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
3,114
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
35 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
$10,052.45
Current Value
$10,038.81
Period P&L
$-13.64
Max Drawdown
-5.0%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.03

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
4
Winners / Losers
1 / 3
Best Trade
+1.64%
Worst Trade
-0.79%
Avg Trade Return
-0.03%
Avg Hold Time
5m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$80,182.14
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-13.64
Net P&L (after fees)
$-13.64
Gross Return
-0.14%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.14%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 35 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 4 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Gary Gap had $10,052.45 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 Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $182.51 55 $10,037.78
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 9:35am ET $181.07 55 $9,958.85 $9,973.52 $-78.93
(-0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 9:30am ET $187.32 53 $9,927.96
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 9:35am ET $190.40 53 $10,091.20 $10,136.76 +$163.24
(+1.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 9:30am ET $215.36 47 $10,121.92
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 9:35am ET $214.55 47 $10,083.85 $10,098.69 $-38.07
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $169.66 59 $10,010.23
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $168.65 59 $9,950.35 $10,038.81 $-59.88
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,038.81
Net Profit/Loss: +$38.81
Total Return: +0.39%
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