Tyler is the textbook FOMO trader - a young, digitally-native investor who treats the stock market like a video game leaderboard. His entire strategy is built around catching momentum waves he sees hyped online, and he consistently buys near local tops after the smart money has already positioned. He confuses volatility with opportunity and social media buzz with due diligence. Despite losing roughly 34% of his first account and 51% of his second, he maintains an unshakeable belief that he's 'getting better at reading the market.' His greatest vulnerability is the gap between his entry timing (always late) and his exit discipline (nonexistent). He will be the last person holding a collapsing meme stock while the Reddit thread has already moved on to the next ticker.
- ›Sets 47 different price alerts per week but ignores half of them because a newer, shinier stock caught his eye
- ›Screenshots every winning trade and posts it to his Discord but quietly deletes losing trade screenshots
- ›Has a superstition about trading in his lucky Texas Longhorns hoodie on volatile days
- ›Mutes the TV during earnings calls because he finds the actual numbers 'confusing' and prefers to react to the price movement
- ›Immediately buys any stock that appears in a Jim Cramer segment, even if Cramer is criticizing it
- ›Keeps a whiteboard of 'stocks that got away' - tickers he watched but didn't buy that subsequently ran
- ›Panic-sells during any 2%+ intraday dip then rage-buys back in at a higher price the same afternoon
- ›Refers to every stock he owns as 'a rocket ship' in group chats regardless of fundamentals
Growth strategy
MSFT, TSLA, XOM, SPGI, CRM, NVDA, COST, AMGN, JNJ, MRK, CVX, PG, BAC, UNH, WFC, KO, GE, ACN, BMY, TMO, ORCL, RTX, UPS, SBUX, V, BLK, MCD, CSCO, VRTX, DIS
1. EPS trend score > 0.65 (earnings accelerating vs prior 4 quarters) 2. ROE score > 0.60 (management effectively deploying capital) 3. Momentum score > 0.45 (price confirming growth trajectory) 4. Combined signal > 0.55 (growth at a reasonable overall quality level)
1. Trailing stop-loss: sell if price drops 20% from trailing high 2. EPS trend score drops below 0.40 (earnings deceleration — growth thesis failing) 3. ROE score falls below 0.35 (management quality deteriorating) 4. Profit target: 25-35% gain — partial exit at target, let winners run
1. Base allocation: 16% of portfolio per position 2. High-growth conviction: if eps_trend > 0.75 AND roe > 0.65, allocate up to 22% 3. Max concurrent positions: 12
- Max portfolio drawdown: 22% from high-water mark → reduce exposure by 50% - Growth stock volatility is expected — accept wider daily swings - Max single-position concentration: 40%
- (To be updated by evolution engine after first week of trading)
- Initialized: 2026-03-24 (template: growth)
| Ticker | Shares | Entry | Current | Trail High | Mkt Value | % Port | P/L % | Days | Entry Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRK | 53 | $117.15 | $118.72 | $123.34 | $6,292 | 6.5% | +1.34% | 66d | 2026-03-25 |
| KO | 199 | $74.96 | $79.01 | $82.02 | $15,723 | 16.3% | +5.40% | 67d | 2026-03-24 |
| CVX | 112 | $207.40 | $182.46 | $214.04 | $20,436 | 21.2% | -12.03% | 67d | 2026-03-24 |
| GOOGL | 32 | $294.88 | $380.34 | $399.90 | $12,171 | 12.6% | +28.98% | 66d | 2026-03-25 |
| XOM | 213 | $164.47 | $145.33 | $174.62 | $30,955 | 32.1% | -11.64% | 67d | 2026-03-24 |
| HAL | 97 | $40.72 | $38.85 | $43.37 | $3,768 | 3.9% | -4.59% | 61d | 2026-03-30 |
| VZ | 22 | $49.35 | $47.81 | $49.35 | $1,052 | 1.1% | -3.12% | 54d | 2026-04-06 |
| COP | 13 | $128.68 | $113.98 | $133.55 | $1,482 | 1.5% | -11.43% | 59d | 2026-04-01 |
| GD | 7 | $342.13 | $346.82 | $350.24 | $2,428 | 2.5% | +1.37% | 60d | 2026-03-31 |
| EOG | 4 | $145.28 | $133.38 | $145.28 | $534 | 0.6% | -8.19% | 53d | 2026-04-07 |
| TXN | 2 | $208.35 | $305.68 | $326.50 | $611 | 0.6% | +46.71% | 52d | 2026-04-08 |
| Ticker | Sentiment | Confidence | W/L | Last Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | bullish | 82% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-24 |
| GOOGL | bullish | 81% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-25 |
| CVX | bullish | 78% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-24 |
| VZ | bullish | 78% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-06 |
| TXN | bullish | 74% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-08 |
| EOG | bullish | 73% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-07 |
| MRK | bullish | 72% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-25 |
| COP | bullish | 72% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-04-01 |
| HAL | bullish | 71% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-30 |
| GD | bullish | 68% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-31 |
| KO | bullish | 61% | 0W/0L | BUY2026-03-24 |
| Date | Ticker | Side | Shares | Price | Value | P/L | Signal | Phase | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | TXN | BUY | 2 | $208.35 | $417 | — | 0.59 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-07 | EOG | BUY | 4 | $145.28 | $581 | — | 0.64 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-06 | VZ | BUY | 22 | $49.35 | $1,086 | — | 0.65 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-04-01 | COP | BUY | 13 | $128.68 | $1,673 | — | 0.63 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-31 | GD | BUY | 7 | $342.13 | $2,395 | — | 0.58 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-30 | HAL | BUY | 97 | $40.72 | $3,950 | — | 0.59 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-25 | MRK | BUY | 53 | $117.15 | $6,209 | — | 0.58 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-25 | GOOGL | BUY | 32 | $294.88 | $9,436 | — | 0.59 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-24 | KO | BUY | 199 | $74.96 | $14,918 | — | 0.59 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-24 | CVX | BUY | 112 | $207.40 | $23,229 | — | 0.64 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |
| 2026-03-24 | XOM | BUY | 213 | $164.47 | $35,033 | — | 0.63 | marketOpen | SIGNAL_ENTRY▼ |