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

Data Transparency (Year to Date)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
5,028
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
36 days
Data Gaps
None (2 market holidays)

Market Closed (2 days)

2026-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Year to Date)

Period Start Capital
$9,232.55
Current Value
$9,267.85
Period P&L
$35.30
Max Drawdown
-10.8%
Sharpe Ratio
0.04

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
10
Winners / Losers
5 / 5
Best Trade
+1.30%
Worst Trade
-2.93%
Avg Trade Return
+0.04%
Avg Hold Time
8m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Year to Date)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$181,698.22
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$35.30
Net P&L (after fees)
$35.30
Gross Return
+0.38%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.38%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 36 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 10 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $9,232.55 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 Jan 2, 2026 9:30am ET $224.35 41 $9,198.44
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 9:35am ET $223.07 41 $9,145.87 $9,179.98 $-52.57
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 9:30am ET $203.32 45 $9,149.40
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 9:35am ET $205.71 45 $9,256.95 $9,287.53 +$107.55
(+1.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 9:30am ET $220.35 42 $9,254.78
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 9:35am ET $219.60 42 $9,223.20 $9,255.95 $-31.58
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:30am ET $233.79 39 $9,117.81
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 9:35am ET $233.65 39 $9,112.28 $9,250.42 $-5.53
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $231.99 39 $9,047.61
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 9:35am ET $231.52 39 $9,029.28 $9,232.09 $-18.33
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 9:30am ET $238.65 38 $9,068.70
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 9:35am ET $239.20 38 $9,089.49 $9,252.88 +$20.79
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 9:30am ET $259.13 35 $9,069.38
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 10:00am ET $251.53 35 $8,803.62 $8,987.12 $-265.76
(-2.9%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 9:30am ET $241.24 37 $8,925.70
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 9:35am ET $244.36 37 $9,041.32 $9,102.75 +$115.63
(+1.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 9:30am ET $241.53 37 $8,936.65
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 9:35am ET $244.04 37 $9,029.30 $9,195.40 +$92.65
(+1.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 9:30am ET $201.40 45 $9,063.00
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 9:35am ET $203.01 45 $9,135.45 $9,267.85 +$72.45
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,267.85
Net Profit/Loss: $-732.15
Total Return: -7.32%
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