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
4,258
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
$10,030.06
Current Value
$10,005.91
Period P&L
$-24.15
Max Drawdown
-4.0%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.12

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
7
Winners / Losers
4 / 3
Best Trade
+0.35%
Worst Trade
-0.49%
Avg Trade Return
-0.03%
Avg Hold Time
3h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$139,938.96
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-24.15
Net P&L (after fees)
$-24.15
Gross Return
-0.24%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.24%

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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

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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 $10,030.06 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 3:20pm ET $40.21 249 $10,012.71
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 3:55pm ET $40.23 249 $10,017.27 $10,034.62 +$4.56
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 3:20pm ET $40.21 249 $10,011.07
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 3:55pm ET $40.30 249 $10,034.70 $10,058.25 +$23.63
(+0.2%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:55pm ET $39.84 252 $10,039.68
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 9:35am ET $39.69 252 $10,000.62 $10,019.19 $-39.06
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 3:45pm ET $39.50 253 $9,992.24
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 3:55pm ET $39.52 253 $9,998.56 $10,025.52 +$6.33
(+0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 3:45pm ET $40.08 250 $10,020.00
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 3:50pm ET $39.89 250 $9,971.25 $9,976.77 $-48.75
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 3:05pm ET $44.37 224 $9,937.76
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:55pm ET $44.52 224 $9,972.48 $10,011.49 +$34.72
(+0.3%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:00pm ET $44.70 223 $9,968.10
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 3:55pm ET $44.67 223 $9,962.52 $10,005.91 $-5.58
(-0.1%)
END_OF_DAY
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $10,005.91
Net Profit/Loss: +$5.91
Total Return: +0.06%
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