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Orion Breakout
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Orion Breakout

The Early Bird

🌅 Day Trader 📅 36 years old (Born 1990)

"The opening range is a coiled spring. When it breaks, ride the explosion."

Intense man in his mid-30s, already on his third coffee by 9:35 AM. Multiple monitors, standing desk. Dark circles under eyes, but alert.

📊 View Performance: 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months YTD 1 Year 2 Years
Jan 1, 2026 Feb 14, 2026 (44 days)
🎯 Asset Class: 📈 Stocks 102 Crypto 12 🌐 All Assets 114

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

$10,752
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,623 (+$128)
+1.21%
Year to Date ROI
45.4%
Win Rate
881
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

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+0.8%
1 Month
+1.0%
3 Months
+3.9%
6 Months
+1.2%
YTD
+3.3%
1 Year

Equity Curve (Year to Date)

Combined P&L across all 102 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Opening range breakout with 0.5% confirmation

Marks the high and low of the first 30 minutes. When price breaks above (or below) with 0.5% confirmation, enters the trade.

🎯 Best Suited For

High-volume stocks with gap openings

"The first thirty minutes tell you everything. Everything else is noise."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

Institutions show their hand early. The first 30 minutes establishes what big players think the day's range should be.

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 > OR_HIGH × 1.005 (0.5% confirmation above opening range high)
→ BUY at current close price

📉 Exit Conditions

• TARGET: Price ≥ entry × 1.02 (+2% gain)
• STOP_LOSS: Price ≤ entry × 0.99 (-1% loss)
• END_OF_DAY: Force exit at last bar of day (day trade style as swing)

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

OR_BARS: 6
BREAKOUT_CONFIRM_PCT: 0.5%
TARGET_GAIN_PCT: 2%
STOP_LOSS_PCT: 1%
COOLDOWN_BARS: 78

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Toby Crabel's "Day Trading with Short Term Price Patterns"

Toby Crabel's 1990 book became so valuable it was pulled from publication. Original copies sell for thousands.

🏆 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 Feb 14, 2026 (44 days)
Rank Symbol Return YTD Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund
1 SOXL +41.79% $13,124 $18,608 13 62% - +$5,484 -30.1% 1.9h -
2 AMD +15.28% $11,549 $13,314 9 56% - +$1,765 -18.5% 3.0h -
3 GILD +12.24% $8,542 $9,587 13 62% - +$1,046 -25.0% 4.6h -
4 INTC +11.13% $10,727 $11,921 9 56% - +$1,194 -21.7% 2.8h -
5 SNOW +11.04% $4,552 $5,055 7 71% - +$503 -58.7% 3.4h -
6 BLK +10.76% $9,197 $10,186 9 56% - +$990 -15.5% 4.9h -
7 CSCO +9.77% $8,450 $9,276 7 86% - +$826 -21.1% 5.2h -
8 SQQQ +9.40% $6,529 $7,142 13 54% - +$614 -48.5% 2.3h -
9 AMGN +8.51% $11,036 $11,975 7 57% - +$939 -10.0% 5.0h -
10 VZ +8.37% $11,709 $12,689 9 44% - +$980 -12.4% 5.2h -
11 WMT +8.35% $10,536 $11,416 12 58% - +$880 -8.0% 5.3h -
12 GLD +7.89% $9,965 $10,751 8 63% - +$786 -13.3% 5.3h -
13 PEP +7.88% $9,009 $9,719 8 75% - +$710 -14.7% 5.0h -
14 HD +7.75% $8,760 $9,439 9 56% - +$679 -23.2% 4.9h -
15 UNH +7.15% $10,751 $11,519 8 63% - +$769 -22.6% 4.4h -
16 MRNA +6.92% $8,358 $8,937 14 50% - +$578 -44.7% 1.7h -
17 CRM +6.82% $9,499 $10,147 6 83% - +$648 -24.2% 4.7h -
18 AMZN +5.84% $10,999 $11,641 10 60% - +$642 -13.9% 4.4h -
19 SMCI +5.84% $11,460 $12,129 12 33% - +$669 -38.0% 1.5h -
20 KO +5.13% $11,044 $11,610 9 78% - +$567 -9.9% 5.7h -
21 SLB +4.59% $8,305 $8,686 10 60% - +$381 -27.5% 4.1h -
22 CVX +4.44% $9,311 $9,724 11 45% - +$413 -9.3% 5.1h -
23 IWM +4.23% $11,304 $11,782 10 90% - +$478 -13.9% 5.0h -
24 AAPL +4.23% $8,895 $9,271 6 67% - +$376 -27.0% 4.6h -
25 BAC +3.83% $10,708 $11,118 6 50% - +$410 -19.0% 5.3h -
26 PANW +3.69% $7,526 $7,804 8 50% - +$278 -31.4% 4.1h -
27 MDT +3.64% $8,910 $9,234 7 43% - +$324 -17.8% 5.0h -
28 TQQQ +3.11% $12,379 $12,763 12 58% - +$385 -24.3% 3.4h -
29 XOM +2.97% $8,901 $9,165 9 56% - +$264 -16.9% 5.3h -
30 JNJ +2.72% $10,272 $10,552 5 60% - +$279 -17.3% 5.6h -
31 C +2.54% $13,176 $13,510 8 38% - +$335 -12.2% 4.8h -
32 MRK +2.42% $7,151 $7,324 7 57% - +$173 -38.3% 4.7h -
33 MS +2.12% $13,053 $13,329 7 43% - +$277 -14.4% 4.9h -
34 MU +2.00% $18,225 $18,589 9 56% - +$364 -19.9% 3.4h -
35 XLE +1.88% $7,684 $7,829 8 50% - +$144 -24.9% 5.2h -
36 OXY +1.87% $7,985 $8,134 8 50% - +$149 -23.5% 4.3h -
37 META +1.84% $11,092 $11,296 9 33% - +$204 -12.8% 4.3h -
38 PG +1.76% $9,085 $9,245 7 57% - +$160 -17.0% 5.5h -
39 VRTX +1.74% $9,642 $9,810 8 50% - +$168 -19.1% 4.9h -
40 REGN +1.70% $6,715 $6,829 5 60% - +$114 -39.8% 4.1h -
41 MSFT +1.65% $10,850 $11,029 9 44% - +$179 -15.6% 5.2h -
42 USO +1.55% $7,316 $7,429 10 40% - +$113 -31.7% 4.9h -
43 BIIB +1.50% $9,267 $9,406 10 50% - +$139 -16.8% 3.8h -
44 TMO +1.48% $9,697 $9,841 7 43% - +$144 -12.0% 4.6h -
45 BMY +1.29% $13,512 $13,686 7 29% - +$174 -7.1% 4.5h -
46 COP +1.26% $6,757 $6,842 10 50% - +$85 -36.1% 4.5h -
47 TSLA +1.17% $9,413 $9,523 10 50% - +$110 -21.5% 2.9h -
48 VTI +1.13% $11,498 $11,628 2 100% - +$130 -9.9% 5.6h -
49 BRK-B +1.06% $10,772 $10,886 5 40% - +$114 -8.6% 5.4h -
50 SLV +1.04% $13,025 $13,161 14 36% - +$135 -17.4% 4.6h -
51 VOO +0.98% $10,840 $10,947 2 100% - +$106 -8.6% 5.7h -
52 RIOT +0.93% $14,925 $15,064 14 36% - +$139 -34.5% 1.2h -
53 SPY +0.93% $10,974 $11,076 2 100% - +$102 -8.3% 5.7h -
54 SCHW +0.66% $9,831 $9,895 9 33% - +$65 -13.8% 4.9h -
55 PM +0.59% $12,507 $12,581 15 60% - +$74 -11.5% 5.0h -
56 ISRG +0.37% $11,660 $11,703 4 50% - +$43 -16.4% 4.9h -
57 COIN +0.29% $16,489 $16,537 8 38% - +$48 -13.9% 1.8h -
58 ACN +0.03% $10,397 $10,401 10 40% - +$3 -9.3% 4.7h -
59 SPXU -0.04% $12,003 $11,998 13 54% - -$5 -19.5% 2.1h -
60 CMCSA -0.09% $11,126 $11,116 13 54% - -$10 -8.3% 4.7h -
61 TLT -0.18% $9,277 $9,260 3 33% - -$17 -7.9% 5.9h -
62 ABBV -0.50% $13,021 $12,956 10 50% - -$65 -8.1% 4.9h -
63 ARKK -0.53% $11,742 $11,680 8 38% - -$62 -14.6% 3.8h -
64 MCD -0.62% $9,169 $9,112 6 50% - -$57 -14.4% 5.1h -
65 LCID -0.75% $10,605 $10,526 11 36% - -$80 -16.8% 1.4h -
66 PLTR -0.78% $15,761 $15,638 9 33% - -$123 -16.0% 2.9h -
67 PFE -0.80% $9,784 $9,706 12 50% - -$78 -10.8% 4.5h -
68 DIA -0.93% $11,063 $10,961 7 57% - -$103 -6.0% 5.8h -
69 CRWD -0.96% $11,789 $11,676 8 38% - -$113 -36.4% 3.5h -
70 ORCL -1.01% $11,774 $11,655 7 43% - -$119 -24.5% 4.0h -
71 QQQ -1.15% $10,448 $10,328 6 50% - -$120 -12.6% 5.5h -
72 PYPL -1.27% $12,434 $12,276 5 20% - -$158 -18.0% 4.3h -
73 NFLX -1.70% $8,420 $8,276 4 50% - -$143 -23.3% 4.5h -
74 JPM -1.78% $11,018 $10,822 7 29% - -$196 -13.9% 5.2h -
75 COST -1.89% $12,413 $12,178 9 22% - -$235 -7.8% 5.4h -
76 ADBE -2.25% $8,365 $8,177 4 50% - -$188 -31.1% 4.5h -
77 DIS -2.32% $7,634 $7,457 10 30% - -$177 -32.6% 5.0h -
78 XLF -2.55% $9,825 $9,574 3 0% - -$251 -7.7% 5.2h -
79 GS -2.70% $11,448 $11,139 10 30% - -$309 -17.6% 4.7h -
80 AVGO -3.09% $6,842 $6,630 7 43% - -$211 -45.0% 3.3h -
81 AXP -3.13% $9,998 $9,685 8 25% - -$313 -15.6% 4.8h -
82 ARM -3.13% $7,639 $7,400 5 20% - -$239 -44.2% 2.4h -
83 WFC -3.28% $9,666 $9,349 10 30% - -$317 -25.4% 4.8h -
84 XLK -3.54% $11,705 $11,290 8 38% - -$414 -10.6% 5.2h -
85 NIO -3.71% $10,422 $10,036 6 17% - -$387 -31.2% 1.8h -
86 V -3.93% $9,532 $9,157 6 17% - -$375 -13.0% 5.4h -
87 NVDA -3.94% $15,618 $15,002 7 29% - -$615 -18.7% 3.5h -
88 MA -4.07% $10,386 $9,964 6 33% - -$423 -10.5% 5.3h -
89 MARA -4.37% $12,218 $11,684 14 29% - -$534 -14.8% 0.9h -
90 AMC -4.59% $8,699 $8,299 12 25% - -$399 -33.0% 1.6h -
91 GOOGL -4.62% $13,663 $13,032 8 38% - -$631 -13.9% 4.5h -
92 RIVN -4.92% $7,872 $7,485 10 20% - -$387 -36.7% 1.6h -
93 LLY -5.39% $11,857 $11,218 8 38% - -$639 -11.6% 4.4h -
94 DKNG -5.71% $11,469 $10,814 10 20% - -$655 -21.5% 2.9h -
95 SOFI -6.18% $14,118 $13,246 12 25% - -$873 -17.7% 2.4h -
96 HOOD -8.06% $10,392 $9,554 8 13% - -$838 -26.2% 2.3h -
97 IBM -8.19% $10,263 $9,422 9 33% - -$841 -18.5% 5.0h -
98 RBLX -8.49% $14,036 $12,844 11 18% - -$1,192 -23.7% 3.2h -
99 VXX -8.85% $13,246 $12,074 13 15% - -$1,172 -16.1% 2.0h -
100 GME -9.74% $9,280 $8,377 14 29% - -$904 -25.4% 2.1h -
101 NET -11.52% $15,179 $13,431 9 22% - -$1,749 -15.2% 3.5h -
102 UVXY -12.46% $14,510 $12,702 15 13% - -$1,808 -23.6% 1.2h -

👤 Personality

Intense morning energy that crashes by 11 AM. Believes the first 30 minutes contain all the information you need for the day.