BEAT THE COUCH · THE DAILY ARCHIVE · DEALT JUL 15, 2026

Day 4 · The Postwar Boom

THE SECRET WINDOW: JUL 27, 1949 TO AUG 2, 1951 · 504 TRADING DAYS

On July 15, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: July 27, 1949 to August 2, 1951, the postwar boom. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $17,395 (+74.0%). 5% of the players who tried beat it.

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

$10,000 START $17,395 Jul 27, 1949 Aug 2, 1951

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$17,395 (+74.0%)
WORST DRAWDOWN-13% by Jul 17, 1950
WORST SINGLE DAY-5.4% Jun 26, 1950
BEST SINGLE DAY+2.7% Dec 18, 1950
CASH INSTEAD (T-BILLS)+2.6%

The era

The postwar boom. Suburbs, highways, televisions and a market that more than tripled in seven years. Dividends were fat and nobody trusted the rally, which is how rallies prefer it.

THE EXHIBIT: THE POSTWAR BOOM. EVERYONE WHO PLAYED WAS THERE.

What the players did

BEAT THE COUCH5.0%
  WITH CERTIFIED SKILL5.0%
  BY LUCK0.1%
COUCH WINS79.4%
DEAD HEAT4.6%
ENLIGHTENED (TOUCHED NOTHING)11.0%
MEDIAN RESULT vs THE COUCH-17.1%
MEDIAN TRADES4
MEDIAN TIME IN MARKET65%

The read

A rising market, which is where timing goes to die. Only 5% of players beat the couch, and the median player finished 17.1% behind it. Every day in cash was a day the couch got paid for sitting still.

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.

Play the past handthe same two years everyone got on Jul 15, 2026. Free, no signup. No streak, no standings: filed as a REPLAY.

Or play today's hand. It stays secret until tomorrow.

Frequently asked

What was the Beat the Couch daily hand on July 15, 2026?

Day 4 dealt the two years from July 27, 1949 to August 2, 1951, the postwar boom. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $17,395 (+74.0%).

How often did players beat the couch on day 4?

5.0% of the players who filed the hand beat the couch. 5.0% passed the 1,000-monkey skill audit; the rest of the winners were stamped LUCKY.

Can I still play the day 4 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.

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