Daily Hand 68: The New Deal Rally, Aug 1933 to Aug 1935

On September 17, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: August 18, 1933 to August 26, 1935, the New Deal rally. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $11,490 (+14.9%). 45% of the players who tried beat it.

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

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$11,490 (+14.9%)

WORST DRAWDOWN-29% by Mar 14, 1935

WORST SINGLE DAY-10.0% Apr 16, 1935

BEST SINGLE DAY+9.6% Apr 17, 1935

CASH INSTEAD (T-BILLS)+0.8%

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 COUCH45.5%

WITH CERTIFIED SKILL18.2%

BY LUCK27.3%

COUCH WINS36.4%

DEAD HEAT4.5%

ENLIGHTENED (TOUCHED NOTHING)13.6%

MEDIAN RESULT vs THE COUCH+0.0%

MEDIAN TRADES4

MEDIAN TIME IN MARKET75%

The read

The couch won this one the usual way: 45% of players beat it and the median player finished 0.0% ahead of 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 September 17, 2026?

Day 68 dealt the two years from August 18, 1933 to August 26, 1935, the New Deal rally. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $11,490 (+14.9%).

How often did players beat the couch on day 68?

45.5% of the players who filed the hand beat the couch. 18.2% passed the 1,000-monkey skill audit; the rest of the winners were stamped LUCKY.

Can I still play the day 68 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 68 · The New Deal Rally