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
44,003
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
516 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
$9,951.84
Current Value
$9,858.90
Total P&L
$-92.94
Max Drawdown
-1.6%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.16

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
14
Winners / Losers
7 / 7
Best Trade
+0.65%
Worst Trade
-0.77%
Avg Trade Return
-0.07%
Avg Hold Time
5m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$276,367.98
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-92.94
Net P&L (after fees)
$-92.94
Gross Return
-0.93%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.93%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 516 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 $9,951.84 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 $85.58 116 $9,927.28
🔴 SELL Mar 11, 2024 9:35am ET $85.20 116 $9,883.20 $9,907.76 $-44.08
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jul 18, 2024 9:30am ET $81.30 121 $9,837.30
🔴 SELL Jul 18, 2024 9:35am ET $81.57 121 $9,869.97 $9,940.43 +$32.67
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2024 9:30am ET $86.43 115 $9,939.45
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2024 9:35am ET $86.43 115 $9,939.45 $9,940.43 $0.00
(+0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2025 9:30am ET $84.94 117 $9,937.98
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2025 9:35am ET $84.58 117 $9,895.39 $9,897.84 $-42.59
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2025 9:30am ET $85.64 115 $9,848.60
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2025 9:35am ET $85.38 115 $9,819.24 $9,868.48 $-29.36
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY May 20, 2025 9:30am ET $86.75 113 $9,802.75
🔴 SELL May 20, 2025 9:35am ET $86.62 113 $9,787.50 $9,853.22 $-15.26
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY May 21, 2025 9:30am ET $87.66 112 $9,817.36
🔴 SELL May 21, 2025 9:35am ET $87.85 112 $9,838.64 $9,874.50 +$21.28
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Aug 7, 2025 9:30am ET $90.91 108 $9,817.74
🔴 SELL Aug 7, 2025 9:35am ET $91.07 108 $9,835.56 $9,892.32 +$17.82
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 9:30am ET $91.96 107 $9,839.19
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 9:35am ET $92.55 107 $9,902.85 $9,955.98 +$63.66
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Sep 9, 2025 9:30am ET $93.80 106 $9,942.80
🔴 SELL Sep 9, 2025 9:35am ET $94.19 106 $9,984.14 $9,997.32 +$41.34
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Nov 18, 2025 9:30am ET $101.96 98 $9,992.08
🔴 SELL Nov 18, 2025 9:40am ET $101.17 98 $9,914.66 $9,919.90 $-77.42
(-0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 9:30am ET $100.53 98 $9,851.94
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 9:35am ET $100.14 98 $9,813.72 $9,881.68 $-38.22
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $104.91 94 $9,861.54
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:35am ET $104.42 94 $9,815.48 $9,835.62 $-46.06
(-0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $103.31 95 $9,814.45
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $103.56 95 $9,837.73 $9,858.90 +$23.28
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,858.90
Net Profit/Loss: $-141.10
Total Return: -1.41%
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