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Bruno Breakout
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Bruno Breakout

The Explorer

🚀 Swing Trader 📅 62 years old (Born 1964)

"New highs are not the ceiling—they're the floor for what comes next."

Weathered face with laugh lines earned in a hundred different markets. Wears cargo pants with too many pockets (each one has a chart in it).

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

Jan 1, 2026 Jun 16, 2026 (165d)

📊 Year to Date Performance: Showing Bruno Breakout's performance over the year to date across 102 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$12,398
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $11,163 (+$1,234)
+11.06%
Year to Date ROI
46.3%
Win Rate
378
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+2.1%
1 Month
+7.5%
3 Months
+11.1%
6 Months
+11.1%
YTD
+12.7%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

20-day high breakout with 2% confirmation

Waits for price to break above the 20-day high with at least 2% confirmation. Volume should spike on the breakout. Rides the trend until it breaks.

🎯 Best Suited For

Growth stocks breaking out of bases

"Every all-time high was once considered "too expensive.""

📜 Why This Strategy Works

When a stock breaks to new highs, there's no one "trapped" overhead wanting to sell. All the bagholders are gone. The path of least resistance is up.

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

Close price is 2%+ above 20-day high AND cooldown expired
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Rules

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.15 (+15% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.95 (-5% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 45 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

BREAKOUT_LOOKBACK: 20
BREAKOUT_CONFIRM_PCT: 2%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 15%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 5%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 45

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: William O'Neil's CANSLIM system

William O'Neil started as a stockbroker in 1958, but his system crystallized in the early 1960s. He studied every big winner for decades and found a pattern: the best stocks broke out to new highs before their biggest moves.

🏆 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 Jun 16, 2026 (165 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 YTD Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 SOXL 51 60 +262.91% $9,597 $34,828 23 57% - +$25,231 -44.8% 4.8d -
2 MU 40 10🧊 +96.98% $17,636 $34,739 13 54% - +$17,103 -54.6% 10.6d -
3 INTC 3 2 +79.48% $4,599 $8,255 15 47% - +$3,656 -54.0% 6.0d -
4 USO 16 +63.15% $7,931 $12,940 10 50% - +$5,009 -27.2% 21.9d -
5 NET 40 +60.72% $16,578 $26,644 7 71% - +$10,066 -27.6% 14.3d -
6 MARA 21 +60.33% $10,258 $16,446 9 56% - +$6,189 -43.8% 2.9d -
7 RIOT 4 +42.76% $6,594 $9,413 9 44% - +$2,820 -53.8% 4.1d -
8 AMC 2 30🔥 +42.76% $4,430 $6,325 9 44% - +$1,894 -64.2% 5.2d -
9 ARM 29 59🔥 +42.62% $13,941 $19,883 12 42% - +$5,942 -31.5% 7.8d -
10 AMD 19 +42.07% $10,724 $15,236 9 56% - +$4,512 -41.7% 11.3d -
11 GOOGL 44 +28.15% $14,494 $18,574 2 100% - +$4,080 -10.1% 33.1d -
12 SLV 19 +27.65% $11,639 $14,857 10 40% - +$3,218 -22.5% 18.9d -
13 TQQQ 47 +26.56% $22,099 $27,969 6 50% - +$5,870 -23.2% 16.7d -
14 PANW 34 +25.62% $14,892 $18,707 3 67% - +$3,815 -14.4% 21.6d -
15 SNOW 19 +25.20% $12,210 $15,287 6 50% - +$3,077 -25.7% 9.2d -
16 META 10 +18.92% $9,821 $11,679 4 50% - +$1,858 -15.0% 16.0d -
17 XOM +16.31% $9,073 $10,553 3 67% - +$1,480 -9.3% 30.7d -
18 GME 15 +15.22% $11,183 $12,885 3 67% - +$1,702 -45.0% 7.7d -
19 UNH 17 +15.16% $11,258 $12,965 1 100% - +$1,707 -28.0% 26.4d -
20 MRNA 2 +15.13% $4,902 $5,643 12 33% - +$742 -64.5% 4.7d -
21 XLK +14.97% $11,965 $13,756 1 100% - +$1,791 -10.4% 26.7d -
22 GLD +14.52% $10,740 $12,300 4 75% - +$1,559 -5.9% 19.1d -
23 QQQ +14.43% $11,451 $13,103 1 100% - +$1,652 -0.0% 41.1d -
24 AAPL +13.69% $9,954 $11,317 1 100% - +$1,363 -20.7% 20.9d -
25 RBLX 16 +12.72% $11,528 $12,994 5 40% - +$1,466 -35.7% 13.7d -
26 VZ +11.96% $9,636 $10,788 1 100% - +$1,152 -8.6% 29.9d -
27 SLB +11.51% $9,467 $10,556 2 50% - +$1,090 -16.7% 30.8d -
28 XLE +11.47% $9,964 $11,107 2 50% - +$1,143 -5.0% 42.3d -
29 BAC 35 +10.90% $13,871 $15,383 1 100% - +$1,512 -9.8% 32.0d -
30 UVXY 3 +10.67% $7,195 $7,963 10 30% - +$768 -60.1% 2.8d -
31 SPY +10.63% $11,082 $12,260 1 100% - +$1,178 -0.0% 47.0d -
32 VTI +10.45% $11,075 $12,233 1 100% - +$1,157 -0.0% 47.0d -
33 VOO +10.35% $11,109 $12,259 1 100% - +$1,150 -0.0% 47.0d -
34 COIN 10 +10.10% $9,870 $10,867 7 43% - +$997 -46.8% 4.7d -
35 IWM +10.05% $10,648 $11,718 1 100% - +$1,070 -14.6% 37.7d -
36 NVDA 35 +9.46% $22,793 $24,949 2 50% - +$2,156 -22.9% 15.1d -
37 AMZN +9.30% $12,556 $13,723 2 50% - +$1,168 -10.1% 29.7d -
38 MS +8.92% $13,274 $14,458 2 50% - +$1,184 -10.4% 29.0d -
39 HOOD 39 +8.57% $29,164 $31,664 8 38% - +$2,499 -29.9% 5.8d -
40 WMT +8.50% $12,040 $13,064 1 100% - +$1,023 -0.2% 45.6d -
41 BIIB +8.01% $9,703 $10,480 2 50% - +$777 -16.3% 11.3d -
42 NFLX +7.19% $12,325 $13,211 2 50% - +$886 -15.0% 15.6d -
43 SQQQ 3 +7.06% $6,724 $7,199 6 33% - +$475 -44.1% 5.6d -
44 BMY +6.74% $10,601 $11,316 2 100% - +$715 -10.3% 31.8d -
45 AXP +6.66% $13,161 $14,037 1 100% - +$877 -5.5% 36.9d -
46 VXX 2 +6.64% $4,862 $5,184 6 33% - +$323 -56.0% 4.3d -
47 JPM +6.45% $11,106 $11,823 2 50% - +$716 -5.5% 20.1d -
48 OXY 2 +6.37% $8,227 $8,751 4 50% - +$524 -19.0% 17.7d -
49 DIA +5.79% $9,963 $10,540 1 100% - +$577 -6.6% 31.4d -
50 CRWD 25 +5.78% $14,781 $15,635 6 33% - +$854 -15.3% 12.1d -
51 V +5.68% $9,620 $10,167 1 100% - +$546 -5.2% 32.7d -
52 C 8 +5.36% $10,632 $11,202 3 33% - +$570 -19.1% 16.1d -
53 BLK +5.07% $9,669 $10,159 2 50% - +$490 -9.8% 30.7d -
54 GS 17 +5.04% $11,118 $11,678 2 50% - +$560 -10.8% 27.3d -
55 DIS +4.93% $15,281 $16,035 1 100% - +$753 -5.4% 22.9d -
56 ARKK 11 +4.70% $10,478 $10,970 4 50% - +$492 -27.0% 14.1d -
57 CSCO +4.45% $12,440 $12,994 1 100% - +$554 -5.2% 30.4d -
58 KO +3.92% $10,776 $11,199 1 100% - +$422 -2.1% 47.3d -
59 IBM +3.59% $11,025 $11,421 3 33% - +$396 -9.8% 29.2d -
60 AMGN +3.36% $10,329 $10,676 1 100% - +$347 -5.0% 25.6d -
61 MSFT +2.88% $9,321 $9,589 2 50% - +$268 -10.0% 6.7d -
62 XLF +1.52% $9,285 $9,426 1 100% - +$141 -7.2% 23.6d -
63 WFC 18 +1.51% $11,638 $11,814 1 100% - +$176 -13.4% 27.2d -
64 PG +1.28% $10,216 $10,347 2 50% - +$131 -5.1% 28.1d -
65 MCD +0.00% $9,989 $9,989 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 34.4d -
66 JNJ +0.00% $10,757 $10,757 NO ENTRY - - - -6.3% 36.8d -
67 REGN +0.00% $7,642 $7,642 NO ENTRY - - - -30.1% 9.8d -
68 MDT +0.00% $10,922 $10,922 NO ENTRY - - - -5.4% 43.3d -
69 PFE +0.00% $9,450 $9,450 NO ENTRY - - - -6.5% 42.2d -
70 SCHW +0.00% $9,507 $9,507 NO ENTRY - - - -20.1% 31.4d -
71 PM +0.00% $14,966 $14,966 NO ENTRY - - - -5.2% 32.9d -
72 BRK-B +0.00% $8,857 $8,857 NO ENTRY - - - -11.4% 30.0d -
73 GILD +0.00% $12,882 $12,882 NO ENTRY - - - -9.8% 26.1d -
74 COST +0.00% $9,525 $9,525 NO ENTRY - - - -4.8% 41.0d -
75 TLT +0.00% $9,501 $9,501 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 28.2d -
76 PEP -0.33% $9,221 $9,191 1 0% - -$30 -15.8% 23.0d -
77 COP -1.28% $7,976 $7,873 3 33% - -$102 -22.7% 25.4d -
78 PYPL 2 -1.54% $8,053 $7,929 2 50% - -$124 -24.4% 21.1d -
79 LLY 17 -1.61% $12,826 $12,620 4 25% - -$207 -19.2% 19.3d -
80 RIVN 2 -1.65% $5,916 $5,818 4 25% - -$98 -60.5% 5.0d -
81 CMCSA -2.85% $9,580 $9,307 2 50% - -$273 -7.6% 42.8d -
82 ADBE -3.09% $10,524 $10,199 3 33% - -$325 -11.3% 29.2d -
83 SMCI 16 -4.72% $11,998 $11,431 8 50% - -$566 -44.1% 3.7d -
84 MA -5.01% $11,028 $10,475 1 0% - -$552 -8.5% 35.5d -
85 ISRG -5.12% $14,679 $13,927 1 0% - -$752 -11.2% 30.9d -
86 AVGO 14 0 -5.36% $12,923 $12,230 8 38% - -$693 -31.0% 14.5d -
87 MRK -5.63% $8,556 $8,075 2 0% - -$482 -21.4% 24.4d -
88 CVX -6.29% $9,639 $9,032 3 33% - -$606 -9.6% 22.7d -
89 NIO 3 -6.76% $7,156 $6,672 7 29% - -$484 -48.2% 5.8d -
90 SOFI 34 -6.97% $25,355 $23,588 5 20% - -$1,767 -32.2% 7.6d -
91 ACN -7.15% $10,511 $9,759 1 0% - -$752 -7.6% 42.0d -
92 VRTX -7.96% $9,956 $9,164 2 0% - -$793 -6.5% 37.0d -
93 SPXU 1 -9.04% $5,098 $4,637 4 25% - -$461 -59.3% 7.6d -
94 ORCL 12 -9.24% $12,640 $11,472 7 29% - -$1,168 -40.5% 14.1d -
95 TMO 2 -9.72% $10,420 $9,407 2 0% - -$1,013 -26.9% 11.7d -
96 HD -9.72% $8,595 $7,759 2 0% - -$835 -14.1% 29.9d -
97 ABBV -9.73% $10,604 $9,572 2 0% - -$1,032 -14.6% 21.5d -
98 TSLA 13 -10.14% $14,088 $12,659 2 0% - -$1,429 -27.4% 9.7d -
99 PLTR 23 -18.31% $20,105 $16,424 5 20% - -$3,681 -30.7% 7.4d -
100 CRM 2 -23.81% $10,602 $8,078 5 0% - -$2,524 -27.5% 27.6d -
101 LCID 4 -23.93% $10,961 $8,338 8 13% - -$2,623 -50.3% 4.7d -
102 DKNG 2 -26.12% $9,122 $6,740 7 14% - -$2,383 -38.1% 9.0d -

👤 Personality

Adventurous, optimistic, curious. Believes new highs mean new possibilities. Hates when people say "it's too high to buy."