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
16,148
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
$10,483.61
Current Value
$10,686.11
Period P&L
$202.50
Max Drawdown
-2.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.18

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
23
Winners / Losers
11 / 12
Best Trade
+1.98%
Worst Trade
-0.44%
Avg Trade Return
+0.09%
Avg Hold Time
4h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$484,339.84
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$202.50
Net P&L (after fees)
$202.50
Gross Return
+1.93%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.93%

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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 - 23 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,483.61 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 20, 2025 3:10pm ET $129.79 80 $10,383.00
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $129.95 80 $10,396.00 $10,496.61 +$13.00
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:35pm ET $129.74 80 $10,378.80
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $129.94 80 $10,395.20 $10,513.01 +$16.40
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 3, 2025 3:45pm ET $130.33 80 $10,426.00
🔴 SELL Sep 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $130.68 80 $10,454.40 $10,541.41 +$28.40
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:05pm ET $135.83 77 $10,458.91
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $135.73 77 $10,450.83 $10,533.32 $-8.09
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 19, 2025 3:50pm ET $139.50 75 $10,462.31
🔴 SELL Sep 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $139.41 75 $10,455.38 $10,526.38 $-6.94
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $140.99 74 $10,432.89
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $140.99 74 $10,432.89 $10,526.38 $0.00
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 8, 2025 3:50pm ET $145.24 72 $10,457.10
🔴 SELL Oct 8, 2025 3:55pm ET $145.34 72 $10,464.48 $10,533.76 +$7.38
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Oct 22, 2025 3:30pm ET $142.62 73 $10,411.45
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 3:55pm ET $142.77 73 $10,422.21 $10,544.52 +$10.76
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 3:25pm ET $150.95 69 $10,415.72
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 3:55pm ET $150.30 69 $10,370.70 $10,499.50 $-45.02
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Nov 7, 2025 3:55pm ET $144.08 72 $10,373.76
🔴 SELL Nov 10, 2025 9:30am ET $146.93 72 $10,579.23 $10,704.97 +$205.47
(+2.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Nov 13, 2025 3:35pm ET $143.31 74 $10,604.94
🔴 SELL Nov 13, 2025 3:55pm ET $143.28 74 $10,602.72 $10,702.75 $-2.22
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $141.45 75 $10,608.38
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $141.84 75 $10,638.00 $10,732.38 +$29.63
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $141.01 76 $10,716.76
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:45pm ET $140.39 76 $10,669.26 $10,684.88 $-47.50
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 3:30pm ET $140.24 76 $10,658.24
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 3:55pm ET $140.23 76 $10,657.48 $10,684.12 $-0.76
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Dec 8, 2025 3:55pm ET $147.66 72 $10,631.52
🔴 SELL Dec 9, 2025 9:30am ET $147.15 72 $10,594.80 $10,647.40 $-36.72
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 3:30pm ET $142.68 74 $10,558.32
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $142.52 74 $10,546.48 $10,635.56 $-11.84
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:10pm ET $141.79 75 $10,634.25
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $141.53 75 $10,614.75 $10,616.06 $-19.50
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:30pm ET $144.37 73 $10,539.01
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $144.23 73 $10,528.79 $10,605.84 $-10.22
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:05pm ET $144.16 73 $10,523.68
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $144.69 73 $10,562.37 $10,644.53 +$38.69
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:35pm ET $146.13 72 $10,521.00
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $146.84 72 $10,572.48 $10,696.01 +$51.48
(+0.5%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:30pm ET $141.57 75 $10,617.75
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $142.04 75 $10,653.00 $10,731.26 +$35.25
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:05pm ET $136.71 78 $10,663.38
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:10pm ET $136.29 78 $10,630.23 $10,698.11 $-33.15
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:45pm ET $141.22 75 $10,591.50
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $141.06 75 $10,579.50 $10,686.11 $-12.00
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,686.11
Net Profit/Loss: +$686.11
Total Return: +6.86%
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