⚠️ 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

Micro-scalp: 3 bullish candles → 0.5% target

Momentum persists in the short term. Three consecutive bullish candles signal buying pressure. Chaz rides this for a quick 0.5% gain.

🎯 Best Suited For

High-liquidity, tight-spread stocks

"Strike fast, disappear faster. The market forgets you were ever there."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

He might make this trade 20 times a day. Each one is small. Combined, they're not.

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

                        3 consecutive bullish candles                    

→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Conditions

                        • TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.005 (+0.5% gain)                    

                        • STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.9975 (-0.25% loss)                    

                        • MAX_HOLD: 20 bars (quick scalp)                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        BULLISH_STREAK:
                        3
                    

                        TARGET_GAIN_PCT:
                        0.5%
                    

                        STOP_LOSS_PCT:
                        0.25%
                    

                        MAX_HOLD_BARS:
                        20
                    

                        COOLDOWN_BARS:
                        78
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Level 2 quotes and ECN direct access

Level 2 quotes—showing the actual order book—were once reserved for market makers. In the late 1990s, retail gained access.

🏆 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: 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	DOGEUSD ₿	+13.94%	$10,000	$11,394	303	39%	-	+$1,394	-7.6%	0.3h	✓	-
2	SOLUSD ₿	+3.09%	$10,000	$10,309	301	39%	-	+$309	-7.3%	0.3h	✓	-
3	BTCUSD ₿	+0.00%	$10,000	$10,000	NO ENTRY	-	-	-	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
4	ETHUSD ₿	-4.07%	$10,000	$9,593	301	36%	-	-$407	-8.1%	0.4h	✓	-
5	AVAXUSD ₿	-4.67%	$10,000	$9,533	300	39%	-	-$467	-14.9%	0.3h	✓	-
6	SHIBUSD ₿	-5.48%	$10,000	$9,452	301	36%	-	-$548	-17.2%	0.3h	✓	-
7	DOTUSD ₿	-5.75%	$10,000	$9,425	302	37%	-	-$575	-11.5%	0.3h	✓	-
8	UNIUSD ₿	-7.72%	$10,000	$9,228	301	35%	-	-$772	-23.5%	0.3h	✓	-
9	XRPUSD ₿	-9.64%	$10,000	$9,036	300	35%	-	-$964	-15.2%	0.4h	✓	-
10	LINKUSD ₿	-11.66%	$10,000	$8,834	300	36%	-	-$1,166	-13.6%	0.3h	✓	-
11	LTCUSD ₿	-16.51%	$10,000	$8,349	301	36%	-	-$1,651	-20.4%	0.4h	✓	-
12	PEPEUSD ₿	-17.17%	$10,000	$8,283	293	36%	-	-$1,717	-19.8%	0.2h	✓	-

👤 Personality

Pure adrenaline. In and out in minutes. Talks in shorthand because full sentences take too long.