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
4,560
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
$6,878.19
Current Value
$7,452.29
Period P&L
$574.10
Max Drawdown
-34.7%
Sharpe Ratio
1.29

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
13
Winners / Losers
12 / 1
Best Trade
+1.55%
Worst Trade
-0.64%
Avg Trade Return
+0.62%
Avg Hold Time
21m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$185,803.04
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$574.10
Net P&L (after fees)
$574.10
Gross Return
+8.35%
Net Return (after fees)
+8.35%

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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

📈 UVXY 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 - 13 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $6,878.19 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 3:05pm ET $35.22 195 $6,868.29
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $35.41 195 $6,905.03 $6,914.93 +$36.74
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 3:05pm ET $35.50 194 $6,886.03
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 3:20pm ET $35.82 194 $6,948.11 $6,977.01 +$62.08
(+0.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:10pm ET $35.87 194 $6,957.81
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 3:30pm ET $36.09 194 $7,000.49 $7,019.69 +$42.68
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:15pm ET $35.34 198 $6,997.32
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 3:45pm ET $35.58 198 $7,044.84 $7,067.21 +$47.52
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 3:30pm ET $35.28 200 $7,055.00
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 3:55pm ET $35.59 200 $7,118.00 $7,130.21 +$63.00
(+0.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 3:00pm ET $35.73 199 $7,110.53
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 3:10pm ET $35.92 199 $7,148.06 $7,167.74 +$37.53
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:05pm ET $34.83 205 $7,140.13
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:30pm ET $35.12 205 $7,198.58 $7,226.19 +$58.45
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:25pm ET $35.28 204 $7,197.12
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $35.32 204 $7,204.26 $7,233.33 +$7.14
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 3:25pm ET $35.92 201 $7,220.52
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 3:40pm ET $36.23 201 $7,281.23 $7,294.03 +$60.70
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:10pm ET $37.78 193 $7,291.56
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:30pm ET $37.54 193 $7,245.22 $7,247.69 $-46.34
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:00pm ET $37.36 193 $7,210.48
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 3:15pm ET $37.64 193 $7,264.52 $7,301.73 +$54.04
(+0.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:20pm ET $40.24 181 $7,283.44
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 3:30pm ET $40.86 181 $7,396.11 $7,414.40 +$112.67
(+1.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 3:10pm ET $35.39 209 $7,396.24
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:20pm ET $35.57 209 $7,434.13 $7,452.29 +$37.89
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $7,452.29
Net Profit/Loss: $-2,547.71
Total Return: -25.48%
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