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

Data Transparency (Last Year)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
47,140
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
269 days
Data Gaps
None (10 market holidays)

Market Closed (10 days)

2025-02-17 — Presidents' Day, 2025-04-18 — Good Friday, 2025-05-26 — Memorial Day, 2025-06-19 — Juneteenth, 2025-07-04 — Independence Day, 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 Year)

Period Start Capital
$10,236.42
Current Value
$9,626.81
Period P&L
$-609.61
Max Drawdown
-6.0%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.58

Trade Statistics (Last Year)

Trades in Period
10
Winners / Losers
3 / 7
Best Trade
+0.31%
Worst Trade
-3.29%
Avg Trade Return
-0.61%
Avg Hold Time
12m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last Year)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$194,339.22
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-609.61
Net P&L (after fees)
$-609.61
Gross Return
-5.96%
Net Return (after fees)
-5.96%

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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

📈 SQQQ Price (left axis) vs 📊 Your Equity (right axis). See how the stock price moved while you held positions.

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📊 Price data: 269 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last Year - 10 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $10,236.42 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 Feb 28, 2025 9:30am ET $168.18 60 $10,090.50
🔴 SELL Feb 28, 2025 10:10am ET $162.65 60 $9,758.82 $9,904.74 $-331.68
(-3.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Mar 31, 2025 9:30am ET $204.39 48 $9,810.82
🔴 SELL Mar 31, 2025 9:35am ET $203.28 48 $9,757.20 $9,851.12 $-53.62
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Apr 17, 2025 9:30am ET $192.02 51 $9,792.94
🔴 SELL Apr 17, 2025 9:35am ET $192.28 51 $9,806.10 $9,864.28 +$13.16
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY May 12, 2025 9:30am ET $129.75 76 $9,860.96
🔴 SELL May 12, 2025 9:35am ET $130.15 76 $9,891.40 $9,894.72 +$30.44
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jun 23, 2025 9:30am ET $115.08 85 $9,781.38
🔴 SELL Jun 23, 2025 9:50am ET $112.93 85 $9,598.63 $9,711.97 $-182.75
(-1.9%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Aug 19, 2025 9:30am ET $87.87 110 $9,666.03
🔴 SELL Aug 19, 2025 9:35am ET $87.60 110 $9,636.00 $9,681.94 $-30.03
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Nov 12, 2025 9:30am ET $67.75 142 $9,620.50
🔴 SELL Nov 12, 2025 9:35am ET $67.68 142 $9,609.85 $9,671.29 $-10.65
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 4, 2025 9:30am ET $67.72 142 $9,616.24
🔴 SELL Dec 4, 2025 9:35am ET $67.35 142 $9,563.70 $9,618.75 $-52.54
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 9:30am ET $69.63 138 $9,609.56
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 9:35am ET $69.83 138 $9,636.54 $9,645.73 +$26.98
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $69.25 139 $9,625.49
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:50am ET $69.11 139 $9,606.57 $9,626.81 $-18.92
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,626.81
Net Profit/Loss: $-373.19
Total Return: -3.73%
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