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
21,456
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-15 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
140 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
$10,354.23
Current Value
$9,938.05
Period P&L
$-416.18
Max Drawdown
-4.9%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.33

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
27
Winners / Losers
9 / 18
Best Trade
+0.89%
Worst Trade
-1.67%
Avg Trade Return
-0.14%
Avg Hold Time
4.3h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$529,058.61
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-416.18
Net P&L (after fees)
$-416.18
Gross Return
-4.02%
Net Return (after fees)
-4.02%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 140 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 27 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,354.23 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 3:55pm ET $522.56 19 $9,928.64
🔴 SELL Aug 15, 2025 9:30am ET $520.92 19 $9,897.48 $10,286.78 $-31.16
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 3:10pm ET $506.63 20 $10,132.60
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $505.46 20 $10,109.20 $10,263.38 $-23.40
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Aug 26, 2025 3:50pm ET $501.07 20 $10,021.40
🔴 SELL Aug 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $502.06 20 $10,041.20 $10,283.18 +$19.80
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:50pm ET $505.22 20 $10,104.30
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $505.08 20 $10,101.60 $10,280.48 $-2.70
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 3, 2025 3:50pm ET $504.99 20 $10,099.80
🔴 SELL Sep 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $505.39 20 $10,107.82 $10,288.50 +$8.02
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2025 3:20pm ET $494.91 20 $9,898.20
🔴 SELL Sep 5, 2025 3:35pm ET $493.35 20 $9,867.00 $10,257.30 $-31.20
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Sep 15, 2025 3:55pm ET $515.45 19 $9,793.55
🔴 SELL Sep 16, 2025 9:40am ET $513.10 19 $9,748.90 $10,212.65 $-44.65
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:05pm ET $510.49 20 $10,209.70
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $509.91 20 $10,198.20 $10,201.15 $-11.50
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Sep 19, 2025 3:50pm ET $516.97 19 $9,822.43
🔴 SELL Sep 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $518.00 19 $9,842.00 $10,220.72 +$19.57
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Oct 9, 2025 3:55pm ET $522.24 19 $9,922.56
🔴 SELL Oct 10, 2025 10:55am ET $519.41 19 $9,868.79 $10,166.95 $-53.77
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Oct 29, 2025 3:55pm ET $542.56 18 $9,766.08
🔴 SELL Oct 30, 2025 9:30am ET $533.48 18 $9,602.55 $10,003.42 $-163.53
(-1.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $526.40 19 $10,001.60
🔴 SELL Oct 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $525.78 19 $9,989.82 $9,991.64 $-11.78
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 3:30pm ET $519.59 19 $9,872.18
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 3:45pm ET $517.64 19 $9,835.16 $9,954.62 $-37.02
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:35pm ET $506.83 19 $9,629.77
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $507.49 19 $9,642.31 $9,967.16 +$12.54
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $487.54 20 $9,750.80
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:45pm ET $485.97 20 $9,719.40 $9,935.76 $-31.40
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Nov 24, 2025 3:50pm ET $476.41 20 $9,528.20
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 3:55pm ET $473.79 20 $9,475.80 $9,883.36 $-52.40
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:30pm ET $478.01 20 $9,560.20
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $476.94 20 $9,538.80 $9,861.96 $-21.40
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Dec 4, 2025 3:55pm ET $480.82 20 $9,616.40
🔴 SELL Dec 5, 2025 11:25am ET $479.28 20 $9,585.53 $9,831.09 $-30.87
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 3:45pm ET $475.79 20 $9,515.80
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 3:55pm ET $474.81 20 $9,496.20 $9,811.49 $-19.60
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Dec 19, 2025 3:50pm ET $485.74 20 $9,714.70
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $485.89 20 $9,717.80 $9,814.59 +$3.10
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $478.51 20 $9,570.20
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 9:30am ET $482.77 20 $9,655.40 $9,899.79 +$85.20
(+0.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:25pm ET $478.26 20 $9,565.20
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $478.14 20 $9,562.80 $9,897.39 $-2.40
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $470.00 21 $9,870.00
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $470.72 21 $9,885.12 $9,912.51 +$15.12
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:35pm ET $459.30 21 $9,645.30
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $459.38 21 $9,646.98 $9,914.19 +$1.68
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:20pm ET $426.04 23 $9,798.81
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:30pm ET $428.17 23 $9,847.93 $9,963.32 +$49.13
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:10pm ET $424.33 23 $9,759.48
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $423.31 23 $9,736.13 $9,939.97 $-23.35
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:45pm ET $400.89 24 $9,621.36
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $400.81 24 $9,619.44 $9,938.05 $-1.92
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,938.05
Net Profit/Loss: $-61.95
Total Return: -0.62%
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