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
2,651
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-02 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
32 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
$10,069.50
Current Value
$10,016.87
Period P&L
$-52.63
Max Drawdown
-3.7%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.34

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
9
Winners / Losers
3 / 6
Best Trade
+0.19%
Worst Trade
-0.38%
Avg Trade Return
-0.06%
Avg Hold Time
14m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$179,941.23
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-52.63
Net P&L (after fees)
$-52.63
Gross Return
-0.52%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.52%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 32 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 9 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $10,069.50 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 5, 2026 3:35pm ET $97.47 103 $10,039.41
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $97.39 103 $10,031.17 $10,061.26 $-8.24
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:50pm ET $96.95 103 $9,985.85
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $96.92 103 $9,982.76 $10,058.17 $-3.09
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:35pm ET $98.43 102 $10,039.86
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:45pm ET $98.06 102 $10,001.87 $10,020.17 $-38.00
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 3:45pm ET $98.42 101 $9,940.42
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:55pm ET $98.61 101 $9,959.61 $10,039.36 +$19.19
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:10pm ET $101.19 99 $10,017.81
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:55pm ET $101.35 99 $10,033.65 $10,055.20 +$15.84
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:35pm ET $101.04 99 $10,002.96
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:55pm ET $100.91 99 $9,990.09 $10,042.33 $-12.87
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:50pm ET $100.90 99 $9,989.10
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $100.78 99 $9,977.22 $10,030.45 $-11.88
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:45pm ET $102.91 97 $9,982.27
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $102.97 97 $9,988.09 $10,036.27 +$5.82
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $103.08 97 $9,999.24
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $102.89 97 $9,979.85 $10,016.87 $-19.40
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,016.87
Net Profit/Loss: +$16.87
Total Return: +0.17%
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