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
11,557
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
130 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
$9,883.63
Current Value
$10,184.07
Period P&L
$300.44
Max Drawdown
-3.1%
Sharpe Ratio
0.50

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
9
Winners / Losers
5 / 4
Best Trade
+2.01%
Worst Trade
-0.29%
Avg Trade Return
+0.34%
Avg Hold Time
5m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$179,557.17
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$300.44
Net P&L (after fees)
$300.44
Gross Return
+3.04%
Net Return (after fees)
+3.04%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 130 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 9 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $9,883.63 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 20, 2025 9:30am ET $119.95 82 $9,835.90
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 9:35am ET $119.69 82 $9,814.17 $9,861.90 $-21.73
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Oct 16, 2025 9:30am ET $119.56 82 $9,803.51
🔴 SELL Oct 16, 2025 9:35am ET $119.78 82 $9,821.96 $9,880.35 +$18.45
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 9:30am ET $118.50 83 $9,835.09
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 9:35am ET $120.88 83 $10,033.04 $10,078.30 +$197.95
(+2.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 3, 2025 9:30am ET $121.25 83 $10,063.39
🔴 SELL Nov 3, 2025 9:35am ET $120.90 83 $10,034.70 $10,049.61 $-28.69
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 9:30am ET $119.74 83 $9,938.75
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 9:35am ET $120.42 83 $9,994.87 $10,105.73 +$56.12
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 9:30am ET $140.19 72 $10,093.68
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 9:35am ET $140.03 72 $10,081.80 $10,093.85 $-11.88
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 9:30am ET $140.82 71 $9,997.87
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 9:35am ET $140.75 71 $9,993.55 $10,089.53 $-4.32
(-0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $144.68 69 $9,982.58
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:35am ET $145.04 69 $10,007.76 $10,114.71 +$25.18
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $148.20 68 $10,077.60
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $149.22 68 $10,146.96 $10,184.07 +$69.36
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,184.07
Net Profit/Loss: +$184.07
Total Return: +1.84%
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