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Victor Volume
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Victor Volume

The Detective

🔍 Swing Trader 📅 96 years old (Born 1930)

"Price is what they show you. Volume is what they're actually doing."

Elderly detective in his 90s—rumpled trench coat, coffee stains, sharp watchful eyes that miss nothing. Old ticker tape machines sit next to modern screens.

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

May 6, 2025 May 6, 2026 (365d)

📊 Last Year Performance: Showing Victor Volume's performance over the last year across 102 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$14,943
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $12,396 (+$2,547)
+20.54%
Last Year ROI
47.7%
Win Rate
2,864
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+1.9%
1 Month
+2.1%
3 Months
+1.9%
6 Months
+2.6%
YTD
+20.5%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Year)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

2x volume spike + price movement = institutional entry

Looks for 2x normal volume combined with price movement—this combination signals that big players are making moves. Follows their lead.

🎯 Best Suited For

Finding accumulation before breakouts

"Follow the smart money. It always leaves tracks."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Institutions can't hide. When they accumulate, volume spikes—they're simply too big to be subtle. Retail follows smart money.

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

Volume ≥ 2x 20-bar average AND Close > Open (bullish bar)
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Conditions

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.08 (+8% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.96 (-4% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 21 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

VOLUME_LOOKBACK: 20
VOLUME_SPIKE_RATIO: 2
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 8%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: -4%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 21

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Richard Wyckoff's Composite Man theory

Richard Wyckoff spent decades studying how "Composite Man" moved markets. His insight: big players could manipulate price, but they couldn't hide their volume.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 Last Year: May 6, 2025 May 6, 2026 (365 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 1Y Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 SOXL 17 +274.54% $4,044 $15,145 57 53% - +$11,101 -75.8% 2.5d -
2 MU 49 +184.01% $14,408 $40,919 39 56% - +$26,511 -39.3% 6.0d -
3 SLV 69 +178.60% $12,917 $35,987 28 64% - +$23,070 -17.9% 10.9d -
4 AVGO 37 +109.33% $11,810 $24,722 26 58% - +$12,912 -41.6% 7.5d -
5 GOOGL 50 +97.19% $12,967 $25,570 24 58% - +$12,603 -22.9% 11.8d -
6 AMD 18 +95.98% $6,421 $12,583 45 42% - +$6,162 -59.3% 5.7d -
7 SOFI 46 +83.36% $16,631 $30,495 47 47% - +$13,864 -35.1% 4.8d -
8 RIOT 8 +68.99% $6,020 $10,174 70 43% - +$4,153 -60.3% 2.4d -
9 TQQQ 22 +61.84% $8,622 $13,954 32 50% - +$5,332 -50.2% 5.8d -
10 SLB 19 +59.96% $7,538 $12,057 24 54% - +$4,520 -31.5% 10.1d -
11 INTC 3 +58.74% $5,515 $8,754 40 45% - +$3,239 -51.2% 5.5d -
12 AXP 50 +58.13% $15,198 $24,032 22 59% - +$8,834 -21.8% 13.4d -
13 SNOW 14 +56.92% $7,256 $11,387 25 52% - +$4,130 -53.8% 7.7d -
14 GS 39 +51.63% $13,488 $20,453 21 67% - +$6,964 -23.8% 12.8d -
15 C 50 +51.21% $16,491 $24,937 24 54% - +$8,445 -24.2% 12.7d -
16 OXY 21 +49.26% $8,334 $12,440 21 62% - +$4,105 -39.7% 12.6d -
17 CSCO 28 +48.96% $9,376 $13,966 17 65% - +$4,590 -24.0% 16.2d -
18 MS 51 +46.92% $15,088 $22,167 19 68% - +$7,079 -18.3% 13.7d -
19 XLE 32 +45.38% $9,970 $14,494 17 65% - +$4,524 -16.2% 15.9d -
20 MRNA 5 0 +43.30% $3,813 $5,463 56 41% - +$1,651 -73.4% 4.4d -
21 JNJ 44 +41.72% $10,708 $15,176 16 56% - +$4,467 -8.1% 18.5d -
22 TSLA 26 +41.55% $11,580 $16,391 32 47% - +$4,811 -41.9% 5.3d -
23 XOM 25 +41.31% $9,800 $13,848 16 63% - +$4,048 -23.1% 16.2d -
24 NET 21 32 +39.23% $10,108 $14,073 45 42% - +$3,965 -33.8% 7.4d -
25 XLK 22 +38.19% $9,920 $13,708 18 67% - +$3,788 -31.7% 14.5d -
26 PLTR 72 +33.81% $69,681 $93,241 42 43% - +$23,559 -25.9% 5.1d -
27 CVX 35 +31.77% $11,284 $14,869 17 59% - +$3,585 -11.0% 16.9d -
28 NIO 5 +31.39% $5,029 $6,607 51 41% - +$1,578 -56.8% 4.6d -
29 COP 24 +30.63% $10,041 $13,116 26 54% - +$3,075 -21.4% 12.9d -
30 BAC 35 +29.19% $12,657 $16,352 20 50% - +$3,695 -16.8% 14.2d -
31 SPY 22 +28.58% $9,653 $12,412 13 92% - +$2,759 -20.4% 18.6d -
32 IWM 21 +28.18% $9,755 $12,504 17 59% - +$2,749 -20.3% 16.6d -
33 VOO 32 +26.04% $11,879 $14,973 13 85% - +$3,093 -13.3% 19.1d -
34 QQQ 29 +24.79% $12,642 $15,776 14 79% - +$3,134 -16.1% 16.6d -
35 JPM 29 +24.54% $14,214 $17,702 17 53% - +$3,488 -20.9% 14.6d -
36 GLD 56 +24.53% $15,352 $19,117 20 60% - +$3,766 -8.3% 17.2d -
37 GILD 25 +23.69% $10,977 $13,577 22 59% - +$2,600 -24.7% 14.7d -
38 COIN 5 42🔥 +23.47% $7,206 $8,898 58 40% - +$1,691 -46.2% 3.6d -
39 DIA 26 +22.90% $9,865 $12,125 15 73% - +$2,259 -16.3% 19.2d -
40 BIIB 4 +22.72% $6,921 $8,493 31 45% - +$1,572 -37.3% 11.8d -
41 VTI 33 +21.93% $12,918 $15,751 13 85% - +$2,833 -15.3% 18.4d -
42 WFC 26 +21.68% $13,378 $16,278 19 53% - +$2,900 -21.8% 13.2d -
43 USO 19 +21.67% $9,913 $12,061 23 52% - +$2,148 -20.8% 13.0d -
44 AAPL 18 +20.60% $10,000 $12,060 21 48% - +$2,060 -28.5% 13.7d -
45 WMT 38 +20.01% $16,376 $19,653 15 47% - +$3,277 -14.3% 17.5d -
46 MRK 5 +17.71% $7,160 $8,428 24 50% - +$1,268 -45.0% 13.1d -
47 BLK 24 +17.29% $11,772 $13,807 20 45% - +$2,035 -19.8% 15.5d -
48 NVDA 24 +16.38% $16,581 $19,297 23 43% - +$2,716 -40.2% 6.4d -
49 UVXY 59 +15.92% $41,085 $47,626 58 38% - +$6,541 -40.5% 2.8d -
50 HD 30 +15.73% $11,754 $13,602 17 53% - +$1,849 -15.1% 16.6d -
51 AMZN 34 +15.14% $13,630 $15,694 22 50% - +$2,064 -20.2% 12.7d -
52 ARM 26 +14.33% $16,156 $18,471 49 39% - +$2,315 -59.4% 4.2d -
53 CRWD 29 21 +13.46% $13,853 $15,718 29 48% - +$1,865 -30.6% 7.5d -
54 PEP 6 +13.39% $7,998 $9,069 20 45% - +$1,071 -24.9% 16.8d -
55 PFE 9 +12.58% $9,002 $10,134 20 50% - +$1,132 -20.7% 14.7d -
56 VZ 22 +11.70% $11,495 $12,840 16 50% - +$1,345 -15.7% 16.7d -
57 LCID 5 0 +11.48% $8,509 $9,486 63 35% - +$977 -52.1% 3.2d -
58 HOOD 57 +10.55% $44,607 $49,313 50 40% - +$4,706 -47.7% 4.5d -
59 SCHW 19 +10.51% $11,498 $12,706 18 50% - +$1,208 -17.2% 13.8d -
60 DIS 28 +9.88% $13,506 $14,841 20 50% - +$1,334 -18.4% 15.4d -
61 ABBV 25 25 +9.11% $11,767 $12,839 24 50% - +$1,072 -19.7% 13.9d -
62 ARKK 5 +5.41% $7,350 $7,747 30 43% - +$398 -42.3% 8.6d -
63 LLY 28 +4.23% $15,818 $16,487 25 44% - +$669 -27.6% 10.3d -
64 AMGN 15 0 +4.04% $10,187 $10,599 22 50% - +$412 -17.9% 14.8d -
65 IBM 29 +2.88% $14,195 $14,604 23 48% - +$409 -16.5% 13.8d -
66 PANW 20 +2.81% $12,748 $13,107 23 48% - +$358 -27.2% 10.3d -
67 XLF 23 +2.57% $12,121 $12,432 14 50% - +$312 -8.8% 19.1d -
68 GME 22 +2.24% $14,834 $15,166 31 39% - +$332 -41.3% 5.0d -
69 TLT 7 +2.10% $9,651 $9,854 14 57% - +$203 -11.8% 19.3d -
70 MDT 12 +0.27% $10,490 $10,518 17 41% - +$28 -18.1% 16.3d -
71 BMY 5 -0.92% $9,204 $9,119 24 38% - -$85 -35.1% 11.6d -
72 META 26 -0.96% $15,104 $14,959 25 40% - -$145 -29.8% 10.8d -
73 KO 21 -1.37% $11,453 $11,296 18 44% - -$157 -14.7% 18.4d -
74 ORCL 20 -3.84% $14,225 $13,679 36 36% - -$546 -47.6% 8.4d -
75 MA 20 -5.00% $12,046 $11,444 18 50% - -$602 -14.6% 16.6d -
76 PG 8 -6.57% $10,899 $10,183 15 40% - -$716 -17.3% 17.7d -
77 REGN 5 -6.90% $7,729 $7,196 28 46% - -$533 -50.5% 11.9d -
78 TMO 4 -7.95% $6,699 $6,166 23 39% - -$533 -48.9% 13.2d -
79 ISRG 31 -9.67% $17,935 $16,201 27 33% - -$1,734 -29.5% 12.5d -
80 MCD 4 -9.78% $8,732 $7,878 18 44% - -$854 -22.5% 16.4d -
81 MSFT 7 -9.99% $11,208 $10,088 19 42% - -$1,120 -27.2% 14.7d -
82 BRK-B 20 -10.64% $13,104 $11,710 17 35% - -$1,394 -13.3% 18.1d -
83 CMCSA 6 -11.62% $8,910 $7,874 22 41% - -$1,035 -30.0% 15.3d -
84 VRTX 9 -15.69% $12,010 $10,125 20 45% - -$1,884 -29.2% 14.8d -
85 VXX 18 -16.14% $14,732 $12,355 41 32% - -$2,378 -42.6% 4.8d -
86 SPXU 3 -16.41% $8,530 $7,131 20 25% - -$1,400 -44.7% 9.8d -
87 UNH 3 -16.73% $7,628 $6,352 31 39% - -$1,276 -42.4% 10.5d -
88 V 17 -16.80% $13,639 $11,348 18 44% - -$2,291 -20.5% 16.4d -
89 PM 21 -17.50% $17,264 $14,242 25 36% - -$3,021 -27.7% 14.2d -
90 DKNG 4 -18.16% $10,272 $8,407 36 36% - -$1,865 -40.7% 6.7d -
91 SMCI 4 -19.27% $11,091 $8,954 47 36% - -$2,137 -70.3% 2.7d -
92 RBLX 3 -21.02% $10,427 $8,235 41 34% - -$2,192 -42.4% 6.6d -
93 COST 27 -22.05% $18,556 $14,465 20 35% - -$4,092 -22.4% 16.1d -
94 ADBE 3 -22.30% $7,965 $6,189 27 33% - -$1,776 -40.4% 12.7d -
95 ACN 4 0 -22.85% $9,366 $7,226 28 29% - -$2,140 -30.6% 14.2d -
96 NFLX 19 -27.94% $20,725 $14,935 22 27% - -$5,791 -33.9% 12.6d -
97 PYPL 3 -30.75% $11,029 $7,638 29 34% - -$3,391 -41.4% 9.9d -
98 CRM 4 -34.87% $10,007 $6,517 29 28% - -$3,489 -49.1% 11.3d -
99 AMC 4 5 -39.13% $9,799 $5,965 60 30% - -$3,834 -53.0% 3.9d -
100 SQQQ 3 -41.11% $4,834 $2,847 41 27% - -$1,987 -75.4% 4.6d -
101 RIVN 3 -50.27% $4,805 $2,390 52 25% - -$2,416 -78.8% 3.9d -
102 MARA 5 -50.52% $18,962 $9,383 67 30% - -$9,580 -71.5% 2.1d -

👤 Personality

Paranoid but productive. Sees patterns everywhere. Believes the smart money leaves fingerprints if you know where to look.