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
2,999
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
35 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
$10,414.06
Current Value
$10,291.21
Period P&L
$-122.85
Max Drawdown
-6.6%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.48

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
8
Winners / Losers
2 / 6
Best Trade
+0.51%
Worst Trade
-0.37%
Avg Trade Return
-0.15%
Avg Hold Time
2.6h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$162,724.42
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-122.85
Net P&L (after fees)
$-122.85
Gross Return
-1.18%
Net Return (after fees)
-1.18%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 35 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 $10,414.06 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 9, 2026 3:30pm ET $376.97 27 $10,178.16
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $375.62 27 $10,141.74 $10,377.64 $-36.42
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:30pm ET $360.17 28 $10,084.76
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $359.54 28 $10,067.12 $10,360.00 $-17.64
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $358.17 28 $10,028.76
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 9:30am ET $360.00 28 $10,080.00 $10,411.24 +$51.24
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:15pm ET $357.97 29 $10,381.06
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:45pm ET $356.67 29 $10,343.43 $10,373.61 $-37.63
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:05pm ET $351.75 29 $10,200.82
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:15pm ET $350.59 29 $10,167.11 $10,339.90 $-33.71
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:25pm ET $348.85 29 $10,116.65
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $349.63 29 $10,139.27 $10,362.52 +$22.62
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:05pm ET $356.02 29 $10,324.72
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:50pm ET $354.86 29 $10,290.80 $10,328.59 $-33.93
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:45pm ET $361.02 28 $10,108.70
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $359.69 28 $10,071.32 $10,291.21 $-37.38
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,291.21
Net Profit/Loss: +$291.21
Total Return: +2.91%
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