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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.

Jan 1, 2026 → Sep 24, 2026 (265d)

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

$12,375
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $11,597 (+$777)
+6.70%
Year to Date ROI
46.6%
Win Rate
843
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+0.4%
1 Month
+0.2%
3 Months
+5.7%
6 Months
+6.7%
YTD
+7.3%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

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 (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 → Sep 24, 2026 (265 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 54 — +128.95% $18,560 $42,494 33 55% - +$23,934 -53.4% 8.6d ✓ -
2 MRNA 16 23 +115.73% $5,335 $11,509 29 55% - +$6,174 -67.9% 6.5d ✓ -
3 SLV 49 — +98.88% $15,907 $31,636 13 69% - +$15,729 -35.5% 13.8d ✓ -
4 SOXL 6 5 +94.89% $4,258 $8,298 57 47% - +$4,040 -71.7% 4.8d ✓ -
5 AMC 22 — +68.14% $7,345 $12,350 28 54% - +$5,005 -39.9% 6.6d ✓ -
6 SNOW 24 — +52.89% $9,998 $15,286 12 58% - +$5,288 -37.0% 15.4d ✓ -
7 SMCI 16 30 +51.11% $7,452 $11,261 25 48% - +$3,809 -72.0% 4.9d ✓ -
8 PANW 18 — +39.48% $8,320 $11,604 8 63% - +$3,285 -36.0% 16.5d ✓ -
9 INTC 22 6 +35.24% $10,195 $13,788 31 45% - +$3,593 -33.3% 9.2d ✓ -
10 SLB 14 — +30.71% $8,161 $10,668 5 80% - +$2,506 -29.1% 18.4d ✓ -
11 ACN 15 — +25.06% $9,436 $11,801 6 67% - +$2,365 -18.8% 18.8d ✓ -
12 AMGN 21 — +24.97% $10,136 $12,667 4 75% - +$2,531 -17.4% 17.1d ✓ -
13 OXY 7 — +24.33% $8,112 $10,085 8 63% - +$1,974 -25.9% 15.2d ✓ -
14 IBM 31 — +24.09% $13,976 $17,342 6 67% - +$3,367 -12.0% 17.8d ✓ -
15 ARM 59 9🧊 +22.63% $30,466 $37,360 26 42% - +$6,894 -30.2% 7.4d ✓ -
16 CRM 6 — +22.57% $6,566 $8,048 7 57% - +$1,482 -42.0% 15.9d ✓ -
17 PYPL 5 — +20.97% $7,235 $8,752 2 100% - +$1,517 -27.7% 15.0d ✓ -
18 RIOT 30 32 +20.64% $14,530 $17,529 37 41% - +$2,999 -44.0% 4.2d ✓ -
19 XOM — — +20.18% $8,789 $10,562 2 100% - +$1,774 -18.9% 19.0d ✓ -
20 HOOD 67 39🧊 +19.95% $44,780 $53,713 20 40% - +$8,934 -31.1% 9.2d ✓ -
21 NET 26 — +17.67% $13,418 $15,788 16 44% - +$2,371 -31.8% 12.1d ✓ -
22 PM 26 — +17.16% $11,597 $13,587 5 80% - +$1,990 -10.9% 18.1d ✓ -
23 GME 22 — +17.02% $12,578 $14,719 4 75% - +$2,141 -52.3% 6.4d ✓ -
24 PLTR 59 — +15.88% $39,284 $45,523 12 42% - +$6,238 -39.5% 9.1d ✓ -
25 CSCO — — +15.80% $14,936 $17,296 2 100% - +$2,360 -9.2% 17.9d ✓ -
26 NFLX — — +15.29% $14,772 $17,031 1 100% - +$2,259 -10.6% 18.7d ✓ -
27 XLE — — +14.46% $7,593 $8,691 2 100% - +$1,098 -30.4% 18.1d ✓ -
28 GILD — — +12.43% $13,685 $15,386 2 100% - +$1,701 -10.0% 17.2d ✓ -
29 CVX — — +11.76% $8,039 $8,984 2 100% - +$945 -22.2% 18.8d ✓ -
30 TMO 18 — +11.66% $10,207 $11,397 4 75% - +$1,190 -9.8% 18.3d ✓ -
31 XLK — — +10.63% $13,081 $14,471 2 100% - +$1,390 -8.3% 19.5d ✓ -
32 JNJ — — +10.44% $10,073 $11,125 2 100% - +$1,052 -11.2% 18.7d ✓ -
33 META 34 — +10.36% $13,390 $14,777 6 50% - +$1,387 -18.9% 16.6d ✓ -
34 ABBV 22 — +10.18% $12,120 $13,354 1 100% - +$1,234 -15.8% 18.0d ✓ -
35 PEP — — +8.84% $8,438 $9,183 2 50% - +$746 -15.6% 16.6d ✓ -
36 UNH 3 — +8.27% $7,375 $7,985 4 50% - +$610 -38.4% 16.2d ✓ -
37 COP — — +8.14% $5,588 $6,043 3 67% - +$455 -49.1% 17.7d ✓ -
38 KO 11 — +7.39% $9,998 $10,737 2 100% - +$739 -11.5% 19.9d ✓ -
39 WMT — — +7.36% $11,857 $12,730 3 67% - +$873 -16.4% 18.1d ✓ -
40 SCHW — — +7.30% $11,522 $12,363 2 100% - +$841 -13.7% 18.2d ✓ -
41 MSFT 14 — +5.55% $10,199 $10,766 2 50% - +$566 -11.1% 19.9d ✓ -
42 GLD — — +5.47% $13,489 $14,227 4 75% - +$738 -8.2% 18.4d ✓ -
43 VZ — — +5.06% $7,870 $8,268 1 100% - +$398 -21.3% 18.0d ✓ -
44 BMY — — +4.98% $9,906 $10,399 4 25% - +$493 -21.8% 16.1d ✓ -
45 SQQQ 3 — +4.78% $7,299 $7,648 10 40% - +$349 -41.9% 5.4d ✓ -
46 C — — +4.45% $12,369 $12,919 3 33% - +$550 -25.2% 18.5d ✓ -
47 MDT 5 — +4.27% $9,635 $10,047 3 33% - +$411 -12.9% 19.2d ✓ -
48 PG — — +3.27% $9,546 $9,858 1 100% - +$312 -12.9% 18.9d ✓ -
49 PFE — — +3.10% $6,783 $6,994 1 100% - +$210 -32.2% 18.0d ✓ -
50 NVDA 35 — +2.85% $18,006 $18,519 4 50% - +$513 -26.0% 12.1d ✓ -
51 COST — — +2.55% $11,594 $11,890 2 100% - +$296 -8.1% 19.1d ✓ -
52 TQQQ 8 — +1.75% $8,252 $8,396 16 44% - +$144 -45.4% 12.0d ✓ -
53 SOFI 30 — +1.17% $20,043 $20,278 10 40% - +$235 -46.1% 8.3d ✓ -
54 MS 16 — +0.21% $11,569 $11,594 4 50% - +$24 -13.1% 18.5d ✓ -
55 TLT — — +0.00% $9,697 $9,697 NO ENTRY - - - -3.0% 21.0d ✓ -
56 DIA — — +0.00% $9,245 $9,245 NO ENTRY - - - -8.7% 20.4d ✓ -
57 QQQ — — +0.00% $12,096 $12,096 NO ENTRY - - - -5.4% 20.0d ✓ -
58 BRK-B — — +0.00% $8,500 $8,500 NO ENTRY - - - -19.2% 19.9d ✓ -
59 VOO — — +0.00% $11,266 $11,266 NO ENTRY - - - -1.5% 20.5d ✓ -
60 VTI — — +0.00% $11,162 $11,162 NO ENTRY - - - -2.1% 20.5d ✓ -
61 SPY — — +0.00% $11,217 $11,217 NO ENTRY - - - -1.5% 20.5d ✓ -
62 LCID 4 — -0.32% $5,682 $5,664 22 36% - -$18 -59.0% 4.8d ✓ -
63 SPXU — — -0.51% $10,497 $10,443 3 33% - -$54 -19.8% 9.2d ✓ -
64 AAPL — — -0.61% $10,450 $10,387 1 0% - -$64 -13.6% 19.1d ✓ -
65 COIN 11 1 -1.42% $10,189 $10,044 20 35% - -$145 -40.6% 7.0d ✓ -
66 REGN — — -1.86% $9,053 $8,885 1 0% - -$168 -36.1% 16.7d ✓ -
67 MCD — — -2.91% $12,294 $11,937 2 50% - -$358 -4.8% 18.7d ✓ -
68 ISRG 22 — -3.30% $12,314 $11,907 3 33% - -$406 -9.7% 19.1d ✓ -
69 XLF — — -3.88% $11,160 $10,727 2 50% - -$433 -6.1% 20.2d ✓ -
70 IWM — — -4.21% $10,436 $9,997 2 0% - -$439 -12.8% 20.3d ✓ -
71 RBLX 21 — -4.79% $13,678 $13,023 18 39% - -$655 -29.1% 14.7d ✓ -
72 JPM — — -4.80% $9,202 $8,760 2 50% - -$442 -20.4% 18.6d ✓ -
73 BAC — — -4.98% $10,393 $9,876 2 50% - -$518 -12.0% 19.2d ✓ -
74 MRK — — -4.99% $7,439 $7,067 3 33% - -$371 -39.9% 17.6d ✓ -
75 DIS — — -5.57% $16,379 $15,467 3 33% - -$912 -7.4% 17.4d ✓ -
76 GOOGL 32 — -6.00% $16,389 $15,406 6 50% - -$983 -16.0% 17.2d ✓ -
77 ADBE 3 — -6.79% $9,108 $8,489 6 33% - -$618 -17.2% 15.6d ✓ -
78 LLY 5 — -7.14% $10,633 $9,874 5 20% - -$759 -28.9% 16.4d ✓ -
79 HD — — -7.43% $9,297 $8,606 4 25% - -$691 -17.9% 18.7d ✓ -
80 WFC — — -8.02% $11,734 $10,793 1 0% - -$941 -15.0% 18.2d ✓ -
81 NIO 4 — -8.10% $8,905 $8,183 11 36% - -$721 -51.7% 6.3d ✓ -
82 MA — — -8.28% $9,832 $9,018 2 0% - -$814 -16.1% 19.7d ✓ -
83 AVGO 17 — -10.09% $13,654 $12,276 8 25% - -$1,378 -24.8% 13.7d ✓ -
84 AMZN 11 — -10.32% $11,928 $10,697 5 20% - -$1,231 -20.0% 17.3d ✓ -
85 GS 7 — -10.67% $11,410 $10,192 4 25% - -$1,217 -15.0% 17.3d ✓ -
86 BLK 2 — -10.95% $10,324 $9,194 4 25% - -$1,131 -9.1% 20.1d ✓ -
87 CMCSA 1 — -11.42% $6,687 $5,923 5 40% - -$764 -37.6% 17.0d ✓ -
88 V — — -11.75% $10,761 $9,496 3 33% - -$1,264 -15.4% 19.4d ✓ -
89 VXX 3 — -12.45% $8,549 $7,484 15 33% - -$1,064 -36.9% 5.3d ✓ -
90 AXP — — -14.37% $11,324 $9,697 3 0% - -$1,627 -18.0% 18.7d ✓ -
91 VRTX 2 — -15.13% $9,121 $7,741 4 0% - -$1,380 -26.2% 17.3d ✓ -
92 BIIB 4 — -15.49% $9,632 $8,140 5 40% - -$1,492 -18.3% 15.0d ✓ -
93 ARKK — — -17.83% $14,164 $11,639 3 0% - -$2,525 -23.9% 16.0d ✓ -
94 AMD 4 — -22.64% $12,384 $9,580 21 33% - -$2,804 -42.1% 11.4d ✓ -
95 ORCL 8 — -22.86% $12,079 $9,318 17 29% - -$2,761 -28.7% 13.9d ✓ -
96 DKNG 6 0 -24.49% $12,987 $9,806 14 29% - -$3,180 -22.5% 13.3d ✓ -
97 TSLA — — -25.42% $14,393 $10,734 5 0% - -$3,659 -30.6% 9.4d ✓ -
98 MARA 5 44🔥 -27.79% $6,727 $4,858 40 33% - -$1,869 -54.5% 4.0d ✓ -
99 USO 5 — -28.28% $8,643 $6,199 12 33% - -$2,444 -23.0% 16.2d ✓ -
100 RIVN 22 — -40.27% $23,350 $13,947 14 14% - -$9,403 -35.8% 6.3d ✓ -
101 UVXY 2 — -48.71% $5,954 $3,054 29 24% - -$2,900 -72.9% 2.9d ✓ -
102 CRWD 9 — -68.42% $14,947 $4,720 12 42% - -$10,227 -23.9% 12.4d ✓ -

👤 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.