Simulated with $10,000 starting capital
Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

Data Transparency

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles Used
50,881
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Date Range
2024-02-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
534 days
Data Gaps
None (21 market holidays)

Market Closed (21 days)

2024-02-19 — Presidents' Day, 2024-03-29 — Good Friday, 2024-05-27 — Memorial Day, 2024-06-19 — Juneteenth, 2024-07-04 — Independence Day, 2024-09-02 — Labor Day, 2024-11-28 — Thanksgiving, 2024-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2025-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2025-01-09 — National Day of Mourning (Carter), 2025-01-20 — MLK Jr. Day, 2025-02-17 — Presidents' Day, 2025-04-18 — Good Friday, 2025-05-26 — Memorial Day, 2025-06-19 — Juneteenth, 2025-07-04 — Independence Day, 2025-09-01 — Labor Day, 2025-11-27 — Thanksgiving, 2025-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2026-01-01 — New Year's Day ... and 1 more
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Stocks: Commission-free • Market hours: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET

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Performance Summary

Starting Capital
$9,967.57
Current Value
$9,709.24
Total P&L
$-258.33
Max Drawdown
-5.0%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.06

Trade Statistics

Total Trades
61
Winners / Losers
31 / 30
Best Trade
+2.32%
Worst Trade
-4.13%
Avg Trade Return
-0.04%
Avg Hold Time
2.9h

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$1,186,091.29
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-258.33
Net P&L (after fees)
$-258.33
Gross Return
-2.59%
Net Return (after fees)
-2.59%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 534 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Complete Trade History

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,967.57 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 Feb 21, 2024 3:40pm ET $246.42 40 $9,856.80
🔴 SELL Feb 21, 2024 3:55pm ET $246.94 40 $9,877.60 $9,988.37 +$20.80
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Mar 20, 2024 3:30pm ET $259.09 38 $9,845.42
🔴 SELL Mar 20, 2024 3:55pm ET $258.99 38 $9,841.62 $9,984.57 $-3.80
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Mar 27, 2024 3:35pm ET $259.28 38 $9,852.64
🔴 SELL Mar 27, 2024 3:55pm ET $259.81 38 $9,872.78 $10,004.71 +$20.14
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Apr 9, 2024 3:25pm ET $257.47 38 $9,783.86
🔴 SELL Apr 9, 2024 3:55pm ET $257.80 38 $9,796.40 $10,017.25 +$12.54
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Apr 10, 2024 3:15pm ET $254.99 39 $9,944.42
🔴 SELL Apr 10, 2024 3:55pm ET $254.95 39 $9,943.05 $10,015.88 $-1.37
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Apr 25, 2024 3:15pm ET $249.81 40 $9,992.48
🔴 SELL Apr 25, 2024 3:55pm ET $249.49 40 $9,979.60 $10,003.00 $-12.88
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY May 31, 2024 3:40pm ET $258.85 38 $9,836.30
🔴 SELL May 31, 2024 3:55pm ET $260.44 38 $9,896.72 $10,063.42 +$60.42
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jun 3, 2024 3:55pm ET $260.53 38 $9,900.14
🔴 SELL Jun 4, 2024 9:30am ET $259.53 38 $9,862.14 $10,025.42 $-38.00
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jul 25, 2024 3:20pm ET $268.60 37 $9,938.02
🔴 SELL Jul 25, 2024 3:50pm ET $266.92 37 $9,876.04 $9,963.44 $-61.98
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jul 30, 2024 3:45pm ET $269.23 37 $9,961.51
🔴 SELL Jul 30, 2024 3:55pm ET $268.55 37 $9,936.35 $9,938.28 $-25.16
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Aug 1, 2024 3:25pm ET $267.64 37 $9,902.68
🔴 SELL Aug 1, 2024 3:55pm ET $268.36 37 $9,929.32 $9,964.92 +$26.64
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Aug 2, 2024 3:55pm ET $262.98 37 $9,730.26
🔴 SELL Aug 5, 2024 9:30am ET $252.12 37 $9,328.44 $9,563.10 $-401.82
(-4.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Aug 5, 2024 3:55pm ET $255.31 37 $9,446.47
🔴 SELL Aug 6, 2024 9:50am ET $257.45 37 $9,525.65 $9,642.28 +$79.18
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Aug 7, 2024 3:00pm ET $257.32 37 $9,520.80
🔴 SELL Aug 7, 2024 3:50pm ET $255.99 37 $9,471.63 $9,593.11 $-49.17
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Aug 30, 2024 3:50pm ET $278.17 34 $9,457.61
🔴 SELL Aug 30, 2024 3:55pm ET $278.36 34 $9,464.24 $9,599.74 +$6.63
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Sep 11, 2024 3:25pm ET $272.50 35 $9,537.43
🔴 SELL Sep 11, 2024 3:55pm ET $272.92 35 $9,552.20 $9,614.51 +$14.77
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
17 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2024 3:45pm ET $282.45 34 $9,603.30
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2024 3:55pm ET $283.22 34 $9,629.31 $9,640.52 +$26.01
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
18 🟢 BUY Nov 5, 2024 3:55pm ET $285.30 33 $9,414.90
🔴 SELL Nov 6, 2024 9:30am ET $291.91 33 $9,633.03 $9,858.65 +$218.13
(+2.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
19 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2024 3:30pm ET $292.71 33 $9,659.43
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2024 3:55pm ET $293.03 33 $9,669.99 $9,869.21 +$10.56
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
20 🟢 BUY Dec 23, 2024 3:50pm ET $294.01 33 $9,702.33
🔴 SELL Dec 23, 2024 3:55pm ET $293.97 33 $9,701.01 $9,867.89 $-1.32
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 2, 2025 3:10pm ET $289.19 34 $9,832.46
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $289.31 34 $9,836.54 $9,871.97 +$4.08
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
22 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2025 3:55pm ET $297.14 33 $9,805.62
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2025 10:25am ET $298.80 33 $9,860.40 $9,926.75 +$54.78
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
23 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2025 3:50pm ET $300.65 33 $9,921.45
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2025 3:55pm ET $300.72 33 $9,923.76 $9,929.06 +$2.31
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
24 🟢 BUY Feb 26, 2025 3:40pm ET $293.28 33 $9,678.24
🔴 SELL Feb 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $293.11 33 $9,672.63 $9,923.45 $-5.61
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
25 🟢 BUY Feb 28, 2025 3:45pm ET $291.27 34 $9,903.26
🔴 SELL Feb 28, 2025 3:55pm ET $292.92 34 $9,959.28 $9,979.47 +$56.02
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
26 🟢 BUY Mar 4, 2025 3:20pm ET $288.45 34 $9,807.30
🔴 SELL Mar 4, 2025 3:30pm ET $286.29 34 $9,733.86 $9,906.03 $-73.44
(-0.8%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
27 🟢 BUY Mar 6, 2025 3:10pm ET $282.15 35 $9,875.25
🔴 SELL Mar 6, 2025 3:55pm ET $281.98 35 $9,869.30 $9,900.08 $-5.95
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
28 🟢 BUY Mar 10, 2025 3:15pm ET $274.78 36 $9,892.05
🔴 SELL Mar 10, 2025 3:30pm ET $276.50 36 $9,954.00 $9,962.03 +$61.95
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
29 🟢 BUY Mar 19, 2025 3:05pm ET $281.22 35 $9,842.53
🔴 SELL Mar 19, 2025 3:20pm ET $280.11 35 $9,803.85 $9,923.35 $-38.68
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
30 🟢 BUY Mar 26, 2025 3:50pm ET $281.42 35 $9,849.70
🔴 SELL Mar 26, 2025 3:55pm ET $281.17 35 $9,840.95 $9,914.60 $-8.75
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
31 🟢 BUY Mar 27, 2025 3:15pm ET $280.21 35 $9,807.18
🔴 SELL Mar 27, 2025 3:55pm ET $278.94 35 $9,762.90 $9,870.33 $-44.27
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
32 🟢 BUY Mar 31, 2025 3:10pm ET $274.58 35 $9,610.22
🔴 SELL Mar 31, 2025 3:55pm ET $274.81 35 $9,618.35 $9,878.46 +$8.13
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
33 🟢 BUY Apr 2, 2025 3:25pm ET $277.12 35 $9,699.07
🔴 SELL Apr 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $277.95 35 $9,728.25 $9,907.64 +$29.18
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
34 🟢 BUY Apr 4, 2025 3:10pm ET $250.50 39 $9,769.34
🔴 SELL Apr 4, 2025 3:15pm ET $249.50 39 $9,730.48 $9,868.77 $-38.87
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
35 🟢 BUY Apr 7, 2025 3:30pm ET $248.08 39 $9,674.93
🔴 SELL Apr 7, 2025 3:40pm ET $246.34 39 $9,607.14 $9,800.99 $-67.78
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
36 🟢 BUY Apr 9, 2025 3:00pm ET $262.50 37 $9,712.50
🔴 SELL Apr 9, 2025 3:10pm ET $263.95 37 $9,766.15 $9,854.64 +$53.65
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
37 🟢 BUY Apr 11, 2025 3:00pm ET $261.53 37 $9,676.61
🔴 SELL Apr 11, 2025 3:55pm ET $261.71 37 $9,683.27 $9,861.30 +$6.66
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
38 🟢 BUY Apr 14, 2025 3:10pm ET $265.76 37 $9,833.05
🔴 SELL Apr 14, 2025 3:50pm ET $264.66 37 $9,792.43 $9,820.69 $-40.61
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
39 🟢 BUY Apr 16, 2025 3:50pm ET $258.10 38 $9,807.80
🔴 SELL Apr 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $258.24 38 $9,813.12 $9,826.01 +$5.32
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
40 🟢 BUY Apr 21, 2025 3:15pm ET $250.97 39 $9,787.64
🔴 SELL Apr 21, 2025 3:50pm ET $252.43 39 $9,844.77 $9,883.15 +$57.14
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
41 🟢 BUY Apr 28, 2025 3:20pm ET $270.87 36 $9,751.32
🔴 SELL Apr 28, 2025 3:55pm ET $271.07 36 $9,758.52 $9,890.35 +$7.20
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
42 🟢 BUY Apr 30, 2025 3:45pm ET $271.80 36 $9,784.80
🔴 SELL Apr 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $272.42 36 $9,807.12 $9,912.67 +$22.32
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
43 🟢 BUY May 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $291.86 33 $9,631.38
🔴 SELL May 21, 2025 9:30am ET $290.01 33 $9,570.33 $9,851.62 $-61.05
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
44 🟢 BUY May 30, 2025 3:25pm ET $290.54 33 $9,587.81
🔴 SELL May 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $289.93 33 $9,567.69 $9,831.50 $-20.12
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
45 🟢 BUY Jun 18, 2025 3:20pm ET $294.76 33 $9,726.92
🔴 SELL Jun 18, 2025 3:25pm ET $293.84 33 $9,696.72 $9,801.30 $-30.20
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
46 🟢 BUY Jun 27, 2025 3:35pm ET $302.41 32 $9,677.11
🔴 SELL Jun 27, 2025 3:55pm ET $303.27 32 $9,704.64 $9,828.83 +$27.53
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
47 🟢 BUY Jun 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $304.47 32 $9,743.04
🔴 SELL Jun 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $303.90 32 $9,724.80 $9,810.59 $-18.24
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
48 🟢 BUY Aug 20, 2025 3:20pm ET $314.18 31 $9,739.58
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 3:55pm ET $313.82 31 $9,728.50 $9,799.51 $-11.08
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
49 🟢 BUY Sep 2, 2025 3:50pm ET $315.93 31 $9,793.68
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 3:55pm ET $316.02 31 $9,796.62 $9,802.45 +$2.94
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
50 🟢 BUY Sep 3, 2025 3:50pm ET $317.11 30 $9,513.16
🔴 SELL Sep 3, 2025 3:55pm ET $317.38 30 $9,521.40 $9,810.69 +$8.24
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
51 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 3:20pm ET $325.74 30 $9,772.20
🔴 SELL Sep 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $325.24 30 $9,757.20 $9,795.69 $-15.00
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
52 🟢 BUY Sep 30, 2025 3:50pm ET $328.21 29 $9,518.09
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $328.11 29 $9,515.19 $9,792.79 $-2.90
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
53 🟢 BUY Oct 31, 2025 3:30pm ET $336.61 29 $9,761.69
🔴 SELL Oct 31, 2025 3:55pm ET $335.38 29 $9,726.02 $9,757.12 $-35.67
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
54 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 3:45pm ET $326.13 29 $9,457.71
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:55pm ET $326.43 29 $9,466.47 $9,765.88 +$8.76
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
55 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 3:15pm ET $325.95 29 $9,452.41
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $325.29 29 $9,433.41 $9,746.89 $-18.99
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
56 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 3:35pm ET $334.91 29 $9,712.39
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 3:55pm ET $334.34 29 $9,695.86 $9,730.36 $-16.53
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
57 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 3:30pm ET $334.05 29 $9,687.45
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 3:55pm ET $333.26 29 $9,664.54 $9,707.45 $-22.91
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
58 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:35pm ET $340.92 28 $9,545.76
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $341.02 28 $9,548.56 $9,710.25 +$2.80
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
59 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:50pm ET $341.97 28 $9,575.16
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $342.21 28 $9,581.94 $9,717.03 +$6.78
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
60 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:35pm ET $339.53 28 $9,506.93
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $339.86 28 $9,516.08 $9,726.18 +$9.15
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
61 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $341.55 28 $9,563.26
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $340.94 28 $9,546.32 $9,709.24 $-16.94
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,709.24
Net Profit/Loss: $-290.76
Total Return: -2.91%
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