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Momo Momentum
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Momo Momentum

The Surfer

🏄 Swing Trader 📅 33 years old (Born 1993)

"Objects in motion stay in motion. I don't fight physics."

Perpetual tan, salt-crusted hair. Trades from a laptop on various beaches. Has "Momentum > Fundamentals" tattooed on his forearm in binary code.

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

Jan 1, 2026 May 7, 2026 (125d)

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

$12,187
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $11,597 (+$590)
+5.09%
Year to Date ROI
46.8%
Win Rate
407
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

+3.8%
1 Month
+5.1%
3 Months
+4.2%
6 Months
+5.1%
YTD
+18.6%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

20-day momentum, 5% threshold confirmation

Looks for stocks that have gained 5%+ over the last 20 days. Enters on pullbacks (red candles) within the uptrend and rides until target hit or momentum fades.

🎯 Best Suited For

Growth stocks, meme stocks

"Catch it early, ride it hard, bail before the wipeout."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Momentum persists because of behavioral biases. Investors underreact to good news initially, then pile in as the trend becomes obvious. Momo catches the middle of this wave.

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

Momentum >= +5% AND Red Candle = TRUE AND Cooldown = 0
→ BUY at candle close

📉 Exit Rules

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.10 (+10% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.92 (-8% loss)
• MAX_HOLD: Hold time ≥ 20 days

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

MOMENTUM_LOOKBACK_DAYS: 20
MOMENTUM_THRESHOLD_PCT: 5%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 10%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 8%
MAX_HOLD_DAYS: 20
COOLDOWN_BARS: 78

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Jegadeesh & Titman's landmark momentum paper

In 1993, Jegadeesh and Titman published "Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers." Their data was irrefutable: stocks that performed well over 3-12 months continued to outperform.

🏆 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 7, 2026 (125 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 6 70🔥 +135.37% $4,258 $10,021 23 61% - +$5,764 -71.7% 4.8d -
2 MU 47 61 +85.43% $18,560 $34,416 13 69% - +$15,856 -53.4% 8.6d -
3 INTC 29 61🔥 +69.55% $10,196 $17,287 13 69% - +$7,091 -33.3% 9.2d -
4 SLV 43 +62.87% $15,907 $25,907 11 64% - +$10,001 -35.5% 13.8d -
5 MRNA 5 +61.72% $5,335 $8,627 12 67% - +$3,293 -67.9% 6.5d -
6 SMCI 6 1 +27.80% $7,452 $9,524 9 56% - +$2,072 -72.0% 4.9d -
7 AMC 5 29🔥 +27.40% $7,345 $9,358 7 57% - +$2,013 -39.9% 6.6d -
8 SLB 11 +26.35% $8,162 $10,312 3 100% - +$2,151 -29.1% 18.4d -
9 RIOT 27 65🔥 +25.63% $14,530 $18,254 15 47% - +$3,724 -44.0% 4.2d -
10 XOM 7 +20.18% $8,789 $10,562 2 100% - +$1,774 -18.9% 19.0d -
11 SNOW 16 +19.56% $9,998 $11,953 5 60% - +$1,956 -37.0% 15.4d -
12 COIN 17 39🔥 +18.36% $10,189 $12,060 6 50% - +$1,871 -40.6% 7.0d -
13 NET 26 38 +15.35% $13,417 $15,476 6 50% - +$2,059 -31.8% 12.1d -
14 NFLX 34 +15.29% $14,772 $17,031 1 100% - +$2,259 -10.6% 18.7d -
15 XLE 2 +14.46% $7,593 $8,691 2 100% - +$1,098 -30.4% 18.1d -
16 AMGN 13 +13.45% $10,135 $11,499 3 67% - +$1,363 -17.4% 17.1d -
17 RBLX 26 +13.34% $13,679 $15,504 9 44% - +$1,825 -29.1% 14.7d -
18 PM 21 +13.28% $11,597 $13,137 3 100% - +$1,540 -10.9% 18.1d -
19 GILD 30 +12.43% $13,685 $15,386 2 100% - +$1,701 -10.0% 17.2d -
20 PANW 6 +12.28% $8,320 $9,341 1 100% - +$1,022 -36.0% 16.5d -
21 CVX 2 +11.76% $8,039 $8,984 2 100% - +$945 -22.2% 18.8d -
22 GME 15 +11.66% $12,578 $14,044 2 100% - +$1,467 -52.3% 6.4d -
23 ARM 53 21🧊 +11.08% $30,466 $33,842 8 50% - +$3,376 -30.2% 7.4d -
24 XLK 45 +10.63% $13,081 $14,471 2 100% - +$1,390 -8.3% 19.5d -
25 JNJ 15 +10.44% $10,073 $11,125 2 100% - +$1,052 -11.2% 18.7d -
26 PYPL 4 +9.98% $7,234 $7,956 1 100% - +$722 -27.7% 15.0d -
27 NVDA 37 +8.92% $18,007 $19,613 3 67% - +$1,606 -26.0% 12.1d -
28 PEP 1 +8.84% $8,438 $9,183 2 50% - +$746 -15.6% 16.6d -
29 COP 2 +8.14% $5,588 $6,043 3 67% - +$455 -49.1% 17.7d -
30 OXY 4 +8.07% $8,112 $8,766 5 60% - +$655 -25.9% 15.2d -
31 VXX 5 +7.88% $8,549 $9,222 11 45% - +$674 -36.9% 5.3d -
32 LLY +7.59% $10,634 $11,441 2 50% - +$807 -28.9% 16.4d -
33 WMT 18 +7.36% $11,857 $12,730 3 67% - +$873 -16.4% 18.1d -
34 SCHW +7.30% $11,522 $12,363 2 100% - +$841 -13.7% 18.2d -
35 PLTR 55 +6.22% $39,284 $41,728 5 40% - +$2,443 -39.5% 9.1d -
36 GOOGL 40 +5.70% $16,388 $17,322 4 75% - +$934 -16.0% 17.2d -
37 GLD 26 +5.47% $13,489 $14,227 4 75% - +$738 -8.2% 18.4d -
38 CSCO 33 +5.27% $14,936 $15,723 1 100% - +$787 -9.2% 17.9d -
39 VZ 1 +5.06% $7,870 $8,268 1 100% - +$398 -21.3% 18.0d -
40 BMY 6 +4.98% $9,906 $10,399 4 25% - +$493 -21.8% 16.1d -
41 ORCL 15 47🔥 +4.90% $12,080 $12,671 7 43% - +$592 -28.7% 13.9d -
42 SPXU 10 +4.77% $10,497 $10,998 2 50% - +$501 -19.8% 9.2d -
43 C 20 +4.45% $12,369 $12,919 3 33% - +$550 -25.2% 18.5d -
44 KO 9 +3.88% $9,998 $10,386 1 100% - +$388 -11.5% 19.9d -
45 PG 6 +3.27% $9,546 $9,858 1 100% - +$312 -12.9% 18.9d -
46 PFE 2 +3.10% $6,783 $6,994 1 100% - +$210 -32.2% 18.0d -
47 COST 20 +2.55% $11,594 $11,890 2 100% - +$296 -8.1% 19.1d -
48 ADBE 4 +1.32% $9,108 $9,228 2 50% - +$120 -17.2% 15.6d -
49 META 29 +1.12% $13,389 $13,539 2 50% - +$150 -18.9% 16.6d -
50 MRK 1 +0.13% $7,439 $7,448 2 50% - +$10 -39.9% 17.6d -
51 MSFT +0.00% $10,199 $10,199 NO ENTRY - - - -11.1% 19.9d -
52 VOO +0.00% $11,266 $11,266 NO ENTRY - - - -1.5% 20.5d -
53 BRK-B +0.00% $8,500 $8,500 NO ENTRY - - - -19.2% 19.9d -
54 VTI +0.00% $11,162 $11,162 NO ENTRY - - - -2.1% 20.5d -
55 ABBV +0.00% $12,120 $12,120 NO ENTRY - - - -15.8% 18.0d -
56 QQQ +0.00% $12,096 $12,096 NO ENTRY - - - -5.4% 20.0d -
57 SPY +0.00% $11,217 $11,217 NO ENTRY - - - -1.5% 20.5d -
58 TLT +0.00% $9,697 $9,697 NO ENTRY - - - -3.0% 21.0d -
59 DIA +0.00% $9,245 $9,245 NO ENTRY - - - -8.7% 20.4d -
60 MDT 3 -0.50% $9,635 $9,587 1 0% - -$48 -12.9% 19.2d -
61 DIS -0.58% $16,380 $16,285 2 50% - -$95 -7.4% 17.4d -
62 AAPL 6 -0.61% $10,450 $10,387 1 0% - -$64 -13.6% 19.1d -
63 NIO 4 -0.68% $8,905 $8,845 7 43% - -$61 -51.7% 6.3d -
64 AMZN 16 -0.70% $11,927 $11,844 3 33% - -$83 -20.0% 17.3d -
65 REGN -1.86% $9,053 $8,885 1 0% - -$168 -36.1% 16.7d -
66 HOOD 62 40🧊 -2.64% $44,778 $43,595 7 29% - -$1,182 -31.1% 9.2d -
67 MCD 25 -2.91% $12,294 $11,937 2 50% - -$358 -4.8% 18.7d -
68 SQQQ 3 -3.19% $7,300 $7,067 3 33% - -$233 -41.9% 5.4d -
69 MS -3.28% $11,569 $11,189 2 50% - -$379 -13.1% 18.5d -
70 XLF -3.88% $11,160 $10,727 2 50% - -$433 -6.1% 20.2d -
71 UNH 2 -3.97% $7,375 $7,082 3 33% - -$293 -38.4% 16.2d -
72 IWM -4.21% $10,436 $9,997 2 0% - -$439 -12.8% 20.3d -
73 CMCSA 1 -4.75% $6,687 $6,369 4 50% - -$318 -37.6% 17.0d -
74 JPM -4.80% $9,202 $8,760 2 50% - -$442 -20.4% 18.6d -
75 BAC -4.98% $10,393 $9,876 2 50% - -$518 -12.0% 19.2d -
76 TQQQ 7 -5.26% $8,252 $7,818 7 43% - -$434 -45.4% 12.0d -
77 BIIB 5 -5.55% $9,632 $9,097 3 67% - -$535 -18.3% 15.0d -
78 BLK -5.69% $10,325 $9,737 2 50% - -$587 -9.1% 20.1d -
79 CRWD 25 -5.98% $14,946 $14,052 4 25% - -$894 -23.9% 12.4d -
80 AVGO 20 -6.10% $13,654 $12,821 4 25% - -$833 -24.8% 13.7d -
81 GS 12 -6.21% $11,410 $10,701 3 33% - -$709 -15.0% 17.3d -
82 V -7.15% $10,760 $9,991 2 50% - -$769 -15.4% 19.4d -
83 HD 5 -7.43% $9,297 $8,606 4 25% - -$691 -17.9% 18.7d -
84 TMO -7.68% $10,207 $9,423 2 50% - -$784 -9.8% 18.3d -
85 WFC -8.02% $11,734 $10,793 1 0% - -$941 -15.0% 18.2d -
86 MA -8.28% $9,832 $9,018 2 0% - -$814 -16.1% 19.7d -
87 ACN 2 -8.91% $9,437 $8,596 3 33% - -$841 -18.8% 18.8d -
88 AXP -9.47% $11,324 $10,251 2 0% - -$1,072 -18.0% 18.7d -
89 VRTX 2 -10.26% $9,121 $8,186 3 0% - -$936 -26.2% 17.3d -
90 AMD 16 28 -10.68% $12,384 $11,062 8 38% - -$1,323 -42.1% 11.4d -
91 ISRG 19 -12.28% $12,314 $10,802 2 0% - -$1,512 -9.7% 19.1d -
92 IBM 25 -12.37% $13,976 $12,247 3 33% - -$1,729 -12.0% 17.8d -
93 CRM 4 -12.40% $6,566 $5,751 2 0% - -$814 -42.0% 15.9d -
94 USO 8 -12.82% $8,643 $7,535 9 44% - -$1,108 -23.0% 16.2d -
95 SOFI 27 -16.34% $20,043 $16,768 5 20% - -$3,275 -46.1% 8.3d -
96 DKNG 13 -16.55% $12,987 $10,837 4 25% - -$2,149 -22.5% 13.3d -
97 TSLA 17 -17.05% $14,393 $11,939 3 0% - -$2,454 -30.6% 9.4d -
98 ARKK 16 -17.83% $14,164 $11,639 3 0% - -$2,525 -23.9% 16.0d -
99 UVXY 3 -18.13% $5,955 $4,875 18 33% - -$1,080 -72.9% 2.9d -
100 LCID 3 1 -18.78% $5,682 $4,615 6 17% - -$1,067 -59.0% 4.8d -
101 MARA 4 21 -23.76% $6,726 $5,128 17 29% - -$1,598 -54.5% 4.0d -
102 RIVN 24 -28.38% $23,348 $16,722 5 0% - -$6,626 -35.8% 6.3d -

👤 Personality

Lives for the rush. Talks fast, thinks faster. Gets bored if a trade takes more than a week. Has ADHD but considers it a trading advantage.