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
9,397
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
$8,079.35
Current Value
$8,570.66
Period P&L
$491.31
Max Drawdown
-24.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.51

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
24
Winners / Losers
16 / 8
Best Trade
+1.07%
Worst Trade
-0.56%
Avg Trade Return
+0.25%
Avg Hold Time
1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$395,877.69
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$491.31
Net P&L (after fees)
$491.31
Gross Return
+6.08%
Net Return (after fees)
+6.08%

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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

📈 VXX 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 - 24 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $8,079.35 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 14, 2025 3:15pm ET $34.45 234 $8,061.32
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 3:45pm ET $34.78 234 $8,138.52 $8,156.55 +$77.20
(+1.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 18, 2025 3:00pm ET $36.62 222 $8,129.64
🔴 SELL Nov 18, 2025 3:10pm ET $36.84 222 $8,178.48 $8,205.39 +$48.84
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 3:00pm ET $38.34 214 $8,204.63
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 3:05pm ET $38.14 214 $8,161.96 $8,162.72 $-42.67
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Dec 1, 2025 3:50pm ET $32.25 253 $8,159.25
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 3:55pm ET $32.07 253 $8,113.71 $8,117.18 $-45.54
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Dec 9, 2025 3:55pm ET $31.20 260 $8,112.00
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 9:30am ET $31.36 260 $8,153.60 $8,158.78 +$41.60
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Dec 12, 2025 3:25pm ET $29.76 274 $8,154.24
🔴 SELL Dec 12, 2025 3:35pm ET $29.91 274 $8,195.34 $8,199.88 +$41.10
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 3:20pm ET $29.60 277 $8,199.20
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 3:55pm ET $29.53 277 $8,179.81 $8,180.49 $-19.39
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 17, 2025 3:25pm ET $29.80 274 $8,165.20
🔴 SELL Dec 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $29.65 274 $8,123.74 $8,139.03 $-41.46
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 23, 2025 3:50pm ET $27.07 300 $8,121.00
🔴 SELL Dec 23, 2025 3:55pm ET $27.09 300 $8,127.00 $8,145.03 +$6.00
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Dec 29, 2025 3:45pm ET $26.62 306 $8,144.19
🔴 SELL Dec 29, 2025 3:55pm ET $26.64 306 $8,151.84 $8,152.68 +$7.65
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 31, 2025 3:05pm ET $26.48 307 $8,129.36
🔴 SELL Dec 31, 2025 3:25pm ET $26.63 307 $8,175.41 $8,198.73 +$46.05
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 3:15pm ET $26.28 311 $8,173.08
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $26.35 311 $8,194.85 $8,220.50 +$21.77
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 3:10pm ET $26.45 310 $8,197.95
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 3:35pm ET $26.59 310 $8,242.90 $8,265.45 +$44.95
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:10pm ET $26.60 310 $8,246.22
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $26.51 310 $8,218.10 $8,237.33 $-28.12
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:15pm ET $26.34 312 $8,218.08
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $26.33 312 $8,214.96 $8,234.21 $-3.12
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 3:30pm ET $26.31 312 $8,208.81
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 3:55pm ET $26.46 312 $8,255.52 $8,280.92 +$46.71
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 3:00pm ET $26.66 310 $8,263.05
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 3:15pm ET $26.87 310 $8,329.70 $8,347.57 +$66.65
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:05pm ET $26.24 318 $8,344.32
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:30pm ET $26.38 318 $8,387.25 $8,390.50 +$42.93
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:40pm ET $26.51 316 $8,377.16
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $26.50 316 $8,374.00 $8,387.34 $-3.16
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:25pm ET $26.80 312 $8,361.60
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:40pm ET $26.94 312 $8,405.28 $8,431.02 +$43.68
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:10pm ET $27.74 303 $8,405.22
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:30pm ET $27.60 303 $8,362.80 $8,388.60 $-42.42
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:10pm ET $27.59 304 $8,387.36
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:25pm ET $27.74 304 $8,432.96 $8,434.20 +$45.60
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:20pm ET $28.96 291 $8,427.36
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:30pm ET $29.27 291 $8,517.57 $8,524.41 +$90.21
(+1.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 3:15pm ET $26.66 319 $8,502.95
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:25pm ET $26.80 319 $8,549.20 $8,570.66 +$46.25
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,570.66
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,429.34
Total Return: -14.29%
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