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
4,258
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
$9,795.96
Current Value
$9,695.71
Period P&L
$-100.22
Max Drawdown
-12.7%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.12

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
17
Winners / Losers
8 / 9
Best Trade
+0.82%
Worst Trade
-1.11%
Avg Trade Return
-0.06%
Avg Hold Time
6.7h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$328,677.75
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-100.22
Net P&L (after fees)
$-100.22
Gross Return
-1.02%
Net Return (after fees)
-1.02%

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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: 36 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 $9,795.96 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 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
2 🟢 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
3 🟢 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
4 🟢 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
5 🟢 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
6 🟢 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
7 🟢 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
8 🟢 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
9 🟢 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
10 🟢 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
11 🟢 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
12 🟢 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
13 🟢 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
14 🟢 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
15 🟢 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
16 🟢 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
17 🟢 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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