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Danny Dip

The Optimist

πŸ›’ Swing Trader πŸ“… 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.

πŸ“Š View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Jan 14, 2026 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (31 days)
🎯 Asset Class: πŸ“ˆ Stocks 102 β‚Ώ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114 ⚠️ Crypto has 0.25% trading fees - results reflect fee impact

πŸ“Š Last Month Performance: Showing Danny Dip's performance over the last month across 12 crypto symbols. 🟒 LIVE

$2,438
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $3,149 ($-711)
-22.58%
Last Month ROI
33.1%
Win Rate
224
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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-22.6%
1 Month
-36.8%
3 Months
-49.2%
6 Months
-23.2%
YTD
-65.4%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Month)

Combined P&L across all 12 symbols

πŸ’° Trading Activity (Last Month)

Stock Volume
$0
0 trades
Stock Fees
$0
βœ“ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$452,322
224 trades
Crypto Fees
$1,131
0.25% of volume

βš™οΈ 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."

πŸ“œ 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 β€” These formulas are extracted directly from the simulation engine and verified against the source code.
Source: scripts/run-danny-simulation.php

πŸ“Š 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)
πŸ“ getRecentHigh() @ lines 166-171

πŸ“Š Dip Percentage Calculation

Dip % = ((Current Price - Recent High) Γ· Recent High) Γ— 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 β†’ Dip = -3%

πŸ“Š 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)

πŸ“ˆ Entry Signal (Buy the Dip)

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πŸ“‰ Exit Conditions

β€’ TARGET: Price β‰₯ entry Γ— 1.05 (+5% gain)
β€’ STOP_LOSS: Price ≀ entry Γ— 0.97 (-3% loss)
β€’ MAX_HOLD: Hold time β‰₯ 14 days

βš™οΈ Simulation Parameters

DIP_LOOKBACK: 20
DIP_THRESHOLD_PCT: 3%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 5%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 3%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 14

πŸ“– 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."

πŸ† Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last Month)

πŸ“‰ Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Month)

πŸ“Š All Symbol Results

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

πŸ“… Last Month: Jan 14, 2026 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (31 days)
Rank Symbol Return 1M Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 DOTUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ +6.12% $10,095 $10,713 3 67% $161 +$618 -99.1% 14.0h 1 Feb 6, 2026
22d left
2 SHIBUSD β‚Ώ -1.94% $2,881 $2,825 16 44% $36,392 -$56 -94.1% 12.4h βœ“ -
3 BTCUSD β‚Ώ -14.29% $7,995 $6,853 14 36% $4,270 -$1,142 -38.9% 1.5d βœ“ -
4 LTCUSD β‚Ώ -15.13% $3,963 $3,363 16 38% $18,112 -$600 -84.0% 16.6h βœ“ -
5 XRPUSD β‚Ώ -20.53% $3,856 $3,064 23 35% $18,575 -$792 -82.9% 14.1h βœ“ -
6 DOGEUSD β‚Ώ -21.90% $1,034 $807 18 33% $19,146 -$226 -94.5% 12.8h βœ“ -
7 AVAXUSD β‚Ώ -22.28% $319 $248 15 27% $6,569 -$71 -97.8% 14.0h βœ“ -
8 SOLUSD β‚Ώ -28.86% $1,552 $1,104 23 30% $12,139 -$448 -92.3% 14.0h βœ“ -
9 LINKUSD β‚Ώ -30.25% $538 $375 21 24% $7,269 -$163 -96.9% 14.5h βœ“ -
10 ETHUSD β‚Ώ -34.65% $4,129 $2,698 22 23% $8,890 -$1,431 -77.9% 1.0d βœ“ -
11 PEPEUSD β‚Ώ -35.91% $1,022 $655 27 26% $455,805 -$367 -99.8% 7.8h βœ“ -
12 UNIUSD β‚Ώ -51.31% $409 $199 26 15% $13,108 -$210 -98.8% 12.2h βœ“ -

πŸ‘€ Personality

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