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Professor Mean
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Professor Mean

The Mathematician

📐 Swing Trader 📅 146 years old (Born 1880)

"Price is a drunk stumbling home. It may wander, but it always returns to the mean."

Impossibly old—a walking artifact from the Victorian era. Bow tie, antique spectacles, chalk dust on his academic robes. His hands shake slightly, but his mind is sharp.

📊 View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 15, 2025 Feb 15, 2026 (365 days)
🎯 Asset Class: 📈 Stocks 102 Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

📊 Last Year Performance: Showing Professor Mean's performance over the last year across 114 symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$10,003
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,732 ($-728)
-6.78%
Last Year ROI
55.4%
Win Rate
20,389
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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-4.2%
1 Month
-5.7%
3 Months
-5.6%
6 Months
-4.5%
YTD
-6.8%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Year)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

💰 Trading Activity (Last Year)

Stock Volume
$167,099,849
15,876 trades
Stock Fees
$0
✓ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$15,986,344
4,513 trades
Crypto Fees
$39,966
0.25% of volume

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Trade 2 standard deviation extremes back to mean

When price moves 2 standard deviations from its 20-day average, the move is statistically extreme. Professor Mean profits from the inevitable return to normalcy.

🎯 Best Suited For

Range-bound stocks and ETFs

"Everything reverts to the mean. Everything."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Markets overreact. Good news pushes prices above fair value; bad news pushes them below. Extremes are by definition unsustainable.

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

Z-Score ≤ -2.0 (price is 2+ std devs below mean)
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Rules

• MEAN_REVERSION: Z-Score ≥ 0 (price returned to mean)
• STOP_LOSS: Z-Score ≤ -3.0 OR price ≤ entry × 0.92 (-8%)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 10 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

MEAN_PERIOD: 20
ENTRY_STD_DEVS: 2
EXIT_AT_MEAN: 1
STOP_LOSS_STD_DEVS: 3
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 10

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Sir Francis Galton's regression to the mean

Sir Francis Galton was a polymath who, in the 1880s, discovered "regression toward mediocrity" while studying hereditary traits. The principle was universal: extreme measurements tend to be followed by less extreme ones.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 Last Year: Feb 15, 2025 Feb 15, 2026 (365 days)
Rank Symbol Return 1Y Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 SLV +29.45% $9,132 $11,821 154 64% - +$2,689 -25.0% 4.9h -
2 SPXU +27.24% $8,336 $10,607 65 63% - +$2,271 -19.1% 10.6h -
3 GS +24.17% $11,030 $13,697 159 62% - +$2,666 -3.9% 6.1h -
4 PLTR +23.64% $15,404 $19,046 158 61% - +$3,642 -11.2% 4.9h -
5 BMY +21.98% $12,711 $15,505 151 68% - +$2,794 -10.5% 5.6h -
6 AAPL +21.19% $9,267 $11,230 160 63% - +$1,964 -13.3% 6.8h -
7 AVGO +18.69% $9,838 $11,677 159 60% - +$1,839 -12.8% 5.7h -
8 JNJ +16.58% $9,806 $11,432 148 71% - +$1,626 -5.7% 5.0h -
9 WMT +15.80% $10,024 $11,608 152 64% - +$1,584 -4.5% 6.2h -
10 MRK +14.46% $10,350 $11,846 150 66% - +$1,497 -8.0% 4.8h -
11 VRTX +14.02% $10,309 $11,754 156 61% - +$1,445 -5.5% 5.3h -
12 ARM +13.72% $11,336 $12,891 168 57% - +$1,555 -16.8% 6.3h -
13 REGN +13.36% $9,605 $10,888 156 60% - +$1,283 -13.4% 6.7h -
14 CRWD +13.06% $12,674 $14,329 159 62% - +$1,655 -12.6% 6.7h -
15 NVDA +13.01% $12,749 $14,407 161 60% - +$1,659 -11.5% 4.4h -
16 RBLX +11.45% $11,211 $12,494 159 64% - +$1,284 -18.1% 7.7h -
17 TSLA +11.40% $8,227 $9,165 157 59% - +$938 -25.6% 5.0h -
18 MU +10.70% $10,386 $11,497 145 60% - +$1,111 -23.5% 4.9h -
19 SCHW +10.34% $11,569 $12,766 163 60% - +$1,196 -7.0% 5.7h -
20 XLK +9.86% $10,049 $11,040 165 63% - +$991 -11.6% 6.8h -
21 MCD +9.61% $11,141 $12,211 156 56% - +$1,071 -4.1% 5.4h -
22 COP +9.26% $8,818 $9,635 158 61% - +$817 -18.3% 5.6h -
23 META +9.16% $11,389 $12,432 165 58% - +$1,043 -5.9% 5.3h -
24 PG +8.87% $10,078 $10,971 154 65% - +$894 -7.0% 6.1h -
25 BLK +8.65% $12,518 $13,601 156 65% - +$1,083 -4.0% 4.8h -
26 GOOGL +8.58% $10,285 $11,167 154 60% - +$882 -9.9% 5.7h -
27 AMZN +8.42% $10,077 $10,925 160 60% - +$848 -15.2% 5.8h -
28 AMGN +7.59% $10,167 $10,938 158 59% - +$772 -10.0% 4.5h -
29 BRK-B +7.27% $11,097 $11,904 161 61% - +$807 -4.6% 6.3h -
30 GILD +6.75% $8,968 $9,574 155 61% - +$605 -18.5% 6.6h -
31 ISRG +6.11% $11,861 $12,585 161 57% - +$725 -17.0% 4.5h -
32 TLT +5.80% $9,584 $10,140 155 58% - +$556 -6.8% 5.3h -
33 AMC +4.89% $16,398 $17,200 160 63% - +$802 -18.6% 5.2h -
34 CVX +4.58% $10,827 $11,323 164 61% - +$496 -5.5% 6.1h -
35 SLB +3.41% $9,567 $9,893 156 66% - +$326 -18.4% 6.7h -
36 BIIB +3.38% $8,741 $9,037 154 69% - +$295 -26.8% 4.7h -
37 PFE +3.19% $9,670 $9,978 154 63% - +$308 -11.8% 6.2h -
38 PEP +3.18% $9,641 $9,948 158 65% - +$307 -12.9% 6.3h -
39 VOO +2.80% $10,664 $10,962 155 64% - +$299 -5.6% 5.6h -
40 NET +2.03% $12,139 $12,385 156 53% - +$246 -16.9% 6.4h -
41 UNH +1.02% $9,279 $9,374 164 65% - +$95 -22.2% 5.8h -
42 QQQ +1.00% $10,508 $10,614 159 58% - +$105 -4.4% 6.1h -
43 V +0.82% $10,333 $10,417 161 60% - +$85 -5.0% 6.8h -
44 MS +0.71% $10,798 $10,874 162 59% - +$77 -9.7% 6.1h -
45 TQQQ +0.66% $10,197 $10,264 162 59% - +$67 -17.9% 5.9h -
46 HD +0.46% $10,590 $10,638 152 56% - +$49 -5.1% 3.8h -
47 VTI +0.01% $9,954 $9,955 157 61% - +$1 -8.8% 6.0h -
48 PEPEUSD +0.00% $10,000 $10,000 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 0.0h -
49 SHIBUSD +0.00% $10,000 $10,000 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 0.0h -
50 C -0.16% $11,653 $11,634 155 51% - -$19 -6.0% 5.3h -
51 PM -0.34% $10,546 $10,510 158 57% - -$36 -10.7% 5.3h -
52 ACN -0.42% $8,997 $8,959 163 61% - -$38 -15.0% 6.8h -
53 SPY -0.67% $10,662 $10,591 151 62% - -$71 -7.1% 5.9h -
54 KO -0.74% $10,552 $10,474 150 58% - -$78 -6.2% 5.8h -
55 USO -0.76% $11,468 $11,381 152 53% - -$87 -11.5% 5.6h -
56 XLF -0.81% $10,805 $10,717 156 54% - -$88 -5.4% 6.9h -
57 CRM -1.06% $10,467 $10,356 157 57% - -$111 -9.2% 8.0h -
58 BAC -1.12% $10,088 $9,975 155 53% - -$113 -7.2% 6.8h -
59 ARKK -1.15% $11,040 $10,913 156 63% - -$127 -16.4% 6.2h -
60 DKNG -1.16% $12,068 $11,928 156 63% - -$140 -14.0% 5.1h -
61 MA -1.20% $10,667 $10,539 158 61% - -$128 -5.8% 7.6h -
62 COST -1.22% $10,749 $10,618 162 57% - -$131 -7.2% 5.7h -
63 GME -1.60% $7,420 $7,301 160 60% - -$119 -44.4% 6.8h -
64 SMCI -2.49% $8,318 $8,111 156 63% - -$207 -55.7% 5.3h -
65 SNOW -2.72% $12,164 $11,833 163 57% - -$331 -17.7% 6.3h -
66 OXY -2.80% $8,817 $8,570 155 55% - -$247 -17.0% 6.1h -
67 JPM -3.08% $11,397 $11,046 152 55% - -$351 -7.6% 5.9h -
68 XOM -3.23% $11,205 $10,843 163 62% - -$362 -9.1% 5.5h -
69 NFLX -3.84% $11,395 $10,958 162 60% - -$438 -13.7% 6.8h -
70 GLD -4.07% $10,231 $9,814 153 58% - -$416 -7.6% 5.1h -
71 DOTUSD 🚫 PROBATION -5.07% $10,096 $9,584 36 36% $1,821 -$512 -99.1% 1.0h 5 Feb 6, 2026
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72 INTC -5.36% $10,506 $9,943 160 54% - -$563 -24.3% 6.5h -
73 IBM -5.65% $11,036 $10,412 157 55% - -$624 -9.2% 4.7h -
74 XLE -6.13% $10,457 $9,816 160 54% - -$641 -13.3% 5.3h -
75 MDT -6.75% $9,644 $8,993 156 57% - -$651 -13.7% 4.9h -
76 CSCO -6.98% $10,433 $9,705 158 59% - -$728 -10.7% 7.5h -
77 AMD -7.03% $10,646 $9,898 158 59% - -$748 -28.5% 6.3h -
78 LLY -7.87% $9,257 $8,528 155 62% - -$729 -24.9% 5.9h -
79 ADBE -7.97% $9,338 $8,594 158 57% - -$744 -18.6% 6.8h -
80 AXP -8.42% $12,109 $11,090 157 58% - -$1,020 -12.7% 4.9h -
81 MSFT -8.86% $10,476 $9,547 159 56% - -$928 -10.0% 4.8h -
82 TMO -9.25% $10,916 $9,906 161 55% - -$1,010 -13.7% 5.2h -
83 PYPL -9.47% $10,657 $9,648 146 60% - -$1,009 -17.7% 6.3h -
84 DIS -9.50% $10,271 $9,295 165 58% - -$976 -21.3% 6.2h -
85 IWM -9.88% $10,294 $9,277 151 56% - -$1,017 -14.5% 7.0h -
86 CMCSA -9.91% $10,215 $9,203 160 61% - -$1,012 -19.7% 6.3h -
87 SOFI -9.98% $10,970 $9,875 160 61% - -$1,095 -26.0% 5.5h -
88 RIVN -10.63% $8,251 $7,374 153 57% - -$877 -32.4% 7.7h -
89 DIA -10.79% $10,463 $9,334 153 52% - -$1,129 -11.0% 5.4h -
90 VZ -11.72% $10,983 $9,696 151 60% - -$1,287 -12.7% 5.7h -
91 VXX -12.75% $13,023 $11,363 151 58% - -$1,660 -19.3% 6.2h -
92 MARA -13.07% $13,258 $11,525 159 57% - -$1,733 -29.5% 6.1h -
93 SOXL -13.21% $16,524 $14,341 142 58% - -$2,183 -43.9% 5.2h -
94 WFC -13.33% $10,993 $9,527 155 61% - -$1,465 -15.9% 6.5h -
95 SQQQ -14.81% $7,215 $6,146 152 56% - -$1,069 -42.9% 6.3h -
96 NIO -16.47% $10,852 $9,065 151 56% - -$1,787 -30.0% 6.6h -
97 ABBV -16.51% $10,805 $9,021 152 63% - -$1,784 -17.6% 6.6h -
98 PANW -17.27% $10,942 $9,052 157 52% - -$1,890 -24.6% 6.9h -
99 ORCL -21.26% $11,293 $8,892 159 50% - -$2,401 -27.9% 6.9h -
100 LCID -22.87% $12,647 $9,755 157 59% - -$2,892 -30.7% 5.2h -
101 HOOD -24.08% $16,658 $12,647 156 56% - -$4,011 -26.1% 6.6h -
102 MRNA -24.29% $8,339 $6,314 149 56% - -$2,026 -31.7% 6.1h -
103 UVXY -24.58% $11,782 $8,886 153 59% - -$2,896 -33.5% 6.8h -
104 COIN -31.98% $14,401 $9,795 150 52% - -$4,605 -42.7% 6.1h -
105 RIOT -43.46% $16,726 $9,457 150 51% - -$7,269 -50.0% 7.1h -
106 AVAXUSD 🚫 PROBATION -43.61% $10,100 $5,695 119 26% $4,329 -$4,404 -99.0% 1.1h 5 Jan 25, 2026
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107 ETHUSD 🚫 PROBATION -48.11% $10,100 $5,241 150 26% $5,306 -$4,859 -99.0% 1.0h 5 Jan 22, 2026
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108 DOGEUSD -61.33% $10,097 $3,905 208 51% $6,953 -$6,193 -150.9% 4.0h 1 Jul 30, 2025
109 LINKUSD -89.97% $10,102 $1,013 475 19% $9,508 -$9,089 -99.0% 1.0h 4 Nov 25, 2025
110 UNIUSD -94.30% $10,093 $575 575 30% $8,736 -$9,518 -99.1% 1.0h 4 Nov 11, 2025
111 BTCUSD -94.94% $10,096 $511 652 12% $10,316 -$9,585 -99.0% 1.0h 4 Oct 30, 2025
112 LTCUSD -96.44% $10,100 $360 740 23% $12,747 -$9,741 -99.1% 1.0h 4 Oct 10, 2025
113 SOLUSD -96.88% $10,113 $316 659 19% $8,456 -$9,798 -99.1% 1.0h 4 Oct 27, 2025
114 XRPUSD -98.34% $10,114 $168 899 20% $11,772 -$9,947 -99.0% 1.2h 3 Sep 14, 2025

👤 Personality

Speaks in equations. Finds human behavior predictable and slightly disappointing. Gets genuinely excited about standard deviations.