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
11,941
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
134 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
$10,455.05
Current Value
$10,661.58
Period P&L
$206.53
Max Drawdown
-1.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.18

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
19
Winners / Losers
8 / 11
Best Trade
+2.33%
Worst Trade
-0.40%
Avg Trade Return
+0.11%
Avg Hold Time
3.1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$395,477.86
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$206.53
Net P&L (after fees)
$206.53
Gross Return
+1.98%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.98%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 134 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 19 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,455.05 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 18, 2025 3:40pm ET $309.94 33 $10,228.02
🔴 SELL Aug 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $308.70 33 $10,187.10 $10,414.13 $-40.92
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Sep 8, 2025 3:50pm ET $312.65 33 $10,317.45
🔴 SELL Sep 8, 2025 3:55pm ET $312.74 33 $10,320.42 $10,417.10 +$2.97
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Oct 21, 2025 3:50pm ET $307.94 33 $10,162.02
🔴 SELL Oct 21, 2025 3:55pm ET $307.45 33 $10,145.85 $10,400.93 $-16.17
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $299.21 34 $10,173.14
🔴 SELL Nov 5, 2025 9:30am ET $306.19 34 $10,410.46 $10,638.25 +$237.32
(+2.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Nov 10, 2025 3:15pm ET $299.53 35 $10,483.38
🔴 SELL Nov 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $299.03 35 $10,466.05 $10,620.92 $-17.33
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Nov 11, 2025 3:20pm ET $306.81 34 $10,431.54
🔴 SELL Nov 11, 2025 3:55pm ET $306.83 34 $10,432.05 $10,621.43 +$0.51
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Nov 14, 2025 3:40pm ET $306.89 34 $10,434.26
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 3:55pm ET $307.05 34 $10,439.70 $10,626.87 +$5.44
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 3:15pm ET $304.64 34 $10,357.76
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $304.18 34 $10,341.95 $10,611.06 $-15.81
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:20pm ET $310.07 34 $10,542.38
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $310.38 34 $10,552.92 $10,621.60 +$10.54
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Nov 26, 2025 3:50pm ET $312.69 33 $10,318.77
🔴 SELL Nov 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $312.40 33 $10,309.20 $10,612.03 $-9.57
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:35pm ET $311.22 34 $10,581.48
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $310.59 34 $10,560.06 $10,590.61 $-21.42
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 3:50pm ET $319.43 33 $10,541.19
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 3:55pm ET $318.76 33 $10,519.08 $10,568.50 $-22.11
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:30pm ET $308.44 34 $10,486.96
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $309.38 34 $10,518.92 $10,600.46 +$31.96
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $307.45 34 $10,453.30
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $308.09 34 $10,475.06 $10,622.22 +$21.76
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $308.63 34 $10,493.42
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:35am ET $307.59 34 $10,457.89 $10,586.69 $-35.53
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 3:45pm ET $307.80 34 $10,465.20
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 3:55pm ET $307.43 34 $10,452.45 $10,573.94 $-12.75
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:30pm ET $306.03 34 $10,405.02
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:55pm ET $306.02 34 $10,404.68 $10,573.60 $-0.34
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:20pm ET $315.42 33 $10,408.70
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $314.92 33 $10,392.36 $10,557.26 $-16.34
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:55pm ET $323.49 32 $10,351.68
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $326.75 32 $10,456.00 $10,661.58 +$104.32
(+1.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,661.58
Net Profit/Loss: +$661.58
Total Return: +6.62%
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