Danny Dip
The Optimist
🛒 Swing Trader 📅 226 years old (Born 1800)"A 3% pullback in a bull market is just the universe giving you a second chance to buy what you missed."
Spry man of perhaps 70, but his eyes contain centuries. Wears a peculiar mix of Regency-era waistcoat over a modern hoodie, as if he can't decide which century he belongs to.
ℹ️ Character descriptions are creative personas representing trading strategy styles. They are not financial advice, promises, or guarantees of performance.
📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Danny Dip $10,000 and let him trade 102 stock symbols from Jan 1, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE
Quick Performance Comparison
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Equity Curve (2 Years)
Combined P&L across all 102 symbols
⚙️ Trading Strategy
Buy 3% dips, target 5% profit
Waits for quality assets to pull back 3% from recent highs, then enters with a 5% profit target. Uses trailing stops to protect gains during extended runs.
🎯 Best Suited For
Bull markets and quality stocks
📜 Why This Strategy Works
In uptrending markets (which is most of market history), pullbacks are temporary. Institutions use them to accumulate. Danny's 3% threshold filters out normal volatility.
Mathematical Formula
CODE VERIFIED —
These formulas are extracted directly from the simulation engine and verified against the source code.
Source: scripts/run-danny-simulation.php
📊 Recent High (Lookback)
📊 Dip Percentage Calculation
📊 Entry Signal (Buy the Dip)
📈 Entry Signal (Buy the Dip)
📉 Exit Conditions
⚙️ Simulation Parameters
📖 Historical Origin
Origin: Baron Rothschild during the Napoleonic Wars
The legend says Baron Rothschild made a fortune during the panic following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. His alleged advice: "Buy when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own."
🏆 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
📖 Understanding Score & Momentum columns
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.
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.
🔥 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.
| Rank | Symbol | Score | Mom | Return | Start | Final Value | Trades | Win Rate | Fees | Net | Max DD | Avg Hold | Refunds | Last Refund | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PLTR
|
70 | 43🧊 | +359.68% | $10,000 | $45,968 | 107 | 48% | - | +$35,968 | -34.2% | 2.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 2 |
SOXL
|
53 | 31🧊 | +260.53% | $10,000 | $36,053 | 188 | 48% | - | +$26,053 | -35.0% | 1.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 3 |
INTC
|
54 | 65 | +178.22% | $10,000 | $27,822 | 95 | 46% | - | +$17,822 | -28.4% | 2.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 4 |
AVGO
|
46 | — | +120.07% | $10,000 | $22,007 | 77 | 48% | - | +$12,007 | -23.6% | 3.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 5 |
SLV
|
57 | 57 | +111.16% | $10,000 | $21,116 | 45 | 58% | - | +$11,116 | -14.0% | 5.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 6 |
AMD
|
32 | — | +84.34% | $10,000 | $18,434 | 86 | 43% | - | +$8,434 | -37.8% | 2.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 7 |
ARKK
|
40 | — | +84.19% | $10,000 | $18,419 | 55 | 51% | - | +$8,419 | -21.5% | 3.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 8 |
MU
|
33 | 70🔥 | +76.79% | $10,000 | $17,679 | 88 | 47% | - | +$7,679 | -35.3% | 2.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 9 |
GOOGL
|
36 | — | +71.89% | $10,000 | $17,189 | 27 | 59% | - | +$7,189 | -12.7% | 4.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 10 |
TQQQ
|
31 | 54🔥 | +68.15% | $10,000 | $16,815 | 100 | 42% | - | +$6,815 | -40.6% | 1.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 11 |
HOOD
|
27 | 3🧊 | +66.57% | $10,000 | $16,657 | 138 | 41% | - | +$6,657 | -37.6% | 1.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 12 |
NIO
|
32 | 16 | +65.37% | $10,000 | $16,537 | 129 | 47% | - | +$6,537 | -28.6% | 2.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 13 |
LLY
|
34 | — | +58.60% | $10,000 | $15,860 | 39 | 46% | - | +$5,860 | -15.9% | 4.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 14 |
RBLX
|
30 | 29 | +48.21% | $10,000 | $14,821 | 77 | 47% | - | +$4,821 | -32.4% | 3.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 15 |
AMZN
|
32 | — | +47.54% | $10,000 | $14,754 | 31 | 52% | - | +$4,754 | -17.3% | 5.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 16 |
BLK
|
36 | — | +46.82% | $10,000 | $14,682 | 17 | 59% | - | +$4,682 | -9.1% | 4.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 17 |
TSLA
|
27 | 0🧊 | +39.78% | $10,000 | $13,978 | 99 | 46% | - | +$3,978 | -32.0% | 2.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 18 |
OXY
|
31 | 0🧊 | +34.88% | $10,000 | $13,488 | 33 | 55% | - | +$3,488 | -10.3% | 6.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 19 |
C
|
24 | — | +32.08% | $10,000 | $13,208 | 32 | 56% | - | +$3,208 | -17.4% | 5.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 20 |
WMT
|
28 | — | +30.10% | $10,000 | $13,010 | 13 | 62% | - | +$3,010 | -6.9% | 6.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 21 |
MS
|
22 | — | +29.91% | $10,000 | $12,991 | 30 | 47% | - | +$2,991 | -21.4% | 5.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 22 |
NET
|
22 | 69🔥 | +26.47% | $10,000 | $12,647 | 81 | 46% | - | +$2,647 | -32.2% | 2.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 23 |
SCHW
|
24 | 30 | +26.34% | $10,000 | $12,634 | 21 | 52% | - | +$2,634 | -13.5% | 5.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 24 |
NFLX
|
21 | — | +25.67% | $10,000 | $12,567 | 30 | 43% | - | +$2,567 | -15.4% | 6.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 25 |
USO
|
24 | 6 | +23.64% | $10,000 | $12,364 | 34 | 50% | - | +$2,364 | -13.1% | 6.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 26 |
BIIB
|
21 | — | +23.38% | $10,000 | $12,338 | 29 | 52% | - | +$2,338 | -22.4% | 3.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 27 |
PFE
|
30 | — | +23.21% | $10,000 | $12,321 | 15 | 60% | - | +$2,321 | -6.1% | 5.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 28 |
IBM
|
27 | — | +22.43% | $10,000 | $12,243 | 19 | 53% | - | +$2,243 | -6.0% | 4.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 29 |
AAPL
|
21 | — | +20.63% | $10,000 | $12,063 | 17 | 53% | - | +$2,063 | -10.0% | 5.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 30 |
DKNG
|
17 | — | +19.39% | $10,000 | $11,939 | 79 | 39% | - | +$1,939 | -45.9% | 2.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 31 |
BAC
|
18 | — | +18.97% | $10,000 | $11,897 | 21 | 48% | - | +$1,897 | -15.8% | 6.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 32 |
VXX
|
15 | 0 | +18.33% | $10,000 | $11,833 | 123 | 40% | - | +$1,833 | -45.0% | 2.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 33 |
BRK-B
|
— | — | +18.24% | $10,000 | $11,824 | 8 | 88% | - | +$1,824 | -3.1% | 5.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 34 |
GS
|
18 | — | +18.16% | $10,000 | $11,816 | 25 | 44% | - | +$1,816 | -18.8% | 5.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 35 |
CSCO
|
26 | — | +16.43% | $10,000 | $11,643 | 11 | 73% | - | +$1,643 | -3.1% | 10.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 36 |
ABBV
|
15 | — | +15.02% | $10,000 | $11,502 | 17 | 47% | - | +$1,502 | -16.8% | 5.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 37 |
JNJ
|
— | — | +14.77% | $10,000 | $11,477 | 5 | 80% | - | +$1,477 | -3.1% | 9.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 38 |
MA
|
20 | — | +14.14% | $10,000 | $11,414 | 11 | 55% | - | +$1,414 | -6.6% | 6.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 39 |
REGN
|
17 | — | +14.04% | $10,000 | $11,404 | 32 | 44% | - | +$1,404 | -23.1% | 4.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 40 |
VTI
|
— | — | +13.02% | $10,000 | $11,302 | 4 | 75% | - | +$1,302 | -4.5% | 2.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 41 |
VOO
|
— | — | +12.90% | $10,000 | $11,290 | 4 | 75% | - | +$1,290 | -4.2% | 2.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 42 |
SPY
|
— | — | +12.56% | $10,000 | $11,256 | 4 | 75% | - | +$1,256 | -4.3% | 2.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 43 |
QQQ
|
— | — | +11.20% | $10,000 | $11,120 | 8 | 63% | - | +$1,120 | -4.7% | 7.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 44 |
MSFT
|
18 | — | +11.18% | $10,000 | $11,118 | 13 | 46% | - | +$1,118 | -14.5% | 6.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 45 |
GLD
|
19 | — | +10.17% | $10,000 | $11,017 | 14 | 57% | - | +$1,017 | -6.1% | 8.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 46 |
PG
|
— | — | +8.78% | $10,000 | $10,878 | 6 | 50% | - | +$878 | -3.7% | 8.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 47 |
MCD
|
— | — | +8.74% | $10,000 | $10,874 | 4 | 75% | - | +$874 | -3.0% | 8.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 48 |
XLF
|
— | — | +8.35% | $10,000 | $10,835 | 7 | 57% | - | +$835 | -7.7% | 4.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 49 |
COIN
|
14 | 38🔥 | +8.25% | $10,000 | $10,825 | 165 | 41% | - | +$825 | -46.7% | 1.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 50 |
MRK
|
13 | — | +7.91% | $10,000 | $10,791 | 20 | 45% | - | +$791 | -17.9% | 6.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 51 |
XLE
|
16 | — | +7.83% | $10,000 | $10,783 | 11 | 55% | - | +$783 | -4.4% | 7.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 52 |
ORCL
|
13 | 26 | +7.30% | $10,000 | $10,730 | 64 | 39% | - | +$730 | -29.3% | 3.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 53 |
SLB
|
13 | — | +6.65% | $10,000 | $10,665 | 32 | 50% | - | +$665 | -22.1% | 6.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 54 |
WFC
|
12 | — | +6.58% | $10,000 | $10,658 | 26 | 46% | - | +$658 | -13.1% | 5.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 55 |
AMGN
|
12 | — | +6.15% | $10,000 | $10,615 | 18 | 50% | - | +$615 | -12.0% | 6.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 56 |
IWM
|
10 | — | +5.42% | $10,000 | $10,542 | 9 | 44% | - | +$542 | -11.7% | 5.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 57 |
AXP
|
11 | — | +4.13% | $10,000 | $10,413 | 27 | 48% | - | +$413 | -18.1% | 7.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 58 |
VZ
|
11 | — | +3.08% | $10,000 | $10,308 | 10 | 60% | - | +$308 | -6.7% | 7.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 59 |
GILD
|
7 | — | +2.38% | $10,000 | $10,238 | 17 | 41% | - | +$238 | -12.5% | 9.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 60 |
DIA
|
— | — | +2.26% | $10,000 | $10,226 | 2 | 50% | - | +$226 | -3.2% | 23.9h | ✓ | - | |
| 61 |
COP
|
8 | — | +1.71% | $10,000 | $10,171 | 30 | 47% | - | +$171 | -17.9% | 6.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 62 |
PM
|
6 | — | +0.92% | $10,000 | $10,092 | 14 | 43% | - | +$92 | -3.7% | 4.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 63 |
MDT
|
5 | — | +0.88% | $10,000 | $10,088 | 11 | 45% | - | +$88 | -8.9% | 6.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 64 |
SQQQ
|
10 | 1 | +0.75% | $10,000 | $10,075 | 110 | 39% | - | +$75 | -33.6% | 2.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 65 |
KO
|
— | — | +0.69% | $10,000 | $10,069 | 4 | 50% | - | +$69 | -4.9% | 10.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 66 |
V
|
— | — | -0.12% | $10,000 | $9,988 | 9 | 44% | - | -$12 | -9.6% | 3.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 67 |
JPM
|
6 | — | -0.79% | $10,000 | $9,921 | 18 | 50% | - | -$79 | -23.6% | 6.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 68 |
TLT
|
— | — | -3.12% | $10,000 | $9,688 | 2 | 50% | - | -$312 | -3.7% | 8.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 69 |
COST
|
— | — | -4.46% | $10,000 | $9,554 | 12 | 50% | - | -$446 | -9.0% | 8.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 70 |
UNH
|
4 | — | -4.87% | $10,000 | $9,513 | 32 | 41% | - | -$487 | -24.8% | 5.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 71 |
VRTX
|
4 | — | -5.25% | $10,000 | $9,475 | 16 | 44% | - | -$525 | -20.8% | 4.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 72 |
DIS
|
2 | — | -7.56% | $10,000 | $9,244 | 15 | 33% | - | -$756 | -18.6% | 5.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 73 |
PEP
|
— | — | -8.05% | $10,000 | $9,195 | 7 | 14% | - | -$805 | -13.1% | 5.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 74 |
HD
|
2 | — | -8.11% | $10,000 | $9,189 | 13 | 23% | - | -$811 | -13.9% | 6.6d | ✓ | - | |
| 75 |
NVDA
|
4 | — | -8.12% | $10,000 | $9,188 | 68 | 37% | - | -$812 | -47.0% | 3.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 76 |
CRWD
|
5 | 0 | -8.15% | $10,000 | $9,185 | 75 | 40% | - | -$815 | -28.2% | 3.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 77 |
XLK
|
3 | — | -8.89% | $10,000 | $9,111 | 15 | 40% | - | -$889 | -12.2% | 4.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 78 |
ISRG
|
3 | — | -9.69% | $10,000 | $9,031 | 21 | 29% | - | -$969 | -20.7% | 5.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 79 |
CMCSA
|
4 | 17 | -9.86% | $10,000 | $9,014 | 17 | 47% | - | -$986 | -19.5% | 5.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 80 |
MARA
|
4 | 13 | -10.42% | $10,000 | $8,958 | 221 | 37% | - | -$1,042 | -46.1% | 1.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 81 |
CRM
|
4 | 19 | -10.72% | $10,000 | $8,928 | 37 | 41% | - | -$1,072 | -27.5% | 4.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 82 |
CVX
|
7 | — | -11.99% | $10,000 | $8,801 | 13 | 46% | - | -$1,199 | -14.4% | 8.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 83 |
XOM
|
2 | — | -12.20% | $10,000 | $8,780 | 13 | 31% | - | -$1,220 | -7.4% | 8.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 84 |
TMO
|
2 | — | -14.21% | $10,000 | $8,579 | 18 | 28% | - | -$1,421 | -21.7% | 5.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 85 |
BMY
|
2 | — | -15.01% | $10,000 | $8,499 | 16 | 31% | - | -$1,501 | -20.0% | 5.8d | ✓ | - | |
| 86 |
PANW
|
4 | 25🔥 | -15.82% | $10,000 | $8,418 | 43 | 37% | - | -$1,582 | -27.2% | 4.1d | ✓ | - | |
| 87 |
ACN
|
3 | 0 | -17.40% | $10,000 | $8,260 | 31 | 42% | - | -$1,740 | -14.7% | 7.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 88 |
META
|
4 | — | -17.52% | $10,000 | $8,248 | 35 | 37% | - | -$1,752 | -28.8% | 4.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 89 |
UVXY
|
5 | 6 | -17.55% | $10,000 | $8,245 | 194 | 38% | - | -$1,755 | -61.4% | 1.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 90 |
GME
|
3 | — | -18.78% | $10,000 | $8,122 | 95 | 43% | - | -$1,878 | -41.9% | 2.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 91 |
SPXU
|
4 | 0 | -24.47% | $10,000 | $7,553 | 54 | 37% | - | -$2,447 | -27.6% | 4.2d | ✓ | - | |
| 92 |
SOFI
|
4 | 1 | -25.75% | $10,000 | $7,425 | 113 | 39% | - | -$2,575 | -30.6% | 2.3d | ✓ | - | |
| 93 |
MRNA
|
6 | 34🔥 | -26.58% | $10,000 | $7,342 | 134 | 39% | - | -$2,658 | -66.5% | 1.9d | ✓ | - | |
| 94 |
ARM
|
4 | 23 | -28.79% | $10,000 | $7,121 | 117 | 37% | - | -$2,879 | -64.8% | 2.0d | ✓ | - | |
| 95 |
SNOW
|
2 | 40🔥 | -31.11% | $10,000 | $6,889 | 69 | 32% | - | -$3,111 | -40.8% | 3.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 96 |
PYPL
|
3 | — | -33.95% | $10,000 | $6,605 | 36 | 39% | - | -$3,395 | -32.8% | 5.5d | ✓ | - | |
| 97 |
ADBE
|
3 | — | -38.20% | $10,000 | $6,180 | 30 | 20% | - | -$3,820 | -34.6% | 4.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 98 |
RIOT
|
5 | 9 | -53.12% | $10,000 | $4,688 | 204 | 41% | - | -$5,312 | -63.2% | 23.1h | ✓ | - | |
| 99 |
AMC
|
3 | 9 | -56.47% | $10,000 | $4,353 | 124 | 35% | - | -$5,647 | -52.2% | 1.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 100 |
LCID
|
4 | 7 | -57.24% | $10,000 | $4,276 | 155 | 34% | - | -$5,724 | -57.4% | 1.7d | ✓ | - | |
| 101 |
SMCI
|
4 | 5 | -57.90% | $10,000 | $4,210 | 171 | 37% | - | -$5,790 | -80.5% | 1.4d | ✓ | - | |
| 102 |
RIVN
|
3 | 1 | -61.31% | $10,000 | $3,869 | 133 | 35% | - | -$6,131 | -55.2% | 1.8d | ✓ | - |
👤 Personality
Eternally bullish, impossibly optimistic. Has seen Napoleon's wars, the Long Depression, the Great Depression, 1987, 2000, 2008, and 2020—and made money in each recovery.
PLTR
SOXL
INTC
AVGO
SLV
AMD
ARKK
MU
GOOGL
TQQQ
RIVN
SMCI
LCID
AMC
RIOT
HOOD
NIO
LLY
RBLX
AMZN
BLK
TSLA
OXY
C
WMT
MS
NET
SCHW
NFLX
USO
BIIB
PFE
IBM
AAPL
DKNG
BAC
VXX
BRK-B
GS
CSCO
ABBV
JNJ
MA
REGN
VTI
VOO
SPY
QQQ
MSFT
GLD
PG
MCD
XLF
COIN
MRK
XLE
ORCL
SLB
WFC
AMGN
IWM
AXP
VZ
GILD
DIA
COP
PM
MDT
SQQQ
KO
V
JPM
TLT
COST
UNH
VRTX
DIS
PEP
HD
NVDA
CRWD
XLK
ISRG
CMCSA
MARA
CRM
CVX
XOM
TMO
BMY
PANW
ACN
META
UVXY
GME
SPXU
SOFI
MRNA
ARM
SNOW
PYPL
ADBE