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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.

Sep 24, 2025 → Sep 24, 2026 (365d)

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

$14,576
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $13,858 (+$718)
+5.18%
Last Year ROI
43.2%
Win Rate
2,708
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-2.3%
1 Month
+2.3%
3 Months
+3.3%
6 Months
+3.5%
YTD
+5.2%
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: Sep 24, 2025 → Sep 24, 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 MRNA 21 58🔥 +171.43% $5,004 $13,582 59 42% - +$8,578 -73.4% 4.4d ✓ -
2 SLV 65 — +97.87% $16,319 $32,289 27 56% - +$15,971 -17.9% 10.9d ✓ -
3 BIIB 17 — +64.95% $7,290 $12,025 31 52% - +$4,735 -37.3% 11.8d ✓ -
4 SLB 21 — +61.53% $8,072 $13,039 20 55% - +$4,967 -31.5% 10.1d ✓ -
5 JNJ 59 — +59.55% $11,885 $18,962 19 58% - +$7,077 -8.1% 18.5d ✓ -
6 VRTX 24 — +54.61% $9,095 $14,062 17 59% - +$4,967 -29.2% 14.8d ✓ -
7 MRK 15 — +54.53% $6,890 $10,647 22 59% - +$3,757 -45.0% 13.1d ✓ -
8 XLE 36 — +50.74% $10,379 $15,646 15 73% - +$5,266 -16.2% 15.9d ✓ -
9 KO 37 — +50.01% $9,915 $14,873 18 72% - +$4,958 -14.7% 18.4d ✓ -
10 LLY 37 — +49.96% $13,582 $20,367 25 48% - +$6,785 -27.6% 10.3d ✓ -
11 USO 33 55🔥 +46.56% $11,496 $16,849 26 46% - +$5,353 -20.8% 13.0d ✓ -
12 COP 30 — +45.75% $10,313 $15,032 23 61% - +$4,718 -21.4% 12.9d ✓ -
13 AMGN 34 0🧊 +45.74% $10,207 $14,875 25 60% - +$4,669 -17.9% 14.8d ✓ -
14 UVXY 55 0🧊 +41.91% $29,391 $41,709 44 41% - +$12,318 -40.5% 2.8d ✓ -
15 XOM 29 — +41.80% $10,471 $14,848 14 71% - +$4,377 -23.1% 16.2d ✓ -
16 CVX 48 — +40.30% $12,357 $17,337 19 58% - +$4,980 -11.0% 16.9d ✓ -
17 AMD 15 36🔥 +38.29% $8,122 $11,231 47 38% - +$3,110 -59.3% 5.7d ✓ -
18 SNOW 19 0 +34.73% $9,952 $13,408 28 39% - +$3,456 -53.8% 7.7d ✓ -
19 AAPL 31 — +33.48% $12,392 $16,540 18 50% - +$4,149 -28.5% 13.7d ✓ -
20 BMY 10 — +28.34% $7,779 $9,984 23 48% - +$2,205 -35.1% 11.6d ✓ -
21 ABBV 32 — +26.97% $12,057 $15,309 26 54% - +$3,252 -19.7% 13.9d ✓ -
22 TMO 4 — +26.31% $5,932 $7,493 21 52% - +$1,561 -48.9% 13.2d ✓ -
23 WMT 54 — +24.45% $16,424 $20,440 13 46% - +$4,016 -14.3% 17.5d ✓ -
24 GILD 27 — +19.28% $11,810 $14,087 21 52% - +$2,277 -24.7% 14.7d ✓ -
25 CSCO 25 — +19.22% $11,142 $13,284 19 42% - +$2,142 -24.0% 16.2d ✓ -
26 SQQQ 3 — +17.88% $2,767 $3,261 32 41% - +$495 -75.4% 4.6d ✓ -
27 PFE 14 — +17.83% $9,071 $10,688 15 53% - +$1,617 -20.7% 14.7d ✓ -
28 JPM 45 — +16.34% $17,550 $20,417 15 60% - +$2,868 -20.9% 14.6d ✓ -
29 DIA 28 — +15.51% $10,907 $12,599 15 67% - +$1,692 -16.3% 19.2d ✓ -
30 BAC 42 — +13.93% $16,365 $18,645 19 47% - +$2,280 -16.8% 14.2d ✓ -
31 OXY 15 — +13.85% $9,604 $10,934 21 48% - +$1,330 -39.7% 12.6d ✓ -
32 MDT 20 — +13.70% $10,646 $12,104 18 44% - +$1,458 -18.1% 16.3d ✓ -
33 SCHW 30 — +13.22% $12,983 $14,699 15 47% - +$1,716 -17.2% 13.8d ✓ -
34 DIS 38 0🧊 +13.01% $15,452 $17,463 22 50% - +$2,010 -18.4% 15.4d ✓ -
35 MA 33 — +12.53% $13,198 $14,852 16 50% - +$1,654 -14.6% 16.6d ✓ -
36 AXP 45 — +10.94% $19,262 $21,369 22 45% - +$2,107 -21.8% 13.4d ✓ -
37 SPXU 3 — +9.97% $6,879 $7,565 19 37% - +$686 -44.7% 9.8d ✓ -
38 GOOGL 45 0🧊 +9.89% $20,868 $22,932 22 41% - +$2,064 -22.9% 11.8d ✓ -
39 WFC 39 — +9.58% $16,975 $18,601 15 47% - +$1,626 -21.8% 13.2d ✓ -
40 XLF 40 — +9.10% $13,217 $14,419 12 58% - +$1,203 -8.8% 19.1d ✓ -
41 MU 41 — +8.86% $25,358 $27,605 39 41% - +$2,247 -39.3% 6.0d ✓ -
42 MS 53 — +8.58% $20,037 $21,756 22 45% - +$1,719 -18.3% 13.7d ✓ -
43 HD 34 — +8.14% $14,021 $15,162 19 42% - +$1,141 -15.1% 16.6d ✓ -
44 GS 42 — +7.03% $18,404 $19,697 25 48% - +$1,294 -23.8% 12.8d ✓ -
45 PG 19 — +6.49% $10,437 $11,114 15 53% - +$677 -17.3% 17.7d ✓ -
46 BLK 29 0🧊 +6.26% $13,992 $14,868 25 40% - +$876 -19.8% 15.5d ✓ -
47 ISRG 27 — +6.04% $14,160 $15,015 28 39% - +$855 -29.5% 12.5d ✓ -
48 BRK-B 28 — +5.41% $12,230 $12,892 17 65% - +$662 -13.3% 18.1d ✓ -
49 VTI 42 — +4.47% $14,573 $15,224 11 64% - +$651 -15.3% 18.4d ✓ -
50 INTC 4 9 +3.98% $6,276 $6,526 39 36% - +$250 -51.2% 5.5d ✓ -
51 VOO 42 — +3.30% $14,187 $14,655 11 55% - +$468 -13.3% 19.1d ✓ -
52 REGN 6 — +3.13% $7,336 $7,566 26 46% - +$230 -50.5% 11.9d ✓ -
53 TSLA 25 — +2.89% $15,318 $15,761 23 39% - +$443 -41.9% 5.3d ✓ -
54 GLD 48 — +1.93% $15,930 $16,237 20 50% - +$307 -8.3% 17.2d ✓ -
55 ACN 4 18 +1.44% $8,348 $8,469 37 38% - +$120 -30.6% 14.2d ✓ -
56 SPY 27 — +0.85% $11,823 $11,924 10 60% - +$100 -20.4% 18.6d ✓ -
57 PM 30 — +0.12% $15,447 $15,466 24 42% - +$19 -27.7% 14.2d ✓ -
58 V 29 — -1.03% $13,551 $13,412 14 57% - -$140 -20.5% 16.4d ✓ -
59 UNH 4 — -1.18% $7,243 $7,158 18 44% - -$85 -42.4% 10.5d ✓ -
60 AMZN 30 — -1.65% $15,164 $14,914 21 38% - -$250 -20.2% 12.7d ✓ -
61 RIOT 14 32 -1.75% $11,465 $11,265 55 36% - -$201 -60.3% 2.4d ✓ -
62 PLTR 68 0🧊 -1.80% $76,901 $75,516 30 37% - -$1,384 -25.9% 5.1d ✓ -
63 VZ 20 — -2.30% $11,816 $11,545 18 50% - -$272 -15.7% 16.7d ✓ -
64 PEP 5 — -3.54% $8,735 $8,425 18 39% - -$309 -24.9% 16.8d ✓ -
65 XLK 22 — -5.22% $12,584 $11,927 16 44% - -$657 -31.7% 14.5d ✓ -
66 VXX 4 — -5.83% $10,071 $9,484 33 33% - -$587 -42.6% 4.8d ✓ -
67 IWM 15 — -6.62% $11,930 $11,140 15 40% - -$790 -20.3% 16.6d ✓ -
68 PANW 26 1🧊 -7.26% $15,695 $14,556 26 38% - -$1,139 -27.2% 10.3d ✓ -
69 MSFT 19 — -8.50% $13,006 $11,901 18 39% - -$1,106 -27.2% 14.7d ✓ -
70 QQQ 32 — -9.02% $14,834 $13,496 13 46% - -$1,338 -16.1% 16.6d ✓ -
71 GME 27 — -10.19% $19,216 $17,258 27 37% - -$1,958 -41.3% 5.0d ✓ -
72 SMCI 5 — -11.15% $8,989 $7,987 35 31% - -$1,002 -70.3% 2.7d ✓ -
73 MCD 4 — -12.20% $8,314 $7,300 17 35% - -$1,014 -22.5% 16.4d ✓ -
74 AVGO 26 — -12.66% $19,274 $16,834 26 35% - -$2,440 -41.6% 7.5d ✓ -
75 TLT 8 — -12.79% $10,148 $8,850 14 36% - -$1,298 -11.8% 19.3d ✓ -
76 CMCSA 5 — -13.93% $8,753 $7,534 24 33% - -$1,219 -30.0% 15.3d ✓ -
77 C 40 — -14.77% $24,040 $20,490 25 32% - -$3,551 -24.2% 12.7d ✓ -
78 HOOD 60 — -15.99% $64,740 $54,388 45 33% - -$10,352 -47.7% 4.5d ✓ -
79 ADBE 4 0 -16.05% $7,915 $6,645 33 39% - -$1,270 -40.4% 12.7d ✓ -
80 ARM 20 14 -17.38% $15,030 $12,418 65 37% - -$2,612 -59.4% 4.2d ✓ -
81 ARKK 5 — -18.91% $10,321 $8,369 33 36% - -$1,952 -42.3% 8.6d ✓ -
82 AMC 5 19 -19.24% $10,502 $8,481 75 35% - -$2,021 -53.0% 3.9d ✓ -
83 COST 26 — -20.32% $16,999 $13,545 22 45% - -$3,454 -22.4% 16.1d ✓ -
84 COIN 5 0 -20.56% $10,650 $8,460 53 32% - -$2,190 -46.2% 3.6d ✓ -
85 NFLX 23 — -23.39% $18,607 $14,255 17 29% - -$4,352 -33.9% 12.6d ✓ -
86 PYPL 4 0 -25.81% $10,145 $7,527 27 33% - -$2,619 -41.4% 9.9d ✓ -
87 CRM 5 0 -26.18% $8,715 $6,434 34 32% - -$2,282 -49.1% 11.3d ✓ -
88 IBM 17 10 -27.22% $14,903 $10,846 30 37% - -$4,057 -16.5% 13.8d ✓ -
89 SOFI 39 0🧊 -31.09% $36,572 $25,201 36 31% - -$11,370 -35.1% 4.8d ✓ -
90 META 21 — -31.14% $18,794 $12,942 24 29% - -$5,853 -29.8% 10.8d ✓ -
91 TQQQ 5 — -31.38% $13,983 $9,595 32 31% - -$4,388 -50.2% 5.8d ✓ -
92 NVDA 25 — -31.82% $22,698 $15,476 23 22% - -$7,223 -40.2% 6.4d ✓ -
93 DKNG 5 2 -31.91% $11,609 $7,905 42 31% - -$3,704 -40.7% 6.7d ✓ -
94 NET 18 2 -34.61% $18,349 $11,999 48 33% - -$6,351 -33.8% 7.4d ✓ -
95 MARA 5 37🔥 -43.53% $16,425 $9,275 53 28% - -$7,150 -71.5% 2.1d ✓ -
96 RIVN 3 — -44.35% $4,241 $2,360 41 24% - -$1,881 -78.8% 3.9d ✓ -
97 SOXL 5 0 -46.22% $9,007 $4,844 45 36% - -$4,163 -75.8% 2.5d ✓ -
98 NIO 4 1 -49.91% $7,451 $3,732 43 26% - -$3,719 -56.8% 4.6d ✓ -
99 ORCL 14 — -50.00% $22,322 $11,161 34 21% - -$11,161 -47.6% 8.4d ✓ -
100 RBLX 3 — -52.04% $16,629 $7,975 37 22% - -$8,654 -42.4% 6.6d ✓ -
101 LCID 4 1 -58.93% $13,323 $5,472 64 27% - -$7,851 -52.1% 3.2d ✓ -
102 CRWD — — -64.62% $-20,050 $-7,094 NO ENTRY - - +$12,956 -30.6% 7.5d 1 Jul 6, 2026

👤 Personality

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