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
47,518
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
518 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
$10,184.07
Total P&L
$184.07
Max Drawdown
-3.1%
Sharpe Ratio
0.08

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
34
Winners / Losers
19 / 15
Best Trade
+2.01%
Worst Trade
-2.07%
Avg Trade Return
+0.06%
Avg Hold Time
6m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$670,298.00
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$184.07
Net P&L (after fees)
$184.07
Gross Return
+1.84%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.84%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 518 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 11, 2024 9:30am ET $76.09 131 $9,967.79
🔴 SELL Mar 11, 2024 9:35am ET $75.85 131 $9,936.35 $9,968.56 $-31.44
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jun 20, 2024 9:30am ET $66.70 149 $9,938.30
🔴 SELL Jun 20, 2024 9:35am ET $66.09 149 $9,847.41 $9,877.67 $-90.89
(-0.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jul 17, 2024 9:30am ET $72.85 135 $9,834.75
🔴 SELL Jul 17, 2024 9:35am ET $72.85 135 $9,834.75 $9,877.67 $0.00
(+0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Aug 28, 2024 9:30am ET $78.38 126 $9,875.88
🔴 SELL Aug 28, 2024 9:35am ET $78.50 126 $9,891.00 $9,892.79 +$15.12
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 12, 2024 9:30am ET $84.00 117 $9,828.00
🔴 SELL Sep 12, 2024 9:45am ET $82.26 117 $9,624.42 $9,689.21 $-203.58
(-2.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Nov 7, 2024 9:30am ET $97.27 99 $9,629.24
🔴 SELL Nov 7, 2024 9:35am ET $97.26 99 $9,628.42 $9,688.40 $-0.81
(-0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Dec 5, 2024 9:30am ET $93.03 104 $9,675.12
🔴 SELL Dec 5, 2024 9:35am ET $93.38 104 $9,711.00 $9,724.28 +$35.88
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 11, 2024 9:30am ET $93.80 103 $9,661.40
🔴 SELL Dec 11, 2024 9:35am ET $94.40 103 $9,722.69 $9,785.56 +$61.28
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 20, 2024 9:30am ET $91.86 106 $9,736.63
🔴 SELL Dec 20, 2024 9:35am ET $91.81 106 $9,731.86 $9,780.79 $-4.77
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2025 9:30am ET $93.00 105 $9,764.48
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2025 9:35am ET $93.11 105 $9,776.55 $9,792.86 +$12.07
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2025 9:30am ET $94.67 103 $9,750.50
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2025 9:35am ET $95.43 103 $9,829.29 $9,871.66 +$78.80
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Mar 5, 2025 9:30am ET $116.21 84 $9,761.64
🔴 SELL Mar 5, 2025 9:35am ET $116.49 84 $9,785.16 $9,895.18 +$23.52
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Mar 10, 2025 9:30am ET $118.52 83 $9,836.75
🔴 SELL Mar 10, 2025 9:35am ET $118.38 83 $9,825.54 $9,883.97 $-11.21
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Mar 13, 2025 9:30am ET $114.98 85 $9,773.30
🔴 SELL Mar 13, 2025 9:35am ET $114.81 85 $9,758.85 $9,869.52 $-14.45
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Mar 27, 2025 9:30am ET $111.24 88 $9,789.12
🔴 SELL Mar 27, 2025 9:35am ET $111.33 88 $9,796.60 $9,877.00 +$7.48
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Apr 4, 2025 9:30am ET $111.63 88 $9,823.44
🔴 SELL Apr 4, 2025 9:35am ET $111.79 88 $9,837.52 $9,891.08 +$14.08
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Apr 9, 2025 9:30am ET $100.85 98 $9,883.30
🔴 SELL Apr 9, 2025 9:35am ET $101.11 98 $9,908.78 $9,916.56 +$25.48
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY May 12, 2025 9:30am ET $99.71 99 $9,871.29
🔴 SELL May 12, 2025 9:35am ET $100.78 99 $9,977.22 $10,022.49 +$105.93
(+1.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY May 19, 2025 9:30am ET $104.45 95 $9,922.75
🔴 SELL May 19, 2025 9:35am ET $104.38 95 $9,915.63 $10,015.36 $-7.13
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Jun 4, 2025 9:30am ET $110.84 90 $9,975.60
🔴 SELL Jun 4, 2025 9:35am ET $110.99 90 $9,989.10 $10,028.86 +$13.50
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jun 10, 2025 9:30am ET $111.68 89 $9,939.08
🔴 SELL Jun 10, 2025 9:35am ET $111.31 89 $9,906.15 $9,995.93 $-32.93
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Jun 20, 2025 9:30am ET $110.11 90 $9,909.45
🔴 SELL Jun 20, 2025 9:50am ET $108.11 90 $9,729.90 $9,816.38 $-179.55
(-1.8%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Jul 25, 2025 9:30am ET $116.44 84 $9,780.96
🔴 SELL Jul 25, 2025 9:35am ET $116.22 84 $9,762.48 $9,797.90 $-18.48
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Jul 31, 2025 9:30am ET $115.20 85 $9,792.00
🔴 SELL Jul 31, 2025 9:35am ET $115.37 85 $9,806.45 $9,812.35 +$14.45
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Aug 8, 2025 9:30am ET $119.85 81 $9,707.85
🔴 SELL Aug 8, 2025 9:35am ET $120.73 81 $9,779.13 $9,883.63 +$71.28
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 9:30am ET $119.95 82 $9,835.90
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 9:35am ET $119.69 82 $9,814.17 $9,861.90 $-21.73
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Oct 16, 2025 9:30am ET $119.56 82 $9,803.51
🔴 SELL Oct 16, 2025 9:35am ET $119.78 82 $9,821.96 $9,880.35 +$18.45
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 9:30am ET $118.50 83 $9,835.09
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 9:35am ET $120.88 83 $10,033.04 $10,078.30 +$197.95
(+2.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Nov 3, 2025 9:30am ET $121.25 83 $10,063.39
🔴 SELL Nov 3, 2025 9:35am ET $120.90 83 $10,034.70 $10,049.61 $-28.69
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
30 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 9:30am ET $119.74 83 $9,938.75
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 9:35am ET $120.42 83 $9,994.87 $10,105.73 +$56.12
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
31 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 9:30am ET $140.19 72 $10,093.68
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 9:35am ET $140.03 72 $10,081.80 $10,093.85 $-11.88
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
32 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 9:30am ET $140.82 71 $9,997.87
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 9:35am ET $140.75 71 $9,993.55 $10,089.53 $-4.32
(-0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
33 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $144.68 69 $9,982.58
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:35am ET $145.04 69 $10,007.76 $10,114.71 +$25.18
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
34 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $148.20 68 $10,077.60
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $149.22 68 $10,146.96 $10,184.07 +$69.36
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,184.07
Net Profit/Loss: +$184.07
Total Return: +1.84%
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