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
19,848
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
141 days
Data Gaps
None (5 market holidays)

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
$12,880.00
Current Value
$14,350.35
Period P&L
$1,470.33
Max Drawdown
-32.2%
Sharpe Ratio
0.11

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
30
Winners / Losers
13 / 17
Best Trade
+6.85%
Worst Trade
-4.98%
Avg Trade Return
+0.48%
Avg Hold Time
4.4d

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$833,765.49
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$1,470.33
Net P&L (after fees)
$1,470.33
Gross Return
+11.42%
Net Return (after fees)
+11.42%

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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: 141 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 30 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Marcus Reversal had $12,880.00 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 9:30am ET $38.75 330 $12,785.85
🔴 SELL Aug 22, 2025 10:00am ET $37.52 330 $12,381.60 $12,404.81 $-404.25
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
9d held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 25, 2025 10:40am ET $36.09 343 $12,378.87
🔴 SELL Sep 2, 2025 9:30am ET $38.33 343 $13,146.33 $13,172.27 +$767.46
(+6.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
8d held
3 🟢 BUY Sep 3, 2025 9:30am ET $36.99 356 $13,166.66
🔴 SELL Sep 4, 2025 10:20am ET $35.87 356 $12,769.68 $12,775.29 $-396.98
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1d held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 5, 2025 12:10pm ET $35.60 358 $12,743.01
🔴 SELL Sep 10, 2025 9:30am ET $34.21 358 $12,247.18 $12,279.46 $-495.83
(-3.9%)
🛑 -10% Stop
4.9d held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 11, 2025 9:50am ET $33.91 362 $12,273.61
🔴 SELL Sep 18, 2025 9:30am ET $32.82 362 $11,880.84 $11,886.69 $-392.77
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
7d held
6 🟢 BUY Sep 19, 2025 12:35pm ET $33.29 357 $11,884.53
🔴 SELL Oct 10, 2025 11:20am ET $35.56 357 $12,694.92 $12,697.08 +$810.39
(+6.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
21d held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 13, 2025 12:00pm ET $35.01 362 $12,671.81
🔴 SELL Oct 14, 2025 9:30am ET $37.09 362 $13,424.77 $13,450.04 +$752.96
(+5.9%)
🎯 +5% Target
21.5h held
8 🟢 BUY Oct 15, 2025 10:20am ET $35.16 382 $13,431.12
🔴 SELL Oct 15, 2025 1:05pm ET $36.96 382 $14,118.72 $14,137.64 +$687.60
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
2.8h held
9 🟢 BUY Oct 17, 2025 12:05pm ET $38.51 367 $14,133.17
🔴 SELL Oct 17, 2025 3:15pm ET $37.26 367 $13,672.59 $13,677.06 $-460.58
(-3.3%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.2h held
10 🟢 BUY Oct 20, 2025 3:40pm ET $34.04 401 $13,650.04
🔴 SELL Oct 22, 2025 1:50pm ET $35.91 401 $14,399.71 $14,426.73 +$749.67
(+5.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
1.9d held
11 🟢 BUY Oct 23, 2025 2:15pm ET $33.51 430 $14,409.30
🔴 SELL Oct 27, 2025 9:30am ET $32.10 430 $13,800.85 $13,818.28 $-608.45
(-4.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.8d held
12 🟢 BUY Oct 28, 2025 12:30pm ET $32.22 428 $13,790.16
🔴 SELL Oct 30, 2025 3:55pm ET $33.84 428 $14,483.52 $14,511.64 +$693.36
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
2.1d held
13 🟢 BUY Nov 3, 2025 9:30am ET $33.67 430 $14,478.10
🔴 SELL Nov 6, 2025 11:45am ET $35.39 430 $15,217.70 $15,251.24 +$739.60
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
3.1d held
14 🟢 BUY Nov 7, 2025 1:55pm ET $36.04 423 $15,244.92
🔴 SELL Nov 7, 2025 3:50pm ET $34.93 423 $14,775.39 $14,781.71 $-469.53
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1.9h held
15 🟢 BUY Nov 11, 2025 9:45am ET $32.73 451 $14,761.23
🔴 SELL Nov 13, 2025 1:15pm ET $34.41 451 $15,518.91 $15,539.39 +$757.68
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
2.1d held
16 🟢 BUY Nov 14, 2025 2:50pm ET $34.29 453 $15,533.37
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 1:55pm ET $36.01 453 $16,311.40 $16,317.41 +$778.03
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
3d held
17 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 10:10am ET $36.15 451 $16,303.65
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 9:30am ET $34.35 451 $15,491.85 $15,505.61 $-811.80
(-5.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
23.3h held
18 🟢 BUY Nov 21, 2025 11:45am ET $38.56 402 $15,501.12
🔴 SELL Nov 21, 2025 1:40pm ET $37.35 402 $15,016.55 $15,021.04 $-484.57
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1.9h held
19 🟢 BUY Nov 24, 2025 2:00pm ET $34.63 433 $14,994.79
🔴 SELL Nov 26, 2025 9:30am ET $33.20 433 $14,375.60 $14,401.85 $-619.19
(-4.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1.8d held
20 🟢 BUY Nov 28, 2025 10:15am ET $32.31 445 $14,378.71
🔴 SELL Dec 3, 2025 12:20pm ET $31.34 445 $13,946.26 $13,969.40 $-432.45
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5.1d held
21 🟢 BUY Dec 4, 2025 12:40pm ET $31.18 448 $13,968.64
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 2:55pm ET $30.11 448 $13,487.04 $13,487.80 $-481.60
(-3.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6.1d held
22 🟢 BUY Dec 11, 2025 3:00pm ET $29.60 455 $13,468.00
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 9:30am ET $28.58 455 $13,001.63 $13,021.43 $-466.38
(-3.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
7.8d held
23 🟢 BUY Dec 22, 2025 9:30am ET $27.41 475 $13,019.75
🔴 SELL Dec 29, 2025 2:25pm ET $26.53 475 $12,601.75 $12,603.43 $-418.00
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
7.2d held
24 🟢 BUY Dec 30, 2025 3:00pm ET $26.26 480 $12,602.69
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 9:50am ET $27.62 480 $13,257.60 $13,258.34 +$654.91
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
14.8d held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:50am ET $26.24 505 $13,251.81
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $28.04 505 $14,160.20 $14,166.73 +$908.39
(+6.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
5d held
26 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 9:30am ET $28.29 500 $14,145.00
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 10:15am ET $27.43 500 $13,715.00 $13,736.73 $-430.00
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
48m held
27 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 11:10am ET $26.25 523 $13,728.75
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 9:35am ET $27.79 523 $14,532.23 $14,540.22 +$803.48
(+5.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
6.9d held
28 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 9:35am ET $27.01 538 $14,528.69
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 11:35am ET $26.19 538 $14,090.22 $14,101.75 $-438.47
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.1d held
29 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:15pm ET $27.55 511 $14,078.05
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 10:00am ET $28.97 511 $14,802.75 $14,826.45 +$724.70
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
1.8d held
30 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 10:10am ET $27.99 529 $14,806.71
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 10:00am ET $27.09 529 $14,330.61 $14,350.35 $-476.10
(-3.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3d held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $14,350.35
Net Profit/Loss: +$4,350.35
Total Return: +43.50%
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