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Victor Volume

The Detective

πŸ” Swing Trader πŸ“… 96 years old (Born 1930)

"Price is what they show you. Volume is what they're actually doing."

Elderly detective in his 90sβ€”rumpled trench coat, coffee stains, sharp watchful eyes that miss nothing. Old ticker tape machines sit next to modern screens.

πŸ“Š View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 15, 2024 β†’ Feb 15, 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 Victor Volume $10,000 and let him trade 12 crypto symbols from Jan 1, 2024 to today. 🟒 LIVE

$2,712
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 ($-7,288)
-72.88%
2-Year ROI
35.2%
Win Rate
4,160
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-34.6%
1 Month
-43.1%
3 Months
-59.6%
6 Months
-29.9%
YTD
-66.7%
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
$27,000,784
4,160 trades
Crypto Fees
$67,502
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

2x volume spike + price movement = institutional entry

Looks for 2x normal volume combined with price movementβ€”this combination signals that big players are making moves. Follows their lead.

🎯 Best Suited For

Finding accumulation before breakouts

"Follow the smart money. It always leaves tracks."

πŸ“œ Why This Strategy Works

Institutions can't hide. When they accumulate, volume spikesβ€”they're simply too big to be subtle. Retail follows smart money.

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

Volume β‰₯ 2x 20-bar average AND Close > Open (bullish bar)
β†’ BUY at current close price

πŸ“‰ Exit Conditions

β€’ TARGET: Price β‰₯ entry Γ— 1.08 (+8% gain)
β€’ STOP_LOSS: Price ≀ entry Γ— 0.96 (-4% loss)
β€’ MAX_HOLD: Hold time β‰₯ 21 days

βš™οΈ Simulation Parameters

VOLUME_LOOKBACK: 20
VOLUME_SPIKE_RATIO: 2
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 8%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: -4%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 21

πŸ“– Historical Origin

Origin: Richard Wyckoff's Composite Man theory

Richard Wyckoff spent decades studying how "Composite Man" moved markets. His insight: big players could manipulate price, but they couldn't hide their volume.

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 15, 2024 β†’ Feb 15, 2026 (731 days)
Rank Symbol Return Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 SHIBUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ +4.79% πŸ”„ $10,100 $10,637 5 40% $277 +$538 -99.5% 1.5d 1 Feb 6, 2026
21d left
2 DOGEUSD 🚫 PROBATION β‚Ώ -0.46% πŸ”„ $10,099 $10,052 5 40% $252 -$46 -105.6% 1.3d 1 Feb 5, 2026
20d left
3 BTCUSD β‚Ώ -49.80% $10,000 $5,020 143 35% $7,739 -$4,980 -66.7% 4.9d βœ“ -
4 XRPUSD β‚Ώ -66.19% $10,000 $3,381 361 38% $15,416 -$6,619 -83.8% 2.0d βœ“ -
5 ETHUSD β‚Ώ -84.13% $10,000 $1,587 255 34% $8,021 -$8,413 -89.5% 2.9d βœ“ -
6 SOLUSD β‚Ώ -94.23% $10,000 $577 384 35% $7,578 -$9,423 -95.8% 1.8d βœ“ -
7 LTCUSD β‚Ώ -94.61% $10,000 $539 351 33% $7,670 -$9,461 -96.1% 2.1d βœ“ -
8 UNIUSD β‚Ώ -95.82% $10,000 $418 493 34% $9,515 -$9,582 -98.0% 1.5d βœ“ -
9 LINKUSD β‚Ώ -97.60% $10,000 $240 424 33% $7,527 -$9,760 -98.2% 1.6d βœ“ -
10 DOTUSD β‚Ώ -98.75% $10,000 $125 412 32% $6,140 -$9,875 -99.0% 1.7d βœ“ -
11 PEPEUSD β‚Ώ -98.85% $10,000 $115 856 36% $65,405 -$9,885 -99.9% 19.1h βœ“ -
12 AVAXUSD β‚Ώ -98.91% $10,000 $109 471 33% $7,626 -$9,891 -99.1% 1.5d βœ“ -

πŸ‘€ Personality

Paranoid but productive. Sees patterns everywhere. Believes the smart money leaves fingerprints if you know where to look.