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
2,934
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-02 → 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
$10,568.50
Current Value
$10,661.58
Period P&L
$93.08
Max Drawdown
-1.6%
Sharpe Ratio
0.31

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
7
Winners / Losers
3 / 4
Best Trade
+1.01%
Worst Trade
-0.34%
Avg Trade Return
+0.13%
Avg Hold Time
5.3h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$146,221.63
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$93.08
Net P&L (after fees)
$93.08
Gross Return
+0.88%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.88%

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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

📈 MCD 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 $10,568.50 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 13, 2026 3:30pm ET $308.44 34 $10,486.96
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $309.38 34 $10,518.92 $10,600.46 +$31.96
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $307.45 34 $10,453.30
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $308.09 34 $10,475.06 $10,622.22 +$21.76
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:55pm ET $308.63 34 $10,493.42
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:35am ET $307.59 34 $10,457.89 $10,586.69 $-35.53
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 3:45pm ET $307.80 34 $10,465.20
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 3:55pm ET $307.43 34 $10,452.45 $10,573.94 $-12.75
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:30pm ET $306.03 34 $10,405.02
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:55pm ET $306.02 34 $10,404.68 $10,573.60 $-0.34
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:20pm ET $315.42 33 $10,408.70
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $314.92 33 $10,392.36 $10,557.26 $-16.34
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:55pm ET $323.49 32 $10,351.68
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $326.75 32 $10,456.00 $10,661.58 +$104.32
(+1.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,661.58
Net Profit/Loss: +$661.58
Total Return: +6.62%
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