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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.
Nov 14, 2025
→
Feb 14, 2026
(92 days)
📊 Last 3 Months Performance: Showing Howard Hour's performance over the last 3 months across 102 stock symbols. 🟢 LIVE
$10,038
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at:
$10,038
($0)
0.00%
Last 3 Months ROI
43.7%
Win Rate
1,786
Total Trades
Quick Performance Comparison
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Equity Curve (Last 3 Months)
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 3 Months)
📉 Worst 5 Performing Symbols (Last 3 Months)
📊 All Symbol Results
Click on any row to see detailed trade history with equity curve
📅 Last 3 Months:
Nov 14, 2025
→
Feb 14, 2026
(92 days)
| Rank | Symbol | Return | 3M Start | Final Value | Trades | Win Rate | Fees | Net | Max DD | Avg Hold | Refunds | Last Refund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UVXY
|
+8.21% | $6,887 | $7,452 | 26 | 73% | - | +$565 | -34.7% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 2 |
MU
|
+5.22% | $9,795 | $10,306 | 17 | 65% | - | +$511 | -12.5% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 3 |
SMCI
|
+5.13% | $9,255 | $9,730 | 27 | 56% | - | +$475 | -13.5% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 4 |
VXX
|
+5.08% | $8,156 | $8,571 | 24 | 67% | - | +$414 | -24.0% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 5 |
MRNA
|
+4.18% | $9,357 | $9,749 | 31 | 58% | - | +$391 | -9.5% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 6 |
RIOT
|
+4.11% | $10,795 | $11,239 | 27 | 56% | - | +$444 | -8.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 7 |
SQQQ
|
+3.89% | $9,588 | $9,960 | 27 | 56% | - | +$373 | -22.2% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 8 |
NIO
|
+3.83% | $9,346 | $9,704 | 15 | 67% | - | +$358 | -12.3% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 9 |
GLD
|
+3.72% | $10,210 | $10,589 | 12 | 67% | - | +$380 | -0.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 10 |
WMT
|
+3.58% | $10,893 | $11,283 | 15 | 27% | - | +$390 | -3.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 11 |
AMD
|
+3.55% | $11,141 | $11,536 | 23 | 61% | - | +$396 | -7.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 12 |
COP
|
+3.32% | $10,012 | $10,344 | 24 | 50% | - | +$332 | -5.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 13 |
AAPL
|
+2.56% | $8,637 | $8,858 | 15 | 73% | - | +$221 | -15.6% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 14 |
GS
|
+2.33% | $9,845 | $10,075 | 14 | 43% | - | +$229 | -9.3% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 15 |
TSLA
|
+2.25% | $9,217 | $9,424 | 18 | 61% | - | +$207 | -15.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 16 |
RBLX
|
+2.21% | $10,247 | $10,473 | 19 | 58% | - | +$226 | -6.5% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 17 |
LCID
|
+2.03% | $10,561 | $10,775 | 29 | 41% | - | +$214 | -9.3% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 18 |
BMY
|
+1.93% | $10,306 | $10,505 | 20 | 55% | - | +$199 | -3.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 19 |
TMO
|
+1.83% | $9,349 | $9,521 | 20 | 45% | - | +$171 | -10.5% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 20 |
ARKK
|
+1.75% | $10,726 | $10,914 | 17 | 65% | - | +$188 | -5.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 21 |
MA
|
+1.73% | $10,693 | $10,878 | 13 | 54% | - | +$185 | -4.1% | 0.5h | ✓ | - |
| 22 |
MS
|
+1.73% | $9,094 | $9,252 | 10 | 40% | - | +$157 | -11.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 23 |
DKNG
|
+1.61% | $10,992 | $11,169 | 27 | 44% | - | +$177 | -6.5% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 24 |
ABBV
|
+1.50% | $9,106 | $9,243 | 17 | 53% | - | +$137 | -9.8% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 25 |
PM
|
+1.27% | $9,902 | $10,027 | 16 | 44% | - | +$126 | -6.0% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 26 |
SLV
|
+1.15% | $10,282 | $10,401 | 25 | 48% | - | +$118 | -1.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 27 |
SCHW
|
+1.12% | $11,054 | $11,177 | 18 | 56% | - | +$124 | -3.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 28 |
DIS
|
+1.12% | $10,258 | $10,373 | 17 | 65% | - | +$115 | -6.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 29 |
SOXL
|
+0.97% | $10,080 | $10,178 | 3 | 67% | - | +$98 | -13.6% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 30 |
C
|
+0.97% | $9,499 | $9,591 | 20 | 50% | - | +$92 | -6.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 31 |
MRK
|
+0.89% | $9,741 | $9,827 | 21 | 52% | - | +$87 | -8.3% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 32 |
USO
|
+0.78% | $9,725 | $9,801 | 11 | 45% | - | +$76 | -4.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 33 |
XLF
|
+0.75% | $10,257 | $10,334 | 4 | 50% | - | +$77 | -2.5% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 34 |
GME
|
+0.63% | $12,065 | $12,141 | 24 | 50% | - | +$76 | -12.0% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 35 |
XLE
|
+0.57% | $10,048 | $10,105 | 12 | 42% | - | +$57 | -3.8% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 36 |
COST
|
+0.50% | $10,292 | $10,344 | 9 | 78% | - | +$51 | -1.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 37 |
WFC
|
+0.48% | $9,325 | $9,370 | 15 | 40% | - | +$45 | -9.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 38 |
AMGN
|
+0.41% | $10,962 | $11,007 | 18 | 50% | - | +$45 | -4.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 39 |
ACN
|
+0.40% | $10,616 | $10,659 | 16 | 38% | - | +$42 | -3.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 40 |
LLY
|
+0.38% | $12,608 | $12,656 | 18 | 50% | - | +$48 | -2.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 41 |
CMCSA
|
+0.38% | $10,893 | $10,934 | 16 | 63% | - | +$41 | -2.4% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 42 |
SPXU
|
+0.37% | $10,859 | $10,900 | 17 | 47% | - | +$40 | -2.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 43 |
MCD
|
+0.33% | $10,627 | $10,662 | 13 | 38% | - | +$35 | -1.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 44 |
CVX
|
+0.25% | $10,500 | $10,526 | 14 | 43% | - | +$26 | -3.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 45 |
NVDA
|
+0.22% | $10,387 | $10,409 | 20 | 50% | - | +$23 | -6.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 46 |
ARM
|
+0.11% | $10,417 | $10,429 | 27 | 41% | - | +$11 | -7.6% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 47 |
XOM
|
+0.04% | $9,588 | $9,591 | 14 | 36% | - | +$4 | -6.2% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 48 |
BLK
|
+0.04% | $9,532 | $9,535 | 16 | 50% | - | +$4 | -6.0% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 49 |
TLT
|
+0.00% | $9,988 | $9,988 | NO ENTRY | - | - | - | -2.3% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 50 |
IBM
|
-0.09% | $10,667 | $10,658 | 16 | 44% | - | -$10 | -3.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 51 |
XLK
|
-0.16% | $10,703 | $10,686 | 12 | 33% | - | -$17 | -2.6% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 52 |
MSFT
|
-0.17% | $9,955 | $9,938 | 14 | 43% | - | -$17 | -4.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 53 |
CRWD
|
-0.21% | $10,323 | $10,301 | 22 | 32% | - | -$22 | -6.3% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 54 |
BRK-B
|
-0.34% | $10,191 | $10,157 | 9 | 22% | - | -$35 | -3.5% | 0.5h | ✓ | - |
| 55 |
PEP
|
-0.35% | $9,805 | $9,771 | 14 | 57% | - | -$34 | -3.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 56 |
VZ
|
-0.41% | $10,047 | $10,006 | 13 | 46% | - | -$41 | -4.0% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 57 |
VTI
|
-0.49% | $9,757 | $9,709 | 8 | 50% | - | -$48 | -5.0% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 58 |
QQQ
|
-0.51% | $9,716 | $9,667 | 10 | 40% | - | -$50 | -6.0% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 59 |
VOO
|
-0.55% | $9,481 | $9,429 | 8 | 50% | - | -$52 | -6.6% | 0.5h | ✓ | - |
| 60 |
DIA
|
-0.56% | $9,738 | $9,683 | 5 | 20% | - | -$55 | -5.2% | 0.6h | ✓ | - |
| 61 |
SPY
|
-0.57% | $9,762 | $9,706 | 8 | 50% | - | -$56 | -4.8% | 0.5h | ✓ | - |
| 62 |
SOFI
|
-0.60% | $9,664 | $9,606 | 22 | 41% | - | -$58 | -9.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 63 |
KO
|
-0.60% | $10,478 | $10,415 | 10 | 40% | - | -$63 | -3.5% | 0.6h | ✓ | - |
| 64 |
PFE
|
-0.68% | $10,409 | $10,338 | 16 | 50% | - | -$71 | -3.4% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 65 |
ADBE
|
-0.69% | $10,195 | $10,125 | 16 | 44% | - | -$70 | -5.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 66 |
COIN
|
-0.73% | $10,604 | $10,526 | 28 | 36% | - | -$77 | -8.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 67 |
IWM
|
-0.75% | $9,798 | $9,724 | 9 | 22% | - | -$73 | -7.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 68 |
PLTR
|
-0.79% | $8,956 | $8,885 | 20 | 40% | - | -$71 | -14.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 69 |
AMZN
|
-0.82% | $11,289 | $11,196 | 16 | 31% | - | -$93 | -3.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 70 |
V
|
-0.83% | $9,959 | $9,876 | 11 | 27% | - | -$83 | -2.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 71 |
BAC
|
-0.84% | $9,515 | $9,435 | 10 | 20% | - | -$80 | -10.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 72 |
GILD
|
-0.84% | $11,343 | $11,247 | 20 | 40% | - | -$95 | -4.4% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 73 |
AXP
|
-0.86% | $10,380 | $10,291 | 13 | 38% | - | -$89 | -6.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 74 |
OXY
|
-0.96% | $9,966 | $9,870 | 21 | 38% | - | -$96 | -6.3% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 75 |
REGN
|
-0.96% | $10,175 | $10,077 | 25 | 52% | - | -$98 | -5.0% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 76 |
JPM
|
-1.00% | $10,156 | $10,054 | 14 | 29% | - | -$102 | -5.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 77 |
BIIB
|
-1.04% | $9,777 | $9,675 | 22 | 36% | - | -$102 | -9.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 78 |
PANW
|
-1.08% | $9,851 | $9,745 | 17 | 47% | - | -$106 | -6.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 79 |
CRM
|
-1.09% | $9,338 | $9,236 | 20 | 40% | - | -$102 | -12.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 80 |
SLB
|
-1.12% | $10,051 | $9,938 | 20 | 40% | - | -$113 | -7.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 81 |
PG
|
-1.26% | $9,869 | $9,744 | 9 | 33% | - | -$124 | -3.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 82 |
MARA
|
-1.31% | $9,483 | $9,359 | 27 | 33% | - | -$124 | -16.2% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 83 |
GOOGL
|
-1.37% | $11,325 | $11,170 | 15 | 27% | - | -$155 | -3.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 84 |
MDT
|
-1.41% | $10,160 | $10,017 | 15 | 33% | - | -$143 | -3.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 85 |
VRTX
|
-1.51% | $9,497 | $9,354 | 23 | 57% | - | -$143 | -9.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 86 |
HD
|
-1.67% | $9,465 | $9,307 | 16 | 25% | - | -$158 | -9.4% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 87 |
META
|
-1.69% | $9,962 | $9,793 | 16 | 38% | - | -$168 | -9.8% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 88 |
ISRG
|
-1.77% | $9,395 | $9,229 | 18 | 22% | - | -$166 | -7.9% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 89 |
ORCL
|
-1.95% | $9,986 | $9,791 | 22 | 41% | - | -$195 | -8.1% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 90 |
UNH
|
-2.02% | $10,253 | $10,046 | 20 | 35% | - | -$207 | -7.5% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 91 |
TQQQ
|
-2.05% | $9,844 | $9,643 | 21 | 33% | - | -$202 | -11.5% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 92 |
NET
|
-2.14% | $8,223 | $8,047 | 22 | 27% | - | -$176 | -20.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 93 |
AVGO
|
-2.19% | $11,170 | $10,926 | 23 | 39% | - | -$245 | -5.4% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 94 |
HOOD
|
-2.20% | $10,881 | $10,642 | 21 | 33% | - | -$239 | -7.0% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 95 |
NFLX
|
-2.22% | $9,099 | $8,897 | 21 | 33% | - | -$202 | -12.9% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 96 |
JNJ
|
-2.42% | $10,511 | $10,257 | 16 | 50% | - | -$254 | -2.6% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 97 |
RIVN
|
-2.51% | $10,222 | $9,965 | 33 | 36% | - | -$257 | -10.4% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 98 |
CSCO
|
-2.68% | $10,443 | $10,163 | 12 | 25% | - | -$280 | -3.6% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 99 |
SNOW
|
-3.74% | $9,588 | $9,230 | 26 | 42% | - | -$359 | -7.7% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 100 |
PYPL
|
-3.91% | $10,002 | $9,611 | 14 | 29% | - | -$391 | -7.8% | 0.4h | ✓ | - |
| 101 |
AMC
|
-11.28% | $8,889 | $7,886 | 28 | 18% | - | -$1,003 | -24.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
| 102 |
INTC
|
-17.44% | $9,835 | $8,120 | 28 | 29% | - | -$1,715 | -23.1% | 0.3h | ✓ | - |
👤 Personality
Patient all day, then explosive. Believes the first few hours are noise and the last hour is signal.