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
3,088
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
$10,438.74
Current Value
$10,505.17
Period P&L
$66.43
Max Drawdown
-3.9%
Sharpe Ratio
0.28

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
8
Winners / Losers
6 / 2
Best Trade
+0.65%
Worst Trade
-0.44%
Avg Trade Return
+0.08%
Avg Hold Time
8.5h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$166,756.70
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$66.43
Net P&L (after fees)
$66.43
Gross Return
+0.64%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.64%

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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

📈 BMY 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 $10,438.74 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 3:15pm ET $52.96 197 $10,432.14
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $53.07 197 $10,454.79 $10,461.40 +$22.66
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 3:50pm ET $56.70 184 $10,431.88
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 3:55pm ET $56.72 184 $10,436.48 $10,466.00 +$4.60
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:50pm ET $56.16 186 $10,444.83
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $55.91 186 $10,399.26 $10,420.43 $-45.57
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $56.99 182 $10,371.27
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $57.02 182 $10,376.73 $10,425.89 +$5.46
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:40pm ET $54.91 189 $10,377.05
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:55pm ET $54.92 189 $10,379.88 $10,428.73 +$2.84
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:10pm ET $54.55 191 $10,419.05
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $54.63 191 $10,434.33 $10,444.01 +$15.28
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $55.05 189 $10,404.45
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 9:35am ET $55.41 189 $10,472.49 $10,512.05 +$68.04
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 3:40pm ET $60.84 172 $10,464.48
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 3:55pm ET $60.80 172 $10,457.60 $10,505.17 $-6.88
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,505.17
Net Profit/Loss: +$505.17
Total Return: +5.05%
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