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Wrecking Ball

The Stock Crash Surgeon

🔨 Swing Trader (Oracle-Derived) 📅 0 years old (Born 2026)

"Stocks crash differently than crypto. Slower, shallower, but the bounces are just as inevitable. PDT rules? They actually help — forced holds capture the full recovery."

A battle-hardened trader in a Wall Street suit with rolled-up sleeves, surrounded by screens showing red candles turning green. Carries a wrecking ball pendant — a reminder that destruction creates opportunity.

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 44 ₿ Crypto 0 🌐 All 44

Sep 24, 2024 → Sep 24, 2026 (730d)

📊 Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

🎯 Asset: 📈 Stocks 44 ₿ Crypto 0 🌐 All 44

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Wrecking Ball $10,000 and let her trade 44 symbols from Jan 3, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$27,239

Avg Value (per symbol)

Started at: $10,000 (+$17,239)

+172.39%

2-Year ROI

60.6%

Win Rate

3,398

Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 44 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Buy stock momentum crashes, hold 1-3 days (PDT-compliant swing), no stops

Monitors 1-hour momentum across 44 validated stocks. When momentum drops below a stock-specific threshold (-1% to -4.5%), enters a full position. Holds for a fixed period (1-3 days depending on stock). No stop losses — backtesting proved time-based exits outperform. PDT-compliant: 95%+ of trades are swing trades (overnight holds).

🎯 Best Suited For

Stock crash bounces — 44 validated Tier 1 equities, PDT-compliant swing trades (avg hold 2-3 days)

"Wall Street panics in slow motion. That's where the money is."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

After severe intraday momentum crashes in stocks, forced sellers (margin calls, stop-loss cascades, algorithmic de-risking) create temporary dislocations. The bounce is statistical — institutional buyers step in within 1-3 days. PDT rules are actually BENEFICIAL: forced overnight holds capture the full mean reversion (+31.8% avg swing return vs +8.7% day trade return in backtesting).

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 (Momentum Crash)

📈 Entry Signal (Momentum Crash)

                        1-hour momentum < stock-specific threshold (e.g., PLTR < -3.5%, GOOGL < -2.0%, NVDA < -2.0%)                    

→ BUY at current price

📉 Exit Conditions

                        • TIME_EXIT: Hold for stock-specific period (1day, 2day, 3day, or 2h for COIN)                    

                        • PDT COMPLIANT: 95%+ of exits are swing trades (overnight holds)                    

                        • NO STOP LOSS — backtesting proved stops hurt performance                    

                        • NO PROFIT TARGET — let time-based exit capture full bounce                    

                        • COOLDOWN: Wait 0-4 hours after exit before re-entering same stock                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        FEE_PCT:
                        0%
                    

                        ROUND_TRIP_FEE:
                        0
                    

                        BARS_PER_HOUR:
                        12
                    

                        PDT_MAX_DAY_TRADES:
                        3
                    

                        PDT_ROLLING_DAYS:
                        5
                    

                        MARKET_OPEN:
                        9:30 AM ET
                    

                        MARKET_CLOSE:
                        4:00 PM ET
                    

                        STOCKS_VALIDATED:
                        44
                    

                        TOTAL_SIMULATIONS:
                        9504
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Oracle Methodology adapted for US equities — PDT-compliant crash-bounce strategy validated across 44 Tier 1 stocks with 9,504 simulations

Born February 2026 from the Oracle Methodology. After Crasher proved crash-bounce works in crypto, we adapted it for US equities with PDT compliance. Screened 102 stocks → identified 44 natural crash-bouncers → ran 216-combo sweep per stock (9,504 total simulations). Key discovery: PDT-forced swing trades actually OUTPERFORM day trades by +23.1% on average. 44/44 stocks profitable at best combo.

🏆 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: Sep 24, 2024 → Sep 24, 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	80	—	+1947.98%	$10,000	$204,798	61	64%	-	+$194,798	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
2	HOOD	77	21🧊	+1589.78%	$10,000	$168,978	163	57%	-	+$158,978	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
3	MU	80	31🧊	+818.46%	$10,000	$91,846	92	62%	-	+$81,846	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
4	TQQQ 🔥 PRO	79	58🧊	+444.79%	$10,000	$54,479	76	62%	-	+$44,479	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
5	NVDA	71	30🧊	+266.58%	$10,000	$36,658	75	53%	-	+$26,658	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
6	TSLA	69	—	+250.62%	$10,000	$35,062	85	55%	-	+$25,062	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
7	AVGO	68	14🧊	+238.34%	$10,000	$33,834	101	50%	-	+$23,834	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
8	GOOGL	72	—	+173.05%	$10,000	$27,305	50	70%	-	+$17,305	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
9	LLY	73	3🧊	+161.77%	$10,000	$26,177	104	58%	-	+$16,177	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
10	AMZN	74	—	+158.58%	$10,000	$25,858	48	63%	-	+$15,858	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
11	XLK	73	19🧊	+107.88%	$10,000	$20,788	88	64%	-	+$10,788	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
12	ISRG 🔥 PRO	72	50🧊	+107.15%	$10,000	$20,715	80	65%	-	+$10,715	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
13	QQQ	77	38🧊	+96.79%	$10,000	$19,679	76	64%	-	+$9,679	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
14	META	64	75	+80.20%	$10,000	$18,020	132	52%	-	+$8,020	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
15	AXP	69	3🧊	+75.85%	$10,000	$17,585	141	61%	-	+$7,585	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
16	MSFT	65	14🧊	+71.11%	$10,000	$17,111	89	53%	-	+$7,111	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
17	IBM	61	0🧊	+68.87%	$10,000	$16,887	47	62%	-	+$6,887	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
18	ABBV	65	0🧊	+66.73%	$10,000	$16,673	86	57%	-	+$6,673	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
19	GILD	63	45	+63.12%	$10,000	$16,312	101	53%	-	+$6,312	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
20	BAC	66	3🧊	+61.10%	$10,000	$16,110	79	58%	-	+$6,110	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
21	JNJ	70	37🧊	+58.69%	$10,000	$15,869	75	64%	-	+$5,869	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
22	ARKK	—	—	+55.82%	$10,000	$15,582	16	75%	-	+$5,582	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
23	TMO	62	0🧊	+53.91%	$10,000	$15,391	64	56%	-	+$5,391	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
24	VRTX	60	2🧊	+50.00%	$10,000	$15,000	121	55%	-	+$5,000	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
25	IWM	63	9🧊	+47.35%	$10,000	$14,735	69	61%	-	+$4,735	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
26	MA	57	1🧊	+43.17%	$10,000	$14,317	72	44%	-	+$4,317	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
27	MS	58	25🧊	+42.55%	$10,000	$14,255	153	55%	-	+$4,255	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
28	VTI	49	—	+42.04%	$10,000	$14,204	22	77%	-	+$4,204	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
29	AMGN	53	2🧊	+38.64%	$10,000	$13,864	94	54%	-	+$3,864	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
30	BRK-B	57	0🧊	+38.43%	$10,000	$13,843	58	66%	-	+$3,843	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
31	HD	54	2🧊	+37.75%	$10,000	$13,775	97	51%	-	+$3,775	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
32	V	51	—	+35.96%	$10,000	$13,596	40	63%	-	+$3,596	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
33	SPY	46	—	+35.34%	$10,000	$13,534	21	81%	-	+$3,534	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
34	VOO	44	—	+33.83%	$10,000	$13,383	21	76%	-	+$3,383	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
35	PFE	44	—	+28.65%	$10,000	$12,865	18	67%	-	+$2,865	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
36	MDT	39	7🧊	+25.61%	$10,000	$12,561	43	58%	-	+$2,561	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
37	KO	42	—	+25.50%	$10,000	$12,550	91	52%	-	+$2,550	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
38	DIA	48	—	+24.46%	$10,000	$12,446	56	63%	-	+$2,446	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
39	MCD	35	0🧊	+20.26%	$10,000	$12,026	43	58%	-	+$2,026	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
40	WMT	38	1🧊	+17.43%	$10,000	$11,743	96	57%	-	+$1,743	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
41	PG	—	—	+17.04%	$10,000	$11,704	5	100%	-	+$1,704	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
42	COIN	17	7	+4.41%	$10,000	$10,441	212	50%	-	+$441	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
43	TLT	—	—	+2.09%	$10,000	$10,209	2	50%	-	+$209	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
44	CRWD	12	72🔥	-42.48%	$10,000	$5,752	135	53%	-	-$4,248	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-

👤 Personality

Disciplined, patient, unshakeable. Watches the market bleed without flinching. Knows that the deeper the dip, the sweeter the bounce. PDT-aware — uses forced multi-day holds as a feature, not a bug.