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
22,334
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
141 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
$10,190.61
Current Value
$10,589.31
Period P&L
$398.70
Max Drawdown
-0.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.37

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
22
Winners / Losers
14 / 8
Best Trade
+2.16%
Worst Trade
-0.36%
Avg Trade Return
+0.18%
Avg Hold Time
3.4h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$445,460.72
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$398.70
Net P&L (after fees)
$398.70
Gross Return
+3.91%
Net Return (after fees)
+3.91%

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

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 22 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,190.61 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 29, 2025 3:50pm ET $318.04 32 $10,177.28
🔴 SELL Aug 29, 2025 3:55pm ET $318.05 32 $10,177.60 $10,190.93 +$0.32
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:35pm ET $325.89 31 $10,102.59
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $325.63 31 $10,094.53 $10,182.87 $-8.06
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:20pm ET $336.98 30 $10,109.40
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $337.09 30 $10,112.70 $10,186.17 +$3.30
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 23, 2025 3:50pm ET $346.82 29 $10,057.83
🔴 SELL Sep 23, 2025 3:55pm ET $346.46 29 $10,047.42 $10,175.76 $-10.41
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $355.46 28 $9,952.88
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $355.43 28 $9,952.04 $10,174.92 $-0.84
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Oct 9, 2025 3:10pm ET $365.36 27 $9,864.72
🔴 SELL Oct 9, 2025 3:55pm ET $365.45 27 $9,867.15 $10,177.35 +$2.43
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 10, 2025 3:35pm ET $369.20 27 $9,968.40
🔴 SELL Oct 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $369.13 27 $9,966.51 $10,175.46 $-1.89
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Oct 16, 2025 3:50pm ET $396.25 25 $9,906.25
🔴 SELL Oct 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $396.36 25 $9,909.00 $10,178.21 +$2.75
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Oct 20, 2025 3:50pm ET $402.46 25 $10,061.50
🔴 SELL Oct 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $402.97 25 $10,074.25 $10,190.96 +$12.75
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Oct 22, 2025 3:10pm ET $376.64 27 $10,169.28
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $377.34 27 $10,188.18 $10,209.86 +$18.90
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:25pm ET $370.44 27 $10,001.88
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $371.67 27 $10,035.09 $10,243.07 +$33.21
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Nov 24, 2025 3:35pm ET $380.04 26 $9,881.04
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $380.16 26 $9,884.16 $10,246.19 +$3.12
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 2, 2025 3:35pm ET $387.21 26 $10,067.46
🔴 SELL Dec 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $387.19 26 $10,066.94 $10,245.67 $-0.52
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:10pm ET $389.48 26 $10,126.48
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $388.98 26 $10,113.48 $10,232.67 $-13.00
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Jan 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $398.33 25 $9,958.13
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 9:30am ET $406.94 25 $10,173.50 $10,448.05 +$215.38
(+2.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:25pm ET $410.85 25 $10,271.25
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $411.49 25 $10,287.25 $10,464.05 +$16.00
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 3:25pm ET $440.97 23 $10,142.20
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 3:50pm ET $443.42 23 $10,198.55 $10,520.40 +$56.35
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:20pm ET $452.91 23 $10,416.93
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:55pm ET $451.92 23 $10,394.16 $10,497.63 $-22.77
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:10pm ET $464.19 22 $10,212.26
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $464.73 22 $10,224.06 $10,509.43 +$11.80
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:25pm ET $492.17 21 $10,335.57
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:40pm ET $494.86 21 $10,392.06 $10,565.92 +$56.49
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:20pm ET $489.17 21 $10,272.57
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:40pm ET $492.08 21 $10,333.68 $10,627.03 +$61.11
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:30pm ET $455.44 23 $10,475.12
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:45pm ET $453.80 23 $10,437.40 $10,589.31 $-37.72
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,589.31
Net Profit/Loss: +$589.31
Total Return: +5.89%
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