Simulated with $10,000 starting capital
Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

Data Transparency (Last 6 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
19,848
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
141 days
Data Gaps
None (5 market holidays)

Market Closed (5 days)

2025-09-01 — Labor Day, 2025-11-27 — Thanksgiving, 2025-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2026-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Last 6 Months)

Period Start Capital
$8,216.75
Current Value
$10,208.56
Period P&L
$1,991.81
Max Drawdown
-45.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.24

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
23
Winners / Losers
11 / 12
Best Trade
+6.84%
Worst Trade
-3.25%
Avg Trade Return
+1.05%
Avg Hold Time
1.9d

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 6 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$427,546.98
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$1,991.81
Net P&L (after fees)
$1,991.81
Gross Return
+24.24%
Net Return (after fees)
+24.24%

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Equity Curve — Your Money Over Time

Each dot is a completed trade. Green = profitable trade, Red = losing trade. Hover for details.

The dashed blue line shows your starting $10,000. Points above = profit, points below = loss.

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Price Action + Equity Overlay

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📊 Price data: 141 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 23 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Danny Dip had $8,216.75 at period start. When he sees a buy signal, he uses all available cash to buy shares. He holds until hitting his +5% target, -10% stop loss, or 30-day limit. After selling, the profit/loss is added to his balance, and the next trade uses that new balance.

# Action Date & Time Price/Share Shares Total Value Balance After Result Exit Reason
1 🟢 BUY Aug 22, 2025 10:00am ET $37.52 218 $8,179.36
🔴 SELL Aug 22, 2025 1:10pm ET $36.32 218 $7,917.78 $7,955.17 $-261.58
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.2h held
2 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 1:30pm ET $37.64 211 $7,942.04
🔴 SELL Sep 3, 2025 11:00am ET $36.51 211 $7,703.61 $7,716.74 $-238.43
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
21.5h held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2025 9:40am ET $34.59 223 $7,713.57
🔴 SELL Sep 12, 2025 9:40am ET $33.53 223 $7,476.08 $7,479.24 $-237.50
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
7d held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:20pm ET $32.99 226 $7,455.74
🔴 SELL Sep 23, 2025 2:20pm ET $34.67 226 $7,834.97 $7,858.47 +$379.23
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
6d held
5 🟢 BUY Oct 13, 2025 9:30am ET $35.40 221 $7,823.38
🔴 SELL Oct 14, 2025 9:35am ET $37.26 221 $8,234.46 $8,269.55 +$411.08
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
1d held
6 🟢 BUY Oct 15, 2025 9:55am ET $35.24 234 $8,246.16
🔴 SELL Oct 15, 2025 1:10pm ET $37.29 234 $8,725.86 $8,749.25 +$479.70
(+5.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
3.3h held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 17, 2025 10:10am ET $38.95 224 $8,724.80
🔴 SELL Oct 17, 2025 2:50pm ET $37.69 224 $8,442.56 $8,467.01 $-282.24
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
4.7h held
8 🟢 BUY Oct 21, 2025 11:05am ET $33.66 251 $8,447.41
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 1:20pm ET $35.35 251 $8,872.85 $8,892.46 +$425.45
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
1.1d held
9 🟢 BUY Oct 27, 2025 9:30am ET $32.10 277 $8,890.32
🔴 SELL Oct 30, 2025 10:25am ET $33.74 277 $9,345.98 $9,348.12 +$455.67
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
3d held
10 🟢 BUY Nov 5, 2025 9:55am ET $34.05 274 $9,329.70
🔴 SELL Nov 7, 2025 9:30am ET $36.20 274 $9,917.43 $9,935.85 +$587.73
(+6.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
2d held
11 🟢 BUY Nov 10, 2025 9:30am ET $33.16 299 $9,914.87
🔴 SELL Nov 13, 2025 1:25pm ET $34.83 299 $10,414.17 $10,435.15 +$499.30
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
3.2d held
12 🟢 BUY Nov 18, 2025 11:25am ET $37.26 280 $10,432.80
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 10:15am ET $36.05 280 $10,094.00 $10,096.35 $-338.80
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
22.8h held
13 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 10:15am ET $34.33 294 $10,093.02
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 11:30am ET $36.31 294 $10,673.67 $10,677.00 +$580.65
(+5.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
1.3h held
14 🟢 BUY Nov 21, 2025 11:35am ET $38.98 273 $10,641.54
🔴 SELL Nov 21, 2025 12:30pm ET $37.78 273 $10,313.75 $10,349.21 $-327.79
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
54m held
15 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 10:30am ET $34.75 297 $10,319.27
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:50pm ET $33.62 297 $9,985.14 $10,015.09 $-334.13
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5.3h held
16 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:00pm ET $30.03 333 $9,999.99
🔴 SELL Dec 17, 2025 9:55am ET $29.10 333 $9,690.30 $9,705.40 $-309.69
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6.8d held
17 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 10:25am ET $29.04 334 $9,699.36
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 10:30am ET $28.11 334 $9,388.67 $9,394.71 $-310.69
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1d held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:30am ET $26.25 357 $9,369.47
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $28.04 357 $10,010.28 $10,035.53 +$640.81
(+6.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
5d held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 9:30am ET $28.29 354 $10,014.66
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 10:15am ET $27.43 354 $9,710.22 $9,731.09 $-304.44
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
48m held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 12:00pm ET $27.73 350 $9,705.50
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 10:10am ET $26.87 350 $9,404.50 $9,430.09 $-301.00
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
22.2h held
21 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 10:10am ET $26.43 356 $9,410.04
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 1:10pm ET $27.81 356 $9,900.36 $9,920.40 +$490.32
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
1.1d held
22 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 2:40pm ET $27.81 356 $9,900.36
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 10:10am ET $29.57 356 $10,526.92 $10,546.96 +$626.56
(+6.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
19.5h held
23 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 10:10am ET $27.99 376 $10,524.24
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 10:00am ET $27.09 376 $10,185.84 $10,208.56 $-338.40
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3d held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,208.56
Net Profit/Loss: +$208.56
Total Return: +2.09%
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