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
8,528
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-11-14 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
74 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
$9,267.82
Current Value
$9,815.85
Period P&L
$548.03
Max Drawdown
-13.3%
Sharpe Ratio
0.20

Trade Statistics (Last 3 Months)

Trades in Period
39
Winners / Losers
25 / 14
Best Trade
+3.31%
Worst Trade
-1.88%
Avg Trade Return
+0.15%
Avg Hold Time
5.8h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$739,091.22
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$548.03
Net P&L (after fees)
$548.03
Gross Return
+5.91%
Net Return (after fees)
+5.91%

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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 data: 74 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 3 Months - 39 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Professor Mean had $9,267.82 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 14, 2025 1:45pm ET $45.88 202 $9,266.75
🔴 SELL Nov 14, 2025 1:50pm ET $45.97 202 $9,284.93 $9,285.99 +$18.18
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
6m held
2 🟢 BUY Nov 17, 2025 2:55pm ET $45.04 206 $9,278.24
🔴 SELL Nov 17, 2025 3:50pm ET $45.22 206 $9,314.29 $9,322.04 +$36.05
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
3 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 9:30am ET $44.55 209 $9,310.95
🔴 SELL Nov 19, 2025 10:55am ET $44.76 209 $9,353.80 $9,364.89 +$42.85
(+0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.4h held
4 🟢 BUY Nov 20, 2025 11:30am ET $45.25 206 $9,320.47
🔴 SELL Nov 20, 2025 1:10pm ET $45.00 206 $9,270.00 $9,314.42 $-50.47
(-0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.7h held
5 🟢 BUY Nov 21, 2025 3:20pm ET $44.71 208 $9,299.68
🔴 SELL Nov 21, 2025 3:25pm ET $44.64 208 $9,285.12 $9,299.86 $-14.56
(-0.2%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
6 🟢 BUY Nov 25, 2025 9:40am ET $44.28 210 $9,297.75
🔴 SELL Nov 25, 2025 10:40am ET $44.33 210 $9,309.30 $9,311.41 +$11.55
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1h held
7 🟢 BUY Nov 26, 2025 1:05pm ET $44.76 208 $9,310.08
🔴 SELL Nov 26, 2025 1:25pm ET $44.88 208 $9,334.00 $9,335.33 +$23.92
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
8 🟢 BUY Dec 1, 2025 12:30pm ET $45.66 204 $9,313.62
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 1:00pm ET $45.73 204 $9,327.90 $9,349.61 +$14.28
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
9 🟢 BUY Dec 2, 2025 2:20pm ET $45.00 207 $9,314.48
🔴 SELL Dec 2, 2025 3:10pm ET $45.07 207 $9,328.46 $9,363.58 +$13.97
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
10 🟢 BUY Dec 4, 2025 10:40am ET $45.81 204 $9,345.24
🔴 SELL Dec 4, 2025 11:05am ET $46.00 204 $9,382.98 $9,401.32 +$37.74
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
24m held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 5, 2025 11:40am ET $46.32 202 $9,356.64
🔴 SELL Dec 5, 2025 1:00pm ET $46.40 202 $9,372.80 $9,417.48 +$16.16
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 8, 2025 1:10pm ET $45.43 207 $9,402.98
🔴 SELL Dec 8, 2025 2:30pm ET $45.40 207 $9,396.77 $9,411.27 $-6.21
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 9, 2025 3:50pm ET $45.68 206 $9,409.05
🔴 SELL Dec 10, 2025 9:30am ET $45.82 206 $9,437.89 $9,440.11 +$28.84
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
17.7h held
14 🟢 BUY Dec 11, 2025 9:30am ET $45.87 205 $9,403.35
🔴 SELL Dec 11, 2025 10:20am ET $46.20 205 $9,469.98 $9,506.73 +$66.63
(+0.7%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
15 🟢 BUY Dec 12, 2025 10:20am ET $45.69 208 $9,503.52
🔴 SELL Dec 12, 2025 11:55am ET $45.58 208 $9,480.64 $9,483.85 $-22.88
(-0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.6h held
16 🟢 BUY Dec 16, 2025 9:30am ET $44.56 212 $9,445.77
🔴 SELL Dec 16, 2025 12:00pm ET $44.09 212 $9,346.02 $9,384.11 $-99.75
(-1.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.5h held
17 🟢 BUY Dec 18, 2025 11:15am ET $44.30 211 $9,347.30
🔴 SELL Dec 18, 2025 1:20pm ET $44.24 211 $9,333.59 $9,370.39 $-13.71
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
18 🟢 BUY Dec 19, 2025 1:30pm ET $44.21 211 $9,328.99
🔴 SELL Dec 19, 2025 2:55pm ET $44.18 211 $9,321.98 $9,363.39 $-7.01
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.4h held
19 🟢 BUY Dec 23, 2025 12:00pm ET $44.30 211 $9,347.30
🔴 SELL Dec 23, 2025 12:20pm ET $44.35 211 $9,356.82 $9,372.90 +$9.52
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
20 🟢 BUY Dec 24, 2025 12:50pm ET $44.38 211 $9,363.13
🔴 SELL Dec 26, 2025 1:15pm ET $44.10 211 $9,304.05 $9,313.82 $-59.08
(-0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2d held
21 🟢 BUY Dec 29, 2025 1:40pm ET $44.58 208 $9,272.64
🔴 SELL Dec 29, 2025 2:10pm ET $44.62 208 $9,281.88 $9,323.06 +$9.24
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
22 🟢 BUY Dec 31, 2025 9:30am ET $44.87 207 $9,287.06
🔴 SELL Dec 31, 2025 11:55am ET $44.64 207 $9,240.48 $9,276.48 $-46.58
(-0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.4h held
23 🟢 BUY Jan 2, 2026 3:45pm ET $45.58 203 $9,251.73
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 9:30am ET $47.09 203 $9,558.26 $9,583.01 +$306.53
(+3.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.7d held
24 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 9:35am ET $46.65 205 $9,563.25
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 2:25pm ET $45.78 205 $9,383.88 $9,403.64 $-179.38
(-1.9%)
MEAN_REVERSION
4.8h held
25 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 3:30pm ET $45.15 208 $9,390.16
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 9:30am ET $45.64 208 $9,493.12 $9,506.60 +$102.96
(+1.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18h held
26 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 12:50pm ET $46.58 204 $9,502.32
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 1:45pm ET $46.68 204 $9,521.70 $9,525.98 +$19.38
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
27 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 2:20pm ET $46.18 206 $9,512.05
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 3:25pm ET $46.22 206 $9,520.29 $9,534.22 +$8.24
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.1h held
28 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 3:45pm ET $46.92 203 $9,523.75
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 9:30am ET $47.48 203 $9,638.24 $9,648.71 +$114.49
(+1.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
17.8h held
29 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:30am ET $47.44 203 $9,630.32
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 10:40am ET $47.78 203 $9,699.34 $9,717.73 +$69.02
(+0.7%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
30 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 1:40pm ET $47.68 203 $9,678.03
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:25pm ET $47.59 203 $9,659.84 $9,699.54 $-18.19
(-0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.8h held
31 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 9:40am ET $48.50 199 $9,651.50
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 10:35am ET $48.64 199 $9,678.37 $9,726.41 +$26.86
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
32 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 12:50pm ET $49.33 197 $9,718.01
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 2:00pm ET $49.35 197 $9,720.97 $9,729.36 +$2.96
(+0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
33 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 12:55pm ET $49.73 195 $9,697.35
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 2:05pm ET $49.92 195 $9,734.40 $9,766.41 +$37.05
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
34 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 2:55pm ET $50.60 193 $9,764.84
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 10:35am ET $50.51 193 $9,748.43 $9,750.01 $-16.41
(-0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
19.7h held
35 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 1:55pm ET $50.09 194 $9,717.46
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 2:25pm ET $50.38 194 $9,773.72 $9,806.27 +$56.26
(+0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
30m held
36 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $51.83 189 $9,795.87
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 11:50am ET $51.76 189 $9,783.58 $9,793.98 $-12.29
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.3h held
37 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 3:05pm ET $53.21 184 $9,789.72
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:50pm ET $53.27 184 $9,801.68 $9,805.94 +$11.96
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
38 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 9:30am ET $53.55 183 $9,799.65
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 10:45am ET $53.47 183 $9,785.92 $9,792.21 $-13.73
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
39 🟢 BUY Feb 11, 2026 1:05pm ET $54.83 178 $9,760.63
🔴 SELL Feb 11, 2026 1:25pm ET $54.97 178 $9,784.27 $9,815.85 +$23.64
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
20m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,815.85
Net Profit/Loss: $-184.15
Total Return: -1.84%
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