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

Data Transparency

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles Used
58,339
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
534 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
$9,960.31
Current Value
$9,786.53
Total P&L
$-173.78
Max Drawdown
-2.8%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.17

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
19
Winners / Losers
8 / 11
Best Trade
+1.01%
Worst Trade
-1.84%
Avg Trade Return
-0.09%
Avg Hold Time
8m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$370,741.53
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-173.78
Net P&L (after fees)
$-173.78
Gross Return
-1.74%
Net Return (after fees)
-1.74%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 534 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 $9,960.31 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 Feb 15, 2024 9:30am ET $54.82 181 $9,922.42
🔴 SELL Feb 15, 2024 9:35am ET $54.81 181 $9,920.61 $9,958.50 $-1.81
(-0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Mar 15, 2024 9:30am ET $57.36 173 $9,923.28
🔴 SELL Mar 15, 2024 9:35am ET $57.45 173 $9,937.99 $9,973.21 +$14.71
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Apr 15, 2024 9:30am ET $60.90 163 $9,926.70
🔴 SELL Apr 15, 2024 9:55am ET $59.78 163 $9,744.14 $9,790.65 $-182.56
(-1.8%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY May 15, 2024 9:30am ET $64.32 152 $9,776.64
🔴 SELL May 15, 2024 9:35am ET $64.28 152 $9,770.56 $9,784.57 $-6.08
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jul 30, 2024 9:30am ET $65.82 148 $9,740.62
🔴 SELL Jul 30, 2024 9:35am ET $65.94 148 $9,758.60 $9,802.55 +$17.98
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Nov 6, 2024 9:30am ET $69.33 141 $9,775.53
🔴 SELL Nov 6, 2024 9:35am ET $69.24 141 $9,762.84 $9,789.86 $-12.69
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Apr 2, 2025 9:30am ET $70.44 138 $9,720.72
🔴 SELL Apr 2, 2025 9:35am ET $70.63 138 $9,746.94 $9,816.08 +$26.22
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Apr 9, 2025 9:30am ET $57.76 169 $9,760.60
🔴 SELL Apr 9, 2025 9:35am ET $57.50 169 $9,717.50 $9,772.98 $-43.10
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Apr 16, 2025 9:30am ET $63.76 153 $9,755.28
🔴 SELL Apr 16, 2025 9:35am ET $63.41 153 $9,701.73 $9,719.43 $-53.55
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Apr 23, 2025 9:30am ET $67.62 143 $9,669.66
🔴 SELL Apr 23, 2025 9:35am ET $67.88 143 $9,706.84 $9,756.61 +$37.18
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jun 26, 2025 9:30am ET $83.56 116 $9,693.40
🔴 SELL Jun 26, 2025 9:35am ET $83.74 116 $9,713.83 $9,777.04 +$20.43
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 14, 2025 9:30am ET $97.07 100 $9,707.00
🔴 SELL Oct 14, 2025 10:05am ET $96.53 100 $9,652.50 $9,722.54 $-54.50
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Nov 12, 2025 9:30am ET $102.42 94 $9,627.50
🔴 SELL Nov 12, 2025 9:35am ET $103.45 94 $9,724.30 $9,819.34 +$96.80
(+1.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 9:30am ET $102.43 95 $9,730.85
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 9:35am ET $102.31 95 $9,719.45 $9,807.94 $-11.40
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 9:30am ET $101.54 96 $9,747.84
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 9:35am ET $101.28 96 $9,722.88 $9,782.98 $-24.96
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 9:30am ET $121.20 80 $9,696.00
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 9:35am ET $121.61 80 $9,728.40 $9,815.38 +$32.40
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 9:30am ET $119.03 82 $9,760.46
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:35am ET $119.18 82 $9,772.76 $9,827.68 +$12.30
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 9:30am ET $116.13 84 $9,754.50
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 9:35am ET $115.84 84 $9,730.57 $9,803.75 $-23.93
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $119.13 82 $9,768.66
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:35am ET $118.92 82 $9,751.44 $9,786.53 $-17.22
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,786.53
Net Profit/Loss: $-213.47
Total Return: -2.13%
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