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

Data Transparency (Last 3 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
6,494
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-11-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
73 days
Data Gaps
None (4 market holidays)

Market Closed (4 days)

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 3 Months)

Period Start Capital
$10,100.45
Current Value
$10,396.34
Period P&L
$295.89
Max Drawdown
-0.7%
Sharpe Ratio
0.59

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
9
Winners / Losers
5 / 4
Best Trade
+1.31%
Worst Trade
-0.37%
Avg Trade Return
+0.32%
Avg Hold Time
5m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 3 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$184,602.02
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$295.89
Net P&L (after fees)
$295.89
Gross Return
+2.93%
Net Return (after fees)
+2.93%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 73 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 3 Months - 9 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $10,100.45 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 Nov 24, 2025 9:30am ET $100.52 100 $10,052.00
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 9:35am ET $101.19 100 $10,118.50 $10,166.95 +$66.50
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 9:30am ET $101.86 99 $10,084.14
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 9:35am ET $103.20 99 $10,216.31 $10,299.11 +$132.16
(+1.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Dec 22, 2025 9:30am ET $101.86 101 $10,287.86
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 9:35am ET $102.43 101 $10,344.93 $10,356.17 +$57.06
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 9:30am ET $108.11 95 $10,269.98
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 9:35am ET $107.86 95 $10,246.70 $10,332.89 $-23.28
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 9:30am ET $108.99 94 $10,244.59
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 9:35am ET $109.76 94 $10,317.44 $10,405.74 +$72.85
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 9:30am ET $112.25 92 $10,327.00
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 9:35am ET $112.15 92 $10,317.80 $10,396.54 $-9.20
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $118.21 87 $10,284.27
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:35am ET $117.77 87 $10,246.08 $10,358.35 $-38.19
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $118.82 87 $10,337.77
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:35am ET $118.48 87 $10,307.76 $10,328.34 $-30.01
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $120.77 85 $10,265.45
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $121.57 85 $10,333.45 $10,396.34 +$68.00
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,396.34
Net Profit/Loss: +$396.34
Total Return: +3.96%
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