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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.
Jan 1, 2026
→
Feb 14, 2026
(44 days)
📊 Year to Date Performance: Showing Danny Dip's performance over the year to date across 114 symbols. 🟢 LIVE
$10,357
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at:
$10,464
($-107)
-1.02%
Year to Date ROI
33.1%
Win Rate
602
Total Trades
Quick Performance Comparison
Click any period to view detailed stats
Equity Curve (Year to Date)
Combined P&L across all 114 symbols
💰 Trading Activity (Year to Date)
Stock Volume
$4,031,117
344 trades
Stock Fees
$0
✓ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$505,769
258 trades
Crypto Fees
$1,264
0.25% of volume
⚙️ 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 (Year to Date)
📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Year to Date)
📊 All Symbol Results
Click on any row to see detailed trade history with equity curve
📅 Year to Date:
Jan 1, 2026
→
Feb 14, 2026
(44 days)
| Rank | Symbol | Return | YTD Start | Final Value | Trades | Win Rate | Fees | Net | Max DD | Avg Hold | Refunds | Last Refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SOXL
|
+39.92% | $31,090 | $43,501 | 10 | 60% | - | +$12,411 | -35.0% | 1.2d | ✓ | - |
| 2 |
MU
|
+34.02% | $9,135 | $12,242 | 9 | 78% | - | +$3,108 | -35.3% | 2.8d | ✓ | - |
| 3 |
INTC
|
+25.95% | $14,614 | $18,406 | 7 | 71% | - | +$3,792 | -28.4% | 2.9d | ✓ | - |
| 4 |
OXY
|
+23.04% | $11,050 | $13,596 | 4 | 100% | - | +$2,546 | -10.3% | 6.0d | ✓ | - |
| 5 |
RIOT
|
+19.33% | $4,382 | $5,229 | 12 | 58% | - | +$847 | -63.2% | 23.1h | ✓ | - |
| 6 |
GOOGL
|
+16.01% | $14,180 | $16,451 | 3 | 100% | - | +$2,270 | -12.7% | 4.7d | ✓ | - |
| 7 |
SMCI
|
+13.68% | $3,482 | $3,959 | 11 | 55% | - | +$476 | -80.5% | 1.4d | ✓ | - |
| 8 |
GME
|
+12.77% | $7,694 | $8,677 | 4 | 75% | - | +$983 | -41.9% | 2.0d | ✓ | - |
| 9 |
ARM
|
+12.59% | $4,344 | $4,891 | 7 | 57% | - | +$547 | -64.8% | 2.0d | ✓ | - |
| 10 |
LLY
|
+12.23% | $15,043 | $16,883 | 5 | 60% | - | +$1,840 | -15.9% | 4.1d | ✓ | - |
| 11 |
COP
|
+12.16% | $9,011 | $10,107 | 4 | 75% | - | +$1,096 | -17.9% | 6.2d | ✓ | - |
| 12 |
ABBV
|
+11.67% | $10,613 | $11,851 | 2 | 100% | - | +$1,239 | -16.8% | 5.6d | ✓ | - |
| 13 |
MRNA
|
+11.34% | $5,531 | $6,158 | 10 | 50% | - | +$627 | -66.5% | 1.9d | ✓ | - |
| 14 |
AVGO
|
+10.77% | $16,146 | $17,885 | 5 | 60% | - | +$1,739 | -23.6% | 3.3d | ✓ | - |
| 15 |
USO
|
+10.48% | $9,833 | $10,864 | 2 | 100% | - | +$1,031 | -13.1% | 6.0d | ✓ | - |
| 16 |
NIO
|
+9.58% | $13,541 | $14,838 | 7 | 57% | - | +$1,297 | -28.6% | 2.0d | ✓ | - |
| 17 |
VXX
|
+8.66% | $9,395 | $10,209 | 6 | 50% | - | +$814 | -45.0% | 2.1d | ✓ | - |
| 18 |
SLV
|
+8.13% | $14,812 | $16,016 | 9 | 44% | - | +$1,204 | -14.0% | 5.9d | ✓ | - |
| 19 |
AMD
|
+7.61% | $17,294 | $18,610 | 7 | 43% | - | +$1,316 | -37.8% | 2.6d | ✓ | - |
| 20 |
SQQQ
|
+7.39% | $11,976 | $12,862 | 6 | 50% | - | +$885 | -33.6% | 2.3d | ✓ | - |
| 21 |
BIIB
|
+6.95% | $11,299 | $12,084 | 3 | 67% | - | +$785 | -22.4% | 3.7d | ✓ | - |
| 22 |
NVDA
|
+6.75% | $9,058 | $9,670 | 3 | 67% | - | +$611 | -47.0% | 3.2d | ✓ | - |
| 23 |
DOTUSD 🚫 PROBATION
₿
|
+6.12% | $10,095 | $10,713 | 3 | 67% | $161 | +$618 | -99.1% | 14.0h | 1 |
Feb 6, 2026 22d left |
| 24 |
GILD
|
+5.54% | $10,084 | $10,642 | 1 | 100% | - | +$559 | -12.5% | 9.3d | ✓ | - |
| 25 |
BMY
|
+5.40% | $8,626 | $9,092 | 1 | 100% | - | +$466 | -20.0% | 5.8d | ✓ | - |
| 26 |
UVXY
|
+5.15% | $7,944 | $8,353 | 10 | 40% | - | +$409 | -61.4% | 1.4d | ✓ | - |
| 27 |
CMCSA
|
+5.15% | $8,616 | $9,059 | 1 | 100% | - | +$444 | -19.5% | 5.8d | ✓ | - |
| 28 |
AMGN
|
+5.04% | $10,875 | $11,423 | 1 | 100% | - | +$548 | -12.0% | 6.4d | ✓ | - |
| 29 |
WMT
|
+5.04% | $12,136 | $12,747 | 1 | 100% | - | +$612 | -6.9% | 6.9d | ✓ | - |
| 30 |
PFE
|
+5.00% | $11,229 | $11,791 | 1 | 100% | - | +$561 | -6.1% | 5.6d | ✓ | - |
| 31 |
AXP
|
+4.89% | $9,920 | $10,405 | 2 | 100% | - | +$485 | -18.1% | 7.3d | ✓ | - |
| 32 |
IBM
|
+4.85% | $11,699 | $12,266 | 4 | 50% | - | +$567 | -6.0% | 4.0d | ✓ | - |
| 33 |
BLK
|
+4.42% | $14,225 | $14,853 | 2 | 50% | - | +$629 | -9.1% | 4.7d | ✓ | - |
| 34 |
C
|
+4.20% | $11,921 | $12,421 | 3 | 67% | - | +$501 | -17.4% | 5.5d | ✓ | - |
| 35 |
SNOW
|
+4.17% | $7,061 | $7,356 | 7 | 43% | - | +$294 | -40.8% | 3.4d | ✓ | - |
| 36 |
MARA
|
+2.87% | $9,919 | $10,203 | 14 | 43% | - | +$285 | -46.1% | 1.0d | ✓ | - |
| 37 |
AMZN
|
+2.51% | $12,714 | $13,033 | 3 | 67% | - | +$319 | -17.3% | 5.3d | ✓ | - |
| 38 |
PM
|
+1.91% | $10,425 | $10,624 | 2 | 50% | - | +$199 | -3.7% | 4.9d | ✓ | - |
| 39 |
JPM
|
+1.79% | $10,470 | $10,658 | 2 | 50% | - | +$187 | -23.6% | 6.3d | ✓ | - |
| 40 |
MS
|
+1.73% | $11,030 | $11,221 | 2 | 50% | - | +$191 | -21.4% | 5.4d | ✓ | - |
| 41 |
DIS
|
+1.66% | $9,379 | $9,535 | 1 | 100% | - | +$156 | -18.6% | 5.7d | ✓ | - |
| 42 |
REGN
|
+1.16% | $11,438 | $11,570 | 2 | 50% | - | +$133 | -23.1% | 4.9d | ✓ | - |
| 43 |
XOM
|
+0.00% | $9,389 | $9,389 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -7.4% | 8.0d | ✓ | - |
| 44 |
VTI
|
+0.00% | $11,302 | $11,302 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.5% | 2.5d | ✓ | - |
| 45 |
XLE
|
+0.00% | $11,039 | $11,039 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.4% | 7.7d | ✓ | - |
| 46 |
TLT
|
+0.00% | $9,688 | $9,688 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.7% | 8.0d | ✓ | - |
| 47 |
HD
|
+0.00% | $9,417 | $9,417 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -13.9% | 6.6d | ✓ | - |
| 48 |
CSCO
|
+0.00% | $11,667 | $11,667 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.1% | 10.6d | ✓ | - |
| 49 |
BRK-B
|
+0.00% | $11,618 | $11,618 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.1% | 5.9d | ✓ | - |
| 50 |
MCD
|
+0.00% | $10,874 | $10,874 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.0% | 8.8d | ✓ | - |
| 51 |
DIA
|
+0.00% | $10,226 | $10,226 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.2% | 23.9h | ✓ | - |
| 52 |
XLF
|
+0.00% | $11,187 | $11,187 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -7.7% | 4.7d | ✓ | - |
| 53 |
CVX
|
+0.00% | $8,920 | $8,920 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -14.4% | 8.9d | ✓ | - |
| 54 |
IWM
|
+0.00% | $10,903 | $10,903 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -11.7% | 5.3d | ✓ | - |
| 55 |
PG
|
+0.00% | $11,247 | $11,247 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.7% | 8.9d | ✓ | - |
| 56 |
QQQ
|
+0.00% | $11,120 | $11,120 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.7% | 7.7d | ✓ | - |
| 57 |
VOO
|
+0.00% | $11,290 | $11,290 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.2% | 2.5d | ✓ | - |
| 58 |
JNJ
|
+0.00% | $11,477 | $11,477 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -3.1% | 9.4d | ✓ | - |
| 59 |
AAPL
|
+0.00% | $11,467 | $11,467 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -10.0% | 5.6d | ✓ | - |
| 60 |
VRTX
|
+0.00% | $10,076 | $10,076 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -20.8% | 4.5d | ✓ | - |
| 61 |
KO
|
+0.00% | $10,069 | $10,069 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.9% | 10.1d | ✓ | - |
| 62 |
COST
|
+0.00% | $9,554 | $9,554 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -9.0% | 8.2d | ✓ | - |
| 63 |
VZ
|
+0.00% | $10,657 | $10,657 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -6.7% | 7.6d | ✓ | - |
| 64 |
PEP
|
+0.00% | $9,195 | $9,195 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -13.1% | 5.9d | ✓ | - |
| 65 |
MDT
|
+0.00% | $10,281 | $10,281 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -8.9% | 6.9d | ✓ | - |
| 66 |
SPY
|
+0.00% | $11,256 | $11,256 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -4.3% | 2.5d | ✓ | - |
| 67 |
MRK
|
-0.78% | $11,016 | $10,930 | 1 | 0% | - | -$86 | -17.9% | 6.1d | ✓ | - |
| 68 |
NET
|
-0.88% | $10,064 | $9,975 | 8 | 38% | - | -$89 | -32.2% | 2.6d | ✓ | - |
| 69 |
ACN
|
-0.97% | $9,574 | $9,481 | 3 | 67% | - | -$93 | -14.7% | 7.7d | ✓ | - |
| 70 |
BAC
|
-1.21% | $13,351 | $13,190 | 1 | 0% | - | -$162 | -15.8% | 6.6d | ✓ | - |
| 71 |
SLB
|
-1.30% | $9,967 | $9,838 | 2 | 50% | - | -$130 | -22.1% | 6.3d | ✓ | - |
| 72 |
AMC
|
-1.34% | $5,157 | $5,088 | 12 | 33% | - | -$69 | -52.2% | 1.7d | ✓ | - |
| 73 |
GLD
|
-1.42% | $10,492 | $10,343 | 3 | 33% | - | -$149 | -6.1% | 8.8d | ✓ | - |
| 74 |
TSLA
|
-1.63% | $14,471 | $14,235 | 3 | 33% | - | -$236 | -32.0% | 2.3d | ✓ | - |
| 75 |
CRWD
|
-2.35% | $10,993 | $10,734 | 6 | 33% | - | -$258 | -28.2% | 3.4d | ✓ | - |
| 76 |
MA
|
-2.91% | $12,057 | $11,706 | 1 | 0% | - | -$351 | -6.6% | 6.7d | ✓ | - |
| 77 |
TMO
|
-2.99% | $8,948 | $8,680 | 1 | 0% | - | -$268 | -21.7% | 5.2d | ✓ | - |
| 78 |
WFC
|
-3.01% | $11,816 | $11,461 | 1 | 0% | - | -$356 | -13.1% | 5.5d | ✓ | - |
| 79 |
NFLX
|
-3.01% | $12,631 | $12,251 | 1 | 0% | - | -$380 | -15.4% | 6.9d | ✓ | - |
| 80 |
V
|
-3.01% | $9,791 | $9,496 | 1 | 0% | - | -$295 | -9.6% | 3.2d | ✓ | - |
| 81 |
XLK
|
-3.02% | $9,104 | $8,829 | 1 | 0% | - | -$275 | -12.2% | 4.7d | ✓ | - |
| 82 |
GS
|
-3.03% | $10,887 | $10,557 | 1 | 0% | - | -$330 | -18.8% | 5.7d | ✓ | - |
| 83 |
PYPL
|
-3.17% | $7,589 | $7,349 | 3 | 33% | - | -$241 | -32.8% | 5.5d | ✓ | - |
| 84 |
TQQQ
|
-3.20% | $13,662 | $13,225 | 6 | 33% | - | -$437 | -40.6% | 1.9d | ✓ | - |
| 85 |
META
|
-3.25% | $8,427 | $8,153 | 3 | 33% | - | -$274 | -28.8% | 4.2d | ✓ | - |
| 86 |
SCHW
|
-3.63% | $12,594 | $12,137 | 1 | 0% | - | -$457 | -13.5% | 5.8d | ✓ | - |
| 87 |
RIVN
|
-4.56% | $4,847 | $4,626 | 8 | 38% | - | -$221 | -55.2% | 1.8d | ✓ | - |
| 88 |
ARKK
|
-6.10% | $20,633 | $19,374 | 2 | 0% | - | -$1,259 | -21.5% | 3.1d | ✓ | - |
| 89 |
SPXU
|
-6.24% | $9,071 | $8,505 | 2 | 0% | - | -$566 | -27.6% | 4.2d | ✓ | - |
| 90 |
SHIBUSD ₿
|
-6.28% | $3,015 | $2,825 | 22 | 41% | $36,392 | -$189 | -94.1% | 12.4h | ✓ | - |
| 91 |
MSFT
|
-6.39% | $11,713 | $10,964 | 2 | 0% | - | -$748 | -14.5% | 6.5d | ✓ | - |
| 92 |
ISRG
|
-6.42% | $10,199 | $9,545 | 2 | 0% | - | -$655 | -20.7% | 5.1d | ✓ | - |
| 93 |
UNH
|
-6.44% | $9,043 | $8,461 | 2 | 0% | - | -$582 | -24.8% | 5.5d | ✓ | - |
| 94 |
COIN
|
-6.88% | $9,502 | $8,849 | 10 | 30% | - | -$654 | -46.7% | 1.3d | ✓ | - |
| 95 |
ORCL
|
-8.85% | $10,729 | $9,780 | 7 | 29% | - | -$950 | -29.3% | 3.3d | ✓ | - |
| 96 |
PANW
|
-9.31% | $9,262 | $8,400 | 3 | 0% | - | -$862 | -27.2% | 4.1d | ✓ | - |
| 97 |
DKNG
|
-10.74% | $12,067 | $10,771 | 6 | 17% | - | -$1,296 | -45.9% | 2.7d | ✓ | - |
| 98 |
HOOD
|
-11.09% | $22,307 | $19,833 | 7 | 14% | - | -$2,474 | -37.6% | 1.7d | ✓ | - |
| 99 |
ADBE
|
-12.22% | $7,976 | $7,002 | 4 | 0% | - | -$975 | -34.6% | 4.7d | ✓ | - |
| 100 |
CRM
|
-13.99% | $9,588 | $8,246 | 4 | 0% | - | -$1,341 | -27.5% | 4.8d | ✓ | - |
| 101 |
BTCUSD ₿
|
-14.29% | $7,995 | $6,853 | 14 | 36% | $4,270 | -$1,142 | -38.9% | 1.5d | ✓ | - |
| 102 |
PLTR
|
-14.55% | $51,366 | $43,892 | 5 | 0% | - | -$7,474 | -34.2% | 2.1d | ✓ | - |
| 103 |
LTCUSD ₿
|
-15.13% | $3,963 | $3,363 | 16 | 38% | $18,112 | -$600 | -84.0% | 16.6h | ✓ | - |
| 104 |
LCID
|
-19.68% | $6,403 | $5,143 | 9 | 11% | - | -$1,260 | -57.4% | 1.7d | ✓ | - |
| 105 |
DOGEUSD ₿
|
-20.45% | $1,015 | $807 | 22 | 36% | $19,146 | -$208 | -94.5% | 12.8h | ✓ | - |
| 106 |
SOFI
|
-20.54% | $12,254 | $9,737 | 7 | 0% | - | -$2,517 | -30.6% | 2.3d | ✓ | - |
| 107 |
RBLX
|
-21.10% | $18,128 | $14,303 | 9 | 11% | - | -$3,825 | -32.4% | 3.5d | ✓ | - |
| 108 |
XRPUSD ₿
|
-23.13% | $3,986 | $3,064 | 26 | 35% | $18,575 | -$922 | -82.9% | 14.1h | ✓ | - |
| 109 |
AVAXUSD ₿
|
-25.43% | $332 | $248 | 16 | 25% | $6,569 | -$84 | -97.8% | 14.0h | ✓ | - |
| 110 |
PEPEUSD ₿
|
-26.31% | $889 | $655 | 41 | 37% | $455,805 | -$234 | -99.8% | 7.8h | ✓ | - |
| 111 |
SOLUSD ₿
|
-31.37% | $1,609 | $1,104 | 24 | 29% | $12,139 | -$505 | -92.3% | 14.0h | ✓ | - |
| 112 |
LINKUSD ₿
|
-32.75% | $558 | $375 | 22 | 23% | $7,269 | -$183 | -96.9% | 14.5h | ✓ | - |
| 113 |
ETHUSD ₿
|
-34.65% | $4,129 | $2,698 | 22 | 23% | $8,890 | -$1,431 | -77.9% | 1.0d | ✓ | - |
| 114 |
UNIUSD ₿
|
-54.82% | $441 | $199 | 30 | 17% | $13,108 | -$242 | -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.