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Bruno Breakout
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Bruno Breakout

The Explorer

🚀 Swing Trader 📅 62 years old (Born 1964)

"New highs are not the ceiling—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).

📊 View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 14, 2024 → Feb 14, 2026 (731 days)
🎯 Asset Class: 📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Bruno Breakout $10,000 and let him trade 102 stock symbols from Jan 2, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$11,420
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 (+$1,420)
+14.20%
2-Year ROI
43.0%
Win Rate
1,508
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+1.9%
1 Month
+2.2%
3 Months
+3.7%
6 Months
+2.6%
YTD
+7.0%
1 Year

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ 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.""

📜 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 — These formulas are extracted directly from the simulation engine and verified against the source code.
Source: scripts/run-*-simulation.php

📊 Entry Signal

📈 Entry Signal

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

📉 Exit Rules

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.15 (+15% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.95 (-5% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 45 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

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

📖 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.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

HOOD
+212.3%
41 trades
SOFI
+140.1%
31 trades
TQQQ
+130.2%
24 trades
MU
+123.3%
36 trades
NVDA
+116.5%
24 trades
PLTR
+95.6%
29 trades
NET
+94.6%
19 trades
GOOGL
+59.5%
9 trades
RBLX
+52.8%
18 trades
DIS
+52.8%
5 trades

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (2 Years)

AMC
-60.8%
24 trades
VXX
-54.1%
31 trades
SPXU
-51.6%
18 trades
RIVN
-40.8%
28 trades
UVXY
-39.6%
44 trades

📊 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 HOOD +212.32% $10,000 $31,232 41 44% - +$21,232 -29.9% 5.8d ✓ -
2 SOFI +140.12% $10,000 $24,012 31 45% - +$14,012 -32.2% 7.6d ✓ -
3 TQQQ +130.19% $10,000 $23,019 24 46% - +$13,019 -23.2% 16.7d ✓ -
4 MU +123.28% $10,000 $22,328 36 42% - +$12,328 -54.6% 10.6d ✓ -
5 NVDA +116.47% $10,000 $21,647 24 46% - +$11,647 -22.9% 15.1d ✓ -
6 PLTR +95.61% $10,000 $19,561 29 45% - +$9,561 -30.7% 7.4d ✓ -
7 NET +94.58% $10,000 $19,458 19 42% - +$9,458 -27.6% 14.3d ✓ -
8 GOOGL +59.52% $10,000 $15,952 9 67% - +$5,952 -10.1% 33.1d ✓ -
9 RBLX +52.83% $10,000 $15,283 18 44% - +$5,283 -35.7% 13.7d ✓ -
10 DIS +52.81% $10,000 $15,281 5 80% - +$5,281 -5.4% 22.9d ✓ -
11 PM +49.66% $10,000 $14,966 6 83% - +$4,966 -5.2% 32.9d ✓ -
12 ISRG +46.78% $10,000 $14,678 8 63% - +$4,678 -11.2% 30.9d ✓ -
13 PANW +41.19% $10,000 $14,119 10 40% - +$4,119 -14.4% 21.6d ✓ -
14 CRWD +40.31% $10,000 $14,031 15 33% - +$4,031 -15.3% 12.1d ✓ -
15 BAC +38.71% $10,000 $13,871 9 67% - +$3,871 -9.8% 32.0d ✓ -
16 GME +36.05% $10,000 $13,605 29 34% - +$3,605 -45.0% 7.7d ✓ -
17 TSLA +33.28% $10,000 $13,328 34 32% - +$3,328 -27.4% 9.7d ✓ -
18 SMCI +32.63% $10,000 $13,263 52 33% - +$3,263 -44.1% 3.7d ✓ -
19 AXP +31.61% $10,000 $13,161 5 80% - +$3,161 -5.5% 36.9d ✓ -
20 SOXL +31.03% $10,000 $13,103 73 32% - +$3,103 -44.8% 4.8d ✓ -
21 SLV +30.92% $10,000 $13,092 20 40% - +$3,092 -22.5% 18.9d ✓ -
22 WMT +30.64% $10,000 $13,064 5 80% - +$3,064 -0.2% 45.6d ✓ -
23 CSCO +29.94% $10,000 $12,994 6 83% - +$2,994 -5.2% 30.4d ✓ -
24 AVGO +28.92% $10,000 $12,892 24 38% - +$2,892 -31.0% 14.5d ✓ -
25 GILD +28.82% $10,000 $12,882 7 57% - +$2,882 -9.8% 26.1d ✓ -
26 MS +25.78% $10,000 $12,578 7 57% - +$2,578 -10.4% 29.0d ✓ -
27 AMZN +25.56% $10,000 $12,556 7 57% - +$2,556 -10.1% 29.7d ✓ -
28 ARM +24.94% $10,000 $12,494 30 23% - +$2,494 -31.5% 7.8d ✓ -
29 NFLX +21.15% $10,000 $12,115 7 29% - +$2,115 -15.0% 15.6d ✓ -
30 XLK +19.64% $10,000 $11,964 6 67% - +$1,964 -10.4% 26.7d ✓ -
31 LCID +19.37% $10,000 $11,937 43 26% - +$1,937 -50.3% 4.7d ✓ -
32 GLD +19.05% $10,000 $11,905 4 75% - +$1,905 -5.9% 19.1d ✓ -
33 ORCL +16.77% $10,000 $11,677 19 32% - +$1,677 -40.5% 14.1d ✓ -
34 WFC +16.39% $10,000 $11,639 9 56% - +$1,639 -13.4% 27.2d ✓ -
35 AMD +16.11% $10,000 $11,611 28 32% - +$1,611 -41.7% 11.3d ✓ -
36 LLY +15.89% $10,000 $11,589 14 43% - +$1,589 -19.2% 19.3d ✓ -
37 QQQ +14.51% $10,000 $11,451 1 100% - +$1,451 -0.0% 41.1d ✓ -
38 XLE +13.37% $10,000 $11,337 4 75% - +$1,337 -5.0% 42.3d ✓ -
39 BMY +13.16% $10,000 $11,316 7 57% - +$1,316 -10.3% 31.8d ✓ -
40 UNH +12.58% $10,000 $11,258 9 56% - +$1,258 -28.0% 26.4d ✓ -
41 SNOW +12.47% $10,000 $11,247 19 32% - +$1,247 -25.7% 9.2d ✓ -
42 MARA +11.74% $10,000 $11,174 53 32% - +$1,174 -43.8% 2.9d ✓ -
43 XOM +11.18% $10,000 $11,118 6 50% - +$1,118 -9.3% 30.7d ✓ -
44 VOO +11.09% $10,000 $11,109 2 100% - +$1,109 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
45 SPY +10.82% $10,000 $11,082 2 100% - +$1,082 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
46 VTI +10.76% $10,000 $11,076 2 100% - +$1,076 -0.0% 47.0d ✓ -
47 JPM +10.66% $10,000 $11,066 4 50% - +$1,066 -5.5% 20.1d ✓ -
48 MA +10.28% $10,000 $11,028 6 67% - +$1,028 -8.5% 35.5d ✓ -
49 MDT +9.22% $10,000 $10,922 3 67% - +$922 -5.4% 43.3d ✓ -
50 PG +8.88% $10,000 $10,888 4 75% - +$888 -5.1% 28.1d ✓ -
51 VZ +7.88% $10,000 $10,788 5 60% - +$788 -8.6% 29.9d ✓ -
52 KO +7.76% $10,000 $10,776 3 67% - +$776 -2.1% 47.3d ✓ -
53 JNJ +7.57% $10,000 $10,757 4 50% - +$757 -6.3% 36.8d ✓ -
54 META +7.10% $10,000 $10,710 12 33% - +$710 -15.0% 16.0d ✓ -
55 AMGN +6.76% $10,000 $10,676 4 75% - +$676 -5.0% 25.6d ✓ -
56 IWM +6.47% $10,000 $10,647 6 50% - +$647 -14.6% 37.7d ✓ -
57 GS +5.64% $10,000 $10,564 9 44% - +$564 -10.8% 27.3d ✓ -
58 SLB +5.56% $10,000 $10,556 8 38% - +$556 -16.7% 30.8d ✓ -
59 ACN +5.11% $10,000 $10,511 6 67% - +$511 -7.6% 42.0d ✓ -
60 IBM +4.67% $10,000 $10,467 7 57% - +$467 -9.8% 29.2d ✓ -
61 ARKK +4.61% $10,000 $10,461 21 33% - +$461 -27.0% 14.1d ✓ -
62 C +1.05% $10,000 $10,105 8 38% - +$105 -19.1% 16.1d ✓ -
63 ABBV +0.69% $10,000 $10,069 6 50% - +$69 -14.6% 21.5d ✓ -
64 CRM +0.54% $10,000 $10,054 10 40% - +$54 -27.5% 27.6d ✓ -
65 ADBE +0.02% $10,000 $10,002 7 43% - +$2 -11.3% 29.2d ✓ -
66 MCD -0.11% $10,000 $9,989 3 67% - -$11 -5.0% 34.4d ✓ -
67 DIA -0.37% $10,000 $9,963 3 33% - -$37 -6.6% 31.4d ✓ -
68 AAPL -0.46% $10,000 $9,954 7 29% - -$46 -20.7% 20.9d ✓ -
69 TMO -1.04% $10,000 $9,896 10 30% - -$104 -26.9% 11.7d ✓ -
70 CMCSA -2.01% $10,000 $9,799 5 40% - -$201 -7.6% 42.8d ✓ -
71 VRTX -3.40% $10,000 $9,660 3 33% - -$340 -6.5% 37.0d ✓ -
72 BIIB -3.67% $10,000 $9,633 7 29% - -$367 -16.3% 11.3d ✓ -
73 V -3.80% $10,000 $9,620 3 33% - -$380 -5.2% 32.7d ✓ -
74 COIN -3.93% $10,000 $9,607 44 27% - -$393 -46.8% 4.7d ✓ -
75 CVX -3.95% $10,000 $9,605 5 40% - -$395 -9.6% 22.7d ✓ -
76 COST -4.75% $10,000 $9,525 1 0% - -$475 -4.8% 41.0d ✓ -
77 SCHW -4.93% $10,000 $9,507 8 25% - -$493 -20.1% 31.4d ✓ -
78 TLT -4.99% $10,000 $9,501 1 0% - -$499 -5.0% 28.2d ✓ -
79 PFE -5.50% $10,000 $9,450 6 33% - -$550 -6.5% 42.2d ✓ -
80 MSFT -6.79% $10,000 $9,321 5 20% - -$679 -10.0% 6.7d ✓ -
81 XLF -7.15% $10,000 $9,285 2 0% - -$715 -7.2% 23.6d ✓ -
82 BLK -7.91% $10,000 $9,209 5 20% - -$791 -9.8% 30.7d ✓ -
83 PEP -8.09% $10,000 $9,191 7 29% - -$809 -15.8% 23.0d ✓ -
84 USO -8.69% $10,000 $9,131 11 27% - -$869 -27.2% 21.9d ✓ -
85 COP -10.90% $10,000 $8,910 7 29% - -$1,090 -22.7% 25.4d ✓ -
86 BRK-B -11.43% $10,000 $8,857 3 0% - -$1,143 -11.4% 30.0d ✓ -
87 OXY -12.33% $10,000 $8,767 10 30% - -$1,233 -19.0% 17.7d ✓ -
88 HD -14.05% $10,000 $8,595 7 29% - -$1,405 -14.1% 29.9d ✓ -
89 MRK -15.01% $10,000 $8,499 7 14% - -$1,501 -21.4% 24.4d ✓ -
90 RIOT -16.61% $10,000 $8,339 56 29% - -$1,661 -53.8% 4.1d ✓ -
91 DKNG -21.06% $10,000 $7,894 25 24% - -$2,106 -38.1% 9.0d ✓ -
92 PYPL -22.76% $10,000 $7,724 11 27% - -$2,276 -24.4% 21.1d ✓ -
93 REGN -23.58% $10,000 $7,642 7 14% - -$2,358 -30.1% 9.8d ✓ -
94 NIO -29.83% $10,000 $7,017 40 25% - -$2,983 -48.2% 5.8d ✓ -
95 INTC -35.23% $10,000 $6,477 35 23% - -$3,523 -54.0% 6.0d ✓ -
96 MRNA -35.65% $10,000 $6,435 40 25% - -$3,565 -64.5% 4.7d ✓ -
97 SQQQ -36.20% $10,000 $6,380 28 21% - -$3,620 -44.1% 5.6d ✓ -
98 UVXY -39.64% $10,000 $6,036 44 25% - -$3,964 -60.1% 2.8d ✓ -
99 RIVN -40.84% $10,000 $5,916 28 21% - -$4,084 -60.5% 5.0d ✓ -
100 SPXU -51.57% $10,000 $4,843 18 11% - -$5,157 -59.3% 7.6d ✓ -
101 VXX -54.09% $10,000 $4,591 31 19% - -$5,409 -56.0% 4.3d ✓ -
102 AMC -60.78% $10,000 $3,922 24 8% - -$6,078 -64.2% 5.2d ✓ -

👤 Personality

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