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Wrecking Ball

The Stock Crash Surgeon

🔨 Swing Trader (Oracle-Derived) 📅 0 years old (Born 2026)

"Stocks crash differently than crypto. Slower, shallower, but the bounces are just as inevitable. PDT rules? They actually help — forced holds capture the full recovery."

A battle-hardened trader in a Wall Street suit with rolled-up sleeves, surrounded by screens showing red candles turning green. Carries a wrecking ball pendant — a reminder that destruction creates opportunity.

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

Jun 22, 2024 Jun 22, 2026 (730d)

📊 2 Years Performance: We gave Wrecking Ball $10,000 and let her trade 44 stock symbols from Jan 3, 2024 to today. 🟢 LIVE

$24,252
Avg Value (per symbol)
Started at: $10,000 (+$14,252)
+142.52%
2-Year ROI
59.3%
Win Rate
3,272
Total Trades

Quick Performance Comparison

Click any period to view detailed stats

-1.9%
1 Month
+4.3%
3 Months
+12.3%
6 Months
+9.7%
YTD
+33.8%
1 Year

Equity Curve (2 Years)

Combined P&L across all 44 symbols

⚙️ Trading Strategy

Buy stock momentum crashes, hold 1-3 days (PDT-compliant swing), no stops

Monitors 1-hour momentum across 44 validated stocks. When momentum drops below a stock-specific threshold (-1% to -4.5%), enters a full position. Holds for a fixed period (1-3 days depending on stock). No stop losses — backtesting proved time-based exits outperform. PDT-compliant: 95%+ of trades are swing trades (overnight holds).

🎯 Best Suited For

Stock crash bounces — 44 validated Tier 1 equities, PDT-compliant swing trades (avg hold 2-3 days)

"Wall Street panics in slow motion. That's where the money is."

📜 Why This Strategy Works

After severe intraday momentum crashes in stocks, forced sellers (margin calls, stop-loss cascades, algorithmic de-risking) create temporary dislocations. The bounce is statistical — institutional buyers step in within 1-3 days. PDT rules are actually BENEFICIAL: forced overnight holds capture the full mean reversion (+31.8% avg swing return vs +8.7% day trade return in backtesting).

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 (Momentum Crash)

📈 Entry Signal (Momentum Crash)

1-hour momentum < stock-specific threshold (e.g., PLTR < -3.5%, GOOGL < -2.0%, NVDA < -2.0%)
→ BUY at current price

📉 Exit Conditions

• TIME_EXIT: Hold for stock-specific period (1day, 2day, 3day, or 2h for COIN)
• PDT COMPLIANT: 95%+ of exits are swing trades (overnight holds)
• NO STOP LOSS — backtesting proved stops hurt performance
• NO PROFIT TARGET — let time-based exit capture full bounce
• COOLDOWN: Wait 0-4 hours after exit before re-entering same stock

⚙️ Simulation Parameters

FEE_PCT: 0%
ROUND_TRIP_FEE: 0
BARS_PER_HOUR: 12
PDT_MAX_DAY_TRADES: 3
PDT_ROLLING_DAYS: 5
MARKET_OPEN: 9:30 AM ET
MARKET_CLOSE: 4:00 PM ET
STOCKS_VALIDATED: 44
TOTAL_SIMULATIONS: 9504

📖 Historical Origin

Origin: Oracle Methodology adapted for US equities — PDT-compliant crash-bounce strategy validated across 44 Tier 1 stocks with 9,504 simulations

Born February 2026 from the Oracle Methodology. After Crasher proved crash-bounce works in crypto, we adapted it for US equities with PDT compliance. Screened 102 stocks → identified 44 natural crash-bouncers → ran 216-combo sweep per stock (9,504 total simulations). Key discovery: PDT-forced swing trades actually OUTPERFORM day trades by +23.1% on average. 44/44 stocks profitable at best combo.

🏆 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

📅 2 Years: Jun 22, 2024 Jun 22, 2026 (730 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 Start Final Value Trades Win Rate Fees Net Max DD Avg Hold Refunds Last Refund Action
1 HOOD 🔥 PRO 76 61 +1199.14% $10,000 $129,914 162 57% - +$119,914 -0.0% 0.0h -
2 PLTR 75 +1176.24% $10,000 $127,624 61 67% - +$117,624 -0.0% 0.0h -
3 MU 82 29🧊 +624.41% $10,000 $72,441 93 62% - +$62,441 -0.0% 0.0h -
4 AVGO 🔥 PRO 75 40🧊 +435.96% $10,000 $53,596 105 58% - +$43,596 -0.0% 0.0h -
5 TQQQ 75 +364.53% $10,000 $46,453 76 59% - +$36,453 -0.0% 0.0h -
6 NVDA 71 4🧊 +267.81% $10,000 $36,781 80 53% - +$26,781 -0.0% 0.0h -
7 TSLA 72 17🧊 +242.97% $10,000 $34,297 90 54% - +$24,297 -0.0% 0.0h -
8 CRWD 72 5🧊 +220.08% $10,000 $32,008 142 58% - +$22,008 -0.0% 0.0h -
9 GOOGL 69 +131.60% $10,000 $23,160 46 67% - +$13,160 -0.0% 0.0h -
10 AMZN 74 0🧊 +129.70% $10,000 $22,970 48 67% - +$12,970 -0.0% 0.0h -
11 XLK 77 10🧊 +122.30% $10,000 $22,230 94 65% - +$12,230 -0.0% 0.0h -
12 LLY 67 3🧊 +84.16% $10,000 $18,416 102 60% - +$8,416 -0.0% 0.0h -
13 QQQ 71 +77.42% $10,000 $17,742 75 60% - +$7,742 -0.0% 0.0h -
14 ISRG 67 3🧊 +75.97% $10,000 $17,597 73 62% - +$7,597 -0.0% 0.0h -
15 BAC 65 39🧊 +68.81% $10,000 $16,881 76 58% - +$6,881 -0.0% 0.0h -
16 IBM 59 2🧊 +65.94% $10,000 $16,594 42 57% - +$6,594 -0.0% 0.0h -
17 HD 65 37🧊 +63.70% $10,000 $16,370 93 54% - +$6,370 -0.0% 0.0h -
18 MSFT 64 3🧊 +61.87% $10,000 $16,187 86 49% - +$6,187 -0.0% 0.0h -
19 META 63 3🧊 +60.79% $10,000 $16,079 130 52% - +$6,079 -0.0% 0.0h -
20 ARKK 60 +56.15% $10,000 $15,615 18 72% - +$5,615 -0.0% 0.0h -
21 TMO 62 +54.93% $10,000 $15,493 62 58% - +$5,493 -0.0% 0.0h -
22 AXP 66 31🧊 +54.17% $10,000 $15,417 143 61% - +$5,417 -0.0% 0.0h -
23 JNJ 69 4🧊 +52.65% $10,000 $15,265 73 64% - +$5,265 -0.0% 0.0h -
24 VRTX 63 22🧊 +52.34% $10,000 $15,234 117 54% - +$5,234 -0.0% 0.0h -
25 IWM 64 +52.11% $10,000 $15,211 73 58% - +$5,211 -0.0% 0.0h -
26 ABBV 62 3🧊 +47.90% $10,000 $14,790 88 53% - +$4,790 -0.0% 0.0h -
27 BRK-B 62 +45.36% $10,000 $14,536 57 67% - +$4,536 -0.0% 0.0h -
28 MS 52 45 +37.20% $10,000 $13,720 143 56% - +$3,720 -0.0% 0.0h -
29 GILD 50 3🧊 +37.00% $10,000 $13,700 97 54% - +$3,700 -0.0% 0.0h -
30 VTI 40 +35.87% $10,000 $13,587 23 70% - +$3,587 -0.0% 0.0h -
31 AMGN 49 3🧊 +34.62% $10,000 $13,462 92 53% - +$3,462 -0.0% 0.0h -
32 PFE 40 +31.54% $10,000 $13,154 20 70% - +$3,154 -0.0% 0.0h -
33 SPY +29.31% $10,000 $12,931 21 71% - +$2,931 -0.0% 0.0h -
34 VOO +27.84% $10,000 $12,784 21 67% - +$2,784 -0.0% 0.0h -
35 DIA 53 +27.61% $10,000 $12,761 57 63% - +$2,761 -0.0% 0.0h -
36 MA 41 0🧊 +27.21% $10,000 $12,721 71 51% - +$2,721 -0.0% 0.0h -
37 V 39 +26.89% $10,000 $12,689 41 63% - +$2,689 -0.0% 0.0h -
38 KO 42 6🧊 +24.91% $10,000 $12,491 84 51% - +$2,491 -0.0% 0.0h -
39 MCD 33 +21.25% $10,000 $12,125 38 63% - +$2,125 -0.0% 0.0h -
40 PG +15.24% $10,000 $11,524 5 100% - +$1,524 -0.0% 0.0h -
41 MDT 25 +11.23% $10,000 $11,123 39 56% - +$1,123 -0.0% 0.0h -
42 TLT +2.09% $10,000 $10,209 3 67% - +$209 -0.0% 0.0h -
43 WMT +0.00% 🔄 $9,625 $-375 NO ENTRY - - -$10,000 -0.0% 0.0h 1 Feb 20, 2026
44 COIN 7 9 -7.88% $10,000 $9,212 212 49% - -$788 -0.0% 0.0h -

👤 Personality

Disciplined, patient, unshakeable. Watches the market bleed without flinching. Knows that the deeper the dip, the sweeter the bounce. PDT-aware — uses forced multi-day holds as a feature, not a bug.