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
2,993
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
$7,983.31
Current Value
$8,077.01
Period P&L
$93.70
Max Drawdown
-21.9%
Sharpe Ratio
0.16

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
16
Winners / Losers
11 / 5
Best Trade
+0.73%
Worst Trade
-0.74%
Avg Trade Return
+0.07%
Avg Hold Time
30m

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$254,333.04
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$93.70
Net P&L (after fees)
$93.70
Gross Return
+1.17%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.17%

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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

📈 MRK 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 - 16 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Ruby Rubberband had $7,983.31 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 11:40am ET $106.48 74 $7,879.52
🔴 SELL Jan 5, 2026 12:00pm ET $106.83 74 $7,905.42 $8,009.21 +$25.90
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 11:55am ET $108.62 73 $7,929.26
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 12:15pm ET $108.99 73 $7,955.91 $8,035.85 +$26.64
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 12:00pm ET $110.84 72 $7,980.12
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 1:10pm ET $110.19 72 $7,933.32 $7,989.05 $-46.80
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 9:30am ET $109.72 72 $7,899.48
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 9:45am ET $110.06 72 $7,924.32 $8,013.89 +$24.84
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 9:30am ET $108.34 73 $7,908.82
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 9:35am ET $107.70 73 $7,862.10 $7,967.17 $-46.72
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:35am ET $109.68 72 $7,896.96
🔴 SELL Jan 15, 2026 9:40am ET $109.11 72 $7,855.56 $7,925.77 $-41.40
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 9:30am ET $107.25 73 $7,829.25
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 9:35am ET $108.03 73 $7,886.50 $7,983.02 +$57.25
(+0.7%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 11:35am ET $110.87 72 $7,982.28
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 12:40pm ET $111.24 72 $8,009.28 $8,010.02 +$27.00
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 23, 2026 9:30am ET $108.44 73 $7,916.12
🔴 SELL Jan 23, 2026 9:50am ET $107.64 73 $7,857.72 $7,951.62 $-58.40
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 27, 2026 10:00am ET $107.14 74 $7,928.16
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 10:30am ET $107.51 74 $7,955.74 $7,979.20 +$27.58
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 9:30am ET $107.35 74 $7,943.90
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 9:35am ET $107.71 74 $7,970.54 $8,005.84 +$26.64
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 10:10am ET $108.38 73 $7,911.38
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 11:10am ET $108.72 73 $7,936.20 $8,030.66 +$24.82
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 11:05am ET $114.67 70 $8,026.90
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 11:15am ET $115.06 70 $8,054.38 $8,058.14 +$27.48
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 2:05pm ET $119.29 67 $7,992.60
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 2:40pm ET $119.72 67 $8,021.57 $8,087.12 +$28.98
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 6, 2026 12:25pm ET $121.79 66 $8,038.14
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 1:35pm ET $122.29 66 $8,070.81 $8,119.79 +$32.67
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 9:55am ET $116.76 69 $8,056.78
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 10:40am ET $116.14 69 $8,014.00 $8,077.01 $-42.78
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,077.01
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,922.99
Total Return: -19.23%
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