Daily Hand 86: From the New Deal Rally into the 1937 Relapse and the Fear Years of WWII, Jun 1936 to Jun 1938

On October 5, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: June 5, 1936 to June 8, 1938, from the New Deal rally into the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $7,501 (-25.0%). 72% of the players who tried beat it.

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

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$7,501 (-25.0%)

WORST DRAWDOWN-52% by Mar 31, 1938

WORST SINGLE DAY-9.1% Oct 18, 1937

BEST SINGLE DAY+7.5% Jan 6, 1938

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.

The 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII. Washington tightened, the economy relapsed, and the market fell by about half in a year. Then came the war in Europe and Pearl Harbor. The bottom arrived in April 1942, when the news was as bad as it ever got.

THE EXHIBIT: FROM THE NEW DEAL RALLY INTO THE 1937 RELAPSE AND THE FEAR YEARS OF WWII. EVERYONE WHO PLAYED WAS THERE.

What the players did

BEAT THE COUCH71.9%

WITH CERTIFIED SKILL3.1%

BY LUCK68.8%

COUCH WINS12.5%

DEAD HEAT6.2%

ENLIGHTENED (TOUCHED NOTHING)9.4%

MEDIAN RESULT vs THE COUCH+8.1%

MEDIAN TRADES6

MEDIAN TIME IN MARKET62%

The read

A falling market, and the humans finally showed up: 72% of players beat the couch. Before anyone frames it, only 3.1% passed the monkey audit. Most of the winners were simply out of the market while it fell, which is not the same as knowing it would.

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 5, 2026?

Day 86 dealt the two years from June 5, 1936 to June 8, 1938, from the New Deal rally into the 1937 relapse and the fear years of WWII. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $7,501 (-25.0%).

How often did players beat the couch on day 86?

71.9% of the players who filed the hand beat the couch. 3.1% passed the 1,000-monkey skill audit; the rest of the winners were stamped LUCKY.

Can I still play the day 86 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 86 · From the New Deal Rally into the 1937 Relapse and the Fear Years of WWII