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Howard Hour
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Howard Hour

The Clock Watcher

⏰ Day Trader 📅 58 years old (Born 1968)

"Amateurs open the market. Professionals close it."

Old-school trader energy. Suspenders. Reads the tape. Clocks everywhere set to 3:00 PM. Naps from 11 AM to 2:30 PM.

📊 View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Feb 14, 2025 → Feb 14, 2026 (365 days)
🎯 Asset Class: 📈 Stocks 102 ₿ Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

📊 Last Year Performance: Showing Howard Hour's performance over the last year across 102 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE

$10,042
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,012 (+$31)
+0.31%
Last Year ROI
45.6%
Win Rate
8,056
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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6 Months
+0.1%
YTD
+0.3%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Last Year)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Trade Power Hour (3-4 PM) momentum

Volume spikes in the final hour. Institutional buying/selling creates momentum. Howard looks for 0.3% moves in the direction of flow.

🎯 Best Suited For

Index ETFs, large-cap institutional stocks

"Everything before 3 PM is foreplay. The real action happens in Power Hour."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Mutual funds, pensions, and portfolio managers make final adjustments before close—they have to report end-of-day positions.

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

In Power Hour AND 0.3%+ directional move confirmed
→ Trade in direction of momentum (BUY if up, SHORT if down)

📉 Exit Conditions

• TARGET: Price continues 0.5% in momentum direction
• STOP_LOSS: Price reverses 0.3% against position
• END_OF_DAY: Force exit at 15:55 (before close)

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

POWER_HOUR_START: 15:00
MOMENTUM_THRESHOLD_PCT: 0.3%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 0.5%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 0.3%
COOLDOWN_BARS: 78

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Institutional rebalancing in the final hour

"Power Hour" (3-4 PM EST) became recognized as institutional rebalancing time in the late 1960s and 1970s.

🏆 Top 10 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

SQQQ
+21.1%
106 trades
AMD
+18.7%
101 trades
VXX
+10.6%
115 trades
ARKK
+10.1%
93 trades
GILD
+9.9%
86 trades
MA
+7.2%
64 trades
MU
+7.1%
83 trades
GME
+7.0%
109 trades
UVXY
+6.9%
120 trades
CMCSA
+6.1%
69 trades

📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last Year)

AMC
-24.1%
114 trades
INTC
-20.9%
110 trades
NFLX
-10.4%
79 trades
NET
-8.7%
109 trades
META
-8.4%
75 trades

📊 All Symbol Results

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

📅 Last Year: Feb 14, 2025 → Feb 14, 2026 (365 days)
Rank Symbol Return 1Y Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 SQQQ +21.13% $8,223 $9,960 106 48% - +$1,738 -22.2% 0.3h ✓ -
2 AMD +18.73% $9,717 $11,536 101 58% - +$1,820 -7.9% 0.4h ✓ -
3 VXX +10.60% $7,749 $8,571 115 50% - +$821 -24.0% 0.3h ✓ -
4 ARKK +10.09% $9,913 $10,914 93 53% - +$1,000 -5.9% 0.4h ✓ -
5 GILD +9.91% $10,233 $11,247 86 50% - +$1,014 -4.4% 0.3h ✓ -
6 MA +7.16% $10,151 $10,878 64 50% - +$727 -4.1% 0.5h ✓ -
7 MU +7.14% $9,619 $10,306 83 51% - +$687 -12.5% 0.3h ✓ -
8 GME +7.00% $11,347 $12,141 109 44% - +$794 -12.0% 0.3h ✓ -
9 UVXY +6.89% $6,972 $7,452 120 48% - +$480 -34.7% 0.3h ✓ -
10 CMCSA +6.13% $10,303 $10,934 69 58% - +$632 -2.4% 0.3h ✓ -
11 MRNA +5.76% $9,218 $9,749 124 44% - +$531 -9.5% 0.3h ✓ -
12 WMT +5.65% $10,680 $11,283 64 44% - +$603 -3.4% 0.4h ✓ -
13 LLY +5.45% $12,002 $12,656 82 51% - +$654 -2.6% 0.4h ✓ -
14 GLD +5.40% $10,047 $10,589 35 57% - +$543 -0.6% 0.4h ✓ -
15 SPXU +5.20% $10,361 $10,900 30 53% - +$539 -2.8% 0.4h ✓ -
16 AVGO +4.96% $10,410 $10,926 100 49% - +$516 -5.4% 0.3h ✓ -
17 SMCI +4.30% $9,329 $9,730 119 45% - +$401 -13.5% 0.3h ✓ -
18 COIN +3.56% $10,164 $10,526 122 41% - +$362 -8.1% 0.3h ✓ -
19 GOOGL +3.55% $10,787 $11,170 73 48% - +$383 -3.9% 0.4h ✓ -
20 LCID +3.27% $10,434 $10,775 123 41% - +$341 -9.3% 0.3h ✓ -
21 SOXL +3.25% $9,858 $10,178 72 54% - +$320 -13.6% 0.3h ✓ -
22 SCHW +2.86% $10,867 $11,177 73 55% - +$311 -3.1% 0.4h ✓ -
23 PFE +2.80% $10,056 $10,338 72 49% - +$282 -3.4% 0.3h ✓ -
24 COP +2.66% $10,076 $10,344 87 49% - +$268 -5.7% 0.4h ✓ -
25 XLK +2.66% $10,409 $10,686 54 48% - +$277 -2.6% 0.3h ✓ -
26 RIOT +2.56% $10,958 $11,239 128 45% - +$281 -8.1% 0.3h ✓ -
27 BIIB +2.52% $9,437 $9,675 104 46% - +$238 -9.7% 0.4h ✓ -
28 GS +2.40% $9,839 $10,075 68 46% - +$236 -9.3% 0.4h ✓ -
29 DKNG +2.34% $10,914 $11,169 117 49% - +$255 -6.5% 0.4h ✓ -
30 BMY +2.32% $10,267 $10,505 91 57% - +$238 -3.9% 0.4h ✓ -
31 XLF +2.28% $10,104 $10,334 30 53% - +$230 -2.5% 0.4h ✓ -
32 AXP +2.04% $10,085 $10,291 66 48% - +$206 -6.6% 0.4h ✓ -
33 MCD +1.63% $10,491 $10,662 52 42% - +$171 -1.6% 0.4h ✓ -
34 RBLX +1.56% $10,312 $10,473 107 49% - +$161 -6.5% 0.4h ✓ -
35 JNJ +1.56% $10,099 $10,257 63 54% - +$158 -2.6% 0.4h ✓ -
36 NIO +1.55% $9,556 $9,704 101 43% - +$148 -12.3% 0.3h ✓ -
37 NVDA +1.48% $10,258 $10,409 89 43% - +$152 -6.1% 0.3h ✓ -
38 SLV +1.47% $10,250 $10,401 53 47% - +$151 -1.7% 0.4h ✓ -
39 PM +1.33% $9,896 $10,027 80 44% - +$132 -6.0% 0.4h ✓ -
40 USO +1.22% $9,683 $9,801 29 45% - +$118 -4.8% 0.4h ✓ -
41 REGN +1.12% $9,965 $10,077 102 49% - +$112 -5.0% 0.4h ✓ -
42 AMGN +1.02% $10,896 $11,007 79 47% - +$111 -4.8% 0.4h ✓ -
43 TLT +0.97% $9,892 $9,988 9 56% - +$96 -2.3% 0.4h ✓ -
44 VZ +0.91% $9,916 $10,006 54 48% - +$90 -4.0% 0.4h ✓ -
45 SLB +0.89% $9,850 $9,938 85 48% - +$88 -7.1% 0.4h ✓ -
46 ACN +0.83% $10,571 $10,659 80 54% - +$88 -3.4% 0.4h ✓ -
47 HOOD +0.75% $10,563 $10,642 111 49% - +$79 -7.0% 0.3h ✓ -
48 QQQ +0.56% $9,613 $9,667 48 46% - +$54 -6.0% 0.4h ✓ -
49 CRWD +0.53% $10,247 $10,301 97 40% - +$54 -6.3% 0.4h ✓ -
50 IBM +0.46% $10,609 $10,658 78 46% - +$49 -3.8% 0.4h ✓ -
51 IWM +0.21% $9,704 $9,724 52 44% - +$20 -7.1% 0.4h ✓ -
52 UNH +0.19% $10,027 $10,046 90 52% - +$19 -7.5% 0.4h ✓ -
53 ABBV -0.01% $9,244 $9,243 76 46% - -$1 -9.8% 0.3h ✓ -
54 AAPL -0.09% $8,866 $8,858 78 46% - -$8 -15.6% 0.3h ✓ -
55 CSCO -0.10% $10,173 $10,163 58 43% - -$10 -3.6% 0.3h ✓ -
56 CVX -0.20% $10,547 $10,526 74 43% - -$21 -3.1% 0.4h ✓ -
57 XOM -0.26% $9,616 $9,591 72 38% - -$25 -6.2% 0.4h ✓ -
58 TQQQ -0.31% $9,673 $9,643 101 41% - -$30 -11.5% 0.3h ✓ -
59 PEP -0.34% $9,804 $9,771 59 53% - -$33 -3.8% 0.4h ✓ -
60 V -0.35% $9,911 $9,876 52 44% - -$35 -2.4% 0.4h ✓ -
61 MRK -0.50% $9,877 $9,827 86 49% - -$49 -8.3% 0.4h ✓ -
62 ARM -0.53% $10,484 $10,429 107 38% - -$56 -7.6% 0.3h ✓ -
63 SPY -0.53% $9,758 $9,706 37 46% - -$52 -4.8% 0.5h ✓ -
64 MSFT -0.53% $9,991 $9,938 60 43% - -$53 -4.9% 0.4h ✓ -
65 COST -0.71% $10,418 $10,344 58 50% - -$74 -1.9% 0.4h ✓ -
66 DIA -0.78% $9,759 $9,683 23 48% - -$76 -5.2% 0.6h ✓ -
67 XLE -0.82% $10,188 $10,105 60 40% - -$84 -3.8% 0.3h ✓ -
68 BRK-B -0.97% $10,256 $10,157 49 45% - -$99 -3.5% 0.5h ✓ -
69 OXY -1.03% $9,973 $9,870 91 40% - -$103 -6.3% 0.3h ✓ -
70 RIVN -1.08% $10,074 $9,965 122 42% - -$109 -10.4% 0.3h ✓ -
71 AMZN -1.16% $11,328 $11,196 69 39% - -$131 -3.9% 0.4h ✓ -
72 WFC -1.20% $9,484 $9,370 67 40% - -$114 -9.6% 0.4h ✓ -
73 C -1.26% $9,713 $9,591 79 43% - -$122 -6.6% 0.4h ✓ -
74 BLK -1.46% $9,677 $9,535 72 44% - -$141 -6.0% 0.3h ✓ -
75 MS -1.57% $9,399 $9,252 68 49% - -$148 -11.8% 0.4h ✓ -
76 MDT -1.62% $10,182 $10,017 64 45% - -$165 -3.7% 0.4h ✓ -
77 ISRG -1.90% $9,408 $9,229 79 46% - -$179 -7.9% 0.4h ✓ -
78 TSLA -2.19% $9,635 $9,424 110 45% - -$211 -15.4% 0.4h ✓ -
79 VTI -2.21% $9,929 $9,709 38 45% - -$219 -5.0% 0.4h ✓ -
80 BAC -2.39% $9,666 $9,435 49 33% - -$231 -10.8% 0.4h ✓ -
81 KO -2.43% $10,674 $10,415 52 44% - -$259 -3.5% 0.6h ✓ -
82 VRTX -2.64% $9,607 $9,354 81 47% - -$254 -9.4% 0.4h ✓ -
83 PANW -2.67% $10,012 $9,745 83 37% - -$267 -6.1% 0.3h ✓ -
84 VOO -2.79% $9,700 $9,429 37 43% - -$271 -6.6% 0.5h ✓ -
85 PG -2.90% $10,035 $9,744 49 43% - -$291 -3.4% 0.4h ✓ -
86 DIS -3.06% $10,701 $10,373 76 47% - -$327 -6.8% 0.4h ✓ -
87 SOFI -3.21% $9,924 $9,606 116 39% - -$319 -9.8% 0.4h ✓ -
88 ADBE -3.90% $10,536 $10,125 77 44% - -$411 -5.1% 0.4h ✓ -
89 JPM -3.96% $10,469 $10,054 59 41% - -$415 -5.7% 0.4h ✓ -
90 HD -4.21% $9,716 $9,307 63 35% - -$409 -9.4% 0.4h ✓ -
91 ORCL -4.44% $10,246 $9,791 105 46% - -$455 -8.1% 0.4h ✓ -
92 SNOW -4.91% $9,706 $9,230 101 44% - -$477 -7.7% 0.4h ✓ -
93 TMO -5.31% $10,054 $9,521 86 34% - -$534 -10.5% 0.3h ✓ -
94 MARA -5.60% $9,914 $9,359 126 40% - -$555 -16.2% 0.3h ✓ -
95 PLTR -6.09% $9,461 $8,885 108 48% - -$576 -14.4% 0.4h ✓ -
96 PYPL -7.44% $10,383 $9,611 72 35% - -$773 -7.8% 0.4h ✓ -
97 CRM -7.56% $9,992 $9,236 81 47% - -$755 -12.6% 0.4h ✓ -
98 META -8.36% $10,687 $9,793 75 40% - -$893 -9.8% 0.3h ✓ -
99 NET -8.72% $8,816 $8,047 109 39% - -$769 -20.6% 0.4h ✓ -
100 NFLX -10.38% $9,927 $8,897 79 37% - -$1,030 -12.9% 0.3h ✓ -
101 INTC -20.91% $10,266 $8,120 110 40% - -$2,147 -23.1% 0.3h ✓ -
102 AMC -24.11% $10,391 $7,886 114 26% - -$2,505 -24.1% 0.3h ✓ -

👤 Personality

Patient all day, then explosive. Believes the first few hours are noise and the last hour is signal.