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
5,070
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2026-01-01 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
36 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
$10,360.97
Current Value
$9,874.85
Period P&L
$-486.08
Max Drawdown
-26.0%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.24

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
18
Winners / Losers
9 / 9
Best Trade
+1.40%
Worst Trade
-2.45%
Avg Trade Return
-0.26%
Avg Hold Time
3.1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$371,988.11
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-486.08
Net P&L (after fees)
$-486.08
Gross Return
-4.69%
Net Return (after fees)
-4.69%

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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

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

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📊 Price data: 36 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Year to Date - 18 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Professor Mean had $10,360.97 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 2, 2026 10:10am ET $25.97 399 $10,360.23
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 10:30am ET $26.25 399 $10,473.35 $10,474.04 +$113.12
(+1.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 5, 2026 1:00pm ET $29.14 359 $10,459.47
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 1:55pm ET $29.42 359 $10,560.20 $10,574.78 +$100.74
(+1.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 9:40am ET $26.63 397 $10,572.90
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 10:20am ET $26.95 397 $10,697.17 $10,699.04 +$124.26
(+1.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
42m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 12:25pm ET $27.96 382 $10,680.72
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:45pm ET $27.47 382 $10,491.63 $10,509.95 $-189.09
(-1.8%)
MEAN_REVERSION
3.3h held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 9:45am ET $26.52 396 $10,499.94
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 10:55am ET $26.54 396 $10,509.84 $10,519.85 +$9.90
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 12:50pm ET $26.86 391 $10,502.30
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:45am ET $26.50 391 $10,361.50 $10,379.05 $-140.80
(-1.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
20.9h held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 9:45am ET $25.64 404 $10,358.56
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 10:20am ET $26.00 404 $10,503.92 $10,524.41 +$145.36
(+1.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
36m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 11:20am ET $25.52 412 $10,512.18
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 1:25pm ET $25.16 412 $10,367.77 $10,380.00 $-144.41
(-1.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 3:40pm ET $26.06 398 $10,369.89
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 9:35am ET $25.88 398 $10,298.25 $10,308.36 $-71.64
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
17.9h held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:30pm ET $25.85 398 $10,288.30
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 3:35pm ET $25.92 398 $10,314.17 $10,334.23 +$25.87
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
6m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 12:30pm ET $24.97 413 $10,310.55
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 12:50pm ET $25.10 413 $10,364.24 $10,387.92 +$53.69
(+0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 1:30pm ET $24.30 427 $10,375.67
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 2:20pm ET $24.39 427 $10,412.40 $10,424.65 +$36.72
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 2:35pm ET $22.58 461 $10,411.59
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 3:45pm ET $22.63 461 $10,432.43 $10,445.48 +$20.84
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 11:25am ET $21.78 479 $10,432.62
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 2:10pm ET $21.25 479 $10,176.98 $10,189.84 $-255.64
(-2.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.8h held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $20.18 504 $10,173.24
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:35am ET $19.88 504 $10,017.60 $10,034.21 $-155.64
(-1.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 1:15pm ET $20.93 479 $10,027.86
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 3:20pm ET $20.83 479 $9,975.18 $9,981.52 $-52.69
(-0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
17 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 3:25pm ET $21.33 467 $9,963.44
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $21.25 467 $9,926.08 $9,944.16 $-37.36
(-0.4%)
📅 Sim Ended
30m held
18 🟢 BUY Feb 11, 2026 9:30am ET $20.79 478 $9,937.62
🔴 SELL Feb 11, 2026 9:35am ET $20.65 478 $9,868.31 $9,874.85 $-69.31
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,874.85
Net Profit/Loss: $-125.15
Total Return: -1.25%
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