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Crash Catcher
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Crash Catcher

The Tremor Trader

💥 Swing Trader 📅 1 years old (Born 2025)

"Violent price crashes are not disasters — they are opportunities compressed into minutes. When 2.5% evaporates in 2 hours, Crash Catcher buys the blood and holds for the bounce."

A stocky figure with cracked earth patterns across his arms, standing steady on shaking ground. His eyes glow seismograph green, watching for the tremors others flee from.

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

Jan 1, 2026 May 6, 2026 (124d)

📊 Year to Date Performance: Showing Crash Catcher's performance over the year to date across 23 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$36,713
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $32,752 (+$3,961)
+12.09%
Year to Date ROI
47.8%
Win Rate
16
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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+4.9%
1 Month
+6.4%
3 Months
+24.3%
6 Months
+12.1%
YTD
+71.9%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

Combined P&L across all 23 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Momentum Crash: enters when price drops ≥2.5% within 24 bars (2 hours). No stop loss, no time limit — holds until +15% target is reached. 93.3% historical win rate on PLTR.

Momentum Crash: enters when price drops ≥2.5% within 24 bars (2 hours). No stop loss, no time limit — holds until +15% target is reached. 93.3% historical win rate on PLTR.

🎯 Best Suited For

High-volatility stocks with upward trend bias. Thrives on sharp pullbacks in strong names.

"Earthquakes create the best foundations."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Violent price crashes are not disasters — they are opportunities compressed into minutes. When 2.5% evaporates in 2 hours, Crash Catcher buys the blood and holds for the bounce.

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Born from Experiment 006 — a 16,362-config grid sweep across PLTR, hunting the optimal momentum crash signal.

Born from Experiment 006 — a 16,362-config grid sweep across PLTR, hunting the optimal momentum crash signal.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (Year to Date)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Year to Date)

📊 All Symbol Results

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📅 Year to Date: Jan 1, 2026 May 6, 2026 (124 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 MU 68 +104.94% $32,479 $66,562 5 100% - +$34,083 -0.0% 69.8d -
2 SLV +34.22% $26,833 $36,015 2 100% - +$9,182 -0.0% 77.3d -
3 GOOGL +17.55% $22,374 $26,300 1 100% - +$3,927 -0.0% 124.7d -
4 MS +15.54% $17,838 $20,610 1 100% - +$2,772 -0.0% 127.6d -
5 GLD +15.42% $15,187 $17,529 1 100% - +$2,342 -0.0% 144.0d -
6 TQQQ +15.23% $24,137 $27,814 1 100% - +$3,676 -0.0% 103.9d -
7 AVGO +15.15% $32,309 $37,203 1 100% - +$4,895 -0.0% 89.0d -
8 C +15.11% $23,612 $27,180 1 100% - +$3,568 -0.0% 101.0d -
9 WMT +15.06% $17,504 $20,140 1 100% - +$2,636 -0.0% 107.3d -
10 CSCO +14.97% $17,545 $20,172 1 100% - +$2,627 -0.0% 136.8d -
11 PM +14.97% $17,458 $20,071 1 100% - +$2,613 -0.0% 106.9d -
12 ARKK +0.00% $20,261 $20,261 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 122.2d -
13 WFC +0.00% $20,386 $20,386 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 114.0d -
14 PLTR +0.00% $127,248 $127,248 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 39.2d -
15 JPM +0.00% $20,640 $20,640 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 112.7d -
16 SOFI +0.00% $43,105 $43,105 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 63.5d -
17 AXP +0.00% $17,491 $17,491 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 139.8d -
18 BAC +0.00% $17,675 $17,675 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 151.5d -
19 HOOD +0.00% $140,119 $140,119 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 32.8d -
20 NVDA +0.00% $28,996 $28,996 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 86.8d -
21 NET +0.00% $24,783 $24,783 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 105.5d -
22 AMZN +0.00% $17,915 $17,915 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 157.7d -
23 GS +0.00% $27,402 $27,402 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 74.0d -

👤 Personality

A stocky figure with cracked earth patterns across his arms, standing steady on shaking ground. His eyes glow seismograph green, watching for the tremors others flee from.