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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.

Jan 1, 2026 → Sep 24, 2026 (265d)

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

$14,439
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $13,950 (+$490)
+3.51%
Year to Date ROI
42.7%
Win Rate
1,815
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 (Year to Date)

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 (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 MRNA 21 58🔥 +122.40% $6,107 $13,582 41 41% - +$7,475 -73.4% 4.4d ✓ -
2 USO 33 55🔥 +67.47% $10,061 $16,849 19 58% - +$6,788 -20.8% 13.0d ✓ -
3 SLB 21 — +55.04% $8,410 $13,039 13 62% - +$4,629 -31.5% 10.1d ✓ -
4 XLE 36 — +53.44% $10,197 $15,646 10 80% - +$5,449 -16.2% 15.9d ✓ -
5 BIIB 17 — +46.63% $8,201 $12,025 23 52% - +$3,824 -37.3% 11.8d ✓ -
6 CVX 48 — +44.37% $12,009 $17,337 14 64% - +$5,328 -11.0% 16.9d ✓ -
7 COP 30 — +41.38% $10,632 $15,032 17 65% - +$4,400 -21.4% 12.9d ✓ -
8 UVXY 55 0🧊 +39.98% $29,797 $41,709 25 44% - +$11,913 -40.5% 2.8d ✓ -
9 KO 37 — +39.03% $10,698 $14,873 14 71% - +$4,175 -14.7% 18.4d ✓ -
10 JNJ 59 — +36.08% $13,934 $18,962 14 57% - +$5,027 -8.1% 18.5d ✓ -
11 SNOW 19 0 +31.61% $10,188 $13,408 19 37% - +$3,220 -53.8% 7.7d ✓ -
12 XOM 29 — +29.52% $11,463 $14,848 9 67% - +$3,384 -23.1% 16.2d ✓ -
13 MRK 15 — +27.37% $8,359 $10,647 14 64% - +$2,288 -45.0% 13.1d ✓ -
14 SPXU 3 — +26.88% $5,962 $7,565 13 46% - +$1,603 -44.7% 9.8d ✓ -
15 SLV 65 — +25.67% $25,694 $32,289 15 47% - +$6,596 -17.9% 10.9d ✓ -
16 OXY 15 — +25.40% $8,719 $10,934 14 50% - +$2,215 -39.7% 12.6d ✓ -
17 AAPL 31 — +25.16% $13,215 $16,540 14 50% - +$3,325 -28.5% 13.7d ✓ -
18 VRTX 24 — +24.56% $11,289 $14,062 12 42% - +$2,773 -29.2% 14.8d ✓ -
19 LLY 37 — +22.23% $16,663 $20,367 16 44% - +$3,704 -27.6% 10.3d ✓ -
20 MA 33 — +22.16% $12,158 $14,852 12 58% - +$2,694 -14.6% 16.6d ✓ -
21 SQQQ 3 — +21.62% $2,681 $3,261 18 44% - +$580 -75.4% 4.6d ✓ -
22 HD 34 — +21.02% $12,529 $15,162 13 54% - +$2,634 -15.1% 16.6d ✓ -
23 GME 27 — +20.83% $14,283 $17,258 17 53% - +$2,975 -41.3% 5.0d ✓ -
24 WMT 54 — +20.40% $16,976 $20,440 8 63% - +$3,463 -14.3% 17.5d ✓ -
25 AMGN 34 0🧊 +18.72% $12,530 $14,875 18 56% - +$2,346 -17.9% 14.8d ✓ -
26 ABBV 32 — +17.10% $13,073 $15,309 19 53% - +$2,236 -19.7% 13.9d ✓ -
27 AMC 5 19 +16.38% $7,287 $8,481 61 39% - +$1,194 -53.0% 3.9d ✓ -
28 BMY 10 — +15.31% $8,658 $9,984 15 47% - +$1,326 -35.1% 11.6d ✓ -
29 DIS 38 0🧊 +15.25% $15,152 $17,463 17 53% - +$2,311 -18.4% 15.4d ✓ -
30 SMCI 5 — +13.26% $7,052 $7,987 19 37% - +$935 -70.3% 2.7d ✓ -
31 PFE 14 — +12.07% $9,537 $10,688 8 63% - +$1,151 -20.7% 14.7d ✓ -
32 PG 19 — +10.98% $10,015 $11,114 11 64% - +$1,100 -17.3% 17.7d ✓ -
33 MDT 20 — +10.76% $10,928 $12,104 13 46% - +$1,176 -18.1% 16.3d ✓ -
34 JPM 45 — +10.08% $18,548 $20,417 8 63% - +$1,870 -20.9% 14.6d ✓ -
35 DIA 28 — +9.80% $11,474 $12,599 11 64% - +$1,124 -16.3% 19.2d ✓ -
36 INTC 4 9 +9.65% $5,951 $6,526 23 39% - +$574 -51.2% 5.5d ✓ -
37 AMD 15 36🔥 +8.71% $10,331 $11,231 32 38% - +$900 -59.3% 5.7d ✓ -
38 RIOT 14 32 +8.61% $10,372 $11,265 26 38% - +$893 -60.3% 2.4d ✓ -
39 XLF 40 — +7.49% $13,415 $14,419 7 57% - +$1,005 -8.8% 19.1d ✓ -
40 GS 42 — +7.27% $18,363 $19,697 18 44% - +$1,335 -23.8% 12.8d ✓ -
41 PM 30 — +7.16% $14,432 $15,466 17 47% - +$1,033 -27.7% 14.2d ✓ -
42 V 29 — +7.13% $12,519 $13,412 9 67% - +$893 -20.5% 16.4d ✓ -
43 CSCO 25 — +6.94% $12,422 $13,284 14 36% - +$862 -24.0% 16.2d ✓ -
44 BLK 29 0🧊 +6.18% $14,002 $14,868 19 42% - +$865 -19.8% 15.5d ✓ -
45 GILD 27 — +6.03% $13,286 $14,087 16 44% - +$801 -24.7% 14.7d ✓ -
46 BRK-B 28 — +5.67% $12,200 $12,892 12 67% - +$692 -13.3% 18.1d ✓ -
47 BAC 42 — +5.57% $17,661 $18,645 15 47% - +$984 -16.8% 14.2d ✓ -
48 MS 53 — +4.94% $20,732 $21,756 16 44% - +$1,024 -18.3% 13.7d ✓ -
49 SCHW 30 — +4.70% $14,039 $14,699 10 40% - +$660 -17.2% 13.8d ✓ -
50 WFC 39 — +3.51% $17,970 $18,601 9 44% - +$631 -21.8% 13.2d ✓ -
51 TMO 4 — +2.99% $7,275 $7,493 15 47% - +$218 -48.9% 13.2d ✓ -
52 VZ 20 — +1.60% $11,363 $11,545 12 50% - +$182 -15.7% 16.7d ✓ -
53 VTI 42 — +0.62% $15,130 $15,224 7 43% - +$94 -15.3% 18.4d ✓ -
54 ARM 20 14 +0.40% $12,368 $12,418 49 41% - +$49 -59.4% 4.2d ✓ -
55 MSFT 19 — +0.27% $11,869 $11,901 12 42% - +$32 -27.2% 14.7d ✓ -
56 REGN 6 — +0.20% $7,551 $7,566 17 47% - +$15 -50.5% 11.9d ✓ -
57 VOO 42 — -0.86% $14,782 $14,655 7 43% - -$127 -13.3% 19.1d ✓ -
58 MARA 5 37🔥 -0.93% $9,362 $9,275 30 37% - -$87 -71.5% 2.1d ✓ -
59 ACN 4 18 -1.52% $8,599 $8,469 32 38% - -$131 -30.6% 14.2d ✓ -
60 AMZN 30 — -2.77% $15,338 $14,914 15 40% - -$425 -20.2% 12.7d ✓ -
61 COIN 5 0 -2.96% $8,718 $8,460 34 35% - -$258 -46.2% 3.6d ✓ -
62 TSLA 25 — -3.11% $16,267 $15,761 14 36% - -$506 -41.9% 5.3d ✓ -
63 HOOD 60 — -3.13% $56,145 $54,388 25 36% - -$1,757 -47.7% 4.5d ✓ -
64 SPY 27 — -3.22% $12,320 $11,924 6 33% - -$397 -20.4% 18.6d ✓ -
65 CMCSA 5 — -3.65% $7,819 $7,534 19 37% - -$285 -30.0% 15.3d ✓ -
66 GOOGL 45 0🧊 -3.72% $23,818 $22,932 13 38% - -$886 -22.9% 11.8d ✓ -
67 PEP 5 — -3.91% $8,768 $8,425 12 42% - -$343 -24.9% 16.8d ✓ -
68 UNH 4 — -4.36% $7,484 $7,158 12 42% - -$326 -42.4% 10.5d ✓ -
69 PANW 26 1🧊 -5.30% $15,370 $14,556 20 35% - -$815 -27.2% 10.3d ✓ -
70 VXX 4 — -5.78% $10,065 $9,484 16 31% - -$582 -42.6% 4.8d ✓ -
71 COST 26 — -5.91% $14,396 $13,545 16 56% - -$851 -22.4% 16.1d ✓ -
72 IWM 15 — -6.14% $11,869 $11,140 9 33% - -$729 -20.3% 16.6d ✓ -
73 ARKK 5 — -8.76% $9,173 $8,369 23 39% - -$804 -42.3% 8.6d ✓ -
74 AXP 45 — -9.10% $23,508 $21,369 16 38% - -$2,139 -21.8% 13.4d ✓ -
75 XLK 22 — -9.47% $13,175 $11,927 10 40% - -$1,248 -31.7% 14.5d ✓ -
76 MCD 4 — -9.64% $8,079 $7,300 12 33% - -$779 -22.5% 16.4d ✓ -
77 TLT 8 — -10.49% $9,887 $8,850 10 40% - -$1,037 -11.8% 19.3d ✓ -
78 NET 18 2 -10.88% $13,463 $11,999 36 39% - -$1,465 -33.8% 7.4d ✓ -
79 NFLX 23 — -12.02% $16,203 $14,255 10 30% - -$1,948 -33.9% 12.6d ✓ -
80 META 21 — -14.14% $15,073 $12,942 15 33% - -$2,131 -29.8% 10.8d ✓ -
81 GLD 48 — -14.68% $19,031 $16,237 14 36% - -$2,794 -8.3% 17.2d ✓ -
82 QQQ 32 — -15.54% $15,979 $13,496 9 33% - -$2,483 -16.1% 16.6d ✓ -
83 MU 41 — -15.85% $32,805 $27,605 25 36% - -$5,200 -39.3% 6.0d ✓ -
84 PLTR 68 0🧊 -17.56% $91,602 $75,516 18 28% - -$16,085 -25.9% 5.1d ✓ -
85 ADBE 4 0 -18.35% $8,138 $6,645 27 37% - -$1,493 -40.4% 12.7d ✓ -
86 DKNG 5 2 -19.85% $9,862 $7,905 33 33% - -$1,958 -40.7% 6.7d ✓ -
87 SOFI 39 0🧊 -20.11% $31,545 $25,201 17 29% - -$6,344 -35.1% 4.8d ✓ -
88 ISRG 27 — -20.18% $18,811 $15,015 21 29% - -$3,796 -29.5% 12.5d ✓ -
89 C 40 — -21.78% $26,195 $20,490 19 26% - -$5,705 -24.2% 12.7d ✓ -
90 NVDA 25 — -23.92% $20,341 $15,476 12 17% - -$4,866 -40.2% 6.4d ✓ -
91 AVGO 26 — -24.06% $22,167 $16,834 15 27% - -$5,333 -41.6% 7.5d ✓ -
92 PYPL 4 0 -24.78% $10,007 $7,527 16 31% - -$2,480 -41.4% 9.9d ✓ -
93 CRM 5 0 -28.05% $8,942 $6,434 27 30% - -$2,508 -49.1% 11.3d ✓ -
94 RIVN 3 — -31.55% $3,448 $2,360 26 23% - -$1,088 -78.8% 3.9d ✓ -
95 ORCL 14 — -32.01% $16,416 $11,161 17 18% - -$5,255 -47.6% 8.4d ✓ -
96 RBLX 3 — -32.45% $11,806 $7,975 25 24% - -$3,831 -42.4% 6.6d ✓ -
97 TQQQ 5 — -34.81% $14,719 $9,595 22 27% - -$5,124 -50.2% 5.8d ✓ -
98 IBM 17 10 -34.91% $16,664 $10,846 23 30% - -$5,817 -16.5% 13.8d ✓ -
99 LCID 4 1 -44.66% $9,888 $5,472 43 28% - -$4,416 -52.1% 3.2d ✓ -
100 NIO 4 1 -45.65% $6,867 $3,732 28 21% - -$3,135 -56.8% 4.6d ✓ -
101 SOXL 5 0 -58.19% $11,586 $4,844 27 26% - -$6,742 -75.8% 2.5d ✓ -
102 CRWD — — -66.80% $-21,367 $-7,094 NO ENTRY - - +$14,273 -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.