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Bruno Breakout
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Bruno Breakout

The Explorer

πŸš€ Swing Trader πŸ“… 62 years old (Born 1964)

"New highs are not the ceilingβ€”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).

πŸ“Š View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 14, 2024 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (731 days)
🎯 Asset Class: πŸ“ˆ Stocks 102 β‚Ώ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114 ⚠️ Crypto has 0.25% trading fees - results reflect fee impact

πŸ“Š 2 Years Performance: We gave Bruno Breakout $10,000 and let him trade 12 crypto symbols from Jan 2, 2024 to today. 🟒 LIVE

$9,244
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 ($-756)
-7.56%
2-Year ROI
29.7%
Win Rate
309
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-1.4%
1 Month
-1.1%
3 Months
-6.5%
6 Months
-0.3%
YTD
-4.2%
1 Year

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 12 symbols

πŸ’° Trading Activity (2 Years)

Stock Volume
$0
0 trades
Stock Fees
$0
βœ“ Commission FREE
Crypto Volume
$2,802,954
309 trades
Crypto Fees
$7,007
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.

βš™οΈ 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.""

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

πŸ“Š Entry Signal

πŸ“ˆ Entry Signal

Close price is 2%+ above 20-day high AND cooldown expired
β†’ BUY at current close price

πŸ“‰ Exit Rules

β€’ TARGET: Price β‰₯ entry Γ— 1.15 (+15% gain)
β€’ STOP_LOSS: Price ≀ entry Γ— 0.95 (-5% loss)
β€’ MAX_HOLD: Hold time β‰₯ 45 days

βš™οΈ Simulation Parameters

BREAKOUT_LOOKBACK: 20
BREAKOUT_CONFIRM_PCT: 2%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 15%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 5%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 45

πŸ“– 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.

πŸ† Top 10 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

πŸ“‰ Worst 5 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

πŸ“Š All Symbol Results

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

πŸ“… 2 Years: Feb 14, 2024 β†’ Feb 14, 2026 (731 days)
Rank Symbol Return Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 LINKUSD β‚Ώ +42.88% $10,000 $14,288 17 41% $942 +$4,288 -16.3% 3.9d βœ“ -
2 SOLUSD β‚Ώ +25.25% $10,000 $12,525 8 50% $508 +$2,525 -11.2% 1.3d βœ“ -
3 BTCUSD β‚Ώ +20.08% $10,000 $12,008 4 50% $229 +$2,008 -5.7% 15.7d βœ“ -
4 LTCUSD β‚Ώ +3.98% $10,000 $10,398 16 31% $923 +$398 -25.0% 2.8d βœ“ -
5 XRPUSD β‚Ώ +0.84% $10,000 $10,084 25 32% $1,395 +$84 -23.7% 2.5d βœ“ -
6 PEPEUSD β‚Ώ -8.27% $10,000 $9,173 99 32% $4,207 -$827 -57.8% 24.0h βœ“ -
7 ETHUSD β‚Ώ -14.50% $10,000 $8,550 9 22% $448 -$1,450 -25.3% 9.7d βœ“ -
8 DOGEUSD β‚Ώ -15.84% $10,000 $8,416 37 30% $1,749 -$1,584 -55.1% 2.5d βœ“ -
9 DOTUSD β‚Ώ -21.34% $10,000 $7,866 7 14% $288 -$2,134 -31.4% 3.3d βœ“ -
10 UNIUSD β‚Ώ -27.54% $10,000 $7,246 38 24% $2,005 -$2,754 -46.2% 2.2d βœ“ -
11 AVAXUSD β‚Ώ -40.77% $10,000 $5,923 12 8% $450 -$4,077 -40.8% 2.8d βœ“ -
12 SHIBUSD β‚Ώ -55.53% $10,000 $4,447 37 22% $1,413 -$5,553 -66.0% 2.0d βœ“ -

πŸ‘€ Personality

Adventurous, optimistic, curious. Believes new highs mean new possibilities. Hates when people say "it's too high to buy."