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
4,509
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
$8,269.58
Current Value
$8,240.61
Period P&L
$-28.97
Max Drawdown
-22.3%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.04

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
16
Winners / Losers
9 / 7
Best Trade
+0.60%
Worst Trade
-0.98%
Avg Trade Return
-0.02%
Avg Hold Time
5.3h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$262,339.75
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-28.97
Net P&L (after fees)
$-28.97
Gross Return
-0.35%
Net Return (after fees)
-0.35%

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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

📈 USO 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 - 16 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Ruby Rubberband had $8,269.58 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 9:30am ET $68.46 120 $8,215.20
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 12:00pm ET $68.35 120 $8,202.00 $8,256.38 $-13.20
(-0.2%)
⏰ 30 Day Max
0m held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 9:30am ET $68.18 121 $8,249.18
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 11:45am ET $67.80 121 $8,203.20 $8,210.40 $-45.98
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 1:05pm ET $71.33 115 $8,202.95
🔴 SELL Jan 9, 2026 3:35pm ET $70.94 115 $8,158.10 $8,165.55 $-44.85
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:50pm ET $70.81 115 $8,142.58
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 10:25am ET $71.10 115 $8,176.50 $8,199.47 +$33.92
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 12:00pm ET $73.49 111 $8,157.39
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 1:30pm ET $73.81 111 $8,192.36 $8,234.44 +$34.97
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:00pm ET $73.22 112 $8,200.64
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:05pm ET $72.50 112 $8,120.00 $8,153.80 $-80.64
(-1.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 12:40pm ET $71.95 113 $8,130.35
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 1:00pm ET $72.18 113 $8,156.34 $8,179.79 +$25.99
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 21, 2026 12:15pm ET $72.86 112 $8,159.76
🔴 SELL Jan 21, 2026 1:00pm ET $73.29 112 $8,208.48 $8,228.51 +$48.72
(+0.6%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 9:30am ET $72.06 114 $8,214.27
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 11:00am ET $72.32 114 $8,244.49 $8,258.73 +$30.22
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 9:30am ET $73.50 112 $8,231.44
🔴 SELL Jan 26, 2026 11:20am ET $73.09 112 $8,185.52 $8,212.81 $-45.92
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 11:50am ET $75.85 108 $8,191.80
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 1:30pm ET $76.15 108 $8,224.20 $8,245.21 +$32.40
(+0.4%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 1:25pm ET $78.81 104 $8,196.24
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 2:05pm ET $79.22 104 $8,238.36 $8,287.33 +$42.12
(+0.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
13 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 9:30am ET $75.31 110 $8,284.10
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 10:45am ET $74.80 110 $8,228.00 $8,231.23 $-56.10
(-0.7%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 11:00am ET $76.35 107 $8,169.45
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 11:30am ET $76.58 107 $8,194.06 $8,255.84 +$24.61
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 9:30am ET $76.76 107 $8,213.32
🔴 SELL Feb 5, 2026 9:45am ET $77.02 107 $8,241.14 $8,283.66 +$27.82
(+0.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
0m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 1:20pm ET $78.34 105 $8,225.70
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 2:45pm ET $77.93 105 $8,182.65 $8,240.61 $-43.05
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
0m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,240.61
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,759.39
Total Return: -17.59%
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