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

Data Transparency (Year to Date)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
4,992
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
36 days
Data Gaps
None (2 market holidays)

Market Closed (2 days)

2026-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Year to Date)

Period Start Capital
$8,649.37
Current Value
$8,858.33
Period P&L
$208.96
Max Drawdown
-15.6%
Sharpe Ratio
1.49

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
8
Winners / Losers
7 / 1
Best Trade
+0.58%
Worst Trade
-0.01%
Avg Trade Return
+0.30%
Avg Hold Time
29m

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Year to Date)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$137,647.64
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$208.96
Net P&L (after fees)
$208.96
Gross Return
+2.42%
Net Return (after fees)
+2.42%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 36 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 8 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $8,649.37 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 Jan 5, 2026 3:30pm ET $267.30 32 $8,553.44
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $267.26 32 $8,552.32 $8,648.25 $-1.12
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:20pm ET $258.01 33 $8,514.33
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $259.08 33 $8,549.64 $8,683.56 +$35.31
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $260.84 33 $8,607.56
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $261.05 33 $8,614.65 $8,690.66 +$7.10
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:05pm ET $259.31 33 $8,557.23
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $259.95 33 $8,578.35 $8,711.78 +$21.12
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:15pm ET $259.20 33 $8,553.60
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:35pm ET $260.71 33 $8,603.43 $8,761.61 +$49.83
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:00pm ET $268.85 32 $8,603.20
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $269.96 32 $8,638.72 $8,797.13 +$35.52
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:15pm ET $276.09 31 $8,558.79
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:25pm ET $277.61 31 $8,605.91 $8,844.25 +$47.12
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 3:20pm ET $274.10 32 $8,771.20
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $274.54 32 $8,785.28 $8,858.33 +$14.08
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,858.33
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,141.67
Total Return: -11.42%
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