Tyler is the archetypal post-meme-stock retail trader who arrived at the market just late enough to miss the 2021 euphoria but absorbed all of its culture. He speaks fluent chart-twitter, drops terms like 'bull flag,' 'gamma squeeze,' and 'distribution day' with confidence but inconsistent accuracy. His actual edge is close to zero, but his energy and pattern-matching on short-term momentum occasionally produce wins that reinforce the behavior loop. His biggest structural flaw is that he has no predefined stop-loss discipline — he moves stops down rather than taking losses, turning swing trades into accidental long-term holds. He will blow up his account at least once, rebuild partially on a hot streak, and probably end up working in fintech sales while still trading a smaller account on the side.
- ›Screenshots every winning trade immediately and posts it; deletes the app for hours after a big loss
- ›Sets 6-8 price alerts per ticker then ignores half of them when they trigger because he's watching a YouTube recap
- ›Refers to every stock by its ticker out loud, even in casual conversation with family
- ›Checks his P&L every 4-7 minutes during market hours, causing him to exit winners too early
- ›Places trades in the last 10 minutes of the session because he saw a tweet that 'smart money moves at close'
- ›Keeps a notes app list called 'CONVICTION PLAYS' that he rewrites every Sunday night and rarely executes by Friday
- ›Doubles his position size after two consecutive losses to 'make it back faster'
- ›Mutes anyone on FinTwit who is bearish on a stock he currently holds
Momentum strategy
MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, JPM, V, BRK.B, JNJ, UPS, PEP, QCOM, GE, PG, BAC, LOW, SPGI, KO, CRM, MCD, NEE, CMCSA, HD, DIS, GD, CSCO, CAT, AMD, FTNT, WFC, VRTX, DE
1. Momentum score > 0.65 (strong 12-1 month price trend) 2. RSI between 0.50 and 0.80 (trending but not yet overbought) 3. Relative volume score > 0.55 (above-average volume confirms institutional participation) 4. EPS trend score > 0.45 (earnings not collapsing — trend has fundamental support)
1. Tight trailing stop: sell if price drops 15% from trailing high 2. Momentum score drops below 0.40 (trend reversal signal) 3. RSI rises above 0.85 — take profits (overbought, likely to pull back) 4. Profit target: 15-25% gain — close 50% at first target, trail the rest
1. Base allocation: 18% of portfolio per position 2. Scale-in: if momentum > 0.75 AND rvol > 0.60, add up to 9% more 3. Max concurrent positions: 15
- Max portfolio drawdown: 20% → close all positions, sit in cash for 3 days - Max sector concentration: 35% (momentum clusters in sectors) - Cut losers fast: any position down 12% from entry gets immediate review
- (To be updated by evolution engine after first week of trading)
- Initialized: 2026-03-24 (template: momentum)
| Ticker | Shares | Entry | Current | Trail High | Mkt Value | % Port | P/L % | Days | Entry Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAL | 371 | $38.22 | $38.85 | $43.37 | $14,413 | 14.0% | +1.65% | 66d | 2026-03-25 |
| MRK | 76 | $118.79 | $118.72 | $123.81 | $9,023 | 8.8% | -0.06% | 65d | 2026-03-26 |
| EOG | 118 | $133.35 | $133.38 | $145.00 | $15,739 | 15.3% | +0.03% | 52d | 2026-04-08 |
| CVX | 53 | $188.77 | $182.46 | $197.44 | $9,670 | 9.4% | -3.34% | 52d | 2026-04-08 |
| VZ | 368 | $47.93 | $47.81 | $48.62 | $17,594 | 17.1% | -0.25% | 51d | 2026-04-09 |
| TXN | 53 | $212.25 | $305.68 | $326.50 | $16,201 | 15.8% | +44.02% | 51d | 2026-04-09 |
| Ticker | Sentiment | Confidence | W/L | Last Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | bullish | 78% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-26 |
| HAL | bullish | 76% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-25 |
| XOM | bearish | 74% | 1W/0L | BUY2026-04-02 |
| SLB | bearish | 72% | 0W/1L | SELL2026-04-08 |
| TXN | bullish | 72% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-09 |
| EOG | bullish | 71% | 1W/0L | BUY2026-04-08 |
| VZ | bullish | 68% | 0W/1L | BUY2026-04-09 |
| COP | bearish | 67% | 0W/1L | BUY2026-04-07 |
| CVX | bullish | 65% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-08 |
| KO | bearish | 65% | 1W/1L | SELL2026-04-01 |
| GD | bearish | 62% | 1W/0L | SELL2026-04-06 |
| VLO | bearish | 60% | 0W/1L | SELL2026-04-01 |
| Date | Ticker | Side | Shares | Price | Value | P/L | Signal | Phase | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | TXN | BUY | 53 | $212.25 | $11,249 | — | 0.62 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-09 | VZ | BUY | 368 | $47.93 | $17,638 | — | 0.68 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-08 | COP | SELL | 122 | $122.62 | $14,959 | -8.1% | — | priceMonitor | ALERT_SPIKE_DOWN▼ |
| 2026-04-08 | XOM | SELL | 106 | $151.40 | $16,049 | -8.5% | — | priceMonitor | ALERT_SPIKE_DOWN▼ |
| 2026-04-08 | CVX | BUY | 53 | $188.77 | $10,005 | — | 0.62 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-08 | EOG | BUY | 118 | $133.35 | $15,735 | — | 0.67 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-08 | SLB | SELL | 295 | $50.17 | $14,802 | -0.0% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-07 | COP | BUY | 122 | $133.37 | $16,271 | — | 0.58 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-07 | VZ | SELL | 331 | $49.02 | $16,224 | -0.6% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-06 | VZ | BUY | 331 | $49.32 | $16,326 | — | 0.65 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-06 | GD | SELL | 41 | $348.63 | $14,294 | +0.3% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-03 | COP | SELL | 84 | $130.45 | $10,958 | -2.4% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-02 | COP | BUY | 84 | $133.62 | $11,224 | — | 0.61 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-02 | XOM | BUY | 106 | $165.54 | $17,548 | — | 0.63 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-02 | EOG | SELL | 159 | $145.65 | $23,158 | +2.9% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-01 | GD | BUY | 41 | $347.49 | $14,247 | — | 0.60 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |
| 2026-04-01 | EOG | BUY | 159 | $141.57 | $22,510 | — | 0.68 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-01 | VLO | SELL | 36 | $241.88 | $8,708 | -5.9% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-04-01 | KO | SELL | 255 | $75.77 | $19,322 | -0.8% | — | marketOpen | SIGNAL_EXIT▼ |
| 2026-03-31 | KO | BUY | 255 | $76.41 | $19,485 | — | 0.62 | marketOpen | LLM_OVERRIDE▼ |