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Trent Follower
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Trent Follower

The Disciple

🎯 Swing Trader 📅 43 years old (Born 1983)

"I don't have opinions about where the market should go. I only observe where it's going."

Simple clothing, no logos. Reads "Market Wizards" once a year like scripture. Has a signed photo of Ed Seykota on his wall.

📊 View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 14, 2024 → Feb 14, 2026 (731 days)
🎯 Asset Class: 📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Trent Follower $10,000 and let him trade 114 symbols from Jan 1, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$9,699
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 ($-301)
-3.01%
2-Year ROI
40.6%
Win Rate
6,302
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-0.8%
1 Month
-1.4%
3 Months
+0.2%
6 Months
-0.5%
YTD
-3.2%
1 Year

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 114 symbols

💰 Trading Activity (2 Years)

Stock Volume
$40,071,336
3,761 trades
Stock Fees
$0
✓ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$17,009,359
2,541 trades
Crypto Fees
$42,523
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

50-day MA trend following, 3% strength threshold

Identifies established trends using the 50-day moving average. Enters when price is 3% above the MA (confirming strength) and exits when it crosses below.

🎯 Best Suited For

Commodities, currencies, trending markets

"Don't fight the tape. Don't predict the tape. Just follow the tape."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Markets trend because information is absorbed gradually. Trent doesn't catch bottoms or tops—he catches middles, which is where the money is.

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 ≥ SMA50 × 1.03 (3% above 50-day MA)
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Conditions

• TREND_BREAK: Close < SMA50 (fell below 50-day MA)
• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.15 (+15% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.93 (-7% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 60 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

MA_PERIOD: 50
ENTRY_THRESHOLD_PCT: 3%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 15%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: -7%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 60

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: The legendary Turtle Traders experiment

In 1983, Richard Dennis bet he could teach anyone to trade. His "Turtles" earned over $175 million in five years using simple trend-following rules.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

UVXY
+169.6%
131 trades
SMCI
+141.7%
141 trades
RIVN
+119.5%
111 trades
COIN
+51.0%
127 trades
TSLA
+43.2%
97 trades
GME
+27.6%
86 trades
NET
+27.5%
58 trades
AVGO
+24.6%
55 trades
SLV
+23.7%
28 trades
AMD
+17.4%
73 trades

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

PEPEUSD ₿
-87.2%
439 trades
DOGEUSD ₿
-82.5%
292 trades
UNIUSD ₿
-69.6%
311 trades
LINKUSD ₿
-64.7%
208 trades
SOLUSD ₿
-64.5%
176 trades

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 2 Years: Feb 14, 2024 → Feb 14, 2026 (731 days)
Rank Symbol Return Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 UVXY +169.56% $10,000 $26,956 131 38% - +$16,956 -44.6% 11.1h ✓ -
2 SMCI +141.75% $10,000 $24,175 141 43% - +$14,175 -28.0% 10.3h ✓ -
3 RIVN +119.49% $10,000 $21,949 111 43% - +$11,949 -19.2% 12.5h ✓ -
4 COIN +50.96% $10,000 $15,096 127 44% - +$5,096 -42.7% 13.2h ✓ -
5 TSLA +43.20% $10,000 $14,320 97 45% - +$4,320 -15.1% 11.0h ✓ -
6 GME +27.55% $10,000 $12,755 86 40% - +$2,755 -17.7% 15.3h ✓ -
7 NET +27.50% $10,000 $12,750 58 48% - +$2,750 -15.3% 8.9h ✓ -
8 AVGO +24.55% $10,000 $12,455 55 44% - +$2,455 -15.5% 13.0h ✓ -
9 SLV +23.72% $10,000 $12,372 28 50% - +$2,372 -5.8% 17.8h ✓ -
10 AMD +17.45% $10,000 $11,745 73 45% - +$1,745 -21.9% 7.8h ✓ -
11 TMO +15.52% $10,000 $11,552 14 43% - +$1,552 -3.0% 9.8h ✓ -
12 AAPL +11.41% $10,000 $11,141 15 67% - +$1,141 -1.7% 15.1h ✓ -
13 AMGN +10.33% $10,000 $11,033 10 60% - +$1,033 -1.5% 10.2h ✓ -
14 ARM +9.98% $10,000 $10,998 99 44% - +$998 -32.0% 8.9h ✓ -
15 ORCL +8.64% $10,000 $10,864 45 53% - +$864 -17.0% 12.7h ✓ -
16 MRNA +8.30% $10,000 $10,830 107 46% - +$830 -44.0% 7.9h ✓ -
17 SQQQ +7.14% $10,000 $10,714 83 51% - +$714 -19.6% 10.0h ✓ -
18 VXX +6.26% $10,000 $10,626 92 34% - +$626 -29.8% 11.9h ✓ -
19 VZ +6.04% $10,000 $10,604 5 60% - +$604 -1.9% 21.8h ✓ -
20 ISRG +5.78% $10,000 $10,578 14 50% - +$578 -8.3% 18.6h ✓ -
21 PFE +5.24% $10,000 $10,524 12 33% - +$524 -6.4% 10.7h ✓ -
22 UNH +5.08% $10,000 $10,508 21 48% - +$508 -5.3% 7.7h ✓ -
23 AXP +4.95% $10,000 $10,495 8 63% - +$495 -2.5% 20.5h ✓ -
24 TQQQ +4.91% $10,000 $10,491 71 54% - +$491 -29.4% 11.3h ✓ -
25 PYPL +4.08% $10,000 $10,408 19 42% - +$408 -5.2% 12.8h ✓ -
26 SLB +3.66% $10,000 $10,366 20 50% - +$366 -4.2% 10.2h ✓ -
27 WMT +3.59% $10,000 $10,359 6 67% - +$359 -2.1% 11.2h ✓ -
28 MDT +2.60% $10,000 $10,260 7 57% - +$260 -0.9% 10.0h ✓ -
29 XLK +2.29% $10,000 $10,229 8 50% - +$229 -2.0% 11.3h ✓ -
30 IBM +2.28% $10,000 $10,228 10 40% - +$228 -4.4% 5.1h ✓ -
31 KO +2.20% $10,000 $10,220 3 33% - +$220 -0.7% 1.1d ✓ -
32 BRK-B +2.16% $10,000 $10,216 4 75% - +$216 -0.1% 9.1h ✓ -
33 GS +2.03% $10,000 $10,203 15 40% - +$203 -4.5% 8.1h ✓ -
34 LLY +1.47% $10,000 $10,147 25 44% - +$147 -5.3% 7.0h ✓ -
35 MRK +1.25% $10,000 $10,125 12 25% - +$125 -2.8% 14.9h ✓ -
36 CRWD +1.20% $10,000 $10,120 39 46% - +$120 -18.9% 9.1h ✓ -
37 QQQ +1.16% $10,000 $10,116 4 50% - +$116 -1.4% 8.2h ✓ -
38 GLD +1.10% $10,000 $10,110 3 100% - +$110 -0.0% 4.6h ✓ -
39 GILD +0.79% $10,000 $10,079 11 45% - +$79 -2.6% 6.3h ✓ -
40 BMY +0.41% $10,000 $10,041 15 53% - +$41 -4.0% 6.7h ✓ -
41 DIS +0.18% $10,000 $10,018 7 43% - +$18 -4.3% 5.8h ✓ -
42 INTC +0.11% $10,000 $10,011 72 42% - +$11 -18.6% 11.9h ✓ -
43 MS +0.00% $10,000 $10,000 16 50% - +$0 -7.7% 4.9h ✓ -
44 TLT +0.00% $10,000 $10,000 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 0.0h ✓ -
45 COST -0.19% $10,000 $9,981 6 33% - -$19 -3.5% 7.0h ✓ -
46 CRM -0.31% $10,000 $9,969 21 57% - -$31 -8.0% 9.8h ✓ -
47 PM -0.49% $10,000 $9,951 6 33% - -$49 -2.1% 14.5h ✓ -
48 DIA -0.57% $10,000 $9,943 3 67% - -$57 -1.3% 16.4h ✓ -
49 VRTX -0.78% $10,000 $9,922 6 50% - -$78 -3.8% 13.0h ✓ -
50 MCD -1.03% $10,000 $9,897 4 50% - -$103 -1.2% 21.4h ✓ -
51 WFC -1.27% $10,000 $9,873 18 56% - -$127 -8.1% 14.6h ✓ -
52 GOOGL -1.28% $10,000 $9,872 20 40% - -$128 -7.7% 14.3h ✓ -
53 COP -1.59% $10,000 $9,841 11 36% - -$159 -3.9% 13.4h ✓ -
54 V -1.63% $10,000 $9,837 5 20% - -$163 -1.9% 11.3h ✓ -
55 XLF -1.72% $10,000 $9,828 4 50% - -$172 -2.1% 7.9h ✓ -
56 JNJ -1.84% $10,000 $9,816 3 67% - -$184 -2.2% 3.9h ✓ -
57 VOO -1.98% $10,000 $9,802 3 33% - -$198 -2.0% 8.7h ✓ -
58 SPY -2.07% $10,000 $9,793 3 33% - -$207 -2.1% 8.7h ✓ -
59 VTI -2.17% $10,000 $9,783 3 33% - -$217 -2.2% 8.8h ✓ -
60 CMCSA -2.19% $10,000 $9,781 8 25% - -$219 -3.2% 10.3h ✓ -
61 PG -2.20% $10,000 $9,780 1 0% - -$220 -2.2% 4.0h ✓ -
62 CVX -2.37% $10,000 $9,763 4 25% - -$237 -2.8% 7.9h ✓ -
63 XOM -3.05% $10,000 $9,695 3 0% - -$305 -3.1% 9.0h ✓ -
64 IWM -3.08% $10,000 $9,692 6 50% - -$308 -4.5% 12.8h ✓ -
65 PEP -3.40% $10,000 $9,660 9 56% - -$340 -4.1% 10.5h ✓ -
66 CSCO -3.55% $10,000 $9,645 6 33% - -$355 -5.8% 6.9h ✓ -
67 ADBE -3.91% $10,000 $9,609 15 47% - -$391 -7.8% 6.4h ✓ -
68 JPM -4.09% $10,000 $9,591 9 56% - -$409 -6.7% 5.2h ✓ -
69 META -4.11% $10,000 $9,589 23 39% - -$411 -14.0% 9.9h ✓ -
70 OXY -4.15% $10,000 $9,585 20 30% - -$415 -9.5% 14.1h ✓ -
71 MSFT -4.53% $10,000 $9,547 7 14% - -$453 -4.5% 9.2h ✓ -
72 SCHW -4.56% $10,000 $9,544 15 40% - -$456 -5.7% 11.0h ✓ -
73 REGN -4.82% $10,000 $9,518 20 30% - -$482 -12.1% 8.4h ✓ -
74 XLE -4.93% $10,000 $9,507 6 33% - -$493 -5.4% 6.6h ✓ -
75 C -4.93% $10,000 $9,507 15 60% - -$493 -9.6% 5.8h ✓ -
76 MA -5.75% $10,000 $9,425 5 40% - -$575 -5.8% 6.1h ✓ -
77 PANW -5.92% $10,000 $9,408 20 30% - -$592 -9.9% 5.4h ✓ -
78 PLTR -6.20% $10,000 $9,380 93 38% - -$620 -30.9% 11.3h ✓ -
79 HD -6.27% $10,000 $9,373 10 10% - -$627 -6.3% 5.4h ✓ -
80 ABBV -6.27% $10,000 $9,373 11 27% - -$627 -8.1% 12.3h ✓ -
81 RIOT -6.65% $10,000 $9,335 166 34% - -$665 -45.8% 14.3h ✓ -
82 BLK -7.15% $10,000 $9,285 12 25% - -$715 -9.5% 6.6h ✓ -
83 BAC -7.35% $10,000 $9,265 11 27% - -$735 -8.9% 5.5h ✓ -
84 ACN -7.81% $10,000 $9,219 11 27% - -$781 -9.0% 7.2h ✓ -
85 NFLX -7.99% $10,000 $9,201 13 46% - -$799 -9.1% 7.4h ✓ -
86 ETHUSD ₿ -8.71% $10,000 $9,129 91 40% $4,446 -$871 -15.0% 4.2h ✓ -
87 AMZN -9.26% $10,000 $9,074 14 21% - -$926 -10.9% 8.7h ✓ -
88 USO -9.51% $10,000 $9,049 14 21% - -$951 -9.5% 12.3h ✓ -
89 ARKK -9.96% $10,000 $9,004 36 50% - -$996 -18.6% 6.2h ✓ -
90 LTCUSD ₿ -10.70% $10,000 $8,930 136 40% $7,581 -$1,070 -34.2% 3.6h ✓ -
91 LCID -10.86% $10,000 $8,914 126 35% - -$1,086 -41.6% 11.8h ✓ -
92 SOFI -11.38% $10,000 $8,862 93 43% - -$1,138 -28.2% 11.1h ✓ -
93 HOOD -15.84% $10,000 $8,416 112 47% - -$1,584 -41.4% 9.8h ✓ -
94 NVDA -16.12% $10,000 $8,388 71 49% - -$1,612 -30.0% 9.4h ✓ -
95 MU -18.04% $10,000 $8,196 87 39% - -$1,804 -25.8% 10.4h ✓ -
96 SNOW -18.27% $10,000 $8,173 52 35% - -$1,827 -27.1% 9.7h ✓ -
97 BIIB -19.13% $10,000 $8,087 27 26% - -$1,913 -19.8% 7.0h ✓ -
98 RBLX -21.25% $10,000 $7,875 62 42% - -$2,125 -22.6% 8.2h ✓ -
99 BTCUSD ₿ -22.81% $10,000 $7,719 36 42% $1,696 -$2,281 -23.1% 3.7h ✓ -
100 SPXU -27.86% $10,000 $7,214 33 36% - -$2,786 -32.8% 2.3d ✓ -
101 DKNG -35.71% $10,000 $6,429 63 33% - -$3,571 -36.1% 8.2h ✓ -
102 SOXL -36.26% $10,000 $6,374 163 39% - -$3,626 -58.1% 10.5h ✓ -
103 AMC -36.33% $10,000 $6,367 91 33% - -$3,633 -39.5% 12.4h ✓ -
104 DOTUSD ₿ -37.57% $10,000 $6,243 178 35% $7,851 -$3,757 -42.0% 3.6h ✓ -
105 XRPUSD ₿ -43.14% $10,000 $5,686 195 30% $7,120 -$4,314 -50.6% 3.3h ✓ -
106 MARA -44.54% $10,000 $5,546 166 35% - -$4,454 -59.9% 11.5h ✓ -
107 NIO -49.09% $10,000 $5,091 117 38% - -$4,909 -49.6% 9.2h ✓ -
108 AVAXUSD ₿ -51.12% $10,000 $4,888 216 39% $7,576 -$5,112 -51.9% 3.6h ✓ -
109 SHIBUSD ₿ -53.21% $10,000 $4,679 263 31% $13,358 -$5,321 -73.4% 3.2h ✓ -
110 SOLUSD ₿ -64.54% $10,000 $3,546 176 34% $5,402 -$6,454 -66.6% 3.7h ✓ -
111 LINKUSD ₿ -64.74% $10,000 $3,526 208 31% $7,737 -$6,474 -63.7% 3.4h ✓ -
112 UNIUSD ₿ -69.59% $10,000 $3,041 311 29% $8,926 -$6,959 -78.6% 3.3h ✓ -
113 DOGEUSD ₿ -82.46% $10,000 $1,754 292 30% $8,241 -$8,246 -84.5% 3.3h ✓ -
114 PEPEUSD ₿ -87.18% 🔄 $10,099 $1,302 439 32% $9,119 -$8,798 -99.0% 2.9h 1 Apr 16, 2024

👤 Personality

Humble, disciplined, almost monk-like. Doesn't predict, only reacts. Believes fighting trends is ego, and ego is expensive.