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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).

ℹ️ Character descriptions are creative personas representing trading strategy styles. They are not financial advice, promises, or guarantees of performance.

Jan 1, 2026 May 6, 2026 (124d)

📊 Year to Date Performance: Showing Bruno Breakout's performance over the year to date across 102 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$11,986
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $11,158 (+$828)
+7.42%
Year to Date ROI
30.3%
Win Rate
278
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+4.5%
1 Month
+6.0%
3 Months
+5.2%
6 Months
+7.4%
YTD
+15.5%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

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 (Year to Date)

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Year to Date)

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 Year to Date: Jan 1, 2026 May 6, 2026 (124 days)
📖 Understanding Score & Momentum columns
📊 Score — Lifetime Quality Score
Measures how well this strategy+symbol combination has performed across the entire simulation history. Based on return, win rate, drawdown control, profit factor, and trade count. Higher is better.
75+ Elite   60+ Good   40+ Fair   <40 Weak
⚡ Mom — 30-Day Momentum Score
Measures performance over the last 30 days only. Same quality model but calibrated for short-term activity. Captures recent regime shifts that the lifetime score may miss.
75+ Hot   60+ Active   40+ Moderate   <40 Quiet
Spread Indicators — Comparing Mom vs Score reveals regime sensitivity:
🔥 Heating Up — Mom is 20+ points above Score. This symbol is performing significantly better recently than its lifetime average. Could indicate a favorable regime shift.
🧊 Cooling Off — Mom is 20+ points below Score. This symbol is underperforming recently despite a strong lifetime track record. Could indicate an unfavorable regime shift.
No icon = Steady — Scores within ±20 points. Consistent performance.
⚠️ Scores are calculated from simulated backtest data and are for informational purposes only. They do not constitute financial advice or predict future performance. Full methodology →
Rank Symbol Score Mom Return YTD Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 SOXL 34 61🔥 +168.69% $9,597 $25,785 15 60% - +$16,189 -44.8% 4.8d -
2 USO 22 +81.76% $7,931 $14,416 8 63% - +$6,485 -27.2% 21.9d -
3 MU 38 55 +79.98% $17,636 $31,741 8 63% - +$14,105 -54.6% 10.6d -
4 INTC 3 +78.84% $4,599 $8,225 8 63% - +$3,626 -54.0% 6.0d -
5 RIOT 4 +51.17% $6,594 $9,968 8 50% - +$3,374 -53.8% 4.1d -
6 NET 35 51 +39.73% $16,579 $23,166 6 67% - +$6,587 -27.6% 14.3d -
7 AMD 19 +38.38% $10,176 $14,081 7 57% - +$3,906 -41.7% 11.3d -
8 MARA 16 +38.04% $10,258 $14,160 8 50% - +$3,902 -43.8% 2.9d -
9 TQQQ 47 +33.46% $22,098 $29,493 5 60% - +$7,394 -23.2% 16.7d -
10 MRNA 3 +29.05% $4,901 $6,325 10 40% - +$1,424 -64.5% 4.7d -
11 GOOGL 54 +28.15% $14,494 $18,574 2 100% - +$4,080 -10.1% 33.1d -
12 AMC 2 +26.28% $4,430 $5,595 4 50% - +$1,164 -64.2% 5.2d -
13 GME 12 +21.66% $11,183 $13,605 2 100% - +$2,422 -45.0% 7.7d -
14 RBLX 18 +19.14% $11,528 $13,735 4 50% - +$2,206 -35.7% 13.7d -
15 META 13 +18.92% $9,821 $11,679 4 50% - +$1,858 -15.0% 16.0d -
16 COIN 14 +18.33% $9,871 $11,680 6 50% - +$1,809 -46.8% 4.7d -
17 UVXY 3 +17.20% $7,195 $8,433 9 33% - +$1,238 -60.1% 2.8d -
18 XOM +16.31% $9,073 $10,553 3 67% - +$1,480 -9.3% 30.7d -
19 UNH 21 +15.16% $11,258 $12,965 1 100% - +$1,707 -28.0% 26.4d -
20 XLK +14.97% $11,965 $13,756 1 100% - +$1,791 -10.4% 26.7d -
21 VXX 2 +12.58% $4,861 $5,473 5 40% - +$612 -56.0% 4.3d -
22 OXY 2 +12.33% $8,227 $9,242 3 67% - +$1,014 -19.0% 17.7d -
23 VZ +11.96% $9,636 $10,788 1 100% - +$1,152 -8.6% 29.9d -
24 SLB +11.51% $9,467 $10,556 2 50% - +$1,090 -16.7% 30.8d -
25 XLE +11.47% $9,964 $11,107 2 50% - +$1,143 -5.0% 42.3d -
26 GLD +10.84% $10,741 $11,905 3 67% - +$1,164 -5.9% 19.1d -
27 NVDA 42 +9.46% $22,793 $24,949 2 50% - +$2,156 -22.9% 15.1d -
28 SLV 15 +9.35% $11,639 $12,727 9 33% - +$1,088 -22.5% 18.9d -
29 AMZN +9.30% $12,556 $13,723 2 50% - +$1,168 -10.1% 29.7d -
30 PANW 28 +9.19% $14,891 $16,260 2 50% - +$1,368 -14.4% 21.6d -
31 MS +8.92% $13,274 $14,458 2 50% - +$1,184 -10.4% 29.0d -
32 WMT +8.50% $12,040 $13,064 1 100% - +$1,023 -0.2% 45.6d -
33 NFLX +7.19% $12,325 $13,211 2 50% - +$886 -15.0% 15.6d -
34 BMY +6.74% $10,601 $11,316 2 100% - +$715 -10.3% 31.8d -
35 C 10 +5.36% $10,632 $11,202 3 33% - +$570 -19.1% 16.1d -
36 BLK +5.07% $9,669 $10,159 2 50% - +$490 -9.8% 30.7d -
37 CSCO +4.45% $12,440 $12,994 1 100% - +$554 -5.2% 30.4d -
38 NIO 3 +4.43% $7,156 $7,473 5 40% - +$317 -48.2% 5.8d -
39 AMGN +3.36% $10,329 $10,676 1 100% - +$347 -5.0% 25.6d -
40 AVGO 15 +3.01% $12,923 $13,312 5 40% - +$389 -31.0% 14.5d -
41 PG +1.28% $10,216 $10,347 2 50% - +$131 -5.1% 28.1d -
42 PM +0.00% $14,966 $14,966 NO ENTRY - - - -5.2% 32.9d -
43 BRK-B +0.00% $8,857 $8,857 NO ENTRY - - - -11.4% 30.0d -
44 MDT +0.00% $10,922 $10,922 NO ENTRY - - - -5.4% 43.3d -
45 DIA +0.00% $9,963 $9,963 NO ENTRY - - - -6.6% 31.4d -
46 VOO +0.00% $11,109 $11,109 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 47.0d -
47 WFC +0.00% $11,639 $11,639 NO ENTRY - - - -13.4% 27.2d -
48 JNJ +0.00% $10,757 $10,757 NO ENTRY - - - -6.3% 36.8d -
49 V +0.00% $9,620 $9,620 NO ENTRY - - - -5.2% 32.7d -
50 MSFT +0.00% $9,321 $9,321 NO ENTRY - - - -10.0% 6.7d -
51 PFE +0.00% $9,450 $9,450 NO ENTRY - - - -6.5% 42.2d -
52 DIS +0.00% $15,281 $15,281 NO ENTRY - - - -5.4% 22.9d -
53 IWM +0.00% $10,647 $10,647 NO ENTRY - - - -14.6% 37.7d -
54 BAC +0.00% $13,871 $13,871 NO ENTRY - - - -9.8% 32.0d -
55 SPY +0.00% $11,082 $11,082 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 47.0d -
56 SCHW +0.00% $9,507 $9,507 NO ENTRY - - - -20.1% 31.4d -
57 VTI +0.00% $11,076 $11,076 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 47.0d -
58 MCD +0.00% $9,989 $9,989 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 34.4d -
59 AAPL +0.00% $9,954 $9,954 NO ENTRY - - - -20.7% 20.9d -
60 XLF +0.00% $9,285 $9,285 NO ENTRY - - - -7.2% 23.6d -
61 KO +0.00% $10,776 $10,776 NO ENTRY - - - -2.1% 47.3d -
62 AXP +0.00% $13,161 $13,161 NO ENTRY - - - -5.5% 36.9d -
63 REGN +0.00% $7,642 $7,642 NO ENTRY - - - -30.1% 9.8d -
64 QQQ +0.00% $11,451 $11,451 NO ENTRY - - - -0.0% 41.1d -
65 GILD +0.00% $12,882 $12,882 NO ENTRY - - - -9.8% 26.1d -
66 COST +0.00% $9,525 $9,525 NO ENTRY - - - -4.8% 41.0d -
67 TLT +0.00% $9,501 $9,501 NO ENTRY - - - -5.0% 28.2d -
68 PEP -0.33% $9,221 $9,191 1 0% - -$30 -15.8% 23.0d -
69 JPM -0.36% $11,106 $11,066 1 0% - -$40 -5.5% 20.1d -
70 MRK -0.67% $8,556 $8,499 1 0% - -$57 -21.4% 24.4d -
71 BIIB -0.72% $9,703 $9,633 1 0% - -$70 -16.3% 11.3d -
72 COP -1.28% $7,976 $7,873 3 33% - -$102 -22.7% 25.4d -
73 SQQQ 2 -1.28% $6,724 $6,638 4 25% - -$86 -44.1% 5.6d -
74 PYPL 3 -1.54% $8,053 $7,929 2 50% - -$124 -24.4% 21.1d -
75 RIVN 2 -1.65% $5,916 $5,818 4 25% - -$98 -60.5% 5.0d -
76 SOFI 36 -2.05% $25,356 $24,836 4 25% - -$520 -32.2% 7.6d -
77 CMCSA -2.85% $9,580 $9,307 2 50% - -$273 -7.6% 42.8d -
78 CRWD 22 -3.15% $14,780 $14,315 4 25% - -$466 -15.3% 12.1d -
79 SPXU 1 -4.17% $5,098 $4,886 3 33% - -$213 -59.3% 7.6d -
80 GS -4.99% $11,119 $10,564 1 0% - -$555 -10.8% 27.3d -
81 MA -5.01% $11,028 $10,475 1 0% - -$552 -8.5% 35.5d -
82 ABBV -5.05% $10,604 $10,069 1 0% - -$536 -14.6% 21.5d -
83 IBM -5.06% $11,025 $10,467 1 0% - -$558 -9.8% 29.2d -
84 ISRG -5.12% $14,679 $13,927 1 0% - -$752 -11.2% 30.9d -
85 ARKK 3 -5.33% $10,477 $9,919 3 33% - -$558 -27.0% 14.1d -
86 CVX -6.29% $9,639 $9,032 3 33% - -$606 -9.6% 22.7d -
87 HOOD 40 11🧊 -6.31% $29,166 $27,325 7 29% - -$1,840 -29.9% 5.8d -
88 ACN -7.15% $10,511 $9,759 1 0% - -$752 -7.6% 42.0d -
89 VRTX -7.96% $9,956 $9,164 2 0% - -$793 -6.5% 37.0d -
90 SMCI 12 -8.07% $11,998 $11,029 5 60% - -$968 -44.1% 3.7d -
91 ARM 16 -8.64% $13,942 $12,737 8 25% - -$1,205 -31.5% 7.8d -
92 HD -9.72% $8,595 $7,759 2 0% - -$835 -14.1% 29.9d -
93 TMO 2 -9.72% $10,420 $9,407 2 0% - -$1,013 -26.9% 11.7d -
94 TSLA 15 -10.14% $14,088 $12,659 2 0% - -$1,429 -27.4% 9.7d -
95 CRM 3 -10.16% $10,602 $9,525 2 0% - -$1,077 -27.5% 27.6d -
96 ADBE -10.66% $10,524 $9,402 2 0% - -$1,122 -11.3% 29.2d -
97 PLTR 23 -13.96% $20,104 $17,297 4 25% - -$2,806 -30.7% 7.4d -
98 LLY 9 -14.45% $12,826 $10,972 3 0% - -$1,853 -19.2% 19.3d -
99 LCID 4 0 -14.94% $10,962 $9,324 6 17% - -$1,638 -50.3% 4.7d -
100 ORCL 7 -16.94% $12,639 $10,498 5 20% - -$2,141 -40.5% 14.1d -
101 SNOW 4 -16.96% $12,210 $10,139 4 25% - -$2,071 -25.7% 9.2d -
102 DKNG 2 -22.11% $9,122 $7,106 6 17% - -$2,017 -38.1% 9.0d -

👤 Personality

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