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
10,636
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
129 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
$10,317.11
Current Value
$10,310.21
Period P&L
$-6.90
Max Drawdown
-0.7%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.05

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
6
Winners / Losers
3 / 3
Best Trade
+0.53%
Worst Trade
-0.29%
Avg Trade Return
-0.01%
Avg Hold Time
8m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$120,428.32
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-6.90
Net P&L (after fees)
$-6.90
Gross Return
-0.07%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.07%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 129 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 6 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $10,317.11 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 Sep 15, 2025 9:30am ET $397.50 25 $9,937.50
🔴 SELL Sep 15, 2025 9:35am ET $396.35 25 $9,908.69 $10,288.30 $-28.81
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Oct 1, 2025 9:30am ET $397.92 25 $9,948.00
🔴 SELL Oct 1, 2025 9:35am ET $398.00 25 $9,950.00 $10,290.30 +$2.00
(+0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 9:30am ET $462.40 22 $10,172.69
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 9:35am ET $464.85 22 $10,226.59 $10,344.20 +$53.90
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 9:30am ET $474.04 21 $9,954.84
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 9:35am ET $474.31 21 $9,960.41 $10,349.76 +$5.56
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $474.87 21 $9,972.27
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:55am ET $473.94 21 $9,952.74 $10,330.23 $-19.53
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 9:30am ET $465.11 22 $10,232.31
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 9:35am ET $464.20 22 $10,212.29 $10,310.21 $-20.02
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,310.21
Net Profit/Loss: +$310.21
Total Return: +3.10%
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