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
21,303
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
$10,247.20
Current Value
$9,793.18
Period P&L
$-454.02
Max Drawdown
-9.8%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.23

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
34
Winners / Losers
15 / 19
Best Trade
+0.64%
Worst Trade
-2.30%
Avg Trade Return
-0.14%
Avg Hold Time
3.8h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$664,152.77
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-454.02
Net P&L (after fees)
$-454.02
Gross Return
-4.43%
Net Return (after fees)
-4.43%

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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 - 34 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,247.20 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 $770.90 13 $10,021.70
🔴 SELL Aug 18, 2025 3:50pm ET $768.25 13 $9,987.19 $10,212.69 $-34.51
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 3:20pm ET $747.58 13 $9,718.48
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $747.48 13 $9,717.24 $10,211.45 $-1.24
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:50pm ET $735.29 13 $9,558.71
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $735.08 13 $9,556.04 $10,208.79 $-2.66
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2025 3:25pm ET $755.37 13 $9,819.81
🔴 SELL Sep 5, 2025 3:45pm ET $753.07 13 $9,789.91 $10,178.89 $-29.90
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 16, 2025 3:40pm ET $778.44 13 $10,119.72
🔴 SELL Sep 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $778.99 13 $10,126.87 $10,186.04 +$7.15
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:00pm ET $775.73 13 $10,084.49
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $775.48 13 $10,081.24 $10,182.79 $-3.25
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Sep 19, 2025 3:20pm ET $775.17 13 $10,077.21
🔴 SELL Sep 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $778.59 13 $10,121.67 $10,227.25 +$44.46
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Sep 23, 2025 3:25pm ET $754.86 13 $9,813.21
🔴 SELL Sep 23, 2025 3:55pm ET $755.23 13 $9,818.00 $10,232.04 +$4.79
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Sep 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $760.59 13 $9,887.67
🔴 SELL Sep 25, 2025 9:30am ET $751.42 13 $9,768.46 $10,112.83 $-119.21
(-1.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:30pm ET $733.87 13 $9,540.31
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $734.39 13 $9,547.07 $10,119.59 +$6.76
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Oct 7, 2025 3:40pm ET $712.33 14 $9,972.62
🔴 SELL Oct 7, 2025 3:55pm ET $712.92 14 $9,980.88 $10,127.85 +$8.26
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 13, 2025 3:50pm ET $715.75 14 $10,020.45
🔴 SELL Oct 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $715.48 14 $10,016.73 $10,124.14 $-3.71
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Oct 16, 2025 3:45pm ET $711.18 14 $9,956.52
🔴 SELL Oct 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $712.06 14 $9,968.84 $10,136.46 +$12.32
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Oct 22, 2025 3:15pm ET $732.37 13 $9,520.81
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $733.30 13 $9,532.90 $10,148.55 +$12.09
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Oct 29, 2025 3:10pm ET $747.50 13 $9,717.50
🔴 SELL Oct 29, 2025 3:40pm ET $751.33 13 $9,767.29 $10,198.34 +$49.79
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Oct 30, 2025 3:10pm ET $668.84 15 $10,032.59
🔴 SELL Oct 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $666.08 15 $9,991.20 $10,156.95 $-41.39
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 3:20pm ET $651.12 15 $9,766.80
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 3:45pm ET $649.09 15 $9,736.35 $10,126.50 $-30.45
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Nov 7, 2025 3:55pm ET $621.70 16 $9,947.17
🔴 SELL Nov 10, 2025 9:30am ET $625.46 16 $10,007.36 $10,186.69 +$60.19
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Nov 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $609.94 16 $9,759.00
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 9:30am ET $595.88 16 $9,534.08 $9,961.77 $-224.92
(-2.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $599.67 16 $9,594.72
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $601.91 16 $9,630.56 $9,997.61 +$35.84
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $586.92 17 $9,977.64
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $590.34 17 $10,035.78 $10,055.75 +$58.14
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:45pm ET $635.64 15 $9,534.60
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $636.22 15 $9,543.30 $10,064.45 +$8.70
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Dec 1, 2025 3:35pm ET $642.32 15 $9,634.80
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 3:55pm ET $640.89 15 $9,613.35 $10,043.00 $-21.45
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 3:30pm ET $660.58 15 $9,908.70
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $657.15 15 $9,857.25 $9,991.55 $-51.45
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:15pm ET $664.43 15 $9,966.45
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $664.38 15 $9,965.70 $9,990.80 $-0.75
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Dec 22, 2025 3:20pm ET $660.69 15 $9,910.35
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $661.30 15 $9,919.50 $9,999.95 +$9.15
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:30pm ET $646.21 15 $9,693.08
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $646.01 15 $9,690.15 $9,997.02 $-2.93
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:50pm ET $654.07 15 $9,810.98
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $653.01 15 $9,795.15 $9,981.19 $-15.83
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $630.58 15 $9,458.70
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $631.09 15 $9,466.35 $9,988.84 +$7.65
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
30 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 3:25pm ET $675.59 14 $9,458.26
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 3:55pm ET $673.02 14 $9,422.28 $9,952.86 $-35.98
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
31 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:50pm ET $740.74 13 $9,629.62
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $738.58 13 $9,601.54 $9,924.78 $-28.08
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
32 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $691.63 14 $9,682.82
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $680.31 14 $9,524.34 $9,766.30 $-158.48
(-1.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
33 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:05pm ET $678.38 14 $9,497.32
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:15pm ET $676.12 14 $9,465.68 $9,734.66 $-31.64
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
34 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:05pm ET $657.90 14 $9,210.60
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $662.08 14 $9,269.12 $9,793.18 +$58.52
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,793.18
Net Profit/Loss: $-206.82
Total Return: -2.07%
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