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
5,170
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-11-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
63 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
$9,496.72
Current Value
$9,353.53
Period P&L
$-143.19
Max Drawdown
-9.4%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.18

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
23
Winners / Losers
13 / 10
Best Trade
+0.55%
Worst Trade
-1.30%
Avg Trade Return
-0.07%
Avg Hold Time
1.1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$419,439.79
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-143.19
Net P&L (after fees)
$-143.19
Gross Return
-1.51%
Net Return (after fees)
-1.51%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 63 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 3 Months - 23 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,496.72 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 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $421.75 22 $9,278.50
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:45pm ET $419.66 22 $9,232.52 $9,450.74 $-45.98
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 21, 2025 3:35pm ET $434.82 21 $9,131.22
🔴 SELL Nov 21, 2025 3:50pm ET $429.16 21 $9,012.26 $9,331.77 $-118.97
(-1.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:30pm ET $429.84 21 $9,026.64
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $429.82 21 $9,026.22 $9,331.35 $-0.42
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 26, 2025 3:20pm ET $432.60 21 $9,084.50
🔴 SELL Nov 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $432.20 21 $9,076.20 $9,323.05 $-8.30
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Dec 2, 2025 3:45pm ET $434.97 21 $9,134.37
🔴 SELL Dec 2, 2025 3:50pm ET $433.04 21 $9,093.74 $9,282.41 $-40.64
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Dec 3, 2025 3:35pm ET $463.23 20 $9,264.50
🔴 SELL Dec 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $463.22 20 $9,264.40 $9,282.31 $-0.10
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Dec 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $457.44 20 $9,148.80
🔴 SELL Dec 5, 2025 9:30am ET $459.95 20 $9,199.00 $9,332.51 +$50.20
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:15pm ET $444.57 20 $8,891.40
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $444.67 20 $8,893.40 $9,334.51 +$2.00
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 12, 2025 3:40pm ET $451.86 20 $9,037.20
🔴 SELL Dec 12, 2025 3:55pm ET $452.04 20 $9,040.80 $9,338.11 +$3.60
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 3:25pm ET $454.87 20 $9,097.30
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 3:55pm ET $455.71 20 $9,114.20 $9,355.01 +$16.90
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:30pm ET $448.07 20 $8,961.40
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $447.26 20 $8,945.20 $9,338.81 $-16.20
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 19, 2025 3:50pm ET $455.45 20 $9,109.00
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $456.31 20 $9,126.20 $9,356.01 +$17.20
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 22, 2025 3:40pm ET $458.32 20 $9,166.40
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $460.30 20 $9,206.00 $9,395.61 +$39.60
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Dec 29, 2025 3:50pm ET $459.80 20 $9,196.00
🔴 SELL Dec 29, 2025 3:55pm ET $459.91 20 $9,198.20 $9,397.81 +$2.20
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 3:30pm ET $448.51 20 $8,970.20
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $448.92 20 $8,978.40 $9,406.01 +$8.20
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 3:20pm ET $467.67 20 $9,353.30
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $468.18 20 $9,363.60 $9,416.31 +$10.30
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:10pm ET $469.17 20 $9,383.30
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $469.68 20 $9,393.60 $9,426.61 +$10.30
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 3:25pm ET $441.84 21 $9,278.64
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:55pm ET $441.98 21 $9,281.58 $9,429.55 +$2.94
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 3:25pm ET $463.71 20 $9,274.20
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 3:45pm ET $461.60 20 $9,232.00 $9,387.35 $-42.20
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:25pm ET $469.82 19 $8,926.58
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:55pm ET $468.54 19 $8,902.26 $9,363.03 $-24.32
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 3:50pm ET $473.53 19 $8,997.07
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 3:55pm ET $474.17 19 $9,009.23 $9,375.19 +$12.16
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:35pm ET $477.56 19 $9,073.64
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $478.03 19 $9,082.57 $9,384.12 +$8.93
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:10pm ET $474.07 19 $9,007.33
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:25pm ET $472.46 19 $8,976.74 $9,353.53 $-30.59
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,353.53
Net Profit/Loss: $-646.47
Total Return: -6.46%
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