Compendium › Gary Gap › MRK
Simulated with $10,000 starting capital
Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y
MRK
Alpaca Tradeable

Gary Gap's Analysis

2024-01-02 00:00:00+00 to 2026-02-13 20:55:00+00 • 27 trades executed

+3.96%
2 Years Return
$10,396.34
Current Value
56%
Win Rate
$10,000.00
Period Start

Data Transparency

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles Used
53,415
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
532 days
Data Gaps
None (21 market holidays)

Market Closed (21 days)

2024-02-19 — Presidents' Day, 2024-03-29 — Good Friday, 2024-05-27 — Memorial Day, 2024-06-19 — Juneteenth, 2024-07-04 — Independence Day, 2024-09-02 — Labor Day, 2024-11-28 — Thanksgiving, 2024-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2025-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2025-01-09 — National Day of Mourning (Carter), 2025-01-20 — MLK Jr. Day, 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 ... and 1 more
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Performance Summary

Starting Capital
$10,000.00
Current Value
$10,396.34
Total P&L
$396.34
Max Drawdown
-0.7%
Sharpe Ratio
0.34

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
27
Winners / Losers
15 / 12
Best Trade
+1.31%
Worst Trade
-0.42%
Avg Trade Return
+0.15%
Avg Hold Time
5m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$544,429.80
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$396.34
Net P&L (after fees)
$396.34
Gross Return
+3.96%
Net Return (after fees)
+3.96%

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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

📈 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: 532 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Complete Trade History

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $10,000.00 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 Mar 4, 2024 9:30am ET $126.41 79 $9,986.00 — — —
🔴 SELL Mar 4, 2024 9:40am ET $125.88 79 $9,944.52 $9,958.52 $-41.48
(-0.4%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Apr 25, 2024 9:30am ET $131.91 75 $9,892.88 — — —
🔴 SELL Apr 25, 2024 9:35am ET $131.84 75 $9,887.63 $9,953.27 $-5.25
(-0.1%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jul 1, 2024 9:30am ET $127.29 78 $9,928.62 — — —
🔴 SELL Jul 1, 2024 9:35am ET $127.61 78 $9,953.58 $9,978.23 +$24.96
(+0.2%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2024 9:30am ET $118.09 84 $9,919.56 — — —
🔴 SELL Sep 5, 2024 9:35am ET $117.99 84 $9,911.16 $9,969.83 $-8.40
(-0.1%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 9, 2024 9:30am ET $114.57 87 $9,967.16 — — —
🔴 SELL Sep 9, 2024 9:35am ET $115.32 87 $10,032.71 $10,035.38 +$65.55
(+0.7%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2025 9:30am ET $98.02 102 $9,997.53 — — —
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2025 9:35am ET $98.33 102 $10,029.41 $10,067.26 +$31.88
(+0.3%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 18, 2025 9:30am ET $82.31 122 $10,041.82 — — —
🔴 SELL Feb 18, 2025 9:35am ET $82.27 122 $10,036.33 $10,061.77 $-5.49
(-0.1%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 28, 2025 9:30am ET $91.63 109 $9,987.13 — — —
🔴 SELL Feb 28, 2025 9:35am ET $91.32 109 $9,953.34 $10,027.98 $-33.79
(-0.3%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Mar 5, 2025 9:30am ET $93.10 107 $9,961.70 — — —
🔴 SELL Mar 5, 2025 9:35am ET $93.14 107 $9,965.98 $10,032.26 +$4.28
(+0.0%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Mar 10, 2025 9:30am ET $96.48 103 $9,937.44 — — —
🔴 SELL Mar 10, 2025 9:35am ET $96.32 103 $9,920.45 $10,015.26 $-17.00
(-0.2%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Mar 13, 2025 9:30am ET $94.60 105 $9,933.00 — — —
🔴 SELL Mar 13, 2025 9:35am ET $94.72 105 $9,945.60 $10,027.86 +$12.60
(+0.1%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Apr 17, 2025 9:30am ET $77.76 128 $9,953.38 — — —
🔴 SELL Apr 17, 2025 9:35am ET $77.80 128 $9,958.40 $10,032.88 +$5.02
(+0.1%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Apr 23, 2025 9:30am ET $79.41 126 $10,005.66 — — —
🔴 SELL Apr 23, 2025 9:35am ET $79.86 126 $10,062.36 $10,089.58 +$56.70
(+0.6%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY May 12, 2025 9:30am ET $79.16 127 $10,053.32 — — —
🔴 SELL May 12, 2025 9:35am ET $79.33 127 $10,074.91 $10,111.17 +$21.59
(+0.2%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY May 13, 2025 9:30am ET $77.76 130 $10,108.80 — — —
🔴 SELL May 13, 2025 9:35am ET $77.50 130 $10,075.00 $10,077.37 $-33.80
(-0.3%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jun 4, 2025 9:30am ET $78.53 128 $10,051.84 — — —
🔴 SELL Jun 4, 2025 9:35am ET $78.73 128 $10,077.44 $10,102.97 +$25.60
(+0.2%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jul 9, 2025 9:30am ET $84.08 120 $10,089.60 — — —
🔴 SELL Jul 9, 2025 9:35am ET $83.81 120 $10,056.60 $10,069.97 $-33.00
(-0.3%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Aug 1, 2025 9:30am ET $79.12 127 $10,048.24 — — —
🔴 SELL Aug 1, 2025 9:35am ET $79.36 127 $10,078.72 $10,100.45 +$30.48
(+0.3%) 		🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 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
20 🟢 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
21 🟢 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
22 🟢 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
23 🟢 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
24 🟢 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
25 🟢 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
26 🟢 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
27 🟢 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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