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
11,665
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-15 → 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
$9,147.37
Current Value
$9,251.77
Period P&L
$104.40
Max Drawdown
-11.8%
Sharpe Ratio
0.13

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
25
Winners / Losers
13 / 12
Best Trade
+1.26%
Worst Trade
-0.35%
Avg Trade Return
+0.05%
Avg Hold Time
1.1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$451,691.77
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$104.40
Net P&L (after fees)
$104.40
Gross Return
+1.14%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.14%

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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 - 25 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,147.37 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 20, 2025 3:20pm ET $144.54 63 $9,106.02
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $144.10 63 $9,078.30 $9,119.65 $-27.72
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 26, 2025 3:20pm ET $148.62 61 $9,065.82
🔴 SELL Aug 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $148.96 61 $9,086.56 $9,140.39 +$20.74
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:30pm ET $148.80 61 $9,076.57
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $148.82 61 $9,078.02 $9,141.84 +$1.45
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 3, 2025 3:50pm ET $148.55 61 $9,061.55
🔴 SELL Sep 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $148.57 61 $9,062.77 $9,143.06 +$1.22
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 4, 2025 3:10pm ET $150.63 60 $9,037.80
🔴 SELL Sep 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $150.47 60 $9,028.20 $9,133.46 $-9.60
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 10, 2025 3:45pm ET $154.13 59 $9,093.67
🔴 SELL Sep 10, 2025 3:55pm ET $154.14 59 $9,094.26 $9,134.05 +$0.59
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Sep 11, 2025 3:35pm ET $156.93 58 $9,101.94
🔴 SELL Sep 11, 2025 3:55pm ET $156.49 58 $9,076.42 $9,108.53 $-25.52
(-0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:05pm ET $157.71 57 $8,989.19
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:10pm ET $157.18 57 $8,959.16 $9,078.50 $-30.03
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Sep 22, 2025 3:30pm ET $160.59 56 $8,993.06
🔴 SELL Sep 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $160.72 56 $9,000.32 $9,085.76 +$7.26
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Sep 23, 2025 3:40pm ET $160.76 56 $9,002.56
🔴 SELL Sep 23, 2025 3:55pm ET $160.76 56 $9,002.56 $9,085.76 $0.00
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Sep 29, 2025 3:40pm ET $161.18 56 $9,026.08
🔴 SELL Sep 29, 2025 3:55pm ET $161.17 56 $9,025.52 $9,085.20 $-0.56
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:10pm ET $158.85 57 $9,054.45
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $158.94 57 $9,059.30 $9,090.05 +$4.85
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Oct 6, 2025 3:40pm ET $158.03 57 $9,007.71
🔴 SELL Oct 6, 2025 3:55pm ET $158.10 57 $9,011.70 $9,094.04 +$3.99
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Oct 9, 2025 3:40pm ET $155.95 58 $9,045.10
🔴 SELL Oct 9, 2025 3:55pm ET $156.31 58 $9,065.98 $9,114.92 +$20.88
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Oct 13, 2025 3:40pm ET $155.51 58 $9,019.58
🔴 SELL Oct 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $155.15 58 $8,998.70 $9,094.04 $-20.88
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:25pm ET $159.51 57 $9,091.79
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $159.46 57 $9,089.22 $9,091.48 $-2.56
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $162.60 55 $8,943.00
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $162.30 55 $8,926.50 $9,074.98 $-16.50
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Dec 3, 2025 3:30pm ET $173.72 52 $9,033.44
🔴 SELL Dec 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $173.71 52 $9,032.92 $9,074.46 $-0.52
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 3:30pm ET $181.13 50 $9,056.50
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 3:45pm ET $180.55 50 $9,027.50 $9,045.46 $-29.00
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:15pm ET $173.56 52 $9,025.12
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:50pm ET $172.95 52 $8,993.40 $9,013.74 $-31.72
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:40pm ET $186.84 48 $8,968.32
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $186.59 48 $8,956.32 $9,001.74 $-12.00
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $182.34 49 $8,934.66
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 9:30am ET $184.65 49 $9,047.61 $9,114.69 +$112.95
(+1.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:20pm ET $182.33 49 $8,934.17
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $182.89 49 $8,961.61 $9,142.13 +$27.44
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:15pm ET $181.87 50 $9,093.50
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $182.90 50 $9,145.00 $9,193.63 +$51.50
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 3:10pm ET $177.10 51 $9,032.10
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 3:50pm ET $178.24 51 $9,090.24 $9,251.77 +$58.14
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,251.77
Net Profit/Loss: $-748.23
Total Return: -7.48%
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