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
2,867
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-02 → 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
$9,421.47
Current Value
$9,228.87
Period P&L
$-192.60
Max Drawdown
-7.9%
Sharpe Ratio
-1.32

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
11
Winners / Losers
1 / 10
Best Trade
+0.00%
Worst Trade
-0.43%
Avg Trade Return
-0.19%
Avg Hold Time
26m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$200,206.53
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-192.60
Net P&L (after fees)
$-192.60
Gross Return
-2.04%
Net Return (after fees)
-2.04%

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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

📈 ISRG 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 - 11 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,421.47 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 2, 2026 3:15pm ET $562.06 16 $8,992.96
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $561.88 16 $8,990.00 $9,418.51 $-2.96
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 3:15pm ET $592.49 15 $8,887.35
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $592.50 15 $8,887.50 $9,418.66 +$0.15
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:40pm ET $586.35 16 $9,381.60
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $585.08 16 $9,361.28 $9,398.34 $-20.32
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:10pm ET $586.95 16 $9,391.20
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $586.05 16 $9,376.80 $9,383.94 $-14.40
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:30pm ET $548.89 17 $9,331.13
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:45pm ET $546.51 17 $9,290.67 $9,343.48 $-40.46
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:40pm ET $541.93 17 $9,212.81
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $541.00 17 $9,197.00 $9,327.67 $-15.81
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 3:20pm ET $535.12 17 $9,097.04
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 3:55pm ET $534.87 17 $9,092.79 $9,323.42 $-4.25
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:50pm ET $524.95 17 $8,924.07
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:55pm ET $523.98 17 $8,907.66 $9,307.01 $-16.41
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:10pm ET $533.21 17 $9,064.57
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:25pm ET $531.43 17 $9,034.31 $9,276.75 $-30.26
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 3:05pm ET $525.60 17 $8,935.20
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 3:55pm ET $525.06 17 $8,926.02 $9,267.57 $-9.18
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:40pm ET $498.98 18 $8,981.64
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:50pm ET $496.83 18 $8,942.94 $9,228.87 $-38.70
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,228.87
Net Profit/Loss: $-771.13
Total Return: -7.71%
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