-
13	LLY	33	—	+58.60%	$10,000	$15,860	39	46%	-	+$5,860	-15.9%	4.1d	✓	-
14	RBLX	29	22	+48.21%	$10,000	$14,821	77	47%	-	+$4,821	-32.4%	3.5d	✓	-
15	AMZN	32	—	+47.54%	$10,000	$14,754	31	52%	-	+$4,754	-17.3%	5.3d	✓	-
16	BLK	36	—	+46.82%	$10,000	$14,682	17	59%	-	+$4,682	-9.1%	4.7d	✓	-
17	TSLA	27	0🧊	+39.78%	$10,000	$13,978	99	46%	-	+$3,978	-32.0%	2.3d	✓	-
18	C	24	—	+32.08%	$10,000	$13,208	32	56%	-	+$3,208	-17.4%	5.5d	✓	-
19	WMT	28	—	+30.10%	$10,000	$13,010	13	62%	-	+$3,010	-6.9%	6.9d	✓	-
20	MS	22	—	+29.91%	$10,000	$12,991	30	47%	-	+$2,991	-21.4%	5.4d	✓	-
21	OXY	31	0🧊	+26.57%	$10,000	$12,657	34	53%	-	+$2,657	-10.3%	6.0d	✓	-
22	NET	22	69🔥	+26.47%	$10,000	$12,647	81	46%	-	+$2,647	-32.2%	2.6d	✓	-
23	SCHW	24	30	+26.34%	$10,000	$12,634	21	52%	-	+$2,634	-13.5%	5.8d	✓	-
24	NFLX	21	—	+25.67%	$10,000	$12,567	30	43%	-	+$2,567	-15.4%	6.9d	✓	-
25	BIIB	21	—	+23.38%	$10,000	$12,338	29	52%	-	+$2,338	-22.4%	3.7d	✓	-
26	PFE	30	—	+23.21%	$10,000	$12,321	15	60%	-	+$2,321	-6.1%	5.6d	✓	-
27	IBM	27	—	+22.43%	$10,000	$12,243	19	53%	-	+$2,243	-6.0%	4.0d	✓	-
28	AAPL	21	—	+20.63%	$10,000	$12,063	17	53%	-	+$2,063	-10.0%	5.6d	✓	-
29	DKNG	17	—	+19.39%	$10,000	$11,939	79	39%	-	+$1,939	-45.9%	2.7d	✓	-
30	BAC	18	—	+18.97%	$10,000	$11,897	21	48%	-	+$1,897	-15.8%	6.6d	✓	-
31	VXX	15	0	+18.33%	$10,000	$11,833	123	40%	-	+$1,833	-45.0%	2.1d	✓	-
32	BRK-B	—	—	+18.24%	$10,000	$11,824	8	88%	-	+$1,824	-3.1%	5.9d	✓	-
33	GS	18	—	+18.16%	$10,000	$11,816	25	44%	-	+$1,816	-18.8%	5.7d	✓	-
34	USO	24	6	+16.49%	$10,000	$11,649	35	49%	-	+$1,649	-13.1%	6.0d	✓	-
35	CSCO	26	—	+16.43%	$10,000	$11,643	11	73%	-	+$1,643	-3.1%	10.6d	✓	-
36	ABBV	15	—	+15.02%	$10,000	$11,502	17	47%	-	+$1,502	-16.8%	5.6d	✓	-
37	JNJ	—	—	+14.77%	$10,000	$11,477	5	80%	-	+$1,477	-3.1%	9.4d	✓	-
38	MA	20	—	+14.14%	$10,000	$11,414	11	55%	-	+$1,414	-6.6%	6.7d	✓	-
39	REGN	17	—	+14.04%	$10,000	$11,404	32	44%	-	+$1,404	-23.1%	4.9d	✓	-
40	VTI	—	—	+13.02%	$10,000	$11,302	4	75%	-	+$1,302	-4.5%	2.5d	✓	-
41	VOO	—	—	+12.90%	$10,000	$11,290	4	75%	-	+$1,290	-4.2%	2.5d	✓	-
42	SPY	—	—	+12.56%	$10,000	$11,256	4	75%	-	+$1,256	-4.3%	2.5d	✓	-
43	QQQ	—	—	+11.20%	$10,000	$11,120	8	63%	-	+$1,120	-4.7%	7.7d	✓	-
44	MSFT	18	—	+11.18%	$10,000	$11,118	13	46%	-	+$1,118	-14.5%	6.5d	✓	-
45	GLD	18	—	+10.17%	$10,000	$11,017	14	57%	-	+$1,017	-6.1%	8.8d	✓	-
46	PG	—	—	+8.78%	$10,000	$10,878	6	50%	-	+$878	-3.7%	8.9d	✓	-
47	MCD	—	—	+8.74%	$10,000	$10,874	4	75%	-	+$874	-3.0%	8.8d	✓	-
48	XLF	—	—	+8.35%	$10,000	$10,835	7	57%	-	+$835	-7.7%	4.7d	✓	-
49	COIN	14	38🔥	+8.25%	$10,000	$10,825	165	41%	-	+$825	-46.7%	1.3d	✓	-
50	MRK	13	—	+7.91%	$10,000	$10,791	20	45%	-	+$791	-17.9%	6.1d	✓	-
51	XLE	16	—	+7.83%	$10,000	$10,783	11	55%	-	+$783	-4.4%	7.7d	✓	-
52	ORCL	13	26	+7.30%	$10,000	$10,730	64	39%	-	+$730	-29.3%	3.3d	✓	-
53	SLB	13	—	+6.65%	$10,000	$10,665	32	50%	-	+$665	-22.1%	6.3d	✓	-
54	WFC	12	—	+6.58%	$10,000	$10,658	26	46%	-	+$658	-13.1%	5.5d	✓	-
55	AMGN	12	—	+6.15%	$10,000	$10,615	18	50%	-	+$615	-12.0%	6.4d	✓	-
56	IWM	10	—	+5.42%	$10,000	$10,542	9	44%	-	+$542	-11.7%	5.3d	✓	-
57	AXP	11	—	+4.13%	$10,000	$10,413	27	48%	-	+$413	-18.1%	7.3d	✓	-
58	VZ	11	—	+3.08%	$10,000	$10,308	10	60%	-	+$308	-6.7%	7.6d	✓	-
59	GILD	7	—	+2.38%	$10,000	$10,238	17	41%	-	+$238	-12.5%	9.3d	✓	-
60	DIA	—	—	+2.26%	$10,000	$10,226	2	50%	-	+$226	-3.2%	23.9h	✓	-
61	PM	6	—	+0.92%	$10,000	$10,092	14	43%	-	+$92	-3.7%	4.9d	✓	-
62	MDT	5	—	+0.88%	$10,000	$10,088	11	45%	-	+$88	-8.9%	6.9d	✓	-
63	SQQQ	6	2	+0.75%	$10,000	$10,075	110	39%	-	+$75	-33.6%	2.3d	✓	-
64	KO	—	—	+0.69%	$10,000	$10,069	4	50%	-	+$69	-4.9%	10.1d	✓	-
65	V	—	—	-0.12%	$10,000	$9,988	9	44%	-	-$12	-9.6%	3.2d	✓	-
66	DOTUSD ₿	—	—	-0.41%	🔄 $10,095	$10,632	14	43%	$739	+$537	-99.1%	14.0h	1	Feb 6, 2026
67	JPM	5	—	-0.79%	$10,000	$9,921	18	50%	-	-$79	-23.6%	6.3d	✓	-
68	COP	8	—	-2.62%	$10,000	$9,738	31	45%	-	-$262	-17.9%	6.2d	✓	-
69	TLT	—	—	-3.12%	$10,000	$9,688	2	50%	-	-$312	-3.7%	8.0d	✓	-
70	COST	—	—	-4.46%	$10,000	$9,554	12	50%	-	-$446	-9.0%	8.2d	✓	-
71	UNH	4	—	-4.87%	$10,000	$9,513	32	41%	-	-$487	-24.8%	5.5d	✓	-
72	VRTX	4	—	-5.25%	$10,000	$9,475	16	44%	-	-$525	-20.8%	4.5d	✓	-
73	DIS	2	—	-7.56%	$10,000	$9,244	15	33%	-	-$756	-18.6%	5.7d	✓	-
74	PEP	—	—	-8.05%	$10,000	$9,195	7	14%	-	-$805	-13.1%	5.9d	✓	-
75	HD	2	—	-8.11%	$10,000	$9,189	13	23%	-	-$811	-13.9%	6.6d	✓	-
76	NVDA	4	—	-8.12%	$10,000	$9,188	68	37%	-	-$812	-47.0%	3.2d	✓	-
77	CRWD	5	0	-8.15%	$10,000	$9,185	75	40%	-	-$815	-28.2%	3.4d	✓	-
78	XLK	3	—	-8.89%	$10,000	$9,111	15	40%	-	-$889	-12.2%	4.7d	✓	-
79	ISRG	3	—	-9.69%	$10,000	$9,031	21	29%	-	-$969	-20.7%	5.1d	✓	-
80	CMCSA	4	17	-9.86%	$10,000	$9,014	17	47%	-	-$986	-19.5%	5.8d	✓	-
81	MARA	4	13	-10.42%	$10,000	$8,958	221	37%	-	-$1,042	-46.1%	1.0d	✓	-
82	CRM	4	19	-10.72%	$10,000	$8,928	37	41%	-	-$1,072	-27.5%	4.8d	✓	-
83	CVX	7	—	-11.99%	$10,000	$8,801	13	46%	-	-$1,199	-14.4%	8.9d	✓	-
84	XOM	2	—	-12.20%	$10,000	$8,780	13	31%	-	-$1,220	-7.4%	8.0d	✓	-
85	TMO	2	—	-14.21%	$10,000	$8,579	18	28%	-	-$1,421	-21.7%	5.2d	✓	-
86	BMY	2	—	-15.01%	$10,000	$8,499	16	31%	-	-$1,501	-20.0%	5.8d	✓	-
87	PANW	4	25🔥	-15.82%	$10,000	$8,418	43	37%	-	-$1,582	-27.2%	4.1d	✓	-
88	ACN	3	0	-17.40%	$10,000	$8,260	31	42%	-	-$1,740	-14.7%	7.7d	✓	-
89	META	4	—	-17.52%	$10,000	$8,248	35	37%	-	-$1,752	-28.8%	4.2d	✓	-
90	UVXY	5	6	-17.55%	$10,000	$8,245	194	38%	-	-$1,755	-61.4%	1.4d	✓	-
91	GME	3	—	-18.78%	$10,000	$8,122	95	43%	-	-$1,878	-41.9%	2.0d	✓	-
92	SPXU	4	0	-24.47%	$10,000	$7,553	54	37%	-	-$2,447	-27.6%	4.2d	✓	-
93	SOFI	4	1	-25.75%	$10,000	$7,425	113	39%	-	-$2,575	-30.6%	2.3d	✓	-
94	MRNA	6	34🔥	-26.58%	$10,000	$7,342	134	39%	-	-$2,658	-66.5%	1.9d	✓	-
95	ARM	4	23	-28.79%	$10,000	$7,121	117	37%	-	-$2,879	-64.8%	2.0d	✓	-
96	BTCUSD ₿	5	—	-30.20%	$10,000	$6,980	79	44%	$4,338	-$3,020	-38.9%	1.5d	✓	-
97	SNOW	3	40🔥	-31.11%	$10,000	$6,889	69	32%	-	-$3,111	-40.8%	3.4d	✓	-
98	PYPL	3	—	-33.95%	$10,000	$6,605	36	39%	-	-$3,395	-32.8%	5.5d	✓	-
99	ADBE	3	—	-38.20%	$10,000	$6,180	30	20%	-	-$3,820	-34.6%	4.7d	✓	-
100	SMCI	4	5	-52.13%	$10,000	$4,787	172	38%	-	-$5,213	-80.5%	1.4d	✓	-
101	RIOT	5	9	-53.12%	$10,000	$4,688	204	41%	-	-$5,312	-63.2%	23.1h	✓	-
102	AMC	3	9	-56.47%	$10,000	$4,353	124	35%	-	-$5,647	-52.2%	1.7d	✓	-
103	LCID	4	9	-57.24%	$10,000	$4,276	155	34%	-	-$5,724	-57.4%	1.7d	✓	-
104	RIVN	3	1	-61.31%	$10,000	$3,869	133	35%	-	-$6,131	-55.2%	1.8d	✓	-
105	LTCUSD ₿	5	—	-66.29%	$10,000	$3,371	333	41%	$18,196	-$6,629	-84.0%	16.6h	✓	-
106	SHIBUSD ₿	5	—	-70.15%	$10,000	$2,985	411	41%	$36,596	-$7,015	-94.1%	12.4h	✓	-
107	ETHUSD ₿	4	—	-71.30%	$10,000	$2,870	217	40%	$9,037	-$7,130	-77.9%	1.0d	✓	-
108	XRPUSD ₿	4	—	-71.80%	$10,000	$2,820	389	43%	$18,651	-$7,180	-82.9%	14.1h	✓	-
109	SOLUSD ₿	3	—	-87.53%	$10,000	$1,247	346	40%	$12,232	-$8,753	-92.3%	14.0h	✓	-
110	PEPEUSD ₿	3	64🔥	-91.90%	$10,000	$810	892	39%	$455,922	-$9,190	-99.8%	7.8h	✓	-
111	DOGEUSD ₿	4	31🔥	-92.26%	$10,000	$774	499	41%	$19,209	-$9,226	-94.5%	12.8h	✓	-
112	LINKUSD ₿	2	53🔥	-95.36%	$10,000	$464	425	39%	$7,297	-$9,536	-96.9%	14.5h	✓	-
113	AVAXUSD ₿	2	30🔥	-97.51%	$10,000	$249	398	38%	$6,585	-$9,751	-97.8%	14.0h	✓	-
114	UNIUSD ₿	4	48🔥	-98.33%	$10,000	$167	518	38%	$13,127	-$9,833	-98.8%	12.2h	✓	-

👤 Personality

Eternally bullish, impossibly optimistic. Has seen Napoleon's wars, the Long Depression, the Great Depression, 1987, 2000, 2008, and 2020—and made money in each recovery.

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