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
3,580
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
$9,707.45
Current Value
$9,709.24
Period P&L
$1.79
Max Drawdown
-5.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.05

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
4
Winners / Losers
3 / 1
Best Trade
+0.10%
Worst Trade
-0.18%
Avg Trade Return
+0.00%
Avg Hold Time
13m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$76,384.01
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$1.79
Net P&L (after fees)
$1.79
Gross Return
+0.02%
Net Return (after fees)
+0.02%

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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

📈 VTI 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 - 4 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Howard Hour had $9,707.45 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 14, 2026 3:35pm ET $340.92 28 $9,545.76
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:55pm ET $341.02 28 $9,548.56 $9,710.25 +$2.80
(+0.0%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:50pm ET $341.97 28 $9,575.16
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:55pm ET $342.21 28 $9,581.94 $9,717.03 +$6.78
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:35pm ET $339.53 28 $9,506.93
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $339.86 28 $9,516.08 $9,726.18 +$9.15
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $341.55 28 $9,563.26
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $340.94 28 $9,546.32 $9,709.24 $-16.94
(-0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,709.24
Net Profit/Loss: $-290.76
Total Return: -2.91%
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