⚠️ 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

Trade 1%+ gaps for 50% fill

Statistics show 70%+ of small gaps fill within the same day. Gary looks for gaps of at least 1%, then bets on a 50% fill.

🎯 Best Suited For

Common gaps in range-bound stocks

"Every gap wants to be filled. I'm just here to help."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Gaps represent sudden overnight moves without orderly price discovery. The market seeks equilibrium.

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

                        Gap ≥ 1% detected at market open                    

→ If Gap Up: SHORT. If Gap Down: BUY (fade the gap)

📉 Exit Conditions

                        • TARGET: Gap 50% filled (price moves halfway back)                    

                        • STOP_LOSS: Gap extends 50% further (trade wrong)                    

                        • MAX_HOLD: 78 bars (same day)                    

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

                        MIN_GAP_PCT:
                        1%
                    

                        GAP_FILL_TARGET:
                        50
                    

                        STOP_EXTEND_PCT:
                        50%
                    

                        COOLDOWN_BARS:
                        78
                    

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Early technical analysis pioneers

Technical analysis pioneers in the early 1900s noticed something strange: when prices jumped overnight, they often came back to fill that space.

🏆 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 15, 2024 → Feb 15, 2026 (731 days)

Rank	Symbol	Return	Start	Final Value	Trades	Win Rate	Fees	Net	Max DD	Avg Hold	Refunds	Last Refund
1	LINKUSD ₿	+6.94%	$10,000	$10,694	13	77%	-	+$694	-0.8%	0.1h	✓	-
2	DOGEUSD ₿	+6.30%	$10,000	$10,630	15	60%	-	+$630	-0.7%	0.1h	✓	-
3	SHIBUSD ₿	+5.45%	$10,000	$10,545	16	63%	-	+$545	-0.6%	0.1h	✓	-
4	UNIUSD ₿	+4.51%	$10,000	$10,451	17	65%	-	+$451	-3.2%	0.1h	✓	-
5	SOLUSD ₿	+3.34%	$10,000	$10,334	13	54%	-	+$334	-0.9%	0.1h	✓	-
6	ETHUSD ₿	+3.30%	$10,000	$10,330	11	64%	-	+$330	-0.5%	0.1h	✓	-
7	DOTUSD ₿	+3.24%	$10,000	$10,324	12	58%	-	+$324	-1.0%	0.1h	✓	-
8	XRPUSD ₿	+3.08%	$10,000	$10,308	14	50%	-	+$308	-5.4%	0.2h	✓	-
9	LTCUSD ₿	+2.94%	$10,000	$10,294	7	57%	-	+$294	-0.2%	0.1h	✓	-
10	AVAXUSD ₿	+2.77%	$10,000	$10,277	17	53%	-	+$277	-1.1%	0.1h	✓	-
11	BTCUSD ₿	+0.00%	$10,000	$10,000	NO ENTRY	-	-	-	-0.0%	0.0h	✓	-
12	PEPEUSD ₿	-6.03%	$10,000	$9,397	27	41%	-	-$603	-8.0%	0.1h	✓	-

👤 Personality

Obsessive about incompleteness. Gaps "bother" him the way crooked paintings bother others. He must see them filled.