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
5,125
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
36 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
$9,814.59
Current Value
$9,938.05
Period P&L
$123.46
Max Drawdown
-4.9%
Sharpe Ratio
0.51

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
7
Winners / Losers
4 / 3
Best Trade
+0.89%
Worst Trade
-0.24%
Avg Trade Return
+0.18%
Avg Hold Time
2.8h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$135,784.14
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$123.46
Net P&L (after fees)
$123.46
Gross Return
+1.26%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.26%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 36 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 $9,814.59 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 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $478.51 20 $9,570.20
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 9:30am ET $482.77 20 $9,655.40 $9,899.79 +$85.20
(+0.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 3:25pm ET $478.26 20 $9,565.20
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:55pm ET $478.14 20 $9,562.80 $9,897.39 $-2.40
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:50pm ET $470.00 21 $9,870.00
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:55pm ET $470.72 21 $9,885.12 $9,912.51 +$15.12
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:35pm ET $459.30 21 $9,645.30
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $459.38 21 $9,646.98 $9,914.19 +$1.68
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:20pm ET $426.04 23 $9,798.81
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:30pm ET $428.17 23 $9,847.93 $9,963.32 +$49.13
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:10pm ET $424.33 23 $9,759.48
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $423.31 23 $9,736.13 $9,939.97 $-23.35
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:45pm ET $400.89 24 $9,621.36
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $400.81 24 $9,619.44 $9,938.05 $-1.92
(-0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,938.05
Net Profit/Loss: $-61.95
Total Return: -0.62%
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