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

Data Transparency (Last 3 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
10,826
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-11-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
75 days
Data Gaps
None (4 market holidays)

Market Closed (4 days)

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 3 Months)

Period Start Capital
$10,172.65
Current Value
$9,793.18
Period P&L
$-379.47
Max Drawdown
-9.8%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.34

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
16
Winners / Losers
6 / 10
Best Trade
+0.64%
Worst Trade
-2.30%
Avg Trade Return
-0.25%
Avg Hold Time
2.5h

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 3 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$309,061.76
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-379.47
Net P&L (after fees)
$-379.47
Gross Return
-3.73%
Net Return (after fees)
-3.73%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 75 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 3 Months - 16 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,172.65 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 Nov 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $609.94 16 $9,759.00
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 9:30am ET $595.88 16 $9,534.08 $9,961.77 $-224.92
(-2.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $599.67 16 $9,594.72
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $601.91 16 $9,630.56 $9,997.61 +$35.84
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $586.92 17 $9,977.64
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $590.34 17 $10,035.78 $10,055.75 +$58.14
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:45pm ET $635.64 15 $9,534.60
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $636.22 15 $9,543.30 $10,064.45 +$8.70
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Dec 1, 2025 3:35pm ET $642.32 15 $9,634.80
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 3:55pm ET $640.89 15 $9,613.35 $10,043.00 $-21.45
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 3:30pm ET $660.58 15 $9,908.70
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $657.15 15 $9,857.25 $9,991.55 $-51.45
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:15pm ET $664.43 15 $9,966.45
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $664.38 15 $9,965.70 $9,990.80 $-0.75
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 22, 2025 3:20pm ET $660.69 15 $9,910.35
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $661.30 15 $9,919.50 $9,999.95 +$9.15
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:30pm ET $646.21 15 $9,693.08
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $646.01 15 $9,690.15 $9,997.02 $-2.93
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:50pm ET $654.07 15 $9,810.98
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $653.01 15 $9,795.15 $9,981.19 $-15.83
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $630.58 15 $9,458.70
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $631.09 15 $9,466.35 $9,988.84 +$7.65
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 3:25pm ET $675.59 14 $9,458.26
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 3:55pm ET $673.02 14 $9,422.28 $9,952.86 $-35.98
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:50pm ET $740.74 13 $9,629.62
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $738.58 13 $9,601.54 $9,924.78 $-28.08
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $691.63 14 $9,682.82
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $680.31 14 $9,524.34 $9,766.30 $-158.48
(-1.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:05pm ET $678.38 14 $9,497.32
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:15pm ET $676.12 14 $9,465.68 $9,734.66 $-31.64
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:05pm ET $657.90 14 $9,210.60
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $662.08 14 $9,269.12 $9,793.18 +$58.52
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,793.18
Net Profit/Loss: $-206.82
Total Return: -2.07%
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