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

Data Transparency (Last Year)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
37,194
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
267 days
Data Gaps
None (10 market holidays)

Market Closed (10 days)

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, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Last Year)

Period Start Capital
$9,683.02
Current Value
$9,801.19
Period P&L
$118.17
Max Drawdown
-4.8%
Sharpe Ratio
0.12

Trade Statistics (Last Year)

Trades in Period
29
Winners / Losers
13 / 16
Best Trade
+0.69%
Worst Trade
-0.56%
Avg Trade Return
+0.04%
Avg Hold Time
1.6h

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last Year)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$562,363.77
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$118.17
Net P&L (after fees)
$118.17
Gross Return
+1.22%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.22%

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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

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📊 Price data: 267 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last Year - 29 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,683.02 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 24, 2025 3:45pm ET $76.11 127 $9,665.97
🔴 SELL Feb 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $75.99 127 $9,650.73 $9,667.78 $-15.24
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Feb 28, 2025 3:45pm ET $75.18 128 $9,623.04
🔴 SELL Feb 28, 2025 3:55pm ET $75.24 128 $9,630.72 $9,675.46 +$7.68
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Apr 4, 2025 3:10pm ET $67.73 142 $9,617.66
🔴 SELL Apr 4, 2025 3:40pm ET $68.10 142 $9,669.49 $9,727.29 +$51.83
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Apr 7, 2025 3:10pm ET $66.15 147 $9,724.05
🔴 SELL Apr 7, 2025 3:55pm ET $65.98 147 $9,699.06 $9,702.30 $-24.99
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Apr 9, 2025 3:00pm ET $66.95 144 $9,640.80
🔴 SELL Apr 9, 2025 3:10pm ET $67.41 144 $9,707.04 $9,768.54 +$66.24
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Apr 11, 2025 3:05pm ET $66.71 146 $9,739.43
🔴 SELL Apr 11, 2025 3:30pm ET $66.47 146 $9,704.62 $9,733.73 $-34.81
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Apr 21, 2025 3:55pm ET $68.64 141 $9,678.24
🔴 SELL Apr 22, 2025 10:05am ET $69.05 141 $9,736.05 $9,791.54 +$57.81
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Apr 25, 2025 3:20pm ET $69.17 141 $9,752.97
🔴 SELL Apr 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $69.02 141 $9,731.82 $9,770.39 $-21.15
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY May 2, 2025 3:25pm ET $63.77 153 $9,756.05
🔴 SELL May 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $64.00 153 $9,792.00 $9,806.34 +$35.95
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY May 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $68.50 143 $9,794.79
🔴 SELL May 20, 2025 9:30am ET $68.11 143 $9,739.73 $9,751.28 $-55.06
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jun 23, 2025 3:05pm ET $77.29 126 $9,738.54
🔴 SELL Jun 23, 2025 3:50pm ET $76.94 126 $9,694.44 $9,707.18 $-44.10
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jun 24, 2025 3:35pm ET $73.14 132 $9,654.48
🔴 SELL Jun 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $73.02 132 $9,638.64 $9,691.34 $-15.84
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Jul 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $81.05 119 $9,644.36
🔴 SELL Jul 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $81.02 119 $9,641.38 $9,688.36 $-2.98
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Aug 13, 2025 3:15pm ET $72.42 133 $9,631.86
🔴 SELL Aug 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $72.44 133 $9,634.52 $9,691.02 +$2.66
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $75.00 129 $9,675.00
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $74.96 129 $9,669.84 $9,685.86 $-5.16
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Oct 13, 2025 3:20pm ET $70.43 137 $9,648.91
🔴 SELL Oct 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $70.44 137 $9,650.28 $9,687.23 +$1.37
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Oct 22, 2025 3:05pm ET $70.00 138 $9,660.00
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 3:20pm ET $70.47 138 $9,724.86 $9,752.09 +$64.86
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Nov 6, 2025 3:30pm ET $71.08 137 $9,737.96
🔴 SELL Nov 6, 2025 3:55pm ET $70.89 137 $9,711.25 $9,725.38 $-26.71
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Nov 24, 2025 3:50pm ET $70.55 137 $9,664.67
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $70.46 137 $9,653.02 $9,713.73 $-11.65
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:20pm ET $69.42 139 $9,649.38
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $69.26 139 $9,627.14 $9,691.49 $-22.24
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:20pm ET $70.62 137 $9,674.94
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $70.55 137 $9,665.35 $9,681.90 $-9.59
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Dec 17, 2025 3:10pm ET $67.57 143 $9,661.80
🔴 SELL Dec 17, 2025 3:40pm ET $67.96 143 $9,718.28 $9,738.38 +$56.48
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:30pm ET $70.36 138 $9,709.27
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $70.55 138 $9,735.90 $9,765.01 +$26.63
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:45pm ET $73.53 132 $9,705.96
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $73.48 132 $9,699.36 $9,758.41 $-6.60
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 3:50pm ET $75.59 129 $9,751.11
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 3:55pm ET $75.66 129 $9,760.14 $9,767.44 +$9.03
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:30pm ET $76.69 127 $9,739.63
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $76.63 127 $9,731.44 $9,759.25 $-8.19
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:50pm ET $75.29 129 $9,712.41
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $75.33 129 $9,717.57 $9,764.41 +$5.16
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:15pm ET $77.04 126 $9,707.04
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:50pm ET $77.57 126 $9,773.82 $9,831.19 +$66.78
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:30pm ET $78.10 125 $9,762.50
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:55pm ET $77.86 125 $9,732.50 $9,801.19 $-30.00
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,801.19
Net Profit/Loss: $-198.81
Total Return: -1.99%
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