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Momo Momentum
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Momo Momentum

The Surfer

🏄 Swing Trader 📅 33 years old (Born 1993)

"Objects in motion stay in motion. I don't fight physics."

Perpetual tan, salt-crusted hair. Trades from a laptop on various beaches. Has "Momentum > Fundamentals" tattooed on his forearm in binary code.

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

Jul 1, 2024 Jul 1, 2026 (730d)

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Momo Momentum $10,000 and let him trade 102 stock symbols from Jan 23, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$12,319
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 (+$2,319)
+23.19%
2-Year ROI
50.1%
Win Rate
2,409
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-0.2%
1 Month
+6.3%
3 Months
+7.3%
6 Months
+7.3%
YTD
+12.7%
1 Year

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

20-day momentum, 5% threshold confirmation

Looks for stocks that have gained 5%+ over the last 20 days. Enters on pullbacks (red candles) within the uptrend and rides until target hit or momentum fades.

🎯 Best Suited For

Growth stocks, meme stocks

"Catch it early, ride it hard, bail before the wipeout."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Momentum persists because of behavioral biases. Investors underreact to good news initially, then pile in as the trend becomes obvious. Momo catches the middle of this wave.

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

Momentum >= +5% AND Red Candle = TRUE AND Cooldown = 0
→ BUY at candle close

📉 Exit Rules

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.10 (+10% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.92 (-8% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 20 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

MOMENTUM_LOOKBACK_DAYS: 20
MOMENTUM_THRESHOLD_PCT: 5%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 10%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 8%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 20
COOLDOWN_BARS: 78

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Jegadeesh & Titman's landmark momentum paper

In 1993, Jegadeesh and Titman published "Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers." Their data was irrefutable: stocks that performed well over 3-12 months continued to outperform.

🏆 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: Jul 1, 2024 Jul 1, 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 Action
1 HOOD 64 0🧊 +357.27% $10,000 $45,727 49 55% - +$35,727 -31.1% 9.2d -
2 ARM 60 36🧊 +306.63% $10,000 $40,663 47 47% - +$30,663 -30.2% 7.4d -
3 MU 50 2🧊 +289.61% $10,000 $38,961 49 57% - +$28,961 -53.4% 8.6d -
4 PLTR 49 +275.83% $10,000 $37,583 48 58% - +$27,583 -39.5% 9.1d -
5 SLV 42 +185.20% $10,000 $28,520 34 65% - +$18,520 -35.5% 13.8d -
6 NVDA 29 +96.13% $10,000 $19,613 22 55% - +$9,613 -26.0% 12.1d -
7 INTC 30 2🧊 +85.85% $10,000 $18,585 48 52% - +$8,585 -33.3% 9.2d -
8 SOFI 28 +85.39% $10,000 $18,539 42 60% - +$8,539 -46.1% 8.3d -
9 RIVN 30 20 +81.75% $10,000 $18,175 44 50% - +$8,175 -35.8% 6.3d -
10 RIOT 29 0🧊 +75.15% $10,000 $17,515 69 51% - +$7,515 -44.0% 4.2d -
11 CSCO 52 +72.96% $10,000 $17,296 19 74% - +$7,296 -9.2% 17.9d -
12 NFLX +70.31% $10,000 $17,031 17 59% - +$7,031 -10.6% 18.7d -
13 CRWD 30 +69.41% $10,000 $16,941 30 57% - +$6,941 -23.9% 12.4d -
14 GOOGL 35 +63.09% $10,000 $16,309 23 61% - +$6,309 -16.0% 17.2d -
15 IBM 36 +56.91% $10,000 $15,691 23 65% - +$5,691 -12.0% 17.8d -
16 DIS 44 +54.67% $10,000 $15,467 13 62% - +$5,467 -7.4% 17.4d -
17 GILD +53.86% $10,000 $15,386 19 68% - +$5,386 -10.0% 17.2d -
18 SOXL 22 7 +48.13% $10,000 $14,813 82 48% - +$4,813 -71.7% 4.8d -
19 NET 22 +46.48% $10,000 $14,648 35 49% - +$4,648 -31.8% 12.1d -
20 XLK 34 +44.71% $10,000 $14,471 15 80% - +$4,471 -8.3% 19.5d -
21 PM 31 +44.44% $10,000 $14,444 19 68% - +$4,444 -10.9% 18.1d -
22 AVGO 23 +44.20% $10,000 $14,420 28 54% - +$4,420 -24.8% 13.7d -
23 GLD +42.27% $10,000 $14,227 19 58% - +$4,227 -8.2% 18.4d -
24 SNOW 20 +39.18% $10,000 $13,918 28 50% - +$3,918 -37.0% 15.4d -
25 ABBV 34 +33.54% $10,000 $13,354 17 71% - +$3,354 -15.8% 18.0d -
26 GME 18 +33.36% $10,000 $13,336 31 48% - +$3,336 -52.3% 6.4d -
27 C 15 +29.19% $10,000 $12,919 20 55% - +$2,919 -25.2% 18.5d -
28 META 28 +28.60% $10,000 $12,860 22 64% - +$2,860 -18.9% 16.6d -
29 WMT +27.30% $10,000 $12,730 17 59% - +$2,730 -16.4% 18.1d -
30 SCHW +23.63% $10,000 $12,363 14 64% - +$2,363 -13.7% 18.2d -
31 MS 21 +23.04% $10,000 $12,304 21 57% - +$2,304 -13.1% 18.5d -
32 RBLX 19 0 +22.77% $10,000 $12,277 36 50% - +$2,277 -29.1% 14.7d -
33 QQQ +20.96% $10,000 $12,096 9 89% - +$2,096 -5.4% 20.0d -
34 MCD +19.37% $10,000 $11,937 10 80% - +$1,937 -4.8% 18.7d -
35 ORCL 16 +19.09% $10,000 $11,909 32 47% - +$1,909 -28.7% 13.9d -
36 COST +18.90% $10,000 $11,890 12 58% - +$1,890 -8.1% 19.1d -
37 AMZN 12 +18.44% $10,000 $11,844 19 42% - +$1,844 -20.0% 17.3d -
38 ARKK 12 +16.39% $10,000 $11,639 23 52% - +$1,639 -23.9% 16.0d -
39 AMGN +14.99% $10,000 $11,499 16 56% - +$1,499 -17.4% 17.1d -
40 PANW 16 +13.28% $10,000 $11,328 19 58% - +$1,328 -36.0% 16.5d -
41 VOO +12.66% $10,000 $11,266 6 83% - +$1,266 -1.5% 20.5d -
42 SPY +12.17% $10,000 $11,217 6 83% - +$1,217 -1.5% 20.5d -
43 VTI +11.62% $10,000 $11,162 6 83% - +$1,162 -2.1% 20.5d -
44 JNJ +11.25% $10,000 $11,125 15 67% - +$1,125 -11.2% 18.7d -
45 LLY 13 +9.25% $10,000 $10,925 18 44% - +$925 -28.9% 16.4d -
46 ISRG 15 +8.02% $10,000 $10,802 16 56% - +$802 -9.7% 19.1d -
47 WFC +7.93% $10,000 $10,793 16 50% - +$793 -15.0% 18.2d -
48 KO +7.37% $10,000 $10,737 11 64% - +$737 -11.5% 19.9d -
49 TSLA 14 +7.34% $10,000 $10,734 39 49% - +$734 -30.6% 9.4d -
50 XLF +7.27% $10,000 $10,727 11 55% - +$727 -6.1% 20.2d -
51 COIN 12 0 +7.09% $10,000 $10,709 38 39% - +$709 -40.6% 7.0d -
52 GS 9 +7.01% $10,000 $10,701 22 50% - +$701 -15.0% 17.3d -
53 XOM +5.62% $10,000 $10,562 12 33% - +$562 -18.9% 19.0d -
54 SPXU 8 +4.43% $10,000 $10,443 13 46% - +$443 -19.8% 9.2d -
55 BMY +3.99% $10,000 $10,399 19 42% - +$399 -21.8% 16.1d -
56 AAPL +3.87% $10,000 $10,387 15 33% - +$387 -13.6% 19.1d -
57 MRNA 5 1 +3.18% $10,000 $10,318 41 44% - +$318 -67.9% 6.5d -
58 SLB 8 +3.12% $10,000 $10,312 16 56% - +$312 -29.1% 18.4d -
59 DKNG 10 +2.09% $10,000 $10,209 29 48% - +$209 -22.5% 13.3d -
60 IWM -0.03% $10,000 $9,997 13 69% - -$3 -12.8% 20.3d -
61 AMC 6 27🔥 -0.57% $10,000 $9,943 36 44% - -$57 -39.9% 6.6d -
62 BAC -1.24% $10,000 $9,876 15 40% - -$124 -12.0% 19.2d -
63 PG -1.42% $10,000 $9,858 7 43% - -$142 -12.9% 18.9d -
64 SMCI 6 1 -2.48% $10,000 $9,752 54 46% - -$248 -72.0% 4.9d -
65 MSFT 7 -2.89% $10,000 $9,711 13 62% - -$289 -11.1% 19.9d -
66 TLT -3.03% $10,000 $9,697 2 0% - -$303 -3.0% 21.0d -
67 AXP 5 -3.03% $10,000 $9,697 19 42% - -$303 -18.0% 18.7d -
68 BLK 3 -3.43% $10,000 $9,657 16 44% - -$343 -9.1% 20.1d -
69 MDT -4.13% $10,000 $9,587 13 54% - -$413 -12.9% 19.2d -
70 V 4 -5.04% $10,000 $9,496 13 54% - -$504 -15.4% 19.4d -
71 TMO -5.77% $10,000 $9,423 14 50% - -$577 -9.8% 18.3d -
72 AMD 4 3 -5.90% $10,000 $9,410 37 43% - -$590 -42.1% 11.4d -
73 DIA -7.55% $10,000 $9,245 7 43% - -$756 -8.7% 20.4d -
74 PEP -8.17% $10,000 $9,183 8 38% - -$817 -15.6% 16.6d -
75 BIIB -9.03% $10,000 $9,097 13 46% - -$903 -18.3% 15.0d -
76 MA -9.82% $10,000 $9,018 12 50% - -$982 -16.1% 19.7d -
77 CVX -10.16% $10,000 $8,984 14 36% - -$1,016 -22.2% 18.8d -
78 REGN -11.15% $10,000 $8,885 16 50% - -$1,115 -36.1% 16.7d -
79 JPM -12.40% $10,000 $8,760 16 63% - -$1,240 -20.4% 18.6d -
80 ADBE 4 -12.62% $10,000 $8,738 15 47% - -$1,262 -17.2% 15.6d -
81 XLE -13.09% $10,000 $8,691 14 21% - -$1,309 -30.4% 18.1d -
82 NIO 4 -13.70% $10,000 $8,630 39 44% - -$1,370 -51.7% 6.3d -
83 HD 4 -13.94% $10,000 $8,606 15 40% - -$1,394 -17.9% 18.7d -
84 ACN -14.04% $10,000 $8,596 16 44% - -$1,404 -18.8% 18.8d -
85 BRK-B -15.00% $10,000 $8,500 9 22% - -$1,500 -19.2% 19.9d -
86 OXY 3 -16.75% $10,000 $8,325 18 33% - -$1,675 -25.9% 15.2d -
87 VXX 5 -16.90% $10,000 $8,310 46 46% - -$1,690 -36.9% 5.3d -
88 VZ -17.32% $10,000 $8,268 9 33% - -$1,732 -21.3% 18.0d -
89 VRTX -18.14% $10,000 $8,186 18 28% - -$1,814 -26.2% 17.3d -
90 PYPL 3 -20.44% $10,000 $7,956 17 47% - -$2,044 -27.7% 15.0d -
91 TQQQ 7 1 -23.76% $10,000 $7,624 40 45% - -$2,376 -45.4% 12.0d -
92 USO 7 -28.63% $10,000 $7,137 24 46% - -$2,863 -23.0% 16.2d -
93 UNH 2 -29.18% $10,000 $7,082 17 41% - -$2,918 -38.4% 16.2d -
94 MRK 2 -29.33% $10,000 $7,067 17 24% - -$2,933 -39.9% 17.6d -
95 PFE -30.06% $10,000 $6,994 13 31% - -$3,006 -32.2% 18.0d -
96 SQQQ 3 0 -34.15% $10,000 $6,585 30 37% - -$3,415 -41.9% 5.4d -
97 CRM 5 -36.89% $10,000 $6,311 18 39% - -$3,689 -42.0% 15.9d -
98 COP -39.57% $10,000 $6,043 15 20% - -$3,957 -49.1% 17.7d -
99 CMCSA 1 -40.77% $10,000 $5,923 14 21% - -$4,077 -37.6% 17.0d -
100 LCID 3 48🔥 -46.19% $10,000 $5,381 47 36% - -$4,619 -59.0% 4.8d -
101 MARA 5 8 -48.16% $10,000 $5,184 64 39% - -$4,816 -54.5% 4.0d -
102 UVXY 3 2 -56.73% $10,000 $4,327 67 37% - -$5,673 -72.9% 2.9d -

👤 Personality

Lives for the rush. Talks fast, thinks faster. Gets bored if a trade takes more than a week. Has ADHD but considers it a trading advantage.