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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.

Jun 22, 2025 Jun 22, 2026 (365d)

📊 Last Year Performance: Showing Wrecking Ball's performance over the last year across 44 symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$22,925
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $17,134 (+$5,791)
+33.80%
Last Year ROI
58.6%
Win Rate
1,638
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-1.9%
1 Month
+4.3%
3 Months
+12.3%
6 Months
+9.7%
YTD
+33.8%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Year)

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 (Last Year)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 Last Year: Jun 22, 2025 Jun 22, 2026 (365 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 1Y Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 MU 82 29🧊 +528.87% $11,519 $72,441 50 66% - +$60,922 -0.0% 0.0h -
2 TSLA 72 17🧊 +97.97% $17,324 $34,297 40 70% - +$16,973 -0.0% 0.0h -
3 TQQQ 75 +84.82% $25,134 $46,453 35 66% - +$21,319 -0.0% 0.0h -
4 HOOD 🔥 PRO 76 61 +82.01% $71,378 $129,914 83 51% - +$58,537 -0.0% 0.0h -
5 AVGO 🔥 PRO 75 40🧊 +77.14% $30,256 $53,596 52 60% - +$23,340 -0.0% 0.0h -
6 GOOGL 69 +76.84% $13,097 $23,160 23 78% - +$10,063 -0.0% 0.0h -
7 XLK 77 10🧊 +52.76% $14,552 $22,230 48 75% - +$7,678 -0.0% 0.0h -
8 PLTR 75 +47.97% $86,250 $127,624 28 61% - +$41,374 -0.0% 0.0h -
9 IWM 64 +46.57% $10,378 $15,211 37 65% - +$4,833 -0.0% 0.0h -
10 TMO 62 +42.22% $10,894 $15,493 33 67% - +$4,599 -0.0% 0.0h -
11 IBM 59 2🧊 +41.48% $11,729 $16,594 30 53% - +$4,865 -0.0% 0.0h -
12 MS 52 45 +35.84% $10,100 $13,720 79 57% - +$3,620 -0.0% 0.0h -
13 AMGN 49 3🧊 +35.34% $9,947 $13,462 49 59% - +$3,515 -0.0% 0.0h -
14 ABBV 62 3🧊 +33.71% $11,062 $14,790 46 54% - +$3,729 -0.0% 0.0h -
15 BAC 65 39🧊 +33.67% $12,629 $16,881 38 61% - +$4,252 -0.0% 0.0h -
16 VRTX 63 22🧊 +29.72% $11,743 $15,234 59 54% - +$3,490 -0.0% 0.0h -
17 JNJ 69 4🧊 +27.71% $11,953 $15,265 36 61% - +$3,312 -0.0% 0.0h -
18 NVDA 71 4🧊 +27.69% $28,805 $36,781 34 50% - +$7,976 -0.0% 0.0h -
19 AMZN 74 0🧊 +25.03% $18,372 $22,970 24 67% - +$4,598 -0.0% 0.0h -
20 HD 65 37🧊 +24.04% $13,198 $16,370 47 49% - +$3,173 -0.0% 0.0h -
21 CRWD 72 5🧊 +22.78% $26,069 $32,008 74 51% - +$5,939 -0.0% 0.0h -
22 QQQ 71 +19.43% $14,855 $17,742 34 65% - +$2,886 -0.0% 0.0h -
23 AXP 66 31🧊 +16.86% $13,193 $15,417 74 58% - +$2,224 -0.0% 0.0h -
24 ARKK 60 +16.86% $13,362 $15,615 6 83% - +$2,253 -0.0% 0.0h -
25 LLY 67 3🧊 +13.69% $16,198 $18,416 53 58% - +$2,218 -0.0% 0.0h -
26 VTI 40 +12.40% $12,088 $13,587 8 88% - +$1,499 -0.0% 0.0h -
27 BRK-B 62 +12.08% $12,969 $14,536 28 57% - +$1,567 -0.0% 0.0h -
28 PFE 40 +11.48% $11,800 $13,154 10 70% - +$1,355 -0.0% 0.0h -
29 KO 42 6🧊 +9.73% $11,384 $12,491 37 59% - +$1,108 -0.0% 0.0h -
30 GILD 50 3🧊 +8.52% $12,625 $13,700 53 47% - +$1,076 -0.0% 0.0h -
31 DIA 53 +7.79% $11,838 $12,761 25 64% - +$922 -0.0% 0.0h -
32 VOO +6.53% $12,001 $12,784 6 83% - +$784 -0.0% 0.0h -
33 SPY +6.52% $12,140 $12,931 6 83% - +$792 -0.0% 0.0h -
34 MSFT 64 3🧊 +5.49% $15,344 $16,187 45 47% - +$842 -0.0% 0.0h -
35 ISRG 67 3🧊 +4.51% $16,838 $17,597 40 55% - +$759 -0.0% 0.0h -
36 PG +0.27% $11,493 $11,524 1 100% - +$31 -0.0% 0.0h -
37 TLT +0.00% $10,209 $10,209 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 0.0h -
38 MDT 25 +0.00% $11,123 $11,123 21 48% - - -0.0% 0.0h -
39 COIN 7 9 -2.00% $9,400 $9,212 105 47% - -$188 -0.0% 0.0h -
40 MCD 33 -3.81% $12,605 $12,125 17 41% - -$480 -0.0% 0.0h -
41 V 39 -6.29% $13,540 $12,689 22 55% - -$852 -0.0% 0.0h -
42 MA 41 0🧊 -6.59% $13,619 $12,721 40 45% - -$897 -0.0% 0.0h -
43 META 63 3🧊 -16.58% $19,275 $16,079 62 50% - -$3,196 -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.