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

Data Transparency (Last 3 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
8,478
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-11-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
75 days
Data Gaps
None (4 market holidays)

Market Closed (4 days)

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 3 Months)

Period Start Capital
$10,055.09
Current Value
$9,695.71
Period P&L
$-359.35
Max Drawdown
-12.7%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.20

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
35
Winners / Losers
17 / 18
Best Trade
+0.82%
Worst Trade
-2.43%
Avg Trade Return
-0.11%
Avg Hold Time
6.7h

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 3 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$685,976.00
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-359.35
Net P&L (after fees)
$-359.35
Gross Return
-3.57%
Net Return (after fees)
-3.57%

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

Trade History (Last 3 Months - 35 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Professor Mean had $10,055.09 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 Nov 13, 2025 3:20pm ET $41.25 244 $10,063.78
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 9:30am ET $41.37 244 $10,094.28 $10,120.98 +$30.50
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18.2h held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 9:45am ET $40.95 247 $10,113.42
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 10:15am ET $41.18 247 $10,170.23 $10,177.79 +$56.81
(+0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
3 🟢 BUY Nov 18, 2025 2:30pm ET $41.35 246 $10,173.21
🔴 SELL Nov 18, 2025 2:55pm ET $41.45 246 $10,195.47 $10,200.05 +$22.26
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
24m held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 9:30am ET $41.04 248 $10,177.94
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 10:50am ET $41.06 248 $10,181.64 $10,203.75 +$3.70
(+0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
5 🟢 BUY Nov 21, 2025 3:10pm ET $41.37 246 $10,175.79
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 12:40pm ET $40.36 246 $9,928.56 $9,956.52 $-247.23
(-2.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.9d held
6 🟢 BUY Nov 26, 2025 1:10pm ET $40.84 243 $9,922.91
🔴 SELL Nov 26, 2025 2:20pm ET $40.84 243 $9,924.12 $9,957.73 +$1.22
(+0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
7 🟢 BUY Dec 1, 2025 2:25pm ET $40.79 244 $9,951.54
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 3:55pm ET $40.77 244 $9,946.66 $9,952.85 $-4.88
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.5h held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 3, 2025 1:15pm ET $40.81 243 $9,917.44
🔴 SELL Dec 3, 2025 2:00pm ET $40.86 243 $9,927.79 $9,963.20 +$10.35
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 5, 2025 2:20pm ET $41.82 238 $9,951.97
🔴 SELL Dec 5, 2025 3:50pm ET $41.66 238 $9,913.89 $9,925.12 $-38.08
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1.5h held
10 🟢 BUY Dec 9, 2025 9:35am ET $40.87 242 $9,890.54
🔴 SELL Dec 9, 2025 9:40am ET $40.55 242 $9,811.89 $9,846.47 $-78.65
(-0.8%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 10, 2025 9:40am ET $39.94 246 $9,824.01
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 11:40am ET $39.92 246 $9,819.09 $9,841.55 $-4.92
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2h held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 11, 2025 1:45pm ET $40.32 244 $9,838.10
🔴 SELL Dec 11, 2025 2:55pm ET $40.32 244 $9,838.08 $9,841.53 $-0.02
(+0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 15, 2025 1:50pm ET $41.14 239 $9,831.27
🔴 SELL Dec 15, 2025 2:50pm ET $41.13 239 $9,830.07 $9,840.33 $-1.19
(-0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1h held
14 🟢 BUY Dec 17, 2025 9:50am ET $40.63 242 $9,831.25
🔴 SELL Dec 17, 2025 9:55am ET $40.54 242 $9,811.41 $9,820.49 $-19.84
(-0.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
15 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 9:55am ET $40.61 241 $9,785.81
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 10:00am ET $40.73 241 $9,815.93 $9,850.61 +$30.13
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
6m held
16 🟢 BUY Dec 19, 2025 12:50pm ET $40.10 245 $9,824.50
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 3:55pm ET $39.82 245 $9,755.90 $9,782.01 $-68.60
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
3.1h held
17 🟢 BUY Dec 23, 2025 3:20pm ET $39.96 244 $9,750.24
🔴 SELL Dec 24, 2025 9:45am ET $39.97 244 $9,753.39 $9,785.16 +$3.15
(+0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18.4h held
18 🟢 BUY Dec 31, 2025 3:10pm ET $40.89 239 $9,772.69
🔴 SELL Dec 31, 2025 3:30pm ET $40.94 239 $9,783.47 $9,795.94 +$10.78
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
19 🟢 BUY Jan 2, 2026 3:30pm ET $40.54 241 $9,768.94
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 11:35am ET $40.08 241 $9,660.36 $9,687.37 $-108.57
(-1.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.8d held
20 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 2:35pm ET $40.15 241 $9,674.95
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 2:40pm ET $40.09 241 $9,660.49 $9,672.91 $-14.46
(-0.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
21 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 11:45am ET $40.47 239 $9,671.68
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 1:25pm ET $40.53 239 $9,685.48 $9,686.70 +$13.79
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.7h held
22 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:05pm ET $40.60 238 $9,663.89
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:10pm ET $40.55 238 $9,649.71 $9,672.52 $-14.18
(-0.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 3:40pm ET $39.68 243 $9,642.24
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:50pm ET $39.84 243 $9,679.91 $9,710.18 +$37.67
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
12m held
24 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 1:05pm ET $39.62 245 $9,706.90
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 1:55pm ET $39.71 245 $9,727.73 $9,731.01 +$20.83
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:35pm ET $39.36 247 $9,720.69
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:30am ET $39.14 247 $9,666.35 $9,676.67 $-54.34
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
17.9h held
26 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $38.72 249 $9,641.28
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 10:25am ET $38.94 249 $9,694.82 $9,730.20 +$53.54
(+0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
27 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 2:35pm ET $39.58 245 $9,695.88
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 11:10am ET $39.23 245 $9,610.13 $9,644.45 $-85.75
(-0.9%)
MEAN_REVERSION
20.6h held
28 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 9:35am ET $39.55 243 $9,609.44
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 9:45am ET $39.39 243 $9,571.77 $9,606.79 $-37.67
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
12m held
29 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 11:35am ET $39.60 242 $9,583.20
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 11:55am ET $39.76 242 $9,620.71 $9,644.30 +$37.51
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
30 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 12:55pm ET $39.80 242 $9,631.60
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 1:25pm ET $39.92 242 $9,659.43 $9,672.13 +$27.83
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
31 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 12:55pm ET $44.23 218 $9,641.86
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 1:45pm ET $44.36 218 $9,669.41 $9,699.68 +$27.56
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
32 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:50pm ET $46.40 209 $9,697.60
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 3:55pm ET $46.22 209 $9,658.94 $9,661.02 $-38.67
(-0.4%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
33 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:40am ET $46.76 206 $9,633.59
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 10:10am ET $47.15 206 $9,712.90 $9,740.33 +$79.31
(+0.8%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
34 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 9:35am ET $46.01 211 $9,708.13
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 9:40am ET $45.90 211 $9,685.95 $9,718.15 $-22.18
(-0.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
35 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 3:35pm ET $47.53 204 $9,697.14
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 3:50pm ET $47.42 204 $9,674.70 $9,695.71 $-22.44
(-0.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
15m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,695.71
Net Profit/Loss: $-304.29
Total Return: -3.04%
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