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111 CLOSED HANDS · NEWEST FIRST · TODAY'S STAYS SECRET
Every day the game deals everyone the same secret two years of real S&P 500 history. Once the day closes, the hand goes in this cabinet: the window, the era, what the couch made by doing nothing, and how often players beat it. Today's hand is not here. It is still being played.
Across these hands players beat the couch 32.0% of the time. Same windows, same data, same couch: the only thing that changed was the player.
| Day | The window | Couch | Players beat it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 111 Oct 30, 2026 | Apr 2010 to Apr 2012 the QE rebound | +21.0% | 21% |
| Day 110 Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 2004 to Oct 2006 the housing-boom bull market | +26.7% | – |
| Day 109 Oct 28, 2026 | Jan 2015 to Jan 2017 from the QE bull, taper tantrums included into the low-volatility melt-up | +16.9% | 57% |
| Day 108 Oct 27, 2026 | Apr 1989 to Apr 1991 from the late-80s recovery into the early-90s grind | +35.7% | 41% |
| Day 107 Oct 26, 2026 | Sep 1933 to Sep 1935 the New Deal rally | +10.5% | 62% |
| Day 106 Oct 25, 2026 | Dec 1988 to Nov 1990 the late-80s recovery | +24.5% | – |
| Day 105 Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1958 to Nov 1960 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +12.4% | 52% |
| Day 104 Oct 23, 2026 | May 1986 to May 1988 the roaring Reagan bull | +15.9% | 62% |
| Day 103 Oct 22, 2026 | Jan 2006 to Jan 2008 the housing-boom bull market | +15.4% | 67% |
| Day 102 Oct 21, 2026 | Jan 1938 to Feb 1940 the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | +23.8% | 55% |
| Day 101 Oct 20, 2026 | Jan 1948 to Jan 1950 the postwar jitters | +28.0% | 32% |
| Day 100 Oct 19, 2026 | Dec 1992 to Dec 1994 the early-90s grind | +10.5% | 22% |
| Day 99 Oct 18, 2026 | Aug 1978 to Aug 1980 stagflation purgatory | +33.7% | 31% |
| Day 98 Oct 17, 2026 | May 1969 to Apr 1971 from the 1969–70 bear market into the Nifty Fifty mania | +8.1% | – |
| Day 97 Oct 16, 2026 | Jan 1951 to Jan 1953 the postwar boom | +40.2% | 12% |
| Day 96 Oct 15, 2026 | Jun 2006 to Jun 2008 the housing-boom bull market | +15.4% | 42% |
| Day 95 Oct 14, 2026 | Oct 1929 to Oct 1931 the 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | -67.5% | 66% |
| Day 94 Oct 13, 2026 | Dec 1966 to Feb 1969 the Go-Go Sixties | +36.3% | 41% |
| Day 93 Oct 12, 2026 | Jun 1942 to Jun 1944 the WWII bull market | +72.5% | 3% |
| Day 92 Oct 11, 2026 | Nov 2001 to Nov 2003 from the dot-com bust into the housing-boom bull market | -6.5% | 57% |
| Day 91 Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 1948 to Oct 1950 from the postwar jitters into the postwar boom | +41.8% | 17% |
| Day 90 Oct 9, 2026 | Aug 1968 to Aug 1970 the 1969–70 bear market | -9.3% | 75% |
| Day 89 Oct 8, 2026 | Dec 1957 to Dec 1959 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +56.0% | 11% |
| Day 88 Oct 7, 2026 | Aug 1973 to Aug 1975 from the oil-crisis crash of '73–74 into stagflation purgatory | -9.5% | 59% |
| Day 87 Oct 6, 2026 | Jan 1928 to Jan 1930 the last dance of the Roaring Twenties | +38.8% | 43% |
| Day 86 Oct 5, 2026 | Jun 1936 to Jun 1938 from the New Deal rally into the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | -25.0% | 72% |
| Day 85 Oct 4, 2026 | May 1951 to May 1953 the postwar boom | +29.3% | 39% |
| Day 84 Oct 3, 2026 | Sep 1992 to Sep 1994 the early-90s grind | +17.2% | 17% |
| Day 83 Oct 2, 2026 | Apr 1959 to Mar 1961 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +24.4% | 62% |
| Day 82 Oct 1, 2026 | Mar 1963 to Mar 1965 the Go-Go Sixties | +41.0% | 11% |
| Day | The window | Couch | Players beat it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 81 Sep 30, 2026 | Dec 1958 to Dec 1960 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +12.7% | 50% |
| Day 80 Sep 29, 2026 | Apr 1950 to Apr 1952 the postwar boom | +49.5% | 17% |
| Day 79 Sep 28, 2026 | Jun 2012 to Jun 2014 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +58.0% | 5% |
| Day 78 Sep 27, 2026 | Jul 1942 to Jul 1944 the WWII bull market | +63.2% | 9% |
| Day 77 Sep 26, 2026 | Nov 1960 to Nov 1962 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +15.9% | 53% |
| Day 76 Sep 25, 2026 | Feb 1999 to Feb 2001 from the dot-com bubble into the dot-com bust | +8.8% | 83% |
| Day 75 Sep 24, 2026 | Dec 1950 to Dec 1952 the postwar boom | +52.6% | 9% |
| Day 74 Sep 23, 2026 | Apr 1982 to Apr 1984 the roaring Reagan bull | +46.2% | 58% |
| Day 73 Sep 22, 2026 | Apr 1953 to Apr 1955 the postwar boom | +74.4% | 24% |
| Day 72 Sep 21, 2026 | Jan 1987 to Jan 1989 the late-80s recovery | +14.1% | 80% |
| Day 71 Sep 20, 2026 | May 1983 to May 1985 the roaring Reagan bull | +24.8% | 50% |
| Day 70 Sep 19, 2026 | Nov 1990 to Nov 1992 the early-90s grind | +43.1% | 12% |
| Day 69 Sep 18, 2026 | Mar 1930 to Mar 1932 the 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | -62.3% | 79% |
| Day 68 Sep 17, 2026 | Aug 1933 to Aug 1935 the New Deal rally | +14.9% | 45% |
| Day 67 Sep 16, 2026 | May 1949 to May 1951 the postwar boom | +66.5% | 33% |
| Day 66 Sep 15, 2026 | Aug 1970 to Aug 1972 the Nifty Fifty mania | +46.9% | 19% |
| Day 65 Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 1951 to Sep 1953 the postwar boom | +8.7% | 58% |
| Day 64 Sep 13, 2026 | Oct 1975 to Oct 1977 stagflation purgatory | +11.4% | – |
| Day 63 Sep 12, 2026 | Dec 1980 to Dec 1982 the Volcker squeeze | +14.6% | 60% |
| Day 62 Sep 11, 2026 | Oct 1937 to Oct 1939 the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | +27.3% | 63% |
| Day 61 Sep 10, 2026 | Jan 2013 to Jan 2015 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +38.7% | 8% |
| Day 60 Sep 9, 2026 | Jul 2007 to Jul 2009 the Global Financial Crisis | -32.1% | 69% |
| Day 59 Sep 8, 2026 | Apr 1939 to Apr 1941 the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | +1.9% | 70% |
| Day 58 Sep 7, 2026 | Nov 2011 to Nov 2013 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +54.0% | 18% |
| Day 57 Sep 6, 2026 | Oct 2004 to Oct 2006 the housing-boom bull market | +30.3% | 19% |
| Day 56 Sep 5, 2026 | Jun 1958 to Jun 1960 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +39.3% | 20% |
| Day 55 Sep 4, 2026 | Oct 1977 to Oct 1979 stagflation purgatory | +22.5% | 77% |
| Day 54 Sep 3, 2026 | Jun 1960 to Jun 1962 the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | +1.9% | 60% |
| Day 53 Sep 2, 2026 | Mar 1938 to Mar 1940 the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | +22.0% | 53% |
| Day 52 Sep 1, 2026 | Oct 1989 to Oct 1991 from the late-80s recovery into the early-90s grind | +21.0% | 71% |
| Day | The window | Couch | Players beat it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 51 Aug 31, 2026 | Apr 1934 to Apr 1936 the New Deal rally | +47.7% | 36% |
| Day 50 Aug 30, 2026 | Jul 1951 to Jul 1953 the postwar boom | +21.3% | 36% |
| Day 49 Aug 29, 2026 | Jan 1970 to Jan 1972 the Nifty Fifty mania | +22.9% | 39% |
| Day 48 Aug 28, 2026 | Jul 1996 to Jul 1998 the dot-com bubble | +86.6% | 27% |
| Day 47 Aug 27, 2026 | Aug 2002 to Aug 2004 the housing-boom bull market | +22.3% | 42% |
| Day 46 Aug 26, 2026 | Jan 1931 to Jan 1933 the 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | -49.7% | 80% |
| Day 45 Aug 25, 2026 | Nov 1982 to Oct 1984 the roaring Reagan bull | +33.3% | 44% |
| Day 44 Aug 24, 2026 | Jul 1985 to Jul 1987 the roaring Reagan bull | +76.7% | 17% |
| Day 43 Aug 23, 2026 | May 2012 to May 2014 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +43.9% | 0% |
| Day 42 Aug 22, 2026 | May 1944 to Jun 1946 the WWII bull market | +67.0% | – |
| Day 41 Aug 21, 2026 | Jun 2015 to Jun 2017 the low-volatility melt-up | +23.4% | 36% |
| Day 40 Aug 20, 2026 | Dec 1929 to Dec 1931 the 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | -56.8% | 100% |
| Day 39 Aug 19, 2026 | Sep 1932 to Sep 1934 the New Deal rally | +13.5% | 53% |
| Day 38 Aug 18, 2026 | Oct 1975 to Oct 1977 stagflation purgatory | +14.7% | 71% |
| Day 37 Aug 17, 2026 | Feb 1971 to Feb 1973 the Nifty Fifty mania | +25.1% | 26% |
| Day 36 Aug 16, 2026 | Dec 1986 to Dec 1988 the late-80s recovery | +20.5% | – |
| Day 35 Aug 15, 2026 | Nov 2000 to Nov 2002 the dot-com bust | -33.8% | 73% |
| Day 34 Aug 14, 2026 | Mar 1999 to Mar 2001 from the dot-com bubble into the dot-com bust | -8.9% | 93% |
| Day 33 Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 1950 to Sep 1952 the postwar boom | +54.1% | 17% |
| Day 32 Aug 12, 2026 | Aug 1981 to Aug 1983 from the Volcker squeeze into the roaring Reagan bull | +33.0% | 40% |
| Day 31 Aug 11, 2026 | May 1997 to May 1999 the dot-com bubble | +55.4% | 35% |
| Day 30 Aug 10, 2026 | Oct 1984 to Oct 1986 the roaring Reagan bull | +51.7% | 30% |
| Day 29 Aug 9, 2026 | Sep 2000 to Oct 2002 the dot-com bust | -40.2% | 100% |
| Day 28 Aug 8, 2026 | Sep 1967 to Nov 1969 from the Go-Go Sixties into the 1969–70 bear market | +7.8% | 79% |
| Day 27 Aug 7, 2026 | May 2007 to May 2009 the Global Financial Crisis | -36.6% | 88% |
| Day 26 Aug 6, 2026 | Oct 1961 to Oct 1963 from the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide into the Go-Go Sixties | +13.1% | 57% |
| Day 25 Aug 5, 2026 | Apr 1954 to Apr 1956 the postwar boom | +97.3% | 11% |
| Day 24 Aug 4, 2026 | Mar 1948 to Mar 1950 the postwar jitters | +40.2% | 41% |
| Day 23 Aug 3, 2026 | Sep 2000 to Sep 2002 the dot-com bust | -41.2% | 87% |
| Day 22 Aug 2, 2026 | May 2014 to May 2016 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +12.8% | 69% |
| Day 21 Aug 1, 2026 | Oct 1934 to Oct 1936 the New Deal rally | +105.9% | 38% |
| Day | The window | Couch | Players beat it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 20 Jul 31, 2026 | Jun 2001 to Jun 2003 the dot-com bust | -17.8% | 84% |
| Day 19 Jul 30, 2026 | Nov 2009 to Nov 2011 the QE rebound | +20.8% | 65% |
| Day 18 Jul 29, 2026 | Feb 1938 to Mar 1940 the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII | +12.1% | 75% |
| Day 17 Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 1982 to Jul 1984 the roaring Reagan bull | +48.1% | 35% |
| Day 16 Jul 27, 2026 | Apr 1946 to May 1948 the postwar jitters | -7.4% | 59% |
| Day 15 Jul 26, 2026 | Dec 1928 to Dec 1930 from the last dance of the Roaring Twenties into the 1929 Crash and the Great Depression | -26.6% | 82% |
| Day 14 Jul 25, 2026 | Dec 2006 to Dec 2008 from the housing-boom bull market into the Global Financial Crisis | -37.0% | 82% |
| Day 13 Jul 24, 2026 | Oct 1987 to Sep 1989 the late-80s recovery | +14.1% | 46% |
| Day 12 Jul 23, 2026 | May 1970 to May 1972 the Nifty Fifty mania | +56.5% | 28% |
| Day 11 Jul 22, 2026 | Nov 1999 to Nov 2001 the dot-com bust | -15.3% | 78% |
| Day 10 Jul 21, 2026 | Feb 1956 to Feb 1958 from the postwar boom into the Eisenhower churn and the Kennedy Slide | -1.1% | 77% |
| Day 9 Jul 20, 2026 | Nov 1949 to Nov 1951 the postwar boom | +60.9% | 9% |
| Day 8 Jul 19, 2026 | Oct 1967 to Dec 1969 from the Go-Go Sixties into the 1969–70 bear market | +1.9% | 77% |
| Day 7 Jul 18, 2026 | Jun 2009 to Jun 2011 the QE rebound | +44.2% | 17% |
| Day 6 Jul 17, 2026 | Sep 1988 to Sep 1990 the late-80s recovery | +21.4% | 42% |
| Day 5 Jul 16, 2026 | Aug 1952 to Aug 1954 the postwar boom | +36.8% | 13% |
| Day 4 Jul 15, 2026 | Jul 1949 to Aug 1951 the postwar boom | +74.0% | 5% |
| Day 3 Jul 14, 2026 | Mar 1983 to Mar 1985 the roaring Reagan bull | +29.3% | 28% |
| Day 2 Jul 13, 2026 | Oct 2003 to Oct 2005 the housing-boom bull market | +17.1% | – |
| Day 1 Jul 12, 2026 | Sep 2014 to Sep 2016 the QE bull, taper tantrums included | +11.6% | – |
Player figures from the run export of October 31, 2026. The daily pool draws from 1928 to 2019 and never changes, so a hand dealt today will still be the same hand in ten years. For the famous windows, scored across every game ever played, see the archive.
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