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
94,873
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
540 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
$9,938.68
Current Value
$10,535.55
Total P&L
$596.87
Max Drawdown
-3.1%
Sharpe Ratio
0.20

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
31
Winners / Losers
17 / 14
Best Trade
+3.75%
Worst Trade
-2.01%
Avg Trade Return
+0.19%
Avg Hold Time
6m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$633,018.28
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$596.87
Net P&L (after fees)
$596.87
Gross Return
+6.01%
Net Return (after fees)
+6.01%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 540 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 $9,938.68 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 23, 2024 9:30am ET $82.02 121 $9,923.97
🔴 SELL Feb 23, 2024 9:35am ET $81.98 121 $9,919.94 $9,934.65 $-4.03
(-0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Apr 19, 2024 9:30am ET $84.00 118 $9,912.47
🔴 SELL Apr 19, 2024 9:35am ET $83.60 118 $9,864.33 $9,886.51 $-48.14
(-0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jun 21, 2024 9:30am ET $128.45 76 $9,762.48
🔴 SELL Jun 21, 2024 9:45am ET $125.87 76 $9,566.12 $9,690.15 $-196.36
(-2.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Aug 1, 2024 9:30am ET $118.83 81 $9,625.27
🔴 SELL Aug 1, 2024 9:40am ET $119.71 81 $9,696.51 $9,761.39 +$71.24
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Aug 5, 2024 9:30am ET $94.04 103 $9,686.12
🔴 SELL Aug 5, 2024 9:35am ET $97.57 103 $10,049.71 $10,124.98 +$363.59
(+3.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Aug 12, 2024 9:30am ET $108.29 93 $10,070.97
🔴 SELL Aug 12, 2024 9:35am ET $107.87 93 $10,032.12 $10,086.13 $-38.85
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Aug 29, 2024 9:30am ET $124.02 81 $10,045.62
🔴 SELL Aug 29, 2024 9:45am ET $123.74 81 $10,022.93 $10,063.44 $-22.69
(-0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2024 9:30am ET $106.62 94 $10,022.28
🔴 SELL Sep 5, 2024 9:35am ET $108.52 94 $10,201.25 $10,242.41 +$178.97
(+1.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Sep 9, 2024 9:30am ET $106.17 96 $10,191.94
🔴 SELL Sep 9, 2024 9:35am ET $106.37 96 $10,211.89 $10,262.37 +$19.96
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2024 9:30am ET $119.61 85 $10,166.85
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2024 9:35am ET $120.87 85 $10,274.09 $10,369.61 +$107.24
(+1.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Oct 7, 2024 9:30am ET $126.99 81 $10,285.79
🔴 SELL Oct 7, 2024 9:35am ET $127.19 81 $10,302.39 $10,386.21 +$16.60
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 14, 2024 9:30am ET $138.02 75 $10,351.50
🔴 SELL Oct 14, 2024 9:35am ET $137.92 75 $10,343.94 $10,378.65 $-7.56
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Oct 21, 2024 9:30am ET $139.71 74 $10,338.54
🔴 SELL Oct 21, 2024 9:35am ET $139.88 74 $10,350.82 $10,390.93 +$12.28
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2025 9:30am ET $127.51 81 $10,328.31
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2025 9:35am ET $126.17 81 $10,219.37 $10,281.98 $-108.95
(-1.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2025 9:30am ET $131.84 77 $10,151.68
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2025 9:35am ET $133.74 77 $10,297.98 $10,428.28 +$146.30
(+1.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 13, 2025 9:30am ET $133.06 78 $10,378.63
🔴 SELL Feb 13, 2025 9:40am ET $132.56 78 $10,339.85 $10,389.51 $-38.77
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Feb 18, 2025 9:30am ET $143.02 72 $10,297.44
🔴 SELL Feb 18, 2025 9:35am ET $142.27 72 $10,243.43 $10,335.50 $-54.01
(-0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Mar 4, 2025 9:30am ET $113.36 91 $10,315.31
🔴 SELL Mar 4, 2025 9:35am ET $113.61 91 $10,338.51 $10,358.70 +$23.20
(+0.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Mar 20, 2025 9:30am ET $118.42 87 $10,302.11
🔴 SELL Mar 20, 2025 9:35am ET $119.29 87 $10,378.58 $10,435.17 +$76.47
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Apr 3, 2025 9:30am ET $104.81 99 $10,376.19
🔴 SELL Apr 3, 2025 9:35am ET $104.67 99 $10,362.33 $10,421.31 $-13.86
(-0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Apr 15, 2025 9:30am ET $112.10 92 $10,313.52
🔴 SELL Apr 15, 2025 9:35am ET $111.80 92 $10,285.60 $10,393.39 $-27.92
(-0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Apr 16, 2025 9:30am ET $105.80 98 $10,368.40
🔴 SELL Apr 16, 2025 9:35am ET $106.28 98 $10,414.95 $10,439.94 +$46.55
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
23 🟢 BUY May 14, 2025 9:30am ET $134.80 77 $10,379.22
🔴 SELL May 14, 2025 9:35am ET $134.00 77 $10,318.00 $10,378.73 $-61.21
(-0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Jun 2, 2025 9:30am ET $137.09 75 $10,281.75
🔴 SELL Jun 2, 2025 9:35am ET $137.65 75 $10,323.38 $10,420.36 +$41.63
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Jul 9, 2025 9:30am ET $163.37 63 $10,292.31
🔴 SELL Jul 9, 2025 9:35am ET $163.91 63 $10,326.33 $10,454.38 +$34.02
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Sep 8, 2025 9:30am ET $169.37 61 $10,331.56
🔴 SELL Sep 8, 2025 9:35am ET $169.40 61 $10,333.40 $10,456.22 +$1.84
(+0.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Sep 29, 2025 9:30am ET $182.36 57 $10,394.52
🔴 SELL Sep 29, 2025 9:35am ET $182.52 57 $10,403.64 $10,465.34 +$9.12
(+0.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Oct 28, 2025 9:30am ET $195.29 53 $10,350.37
🔴 SELL Oct 28, 2025 9:35am ET $194.23 53 $10,294.24 $10,409.21 $-56.13
(-0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Oct 29, 2025 9:30am ET $210.79 49 $10,328.71
🔴 SELL Oct 29, 2025 9:35am ET $210.02 49 $10,290.98 $10,371.48 $-37.73
(-0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
30 🟢 BUY Dec 2, 2025 9:30am ET $184.56 56 $10,335.36
🔴 SELL Dec 2, 2025 9:35am ET $185.32 56 $10,377.92 $10,414.04 +$42.56
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
31 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 9:30am ET $187.30 55 $10,301.54
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 9:35am ET $189.51 55 $10,423.04 $10,535.55 +$121.51
(+1.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,535.55
Net Profit/Loss: +$535.55
Total Return: +5.36%
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