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Wrecking Ball

The Stock Crash Surgeon

🔨 Swing Trader (Oracle-Derived) 📅 0 years old (Born 2026)

"Stocks crash differently than crypto. Slower, shallower, but the bounces are just as inevitable. PDT rules? They actually help — forced holds capture the full recovery."

A battle-hardened trader in a Wall Street suit with rolled-up sleeves, surrounded by screens showing red candles turning green. Carries a wrecking ball pendant — a reminder that destruction creates opportunity.

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

📊 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

📈 Stocks 44 ₿ Crypto 0 🌐 All 44

Jan 1, 2026 → Jul 26, 2026 (205d)

📊 Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

🎯 Asset: 📈 Stocks 44 ₿ Crypto 0 🌐 All 44

📊 Year to Date Performance: Showing Wrecking Ball's performance over the year to date across 44 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$23,952

Avg Value (per symbol)

Started at: $21,903 (+$2,049)

+9.36%

Year to Date ROI

53.2%

Win Rate

987

Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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Equity Curve (Year to Date)

Combined P&L across all 44 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Buy stock momentum crashes, hold 1-3 days (PDT-compliant swing), no stops

Monitors 1-hour momentum across 44 validated stocks. When momentum drops below a stock-specific threshold (-1% to -4.5%), enters a full position. Holds for a fixed period (1-3 days depending on stock). No stop losses — backtesting proved time-based exits outperform. PDT-compliant: 95%+ of trades are swing trades (overnight holds).

🎯 Best Suited For

Stock crash bounces — 44 validated Tier 1 equities, PDT-compliant swing trades (avg hold 2-3 days)

"Wall Street panics in slow motion. That's where the money is."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

After severe intraday momentum crashes in stocks, forced sellers (margin calls, stop-loss cascades, algorithmic de-risking) create temporary dislocations. The bounce is statistical — institutional buyers step in within 1-3 days. PDT rules are actually BENEFICIAL: forced overnight holds capture the full mean reversion (+31.8% avg swing return vs +8.7% day trade return in backtesting).

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 (Momentum Crash)

📈 Entry Signal (Momentum Crash)

                        1-hour momentum < stock-specific threshold (e.g., PLTR < -3.5%, GOOGL < -2.0%, NVDA < -2.0%)                    

→ BUY at current price

📉 Exit Conditions

                        • TIME_EXIT: Hold for stock-specific period (1day, 2day, 3day, or 2h for COIN)                    

                        • PDT COMPLIANT: 95%+ of exits are swing trades (overnight holds)                    

                        • NO STOP LOSS — backtesting proved stops hurt performance                    

                        • NO PROFIT TARGET — let time-based exit capture full bounce                    

                        • COOLDOWN: Wait 0-4 hours after exit before re-entering same stock                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        FEE_PCT:
                        0%
                    

                        ROUND_TRIP_FEE:
                        0
                    

                        BARS_PER_HOUR:
                        12
                    

                        PDT_MAX_DAY_TRADES:
                        3
                    

                        PDT_ROLLING_DAYS:
                        5
                    

                        MARKET_OPEN:
                        9:30 AM ET
                    

                        MARKET_CLOSE:
                        4:00 PM ET
                    

                        STOCKS_VALIDATED:
                        44
                    

                        TOTAL_SIMULATIONS:
                        9504
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Oracle Methodology adapted for US equities — PDT-compliant crash-bounce strategy validated across 44 Tier 1 stocks with 9,504 simulations

Born February 2026 from the Oracle Methodology. After Crasher proved crash-bounce works in crypto, we adapted it for US equities with PDT compliance. Screened 102 stocks → identified 44 natural crash-bouncers → ran 216-combo sweep per stock (9,504 total simulations). Key discovery: PDT-forced swing trades actually OUTPERFORM day trades by +23.1% on average. 44/44 stocks profitable at best combo.

🏆 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 → Jul 26, 2026 (205 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
1	MU	78	6🧊	+249.97%	$20,205	$70,711	30	73%	-	+$50,506	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
2	TQQQ	76	—	+70.47%	$30,288	$51,631	24	75%	-	+$21,344	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
3	AVGO	73	3🧊	+45.10%	$37,645	$54,623	31	58%	-	+$16,978	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
4	XLK	72	19🧊	+27.82%	$17,010	$21,742	31	74%	-	+$4,732	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
5	AMGN	56	—	+24.70%	$11,620	$14,490	26	62%	-	+$2,870	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
6	ABBV	63	—	+23.07%	$13,127	$16,156	27	56%	-	+$3,028	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
7	IBM	57	—	+20.13%	$15,380	$18,476	22	50%	-	+$3,096	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
8	IWM	62	—	+17.06%	$12,976	$15,189	22	59%	-	+$2,214	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
9	AMZN	65	—	+15.71%	$18,970	$21,950	16	69%	-	+$2,980	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
10	QQQ	72	—	+15.49%	$15,985	$18,461	23	74%	-	+$2,476	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
11	HD	61	—	+13.81%	$13,568	$15,441	26	50%	-	+$1,874	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
12	COIN	7	40🔥	+13.02%	$8,432	$9,529	60	45%	-	+$1,098	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
13	BRK-B	63	—	+10.65%	$13,355	$14,778	15	60%	-	+$1,422	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
14	JNJ	66	—	+8.81%	$14,292	$15,552	20	60%	-	+$1,259	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
15	MSFT	61	—	+8.38%	$14,768	$16,006	33	52%	-	+$1,238	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
16	VTI	—	—	+8.13%	$12,565	$13,587	5	80%	-	+$1,022	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
17	ARKK	52	—	+6.04%	$14,725	$15,615	3	67%	-	+$889	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
18	GILD	56	—	+5.66%	$13,924	$14,712	27	56%	-	+$788	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
19	PFE	46	—	+5.04%	$12,463	$13,091	7	71%	-	+$628	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
20	MS	42	0🧊	+4.45%	$12,296	$12,843	49	51%	-	+$547	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
21	DIA	51	—	+4.30%	$12,261	$12,789	18	61%	-	+$527	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
22	BAC	62	—	+4.17%	$16,219	$16,896	22	59%	-	+$676	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
23	TSLA	68	—	+3.66%	$31,400	$32,549	20	45%	-	+$1,149	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
24	META	62	53	+3.20%	$17,864	$18,435	37	51%	-	+$572	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
25	SPY	—	—	+3.06%	$12,547	$12,931	3	67%	-	+$384	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
26	VOO	—	—	+3.05%	$12,406	$12,784	3	67%	-	+$378	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
27	KO	42	—	+2.96%	$12,291	$12,655	24	54%	-	+$364	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
28	TMO	63	—	+2.80%	$15,727	$16,167	21	67%	-	+$440	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
29	PLTR	72	—	+2.53%	$119,876	$122,909	16	56%	-	+$3,033	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
30	VRTX	60	—	+2.48%	$14,816	$15,183	35	49%	-	+$367	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
31	GOOGL	62	—	+1.43%	$21,918	$22,232	12	50%	-	+$313	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
32	NVDA	67	—	+0.01%	$33,537	$33,540	21	43%	-	+$3	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
33	PG	—	—	+0.00%	$11,524	$11,524	NO ENTRY	-	-	-	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
34	TLT	—	—	+0.00%	$10,209	$10,209	NO ENTRY	-	-	-	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
35	MDT	33	—	-0.98%	$12,154	$12,035	16	50%	-	-$119	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
36	LLY	67	54	-2.69%	$22,517	$21,911	30	50%	-	-$606	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
37	V	37	—	-4.33%	$13,114	$12,547	15	53%	-	-$568	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
38	HOOD 🔥 PRO	73	43🧊	-5.08%	$148,072	$140,550	44	45%	-	-$7,522	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
39	ISRG	65	—	-5.40%	$19,677	$18,614	25	48%	-	-$1,063	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
40	MCD	34	—	-5.40%	$12,796	$12,105	10	40%	-	-$691	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
41	MA	43	—	-6.36%	$13,867	$12,985	25	44%	-	-$882	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
42	AXP	63	3🧊	-9.04%	$16,720	$15,208	47	53%	-	-$1,511	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
43	CRWD	13	1	-72.28%	$29,010	$8,042	46	48%	-	-$20,969	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
44	WMT	—	—	-103.90%	$9,618	$-375	NO ENTRY	-	-	-$9,993	-0.0%	0.0h	1	Feb 20, 2026

👤 Personality

Disciplined, patient, unshakeable. Watches the market bleed without flinching. Knows that the deeper the dip, the sweeter the bounce. PDT-aware — uses forced multi-day holds as a feature, not a bug.