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
3,466
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
33 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
$10,207.51
Current Value
$10,162.69
Period P&L
$-44.82
Max Drawdown
-3.6%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.46

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
7
Winners / Losers
3 / 4
Best Trade
+0.07%
Worst Trade
-0.34%
Avg Trade Return
-0.06%
Avg Hold Time
24m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$141,912.58
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-44.82
Net P&L (after fees)
$-44.82
Gross Return
-0.44%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.44%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 33 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 7 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,207.51 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 3:30pm ET $74.04 137 $10,142.80
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $73.94 137 $10,129.10 $10,193.81 $-13.70
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:50pm ET $73.95 137 $10,130.47
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $73.99 137 $10,136.63 $10,199.98 +$6.17
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $75.45 135 $10,185.08
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $75.48 135 $10,189.80 $10,204.71 +$4.73
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:05pm ET $75.44 135 $10,184.40
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 3:20pm ET $75.19 135 $10,149.98 $10,170.29 $-34.42
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:40pm ET $78.38 129 $10,111.02
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $78.34 129 $10,105.86 $10,165.13 $-5.16
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:00pm ET $80.73 125 $10,091.25
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $80.65 125 $10,081.87 $10,155.75 $-9.38
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:10pm ET $83.06 122 $10,133.70
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $83.12 122 $10,140.64 $10,162.69 +$6.94
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,162.69
Net Profit/Loss: +$162.69
Total Return: +1.63%
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