Daily Hand 103: The Housing-Boom Bull Market, Jan 2006 to Jan 2008

On October 22, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: January 4, 2006 to January 4, 2008, the housing-boom bull market. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $11,537 (+15.4%). 67% of the players who tried beat it.

THE COUCH'S $10,000, DAY BY DAY, REAL DAILY DATA

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$11,537 (+15.4%)

WORST DRAWDOWN-10% by Nov 26, 2007

WORST SINGLE DAY-3.5% Feb 27, 2007

BEST SINGLE DAY+2.9% Sep 18, 2007

CASH INSTEAD (T-BILLS)+9.5%

The era

The housing-boom bull market. Cheap money, houses used as cash machines, and a market that roughly doubled into the October 2007 peak. Calm on the surface the whole way up.

What the players did

BEAT THE COUCH66.7%

WITH CERTIFIED SKILL41.7%

BY LUCK25.0%

COUCH WINS33.3%

DEAD HEAT0.0%

ENLIGHTENED (TOUCHED NOTHING)0.0%

MEDIAN RESULT vs THE COUCH+1.4%

MEDIAN TRADES8

MEDIAN TIME IN MARKET59%

The read

A rare one: the market went up and the humans still won 67% of the time. The scares inside the window were deep enough that stepping aside paid. Only 41.7% did it well enough to pass the monkey audit.

Player figures count every official and replayed attempt at this exact hand filed on the day it was dealt, from the run export of October 31, 2026. A win counts as SKILL only if it beats 90% of 1,000 monkeys replaying the same window with the same trade count and the same time in the market. Across the whole ledger the couch wins 62% of 120,800 games.

Frequently asked

What was the Beat the Couch daily hand on October 22, 2026?

Day 103 dealt the two years from January 4, 2006 to January 4, 2008, the housing-boom bull market. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $11,537 (+15.4%).

How often did players beat the couch on day 103?

66.7% of the players who filed the hand beat the couch. 41.7% passed the 1,000-monkey skill audit; the rest of the winners were stamped LUCKY.

Can I still play the day 103 hand?

Yes. The past hand button deals the exact same window. It is filed as a replay: it does not touch your streak, the daily standings or the public ledger.

Day 103 · The Housing-Boom Bull Market