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
3,238
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
35 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
$13,378.25
Current Value
$13,696.53
Period P&L
$318.25
Max Drawdown
-3.9%
Sharpe Ratio
0.13

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
17
Winners / Losers
12 / 5
Best Trade
+2.70%
Worst Trade
-3.70%
Avg Trade Return
+0.16%
Avg Hold Time
5h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$444,563.35
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$318.25
Net P&L (after fees)
$318.25
Gross Return
+2.38%
Net Return (after fees)
+2.38%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 35 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 17 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Professor Mean had $13,378.25 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 11:30am ET $947.02 14 $13,258.21
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 12:20pm ET $950.57 14 $13,307.98 $13,428.05 +$49.77
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 1:45pm ET $954.80 14 $13,367.20
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 2:00pm ET $956.94 14 $13,397.16 $13,458.01 +$29.96
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 3:10pm ET $939.86 14 $13,158.04
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 9:35am ET $941.06 14 $13,174.84 $13,474.81 +$16.80
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18.4h held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 9:30am ET $931.13 14 $13,035.82
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 9:35am ET $940.21 14 $13,162.94 $13,601.93 +$127.12
(+1.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
6m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 9:35am ET $937.02 14 $13,118.28
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 10:35am ET $944.52 14 $13,223.28 $13,706.93 +$105.00
(+0.8%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1h held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:40pm ET $931.14 14 $13,035.96
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $933.04 14 $13,062.49 $13,733.46 +$26.53
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
12m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 9:45am ET $969.42 14 $13,571.88
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 11:05am ET $970.00 14 $13,580.00 $13,741.58 +$8.12
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 1:40pm ET $946.36 14 $13,249.04
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:15pm ET $943.82 14 $13,213.41 $13,705.95 $-35.63
(-0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.6h held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 1:15pm ET $961.67 14 $13,463.31
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 9:30am ET $926.06 14 $12,964.84 $13,207.48 $-498.47
(-3.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
20.3h held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 11:05am ET $924.90 14 $12,948.60
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 11:45am ET $927.43 14 $12,984.02 $13,242.90 +$35.42
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
42m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 12:30pm ET $921.61 14 $12,902.54
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 1:30pm ET $924.03 14 $12,936.35 $13,276.71 +$33.81
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1h held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 1:45pm ET $927.31 14 $12,982.27
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 2:00pm ET $929.23 14 $13,009.22 $13,303.66 +$26.95
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 11:00am ET $936.52 14 $13,111.28
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 12:25pm ET $931.71 14 $13,043.94 $13,236.32 $-67.34
(-0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.4h held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 3:15pm ET $945.68 13 $12,293.84
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $957.41 13 $12,446.33 $13,388.81 +$152.49
(+1.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18.3h held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 9:50am ET $921.83 14 $12,905.62
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 11:25am ET $920.96 14 $12,893.44 $13,376.63 $-12.18
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.6h held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:30pm ET $891.89 14 $12,486.46
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 9:30am ET $915.95 14 $12,823.30 $13,713.47 +$336.84
(+2.7%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18h held
17 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 3:10pm ET $945.30 14 $13,234.20
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $944.09 14 $13,217.26 $13,696.53 $-16.94
(-0.1%)
📅 Sim Ended
48m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $13,696.53
Net Profit/Loss: +$3,696.53
Total Return: +36.97%
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