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
3,491
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-02 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
34 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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Stocks: Commission-free • Market hours: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET

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Performance Summary (Year to Date)

Period Start Capital
$9,410.07
Current Value
$9,590.65
Period P&L
$180.58
Max Drawdown
-6.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.36

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
11
Winners / Losers
6 / 5
Best Trade
+1.33%
Worst Trade
-0.49%
Avg Trade Return
+0.18%
Avg Hold Time
3.5h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$207,656.86
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$180.58
Net P&L (after fees)
$180.58
Gross Return
+1.92%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.92%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 34 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 11 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,410.07 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 8, 2026 3:15pm ET $120.69 77 $9,293.13
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $120.57 77 $9,283.89 $9,400.83 $-9.24
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:50pm ET $117.79 79 $9,305.41
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $117.66 79 $9,295.14 $9,390.56 $-10.27
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $112.44 83 $9,332.11
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $112.41 83 $9,330.03 $9,388.48 $-2.08
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $117.47 79 $9,280.13
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:30am ET $119.03 79 $9,403.37 $9,511.72 +$123.24
(+1.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 3:25pm ET $113.17 84 $9,506.28
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:45pm ET $112.76 84 $9,471.84 $9,477.28 $-34.44
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:15pm ET $113.60 83 $9,428.80
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:50pm ET $114.17 83 $9,476.11 $9,524.59 +$47.31
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $115.16 82 $9,443.12
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 9:35am ET $115.89 82 $9,502.98 $9,584.45 +$59.86
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:30pm ET $117.27 81 $9,498.87
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $117.71 81 $9,534.51 $9,620.09 +$35.64
(+0.4%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:25pm ET $118.21 81 $9,575.00
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:50pm ET $117.63 81 $9,527.63 $9,572.71 $-47.38
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $122.59 78 $9,562.02
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $122.65 78 $9,567.09 $9,577.78 +$5.07
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 3:15pm ET $121.96 78 $9,513.27
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 3:55pm ET $122.13 78 $9,526.14 $9,590.65 +$12.87
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,590.65
Net Profit/Loss: $-409.35
Total Return: -4.09%
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