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

Data Transparency (Last 6 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
11,660
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
135 days
Data Gaps
None (5 market holidays)

Market Closed (5 days)

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 6 Months)

Period Start Capital
$9,961.11
Current Value
$10,291.21
Period P&L
$330.10
Max Drawdown
-6.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.12

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
30
Winners / Losers
15 / 15
Best Trade
+4.95%
Worst Trade
-0.47%
Avg Trade Return
+0.12%
Avg Hold Time
3.8h

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 6 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$605,131.96
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$330.10
Net P&L (after fees)
$330.10
Gross Return
+3.31%
Net Return (after fees)
+3.31%

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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: 135 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 30 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,961.11 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 Aug 14, 2025 3:45pm ET $307.23 32 $9,831.36
🔴 SELL Aug 14, 2025 3:55pm ET $307.61 32 $9,843.52 $9,973.27 +$12.16
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 18, 2025 3:45pm ET $307.03 32 $9,824.96
🔴 SELL Aug 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $307.14 32 $9,828.48 $9,976.79 +$3.52
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 3:20pm ET $308.40 32 $9,868.90
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $308.31 32 $9,865.92 $9,973.81 $-2.98
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Aug 26, 2025 3:30pm ET $320.49 31 $9,935.19
🔴 SELL Aug 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $320.52 31 $9,936.12 $9,974.74 +$0.93
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:15pm ET $330.19 30 $9,905.70
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $331.05 30 $9,931.50 $10,000.54 +$25.80
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 4, 2025 3:10pm ET $330.40 30 $9,912.00
🔴 SELL Sep 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $330.67 30 $9,920.10 $10,008.64 +$8.10
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:20pm ET $335.36 29 $9,725.30
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $335.99 29 $9,743.71 $10,027.05 +$18.41
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Sep 23, 2025 3:50pm ET $342.34 29 $9,927.86
🔴 SELL Sep 23, 2025 3:55pm ET $341.61 29 $9,906.69 $10,005.88 $-21.17
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:20pm ET $331.71 30 $9,951.30
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $332.10 30 $9,963.00 $10,017.58 +$11.70
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Oct 7, 2025 3:30pm ET $328.19 30 $9,845.70
🔴 SELL Oct 7, 2025 3:55pm ET $327.82 30 $9,834.60 $10,006.48 $-11.10
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Oct 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $323.15 30 $9,694.50
🔴 SELL Oct 17, 2025 9:30am ET $339.16 30 $10,174.80 $10,486.78 +$480.30
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 17, 2025 3:20pm ET $348.15 30 $10,444.50
🔴 SELL Oct 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $346.51 30 $10,395.30 $10,437.58 $-49.20
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Oct 20, 2025 3:25pm ET $350.10 29 $10,152.90
🔴 SELL Oct 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $349.43 29 $10,133.47 $10,418.15 $-19.43
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Oct 21, 2025 3:15pm ET $354.56 29 $10,282.10
🔴 SELL Oct 21, 2025 3:55pm ET $355.17 29 $10,299.93 $10,435.99 +$17.84
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Oct 27, 2025 3:35pm ET $361.38 28 $10,118.64
🔴 SELL Oct 27, 2025 3:55pm ET $361.56 28 $10,123.68 $10,441.03 +$5.04
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Nov 4, 2025 3:40pm ET $361.21 28 $10,113.88
🔴 SELL Nov 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $360.56 28 $10,095.68 $10,422.83 $-18.20
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Nov 5, 2025 3:30pm ET $367.27 28 $10,283.56
🔴 SELL Nov 5, 2025 3:55pm ET $365.77 28 $10,241.56 $10,380.83 $-42.00
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:35pm ET $344.61 30 $10,338.30
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $344.79 30 $10,343.70 $10,386.23 +$5.40
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Dec 11, 2025 3:15pm ET $385.53 26 $10,023.78
🔴 SELL Dec 11, 2025 3:55pm ET $384.97 26 $10,009.09 $10,371.54 $-14.69
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Dec 12, 2025 3:55pm ET $382.55 27 $10,328.85
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 9:40am ET $385.49 27 $10,408.23 $10,450.92 +$79.38
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 3:05pm ET $381.11 27 $10,289.84
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $381.17 27 $10,291.59 $10,452.67 +$1.75
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:20pm ET $376.97 27 $10,178.19
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $375.54 27 $10,139.58 $10,414.06 $-38.61
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:30pm ET $376.97 27 $10,178.16
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $375.62 27 $10,141.74 $10,377.64 $-36.42
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:30pm ET $360.17 28 $10,084.76
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $359.54 28 $10,067.12 $10,360.00 $-17.64
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $358.17 28 $10,028.76
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 9:30am ET $360.00 28 $10,080.00 $10,411.24 +$51.24
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:15pm ET $357.97 29 $10,381.06
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:45pm ET $356.67 29 $10,343.43 $10,373.61 $-37.63
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:05pm ET $351.75 29 $10,200.82
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:15pm ET $350.59 29 $10,167.11 $10,339.90 $-33.71
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:25pm ET $348.85 29 $10,116.65
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $349.63 29 $10,139.27 $10,362.52 +$22.62
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:05pm ET $356.02 29 $10,324.72
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:50pm ET $354.86 29 $10,290.80 $10,328.59 $-33.93
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
30 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:45pm ET $361.02 28 $10,108.70
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $359.69 28 $10,071.32 $10,291.21 $-37.38
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,291.21
Net Profit/Loss: +$291.21
Total Return: +2.91%
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