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
2,993
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 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
$9,804.59
Current Value
$9,827.27
Period P&L
$22.68
Max Drawdown
-8.3%
Sharpe Ratio
0.08

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
10
Winners / Losers
6 / 4
Best Trade
+0.46%
Worst Trade
-0.38%
Avg Trade Return
+0.02%
Avg Hold Time
28m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$195,812.32
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$22.68
Net P&L (after fees)
$22.68
Gross Return
+0.23%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.23%

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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

📈 MRK 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 - 10 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,804.59 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 3:05pm ET $106.17 92 $9,767.64
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $106.49 92 $9,797.08 $9,834.03 +$29.44
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 3:40pm ET $106.94 91 $9,731.50
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $107.43 91 $9,776.13 $9,878.66 +$44.63
(+0.5%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 3:20pm ET $109.50 90 $9,855.00
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 3:35pm ET $109.09 90 $9,817.65 $9,841.31 $-37.35
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:25pm ET $110.97 88 $9,765.36
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $111.01 88 $9,768.88 $9,844.83 +$3.52
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 3:10pm ET $109.27 90 $9,833.85
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:55pm ET $109.53 90 $9,857.70 $9,868.68 +$23.85
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:10pm ET $109.61 90 $9,864.90
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 3:35pm ET $109.23 90 $9,830.70 $9,834.48 $-34.20
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:30pm ET $107.74 91 $9,803.89
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $107.38 91 $9,771.58 $9,802.17 $-32.31
(-0.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:10pm ET $106.55 91 $9,696.05
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:55pm ET $106.86 91 $9,724.26 $9,830.38 +$28.21
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:40pm ET $110.23 89 $9,810.47
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $110.34 89 $9,820.26 $9,840.17 +$9.79
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:45pm ET $113.56 86 $9,766.16
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $113.41 86 $9,753.26 $9,827.27 $-12.90
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,827.27
Net Profit/Loss: $-172.73
Total Return: -1.73%
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