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
8,973
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
$9,725.38
Current Value
$9,801.19
Period P&L
$75.81
Max Drawdown
-4.8%
Sharpe Ratio
0.23

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
11
Winners / Losers
5 / 6
Best Trade
+0.69%
Worst Trade
-0.31%
Avg Trade Return
+0.07%
Avg Hold Time
21m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$213,553.21
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$75.81
Net P&L (after fees)
$75.81
Gross Return
+0.78%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.78%

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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

📈 USO 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 - 11 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,725.38 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 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
2 🟢 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
3 🟢 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
4 🟢 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
5 🟢 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
6 🟢 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
7 🟢 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
8 🟢 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
9 🟢 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
10 🟢 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
11 🟢 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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