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A little perspective goes a long wayless noise.
less noise.
more insight.
Follow the market. Understand the choices.
Let the evidence do the talking.
Observing the markets
The experiments
Each starts with a virtual $10Different ideas. Separate balances.
Always learning.
The latest moves
Actual simulated fillsA little activity log.
These balances belong to separate experiments and should not be added together. Results are simulated and include modeled costs; no profit is guaranteed.
Zoom out, then look closer
The market, in focus.
See what is being watched and what is ready. A watched asset is not automatically a purchase.
Know what your bot is thinking
No mystery moves.
Four active ideas under test. Every entry has rules, every result has costs, and waiting is a valid decision.
Follow the longer trend.
Slow trend looks for a coin that has been rising over both the past week and the past month.
- Find directionBoth the 7-day and 28-day returns must be positive, using completed UTC daily candles.
- Check the conditionsRequire 24 hours of complete trade-flow data, a tight spread, verified fees and sufficient trading history.
- Keep an exitTarget +8%, stop -4%, or exit after seven days. A broken trend can trigger an exit after 24 hours. Fees can make net results lower.
Why might it be waiting?
A negative trend, incomplete 24-hour data, a wide spread, minimum order size, the portfolio cap or a 24-hour cooldown can block an entry. Both crypto experiments share the same data-readiness rule so their comparison is fairer.
Look for buying support.
Trend + flow uses the same trend rules, then asks whether aggressive buying outweighs selling.
- Start with the same trendUse the same coins, history, readiness checks, sizing and exits as slow trend.
- Measure the last 24 hoursCompare the dollar value of buyer-initiated and seller-initiated trades on Coinbase.
- Ask for confirmationEnter only when the measured flow is positive. A rising coin can still fail this extra check.
What does this test tell us?
It tests whether this extra confirmation improves results after costs. Coinbase flow represents one exchange, not the whole crypto market. More filters can also mean fewer trades.
Small shares. Measured risk.
Penny momentum tests exchange-listed $1–$5 common stocks with whole shares. The existing $10 account continues; it is not reset.
- Find liquid momentumPositive 20- and 60-session returns, 61 complete daily bars and at least $1 million average daily dollar volume. Rank by 20-session momentum; rotate quote checks across the ten candidates.
- Use actual buying powerOne new position at a time, whole shares, up to 90% of available capital, settled cash only. Entries require a quote no older than 15 seconds, spread at most 0.20%, and regular hours after the opening 30 minutes.
- Watch the exitTarget +10% net, stop -5% net, or trail by three percentage points after +5% net. Exit in the final 15 minutes. The service checks held positions about every 15 seconds; outages and gaps can delay exits.
What is proven, and what is simulated?
Momentum and trading-cost research motivate this test; these exact rules are unproven. Webull sandbox quotes feed local simulated fills, with 0.30% assumed slippage and 0.05% assumed charges per side. Proceeds wait until the next exchange session before reuse. No broker orders, leverage or automatic deposits. The full starting $10 may be lost. Existing AAPL/META positions retain their earlier exit rules until closed. Live eligibility, fees, depth and halt handling require validation.
A faster signal. An honest test.
A separate virtual $10 aims toward $1,000. No promised timeline and no automatic top-ups. The original stock account continues alongside it.
- Find shorter momentumListed common shares $0.10–$5, at least $2 million average daily dollar volume, a 5-session gain of at least 3%, positive 20-session return and last completed volume at least 1.2 times its prior 20-session average. Rotate checks across up to 20 candidates.
- Wait for a tradable entryTwo fresh, stable quotes confirm the signal. A buy limit at the bid lasts two minutes and needs a later ask plus a 0.30% cushion below the limit. Spread must be at most 1%, modeled round-trip friction at most 2%. Use up to 95% of settled cash, one position at a time. Webull's published sub-$1 minimum of 100 shares usually blocks those purchases with just $10.
- Let gains run, monitor exitsTarget +20% net, stop at -6% net, or trail four percentage points after +6%. Sell in the final 15 minutes. These are sampled triggers, not guaranteed prices. Partial fills use at most 25% of displayed depth, with unused entry quantity cancelled.
How do we judge it?
Independent balances, net return, completed trades, drawdown, missed entries and a further 0.50% cost stress per side. Hourly reports and reviews at ten completed trades; check activity after 24 and 72 hours. No statistical edge or probability of reaching $1,000 has been established. Sandbox quotes, depth assumptions and broker minimum rules need account-specific validation before live trading.
The fine print, made readable.
How much can it buy?
Crypto: up to 25% per asset and 50% total entry allocation. Stocks: one whole-share position per experiment, up to 90% for Penny momentum or 95% for Aggressive momentum, limited to settled cash. Gains can compound; losses reduce buying power. These are separate experiments.
What does a trade cost?
What counts as evidence?
Closed trades show realized results. Hourly observations and future price outcomes help research, but overlapping observations are not independent trades. Reviews happen every ten closes; strategy decisions use more evidence.
What's the benchmark?
The crypto buy-and-hold book owns BTC and ETH without active exits. Cash stays at $10 with no assumed interest. These comparisons help judge whether active trading adds value.
Thoughtful changes, one at a time
What's new.
The useful version of the release notes.
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