Bruno Breakout

The Explorer

🚀 Swing Trader 📅 62 years old (Born 1964)

"New highs are not the ceiling—they're the floor for what comes next."

Weathered face with laugh lines earned in a hundred different markets. Wears cargo pants with too many pockets (each one has a chart in it).

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 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All 114

Jun 20, 2024 → Jun 20, 2026 (730d)

📊 Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

🎯 Asset: 📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All 114

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Bruno Breakout $10,000 and let him trade 114 symbols from Jan 2, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$12,018

Avg Value (per symbol)

Started at: $10,000 (+$2,018)

+20.18%

2-Year ROI

42.9%

Win Rate

1,747

Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

💰 Trading Activity (2 Years)

Stock Volume

$17,622,621

1,544 trades

Stock Fees

✓ Commission FREE

Crypto Volume

$1,922,603

203 trades

Crypto Fees

$4,807

0.25% of volume

⚠️ Important Note: This simulation tests each symbol with its own $10K account (not pooled). Crypto symbols can show 40-75%+ fee drag due to high trade frequency.

Stocks are FREE on Alpaca, so the ~100 stock symbols have zero fee impact.

⚙️ Trading Strategy

20-day high breakout with 2% confirmation

Waits for price to break above the 20-day high with at least 2% confirmation. Volume should spike on the breakout. Rides the trend until it breaks.

🎯 Best Suited For

Growth stocks breaking out of bases

"Every all-time high was once considered "too expensive.""

📜 Why This Strategy Works

When a stock breaks to new highs, there's no one "trapped" overhead wanting to sell. All the bagholders are gone. The path of least resistance is up.

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

                        Close price is 2%+ above 20-day high AND cooldown expired                    

→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Rules

                        • TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.15 (+15% gain)                    

                        • STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.95 (-5% loss)                    

                        • MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 45 days                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        BREAKOUT_LOOKBACK:
                        20
                    

                        BREAKOUT_CONFIRM_PCT:
                        2%
                    

                        TARGET_GAIN_PCT:
                        15%
                    

                        STOP_LOSS_PCT:
                        5%
                    

                        MAX_HOLD_DAYS:
                        45
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: William O'Neil's CANSLIM system

William O'Neil started as a stockbroker in 1958, but his system crystallized in the early 1960s. He studied every big winner for decades and found a pattern: the best stocks broke out to new highs before their biggest moves.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 2 Years: Jun 20, 2024 → Jun 20, 2026 (730 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	Start	Final Value	Trades	Win Rate	Fees	Net	Max DD	Avg Hold	Refunds	Last Refund
1	SOXL	49	51	+248.28%	$10,000	$34,828	78	36%	-	+$24,828	-44.8%	4.8d	✓	-
2	MU	40	10🧊	+247.39%	$10,000	$34,739	42	40%	-	+$24,739	-54.6%	10.6d	✓	-
3	HOOD	47	—	+216.64%	$10,000	$31,664	41	41%	-	+$21,664	-29.9%	5.8d	✓	-
4	TQQQ	46	—	+165.63%	$10,000	$26,563	26	42%	-	+$16,563	-23.2%	16.7d	✓	-
5	NVDA	34	—	+149.49%	$10,000	$24,949	22	41%	-	+$14,949	-22.9%	15.1d	✓	-
6	NET	39	—	+148.75%	$10,000	$24,875	24	46%	-	+$14,875	-27.6%	14.3d	✓	-
7	SOFI	34	—	+135.88%	$10,000	$23,588	31	48%	-	+$13,588	-32.2%	7.6d	✓	-
8	ARM	29	52🔥	+98.83%	$10,000	$19,883	34	29%	-	+$9,883	-31.5%	7.8d	✓	-
9	PANW	34	—	+87.07%	$10,000	$18,707	11	55%	-	+$8,707	-14.4%	21.6d	✓	-
10	GOOGL	43	—	+85.74%	$10,000	$18,574	9	67%	-	+$8,574	-10.1%	33.1d	✓	-
11	MARA	25	—	+64.46%	$10,000	$16,446	51	35%	-	+$6,446	-43.8%	2.9d	✓	-
12	PLTR	23	—	+64.24%	$10,000	$16,424	29	45%	-	+$6,424	-30.7%	7.4d	✓	-
13	DIS	—	—	+60.35%	$10,000	$16,035	5	80%	-	+$6,035	-5.4%	22.9d	✓	-
14	CRWD	25	—	+56.35%	$10,000	$15,635	17	35%	-	+$5,635	-15.3%	12.1d	✓	-
15	BAC	35	—	+53.83%	$10,000	$15,383	9	78%	-	+$5,383	-9.8%	32.0d	✓	-
16	SNOW	19	—	+52.87%	$10,000	$15,287	21	38%	-	+$5,287	-25.7%	9.2d	✓	-
17	RBLX	22	—	+50.23%	$10,000	$15,023	18	50%	-	+$5,023	-35.7%	13.7d	✓	-
18	PM	—	—	+49.66%	$10,000	$14,966	5	80%	-	+$4,966	-5.2%	32.9d	✓	-
19	AMD	19	—	+44.62%	$10,000	$14,462	32	34%	-	+$4,462	-41.7%	11.3d	✓	-
20	MS	—	—	+44.58%	$10,000	$14,458	7	57%	-	+$4,458	-10.4%	29.0d	✓	-
21	LINKUSD ₿	—	—	+42.88%	$10,000	$14,288	15	47%	$942	+$4,288	-16.3%	3.9d	✓	-
22	SLV	21	—	+40.73%	$10,000	$14,073	22	36%	-	+$4,073	-22.5%	18.9d	✓	-
23	AXP	—	—	+40.37%	$10,000	$14,037	5	80%	-	+$4,037	-5.5%	36.9d	✓	-
24	ISRG	—	—	+39.27%	$10,000	$13,927	8	50%	-	+$3,927	-11.2%	30.9d	✓	-
25	XLK	—	—	+37.56%	$10,000	$13,756	5	60%	-	+$3,756	-10.4%	26.7d	✓	-
26	AMZN	—	—	+37.23%	$10,000	$13,723	8	50%	-	+$3,723	-10.1%	29.7d	✓	-
27	NFLX	—	—	+32.11%	$10,000	$13,211	8	38%	-	+$3,211	-15.0%	15.6d	✓	-
28	QQQ	—	—	+31.03%	$10,000	$13,103	2	100%	-	+$3,103	-0.0%	41.1d	✓	-
29	WMT	—	—	+30.64%	$10,000	$13,064	4	100%	-	+$3,064	-0.2%	45.6d	✓	-
30	CSCO	—	—	+29.94%	$10,000	$12,994	6	83%	-	+$2,994	-5.2%	30.4d	✓	-
31	UNH	17	—	+29.65%	$10,000	$12,965	9	56%	-	+$2,965	-28.0%	26.4d	✓	-
32	USO	16	—	+29.40%	$10,000	$12,940	19	32%	-	+$2,940	-27.2%	21.9d	✓	-
33	GME	15	—	+28.85%	$10,000	$12,885	19	26%	-	+$2,885	-45.0%	7.7d	✓	-
34	GILD	—	—	+28.82%	$10,000	$12,882	7	57%	-	+$2,882	-9.8%	26.1d	✓	-
35	TSLA	12	—	+26.59%	$10,000	$12,659	30	33%	-	+$2,659	-27.4%	9.7d	✓	-
36	SOLUSD ₿	—	—	+25.25%	$10,000	$12,525	6	50%	$508	+$2,525	-11.2%	1.3d	✓	-
37	GLD	—	—	+23.00%	$10,000	$12,300	5	80%	-	+$2,300	-5.9%	19.1d	✓	-
38	SPY	—	—	+22.60%	$10,000	$12,260	3	100%	-	+$2,260	-0.0%	47.0d	✓	-
39	VOO	—	—	+22.59%	$10,000	$12,259	3	100%	-	+$2,259	-0.0%	47.0d	✓	-
40	VTI	—	—	+22.33%	$10,000	$12,233	3	100%	-	+$2,233	-0.0%	47.0d	✓	-
41	AVGO	14	0	+22.30%	$10,000	$12,230	26	35%	-	+$2,230	-31.0%	14.5d	✓	-
42	LLY	16	—	+20.23%	$10,000	$12,023	15	40%	-	+$2,023	-19.2%	19.3d	✓	-
43	BTCUSD ₿	—	—	+20.08%	$10,000	$12,008	4	50%	$229	+$2,008	-5.7%	15.7d	✓	-
44	JPM	—	—	+18.23%	$10,000	$11,823	5	60%	-	+$1,823	-5.5%	20.1d	✓	-
45	WFC	18	—	+18.14%	$10,000	$11,814	9	56%	-	+$1,814	-13.4%	27.2d	✓	-
46	IWM	—	—	+17.18%	$10,000	$11,718	7	57%	-	+$1,718	-14.6%	37.7d	✓	-
47	META	10	—	+16.79%	$10,000	$11,679	12	33%	-	+$1,679	-15.0%	16.0d	✓	-
48	GS	17	—	+16.78%	$10,000	$11,678	9	44%	-	+$1,678	-10.8%	27.3d	✓	-
49	ORCL	11	—	+14.72%	$10,000	$11,472	21	29%	-	+$1,472	-40.5%	14.1d	✓	-
50	SMCI	14	—	+14.31%	$10,000	$11,431	45	31%	-	+$1,431	-44.1%	3.7d	✓	-
51	IBM	—	—	+14.21%	$10,000	$11,421	8	50%	-	+$1,421	-9.8%	29.2d	✓	-
52	AAPL	—	—	+13.17%	$10,000	$11,317	6	33%	-	+$1,317	-20.7%	20.9d	✓	-
53	BMY	—	—	+13.16%	$10,000	$11,316	7	57%	-	+$1,316	-10.3%	31.8d	✓	-
54	C	8	—	+12.02%	$10,000	$11,202	9	44%	-	+$1,202	-19.1%	16.1d	✓	-
55	KO	—	—	+11.99%	$10,000	$11,199	4	75%	-	+$1,199	-2.1%	47.3d	✓	-
56	XLE	—	—	+11.07%	$10,000	$11,107	5	60%	-	+$1,107	-5.0%	42.3d	✓	-
57	ARKK	11	—	+9.70%	$10,000	$10,970	20	40%	-	+$970	-27.0%	14.1d	✓	-
58	MDT	—	—	+9.22%	$10,000	$10,922	3	67%	-	+$922	-5.4%	43.3d	✓	-
59	VZ	—	—	+7.88%	$10,000	$10,788	4	75%	-	+$788	-8.6%	29.9d	✓	-
60	JNJ	—	—	+7.57%	$10,000	$10,757	3	67%	-	+$757	-6.3%	36.8d	✓	-
61	AMGN	—	—	+6.76%	$10,000	$10,676	3	100%	-	+$676	-5.0%	25.6d	✓	-
62	SLB	—	—	+5.56%	$10,000	$10,556	8	38%	-	+$556	-16.7%	30.8d	✓	-
63	XOM	—	—	+5.53%	$10,000	$10,553	7	43%	-	+$553	-9.3%	30.7d	✓	-
64	DIA	—	—	+5.40%	$10,000	$10,540	4	50%	-	+$540	-6.6%	31.4d	✓	-
65	BIIB	—	—	+4.80%	$10,000	$10,480	7	29%	-	+$480	-16.3%	11.3d	✓	-
66	MA	—	—	+4.75%	$10,000	$10,475	6	50%	-	+$475	-8.5%	35.5d	✓	-
67	LTCUSD ₿	—	—	+3.98%	$10,000	$10,398	14	29%	$923	+$398	-25.0%	2.8d	✓	-
68	PG	—	—	+3.47%	$10,000	$10,347	4	50%	-	+$347	-5.1%	28.1d	✓	-
69	COIN	9	—	+3.09%	$10,000	$10,309	40	28%	-	+$309	-46.8%	4.7d	✓	-
70	ADBE	—	—	+1.99%	$10,000	$10,199	9	44%	-	+$199	-11.3%	29.2d	✓	-
71	V	—	—	+1.67%	$10,000	$10,167	3	67%	-	+$167	-5.2%	32.7d	✓	-
72	BLK	—	—	+1.59%	$10,000	$10,159	6	33%	-	+$159	-9.8%	30.7d	✓	-
73	XRPUSD ₿	—	—	+0.84%	$10,000	$10,084	22	36%	$1,395	+$84	-23.7%	2.5d	✓	-
74	MCD	—	—	-0.11%	$10,000	$9,989	3	67%	-	-$11	-5.0%	34.4d	✓	-
75	ACN	—	—	-2.41%	$10,000	$9,759	6	67%	-	-$241	-7.6%	42.0d	✓	-
76	MSFT	—	—	-4.11%	$10,000	$9,589	6	33%	-	-$411	-10.0%	6.7d	✓	-
77	ABBV	—	—	-4.28%	$10,000	$9,572	7	43%	-	-$428	-14.6%	21.5d	✓	-
78	COST	—	—	-4.75%	$10,000	$9,525	1	0%	-	-$475	-4.8%	41.0d	✓	-
79	SCHW	—	—	-4.93%	$10,000	$9,507	7	29%	-	-$493	-20.1%	31.4d	✓	-
80	TLT	—	—	-4.99%	$10,000	$9,501	1	0%	-	-$499	-5.0%	28.2d	✓	-
81	PFE	—	—	-5.50%	$10,000	$9,450	4	25%	-	-$550	-6.5%	42.2d	✓	-
82	XLF	—	—	-5.74%	$10,000	$9,426	3	33%	-	-$574	-7.2%	23.6d	✓	-
83	RIOT	4	—	-5.87%	$10,000	$9,413	53	30%	-	-$587	-53.8%	4.1d	✓	-
84	TMO	2	—	-5.93%	$10,000	$9,407	11	27%	-	-$593	-26.9%	11.7d	✓	-
85	CMCSA	—	—	-6.93%	$10,000	$9,307	6	33%	-	-$693	-7.6%	42.8d	✓	-
86	PEP	—	—	-8.09%	$10,000	$9,191	6	17%	-	-$809	-15.8%	23.0d	✓	-
87	PEPEUSD ₿	—	—	-8.27%	$10,000	$9,173	48	31%	$4,207	-$827	-57.8%	24.0h	✓	-
88	VRTX	—	—	-8.36%	$10,000	$9,164	4	25%	-	-$836	-6.5%	37.0d	✓	-
89	CVX	—	—	-9.68%	$10,000	$9,032	6	33%	-	-$968	-9.6%	22.7d	✓	-
90	BRK-B	—	—	-11.43%	$10,000	$8,857	2	0%	-	-$1,143	-11.4%	30.0d	✓	-
91	OXY	2	—	-12.49%	$10,000	$8,751	13	31%	-	-$1,249	-19.0%	17.7d	✓	-
92	ETHUSD ₿	—	—	-14.50%	$10,000	$8,550	8	13%	$448	-$1,450	-25.3%	9.7d	✓	-
93	DOGEUSD ₿	—	—	-15.84%	$10,000	$8,416	22	32%	$1,749	-$1,584	-55.1%	2.5d	✓	-
94	LCID	4	—	-16.62%	$10,000	$8,338	44	20%	-	-$1,662	-50.3%	4.7d	✓	-
95	INTC	3	1	-17.45%	$10,000	$8,255	43	28%	-	-$1,745	-54.0%	6.0d	✓	-
96	CRM	2	—	-19.22%	$10,000	$8,078	11	27%	-	-$1,922	-27.5%	27.6d	✓	-
97	UVXY	3	—	-20.37%	$10,000	$7,963	45	31%	-	-$2,037	-60.1%	2.8d	✓	-
98	UNIUSD ₿	3	—	-20.55%	$10,000	$7,945	31	19%	$2,077	-$2,055	-46.2%	2.2d	✓	-
99	PYPL	2	—	-20.71%	$10,000	$7,929	11	36%	-	-$2,071	-24.4%	21.1d	✓	-
100	COP	—	—	-21.27%	$10,000	$7,873	9	22%	-	-$2,127	-22.7%	25.4d	✓	-
101	DOTUSD ₿	—	—	-21.34%	$10,000	$7,866	6	17%	$288	-$2,134	-31.4%	3.3d	✓	-
102	HD	—	—	-22.41%	$10,000	$7,759	8	25%	-	-$2,241	-14.1%	29.9d	✓	-
103	MRK	—	—	-23.41%	$10,000	$7,660	6	17%	-	-$2,341	-21.4%	24.4d	✓	-
104	REGN	—	—	-23.58%	$10,000	$7,642	7	14%	-	-$2,358	-30.1%	9.8d	✓	-
105	SQQQ	3	—	-28.01%	$10,000	$7,199	29	24%	-	-$2,801	-44.1%	5.6d	✓	-
106	NIO	3	—	-33.28%	$10,000	$6,672	37	27%	-	-$3,328	-48.2%	5.8d	✓	-
107	MRNA	3	—	-34.71%	$10,000	$6,529	42	21%	-	-$3,471	-64.5%	4.7d	✓	-
108	DKNG	2	—	-36.00%	$10,000	$6,400	25	20%	-	-$3,600	-38.1%	9.0d	✓	-
109	AMC	2	30🔥	-36.75%	$10,000	$6,325	20	30%	-	-$3,675	-64.2%	5.2d	✓	-
110	RIVN	2	—	-41.82%	$10,000	$5,818	25	20%	-	-$4,182	-60.5%	5.0d	✓	-
111	AVAXUSD ₿	—	—	-44.30%	$10,000	$5,570	12	8%	$479	-$4,430	-40.8%	2.8d	✓	-
112	VXX	2	—	-48.16%	$10,000	$5,184	32	22%	-	-$4,816	-56.0%	4.3d	✓	-
113	SPXU	1	—	-53.63%	$10,000	$4,637	18	11%	-	-$5,363	-59.3%	7.6d	✓	-
114	SHIBUSD ₿	—	—	-55.53%	$10,000	$4,447	15	20%	$1,413	-$5,553	-66.0%	2.0d	✓	-