Daily Hand 21: The New Deal Rally, Oct 1934 to Oct 1936

On August 1, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: October 10, 1934 to October 13, 1936, the New Deal rally. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $20,592 (+105.9%). 38% of the players who tried beat it.

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

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$20,592 (+105.9%)

WORST DRAWDOWN-15% by Mar 14, 1935

WORST SINGLE DAY-10.0% Apr 16, 1935

BEST SINGLE DAY+9.6% Apr 17, 1935

CASH INSTEAD (T-BILLS)+0.4%

The era

The New Deal rally. From the July 1932 bottom the market roughly quadrupled in under five years, while the country was still in the Depression. Nobody rang a bell. Most people who had sold in 1930 never got back in.

What the players did

BEAT THE COUCH38.5%

WITH CERTIFIED SKILL28.2%

BY LUCK10.3%

COUCH WINS56.4%

DEAD HEAT2.6%

ENLIGHTENED (TOUCHED NOTHING)2.6%

MEDIAN RESULT vs THE COUCH-15.3%

MEDIAN TRADES4

MEDIAN TIME IN MARKET66%

The read

The couch won this one the usual way: 38% of players beat it and the median player finished 15.3% behind the couch. Nothing dramatic happened to the losers. That is exactly the problem.

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 August 1, 2026?

Day 21 dealt the two years from October 10, 1934 to October 13, 1936, the New Deal rally. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $20,592 (+105.9%).

How often did players beat the couch on day 21?

38.5% of the players who filed the hand beat the couch. 28.2% passed the 1,000-monkey skill audit; the rest of the winners were stamped LUCKY.

Can I still play the day 21 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 21 · The New Deal Rally