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
2,993
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
$10,381.50
Current Value
$10,821.47
Period P&L
$439.91
Max Drawdown
-15.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.33

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
17
Winners / Losers
9 / 8
Best Trade
+2.38%
Worst Trade
-0.52%
Avg Trade Return
+0.25%
Avg Hold Time
12.2h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$355,371.01
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$439.91
Net P&L (after fees)
$439.91
Gross Return
+4.24%
Net Return (after fees)
+4.24%

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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

📈 MRK 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 - 17 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Grace Crossover had $10,381.50 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 2, 2026 10:30am ET $105.43 98 $10,331.65
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 12:35pm ET $105.52 98 $10,340.47 $10,390.38 +$8.82
(+0.1%)
DEATH_CROSS
2.1h held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 1:55pm ET $107.04 97 $10,382.88
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 2:00pm ET $106.73 97 $10,353.25 $10,360.75 $-29.63
(-0.3%)
DEATH_CROSS
6m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 2:10pm ET $109.23 94 $10,267.62
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $108.88 94 $10,234.72 $10,327.85 $-32.90
(-0.3%)
DEATH_CROSS
1.8h held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 9:30am ET $110.52 93 $10,277.90
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 12:15pm ET $110.90 93 $10,313.70 $10,363.65 +$35.81
(+0.3%)
DEATH_CROSS
2.8h held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 10:55am ET $110.58 93 $10,283.48
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 11:20am ET $110.00 93 $10,230.00 $10,310.18 $-53.48
(-0.5%)
DEATH_CROSS
24m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 1:55pm ET $108.13 95 $10,272.26
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 10:05am ET $108.11 95 $10,269.98 $10,307.89 $-2.29
(-0.0%)
DEATH_CROSS
20.2h held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 11:05am ET $110.10 93 $10,239.30
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $110.96 93 $10,319.28 $10,387.87 +$79.98
(+0.8%)
DEATH_CROSS
4.8h held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 10:40am ET $108.95 95 $10,350.24
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 11:05am ET $108.43 95 $10,300.85 $10,338.48 $-49.39
(-0.5%)
DEATH_CROSS
24m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 12:35pm ET $111.01 93 $10,323.93
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 3:25pm ET $111.28 93 $10,349.04 $10,363.59 +$25.11
(+0.2%)
DEATH_CROSS
2.8h held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 1:15pm ET $107.77 96 $10,345.92
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 9:45am ET $107.91 96 $10,359.36 $10,377.03 +$13.44
(+0.1%)
DEATH_CROSS
2.9d held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 10:45am ET $107.85 96 $10,353.60
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 12:20pm ET $107.58 96 $10,327.68 $10,351.11 $-25.92
(-0.2%)
DEATH_CROSS
1.6h held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:25pm ET $106.69 97 $10,348.93
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:25pm ET $109.23 97 $10,595.31 $10,597.49 +$246.38
(+2.4%)
DEATH_CROSS
1d held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:45pm ET $110.34 96 $10,592.64
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 2:05pm ET $112.33 96 $10,783.68 $10,788.53 +$191.04
(+1.8%)
DEATH_CROSS
2.9d held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $118.82 90 $10,694.25
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 2:15pm ET $119.26 90 $10,733.40 $10,827.68 +$39.15
(+0.4%)
DEATH_CROSS
4.8h held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 9:35am ET $121.15 89 $10,782.79
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 12:35pm ET $121.55 89 $10,817.96 $10,862.84 +$35.16
(+0.3%)
DEATH_CROSS
3h held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 2:50pm ET $117.51 92 $10,810.92
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:15pm ET $117.21 92 $10,783.32 $10,835.24 $-27.60
(-0.3%)
DEATH_CROSS
24m held
17 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 3:15pm ET $117.47 92 $10,807.24
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 3:25pm ET $117.32 92 $10,793.47 $10,821.47 $-13.77
(-0.1%)
DEATH_CROSS
10m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,821.47
Net Profit/Loss: +$821.47
Total Return: +8.21%
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