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Grace Crossover

The Patient One

πŸ“Š Swing Trader πŸ“… 66 years old (Born 1960)

"The fast moving average is the heartbeat. The slow moving average is the breath. When heartbeat crosses breath, the market has made its decision."

Elegant woman in her mid-60s with silver hair in a neat bun. Minimalist wardrobeβ€”black turtleneck, simple silver watch. Her desk is immaculate, containing only what is essential.

πŸ“Š View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Jan 14, 2026 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (31 days)
🎯 Asset Class: πŸ“ˆ Stocks 102 β‚Ώ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

πŸ“Š Last Month Performance: Showing Grace Crossover's performance over the last month across 114 symbols. 🟒 LIVE

$9,897
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,576 ($-679)
-6.42%
Last Month ROI
28.4%
Win Rate
3,046
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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-6.4%
1 Month
-7.0%
3 Months
-5.7%
6 Months
-6.2%
YTD
+0.2%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Month)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

πŸ’° Trading Activity (Last Month)

Stock Volume
$12,460,910
1,130 trades
Stock Fees
$0
βœ“ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$5,425,095
1,916 trades
Crypto Fees
$13,563
0.25% of volume

βš™οΈ Trading Strategy

EMA crossover - 9 EMA crossing 21 EMA signals entry

Monitors the 9-period and 21-period Exponential Moving Averages. When the fast EMA (9) crosses above the slow EMA (21), it signals bullish momentum and triggers a buy. The opposite cross triggers a sell.

🎯 Best Suited For

Stocks with clean trending behavior

"The trend is your friend until it bends."

πŸ“œ Why This Strategy Works

Markets trend roughly 30% of the timeβ€”but that's where the big money is made. The crossover filters out noise and identifies when momentum has genuinely shifted.

Mathematical Formula

CODE VERIFIED β€” These formulas are extracted directly from the simulation engine and verified against the source code.
Source: scripts/run-*-simulation.php

πŸ“Š Exponential Moving Average (EMA)

EMAt = (Close Γ— k) + (EMAt-1 Γ— (1 - k))
Unlike SMA, EMA weighs recent prices more heavily. The multiplier k controls sensitivity.
k = Smoothing Factor = 2 Γ· (Period + 1)
For 9 EMA: k = 2 Γ· 10 = 0.20 (20% weight to current price)
For 21 EMA: k = 2 Γ· 22 β‰ˆ 0.0909 (9.09% weight to current price)
First EMA = SMA of first n periods (seeding)
πŸ“š Robert Goodell Brown's "Smoothing, Forecasting and Prediction" (1963)

πŸ“Š Golden Cross (Buy Signal)

Signal = (EMAfast,t-1 ≀ EMAslow,t-1) AND (EMAfast,t > EMAslow,t)
The moment the fast EMA crosses ABOVE the slow EMA indicates bullish momentum shift.
EMA_fast = 9-period EMA (the "heartbeat")
EMA_slow = 21-period EMA (the "breath")
Cross detected: previous bar fast ≀ slow, current bar fast > slow
πŸ“š Richard Donchian's trend-following system (1960s)

πŸ“Š Death Cross (Sell Signal)

Signal = (EMAfast,t-1 β‰₯ EMAslow,t-1) AND (EMAfast,t < EMAslow,t)
The moment the fast EMA crosses BELOW the slow EMA indicates bearish momentum shift.
Fast EMA falls below slow EMA = trend reversal
Exit signal overrides hold, even if target not reached
πŸ“š Classic technical analysis, popularized by John Murphy

πŸ“‰ Exit Conditions

β€’ TARGET: Price β‰₯ entry Γ— 1.08 (+8% gain)
β€’ STOP_LOSS: Price ≀ entry Γ— 0.95 (-5% loss)
β€’ DEATH_CROSS: Fast EMA crosses below Slow EMA
β€’ MAX_HOLD: Hold time β‰₯ 60 days

βš™οΈ Simulation Parameters

FAST_EMA_PERIOD: 9
SLOW_EMA_PERIOD: 21
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 8%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: -5%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 60
STARTING_CAPITAL: 10000

πŸ“– Historical Origin

Origin: Richard Donchian, Father of Trend Following

Richard Donchian began trading in the 1930s but didn't formalize his moving average crossover systems until the 1960s. His insight was profound: you don't need to predict where markets will goβ€”you only need to recognize when they've started going there.

πŸ† Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last Month)

πŸ“‰ Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Month)

πŸ“Š All Symbol Results

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

πŸ“… Last Month: Jan 14, 2026 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (31 days)
Rank Symbol Return 1M Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 SMCI +13.93% $11,967 $13,635 11 18% - +$1,667 -43.0% 10.0h βœ“ -
2 DKNG +11.82% $11,118 $12,433 12 25% - +$1,314 -25.0% 11.5h βœ“ -
3 VRTX +7.46% $12,043 $12,941 10 40% - +$898 -9.6% 11.3h βœ“ -
4 GILD +5.75% $8,512 $9,002 11 36% - +$489 -19.1% 8.9h βœ“ -
5 BAC +5.73% $10,194 $10,778 9 56% - +$584 -19.3% 10.2h βœ“ -
6 CSCO +5.52% $12,777 $13,483 11 27% - +$705 -5.8% 11.6h βœ“ -
7 SLV +5.25% $11,726 $12,341 10 30% - +$616 -14.1% 11.3h βœ“ -
8 MRK +4.98% $10,308 $10,821 12 58% - +$513 -15.0% 11.4h βœ“ -
9 PFE +4.68% $8,149 $8,531 10 70% - +$381 -20.1% 11.0h βœ“ -
10 ABBV +4.68% $9,506 $9,951 12 50% - +$445 -20.2% 10.6h βœ“ -
11 UVXY +4.58% $15,491 $16,201 12 17% - +$710 -23.5% 7.4h βœ“ -
12 UNH +4.51% $9,543 $9,974 10 40% - +$430 -17.4% 9.8h βœ“ -
13 SCHW +4.45% $13,819 $14,434 8 75% - +$615 -6.9% 10.9h βœ“ -
14 LCID +4.18% $13,668 $14,239 12 25% - +$571 -23.9% 10.4h βœ“ -
15 JNJ +3.60% $9,541 $9,885 11 55% - +$343 -10.9% 11.3h βœ“ -
16 XOM +3.34% $11,040 $11,409 11 36% - +$369 -7.7% 11.2h βœ“ -
17 COST +3.34% $11,319 $11,697 12 25% - +$378 -8.3% 12.2h βœ“ -
18 ARKK +3.05% $10,840 $11,171 11 18% - +$331 -13.9% 11.5h βœ“ -
19 MU +2.78% $9,703 $9,973 10 50% - +$270 -48.4% 10.8h βœ“ -
20 BRK-B +2.57% $8,920 $9,150 10 40% - +$229 -16.1% 10.0h βœ“ -
21 SQQQ +2.15% $10,980 $11,217 11 27% - +$236 -27.4% 9.4h βœ“ -
22 XLE +2.08% $10,134 $10,345 12 50% - +$211 -13.2% 11.6h βœ“ -
23 WFC +2.02% $12,119 $12,364 11 36% - +$245 -10.6% 11.2h βœ“ -
24 C +1.97% $12,249 $12,490 9 33% - +$241 -16.6% 10.1h βœ“ -
25 AVGO +1.88% $10,330 $10,524 11 45% - +$194 -26.2% 12.5h βœ“ -
26 PM +1.86% $14,232 $14,497 10 30% - +$265 -4.1% 12.3h βœ“ -
27 XLK +1.84% $11,957 $12,177 10 60% - +$220 -13.1% 10.5h βœ“ -
28 AXP +1.76% $10,972 $11,166 11 55% - +$193 -17.9% 10.5h βœ“ -
29 MDT +1.74% $9,999 $10,173 9 44% - +$174 -12.9% 12.0h βœ“ -
30 SPXU +1.68% $8,305 $8,444 11 27% - +$140 -29.7% 20.5h βœ“ -
31 KO +1.61% $10,444 $10,612 10 70% - +$168 -6.4% 13.1h βœ“ -
32 RIVN +1.55% $18,400 $18,685 11 27% - +$285 -33.5% 10.9h βœ“ -
33 BIIB +1.34% $9,506 $9,633 10 30% - +$127 -21.8% 9.1h βœ“ -
34 DIA +1.27% $9,956 $10,082 11 27% - +$126 -8.0% 11.1h βœ“ -
35 OXY +1.23% $9,507 $9,624 11 45% - +$117 -14.1% 11.1h βœ“ -
36 XLF +1.15% $10,668 $10,790 11 36% - +$123 -6.8% 10.7h βœ“ -
37 HD +1.04% $9,889 $9,992 11 27% - +$103 -11.0% 10.3h βœ“ -
38 PEP +0.88% $11,811 $11,915 11 18% - +$104 -6.0% 11.3h βœ“ -
39 PANW +0.64% $12,885 $12,968 9 33% - +$82 -10.2% 10.2h βœ“ -
40 ISRG +0.63% $10,740 $10,808 11 55% - +$68 -10.1% 11.6h βœ“ -
41 COP +0.62% $10,495 $10,560 11 18% - +$65 -13.6% 9.7h βœ“ -
42 SPY +0.29% $11,024 $11,056 10 30% - +$32 -6.4% 9.3h βœ“ -
43 LLY +0.18% $13,114 $13,137 10 30% - +$24 -13.5% 10.7h βœ“ -
44 AAPL +0.14% $9,058 $9,070 11 27% - +$13 -16.9% 8.9h βœ“ -
45 VOO +0.13% $11,220 $11,234 11 36% - +$15 -4.8% 8.9h βœ“ -
46 MCD +0.09% $8,712 $8,720 12 33% - +$8 -16.7% 11.1h βœ“ -
47 CVX +0.04% $12,101 $12,106 13 31% - +$5 -10.7% 11.2h βœ“ -
48 VTI -0.02% $9,854 $9,852 10 40% - -$2 -11.1% 8.5h βœ“ -
49 MRNA -0.08% $4,657 $4,653 11 27% - -$4 -67.6% 11.1h βœ“ -
50 HOOD -0.10% $16,214 $16,198 10 40% - -$16 -21.5% 10.9h βœ“ -
51 SOFI -0.41% $27,375 $27,262 10 30% - -$112 -22.8% 11.5h βœ“ -
52 MSFT -0.42% $9,971 $9,929 12 42% - -$42 -19.0% 11.5h βœ“ -
53 NFLX -0.48% $10,842 $10,790 10 50% - -$52 -13.6% 11.4h βœ“ -
54 CRWD -0.49% $16,570 $16,489 10 30% - -$81 -20.9% 11.7h βœ“ -
55 TLT -0.55% $9,583 $9,531 13 23% - -$53 -7.1% 12.0h βœ“ -
56 SLB -0.61% $11,220 $11,151 11 18% - -$68 -17.0% 9.5h βœ“ -
57 TMO -0.68% $10,030 $9,962 12 33% - -$68 -14.5% 9.4h βœ“ -
58 AMGN -0.74% $13,738 $13,636 11 36% - -$102 -5.9% 10.1h βœ“ -
59 META -0.75% $8,877 $8,810 11 27% - -$67 -28.5% 9.8h βœ“ -
60 IWM -0.77% $11,393 $11,305 12 17% - -$88 -8.0% 9.6h βœ“ -
61 COIN -0.92% $14,206 $14,076 10 20% - -$131 -23.0% 10.2h βœ“ -
62 ORCL -0.93% $9,025 $8,941 11 36% - -$84 -31.9% 11.8h βœ“ -
63 INTC -0.94% $9,842 $9,749 12 33% - -$93 -21.5% 7.8h βœ“ -
64 AMZN -0.94% $9,517 $9,427 11 18% - -$89 -24.3% 11.0h βœ“ -
65 VZ -1.13% $8,402 $8,307 11 27% - -$95 -22.5% 13.2h βœ“ -
66 V -1.14% $9,157 $9,053 11 18% - -$104 -12.2% 10.0h βœ“ -
67 PG -1.14% $12,374 $12,233 12 17% - -$141 -4.6% 11.1h βœ“ -
68 SOXL -1.15% $10,055 $9,940 10 10% - -$116 -51.2% 11.0h βœ“ -
69 GOOGL -1.17% $11,559 $11,424 13 38% - -$135 -22.4% 10.5h βœ“ -
70 QQQ -1.21% $11,509 $11,370 12 33% - -$139 -9.3% 11.6h βœ“ -
71 AMC -1.32% $3,682 $3,633 10 30% - -$49 -67.5% 9.0h βœ“ -
72 VXX -1.38% $8,638 $8,519 12 17% - -$119 -42.2% 8.2h βœ“ -
73 ACN -1.60% $10,097 $9,935 10 20% - -$162 -7.8% 11.9h βœ“ -
74 REGN -1.69% $6,752 $6,638 11 27% - -$114 -33.9% 8.9h βœ“ -
75 TSLA -1.71% $8,601 $8,454 12 25% - -$147 -26.6% 10.7h βœ“ -
76 MA -1.71% $10,793 $10,608 12 25% - -$185 -9.3% 9.0h βœ“ -
77 GS -1.81% $14,978 $14,707 11 27% - -$271 -8.5% 10.1h βœ“ -
78 WMT -1.85% $13,826 $13,570 11 9% - -$256 -6.4% 14.1h βœ“ -
79 JPM -1.98% $12,258 $12,015 10 30% - -$243 -9.6% 10.5h βœ“ -
80 SNOW -2.07% $8,486 $8,310 13 15% - -$176 -21.1% 10.3h βœ“ -
81 CMCSA -2.13% $10,646 $10,420 11 18% - -$227 -8.3% 10.3h βœ“ -
82 ARM -2.65% $5,237 $5,098 8 25% - -$139 -53.7% 10.4h βœ“ -
83 GME -2.73% $14,936 $14,528 12 25% - -$408 -22.2% 8.2h βœ“ -
84 GLD -2.74% $13,471 $13,102 13 31% - -$369 -6.1% 12.6h βœ“ -
85 USO -2.82% $11,887 $11,552 10 30% - -$335 -11.7% 10.8h βœ“ -
86 IBM -3.40% $9,408 $9,088 10 20% - -$320 -12.8% 9.8h βœ“ -
87 BMY -3.62% $8,991 $8,665 10 30% - -$325 -14.5% 9.3h βœ“ -
88 TQQQ -3.69% $9,393 $9,046 12 33% - -$347 -36.1% 10.2h βœ“ -
89 BLK -3.92% $12,089 $11,615 11 9% - -$474 -8.6% 12.4h βœ“ -
90 PYPL -4.09% $10,035 $9,625 12 17% - -$410 -14.2% 12.0h βœ“ -
91 NVDA -4.14% $10,619 $10,180 12 8% - -$440 -30.4% 9.6h βœ“ -
92 PLTR -4.36% $18,357 $17,557 12 25% - -$800 -23.6% 12.0h βœ“ -
93 CRM -4.82% $12,568 $11,963 11 18% - -$606 -15.0% 9.6h βœ“ -
94 MS -4.86% $11,205 $10,661 13 15% - -$545 -12.1% 8.7h βœ“ -
95 MARA -5.97% $21,587 $20,299 12 17% - -$1,289 -35.1% 9.9h βœ“ -
96 ADBE -6.53% $9,514 $8,893 14 21% - -$621 -20.5% 12.0h βœ“ -
97 NIO -7.51% $6,311 $5,837 12 8% - -$474 -42.7% 8.8h βœ“ -
98 RIOT -8.46% $17,464 $15,987 13 15% - -$1,477 -34.2% 9.1h βœ“ -
99 NET -9.42% $10,448 $9,464 12 17% - -$984 -27.1% 9.4h βœ“ -
100 DIS -9.46% $10,037 $9,087 14 0% - -$949 -15.9% 8.6h βœ“ -
101 RBLX -9.54% $10,660 $9,643 12 25% - -$1,017 -23.0% 10.9h βœ“ -
102 AMD -11.22% $8,327 $7,393 12 33% - -$934 -38.6% 8.9h βœ“ -
103 SHIBUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -19.44% $10,099 $8,136 48 15% $2,167 -$1,963 -99.1% 1.7h 6 Feb 5, 2026
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104 DOTUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -36.23% $10,100 $6,441 70 16% $2,786 -$3,659 -99.1% 1.7h 6 Feb 1, 2026
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105 LTCUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -50.21% $10,100 $5,029 115 10% $4,064 -$5,071 -99.1% 1.7h 6 Jan 26, 2026
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106 UNIUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -59.84% $10,101 $4,057 157 10% $4,751 -$6,045 -99.0% 1.6h 6 Jan 21, 2026
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107 PEPEUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -63.47% $10,101 $3,690 145 13% $4,569 -$6,411 -99.3% 1.6h 7 Jan 22, 2026
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110 XRPUSD β‚Ώ -68.72% $558 $175 197 9% $8,779 -$384 -99.0% 1.8h 5 Oct 29, 2025
111 BTCUSD β‚Ώ -69.83% $341 $103 215 7% $8,785 -$238 -99.1% 1.8h 5 Oct 22, 2025
112 ETHUSD β‚Ώ -70.95% $810 $235 205 11% $8,495 -$575 -99.0% 1.8h 5 Nov 16, 2025
113 AVAXUSD β‚Ώ -72.99% $622 $168 203 9% $8,489 -$454 -99.1% 1.7h 5 Nov 7, 2025
114 SOLUSD β‚Ώ -73.93% $3,641 $949 218 9% $8,186 -$2,692 -99.1% 1.8h 5 Dec 20, 2025

πŸ‘€ Personality

Zen-like patience. Never chases trades. Believes rushing leads to ruin. Speaks slowly and deliberately. Has been known to wait months for the perfect entry.