Simulated with $10,000 starting capital
Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

Data Transparency (Last 6 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
12,146
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
136 days
Data Gaps
4 days with gaps

Data Gap Notice

The following dates had fewer candles than expected. This could be due to early market closes, API rate limits during data collection, or low volume periods. Simulation results may be slightly affected.

2025-09-16 (36 candles), 2025-10-21 (28 candles), 2025-10-28 (38 candles), 2025-11-28 (no data)

Market Closed (5 days)

2025-09-01 — Labor Day, 2025-11-27 — Thanksgiving, 2025-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2026-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Last 6 Months)

Period Start Capital
$7,939.83
Current Value
$8,719.06
Period P&L
$779.23
Max Drawdown
-30.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.14

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
19
Winners / Losers
9 / 10
Best Trade
+5.40%
Worst Trade
-3.22%
Avg Trade Return
+0.57%
Avg Hold Time
5.5d

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 6 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$319,498.84
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$779.23
Net P&L (after fees)
$779.23
Gross Return
+9.81%
Net Return (after fees)
+9.81%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 136 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 19 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Marcus Reversal had $7,939.83 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 Aug 13, 2025 2:10pm ET $60.10 132 $7,933.20
🔴 SELL Aug 20, 2025 11:00am ET $63.26 132 $8,350.32 $8,370.15 +$417.12
(+5.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
6.9d held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 26, 2025 2:55pm ET $60.44 138 $8,340.72
🔴 SELL Sep 5, 2025 9:50am ET $58.60 138 $8,086.86 $8,116.28 $-253.86
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
9.8d held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 11, 2025 12:25pm ET $57.10 142 $8,108.20
🔴 SELL Sep 19, 2025 3:05pm ET $55.34 142 $7,858.28 $7,866.36 $-249.92
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
8.1d held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 26, 2025 3:20pm ET $55.09 142 $7,823.35
🔴 SELL Oct 1, 2025 2:35pm ET $53.38 142 $7,579.96 $7,622.97 $-243.39
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5d held
5 🟢 BUY Oct 8, 2025 10:30am ET $52.82 144 $7,606.08
🔴 SELL Oct 10, 2025 12:40pm ET $55.64 144 $8,011.87 $8,028.77 +$405.79
(+5.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
2.1d held
6 🟢 BUY Oct 17, 2025 2:25pm ET $54.50 147 $8,011.21
🔴 SELL Oct 20, 2025 1:10pm ET $52.82 147 $7,764.54 $7,782.10 $-246.67
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3d held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 27, 2025 9:40am ET $50.10 155 $7,765.50
🔴 SELL Nov 4, 2025 2:30pm ET $52.68 155 $8,165.46 $8,182.06 +$399.96
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
8.2d held
8 🟢 BUY Nov 11, 2025 9:40am ET $50.44 162 $8,171.28
🔴 SELL Nov 13, 2025 10:15am ET $53.06 162 $8,596.04 $8,606.83 +$424.76
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
2d held
9 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 12:05pm ET $54.28 158 $8,576.24
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 9:35am ET $57.02 158 $9,009.16 $9,039.75 +$432.92
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
21.5h held
10 🟢 BUY Nov 24, 2025 9:30am ET $53.75 168 $9,030.00
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 10:35am ET $52.10 168 $8,752.80 $8,762.55 $-277.20
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1d held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 2, 2025 9:50am ET $50.64 173 $8,760.72
🔴 SELL Dec 11, 2025 11:15am ET $49.04 173 $8,483.92 $8,485.75 $-276.80
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
9.1d held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 12, 2025 1:35pm ET $50.56 167 $8,443.52
🔴 SELL Dec 17, 2025 1:45pm ET $53.15 167 $8,875.22 $8,917.44 +$431.70
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
5d held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 19, 2025 9:35am ET $51.42 173 $8,895.66
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 12:50pm ET $49.84 173 $8,622.34 $8,644.12 $-273.32
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.1d held
14 🟢 BUY Dec 23, 2025 1:20pm ET $49.32 175 $8,631.00
🔴 SELL Dec 24, 2025 11:35am ET $47.82 175 $8,367.63 $8,380.74 $-263.38
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
22.3h held
15 🟢 BUY Dec 26, 2025 3:35pm ET $47.87 175 $8,377.25
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 1:20pm ET $50.28 175 $8,799.00 $8,802.49 +$421.75
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
24.9d held
16 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 2:25pm ET $49.35 178 $8,784.30
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 9:40am ET $47.76 178 $8,501.87 $8,520.06 $-282.43
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
4.8d held
17 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 10:30am ET $47.15 180 $8,487.72
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 12:25pm ET $49.70 180 $8,946.00 $8,978.34 +$458.28
(+5.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
8.1d held
18 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 12:25pm ET $50.19 178 $8,933.82
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 12:25pm ET $48.63 178 $8,656.14 $8,700.66 $-277.68
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1d held
19 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 12:25pm ET $47.21 184 $8,686.64
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $47.31 184 $8,705.04 $8,719.06 +$18.40
(+0.2%)
📅 Sim Ended
3.5h held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,719.06
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,280.94
Total Return: -12.81%
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