Simulated with $10,000 starting capital
Period: 1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 2Y

Data Transparency (Last 6 Months)

Hybrid data: Polygon.io (historical) + Yahoo/Alpaca (live) - verifiable market data
Data Source
Polygon + Yahoo + Alpaca
Candles in Period
13,863
Timeframe
5-Minute Bars
Period Range
2025-08-15 → 2026-02-13
Trading Days
138 days
Data Gaps
None (5 market holidays)

Market Closed (5 days)

2025-09-01 — Labor Day, 2025-11-27 — Thanksgiving, 2025-12-25 — Christmas Day, 2026-01-01 — New Year's Day, 2026-01-19 — MLK Jr. Day
Brokerage: Alpaca Markets

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Performance Summary (Last 6 Months)

Period Start Capital
$6,820.00
Current Value
$8,301.94
Period P&L
$1,481.95
Max Drawdown
-45.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.32

Trade Statistics (Last 6 Months)

Trades in Period
16
Winners / Losers
8 / 8
Best Trade
+8.78%
Worst Trade
-3.55%
Avg Trade Return
+1.39%
Avg Hold Time
9.6d

💰 Trading Cost Analysis (Alpaca Fees) (Last 6 Months)

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$230,363.42
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$1,481.95
Net P&L (after fees)
$1,481.95
Gross Return
+21.73%
Net Return (after fees)
+21.73%

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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: 138 trading days 🎯 Trade markers show BUY (▲) and SELL (▼) points

Trade History (Last 6 Months - 16 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Marcus Reversal had $6,820.00 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 Aug 14, 2025 12:35pm ET $82.59 81 $6,689.79
🔴 SELL Aug 21, 2025 10:50am ET $86.72 81 $7,024.32 $7,091.35 +$334.53
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
6.9d held
2 🟢 BUY Aug 22, 2025 10:50am ET $86.92 81 $7,040.52
🔴 SELL Aug 27, 2025 10:30am ET $84.30 81 $6,828.30 $6,879.13 $-212.22
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5d held
3 🟢 BUY Aug 28, 2025 10:30am ET $83.10 82 $6,813.79
🔴 SELL Sep 16, 2025 10:50am ET $80.60 82 $6,609.19 $6,674.53 $-204.60
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
19d held
4 🟢 BUY Sep 17, 2025 12:40pm ET $81.64 81 $6,612.84
🔴 SELL Sep 25, 2025 10:10am ET $79.12 81 $6,408.72 $6,470.41 $-204.12
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
7.9d held
5 🟢 BUY Sep 26, 2025 10:50am ET $77.95 83 $6,469.85
🔴 SELL Sep 30, 2025 12:30pm ET $82.08 83 $6,812.73 $6,813.29 +$342.88
(+5.3%)
🎯 +5% Target
4.1d held
6 🟢 BUY Oct 2, 2025 10:40am ET $88.76 76 $6,745.68
🔴 SELL Oct 10, 2025 3:10pm ET $85.98 76 $6,534.48 $6,602.09 $-211.20
(-3.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
8.2d held
7 🟢 BUY Oct 14, 2025 11:25am ET $84.49 78 $6,589.83
🔴 SELL Nov 11, 2025 9:50am ET $88.79 78 $6,925.62 $6,937.88 +$335.79
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
28d held
8 🟢 BUY Nov 12, 2025 10:50am ET $91.30 75 $6,847.50
🔴 SELL Nov 18, 2025 9:55am ET $95.99 75 $7,199.36 $7,289.74 +$351.86
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
6d held
9 🟢 BUY Nov 19, 2025 11:10am ET $96.16 75 $7,212.00
🔴 SELL Nov 24, 2025 9:35am ET $101.19 75 $7,588.88 $7,666.62 +$376.88
(+5.2%)
🎯 +5% Target
4.9d held
10 🟢 BUY Nov 26, 2025 1:40pm ET $105.18 72 $7,572.60
🔴 SELL Dec 1, 2025 3:50pm ET $102.02 72 $7,345.08 $7,439.10 $-227.52
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5.1d held
11 🟢 BUY Dec 3, 2025 10:45am ET $101.96 72 $7,341.12
🔴 SELL Dec 8, 2025 9:35am ET $98.34 72 $7,080.48 $7,178.46 $-260.64
(-3.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
5d held
12 🟢 BUY Dec 9, 2025 10:40am ET $98.22 73 $7,170.06
🔴 SELL Dec 22, 2025 11:10am ET $103.24 73 $7,536.52 $7,544.92 +$366.46
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
13d held
13 🟢 BUY Dec 26, 2025 10:45am ET $106.18 71 $7,538.43
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 9:35am ET $111.52 71 $7,917.92 $7,924.41 +$379.50
(+5.0%)
🎯 +5% Target
13d held
14 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 10:40am ET $111.09 71 $7,887.39
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 9:35am ET $107.70 71 $7,646.70 $7,683.72 $-240.69
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
4d held
15 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 9:55am ET $108.67 70 $7,606.55
🔴 SELL Feb 3, 2026 9:30am ET $118.21 70 $8,274.70 $8,351.87 +$668.15
(+8.8%)
🎯 +5% Target
19d held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 3:50pm ET $118.16 70 $8,271.20
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $117.45 70 $8,221.27 $8,301.94 $-49.93
(-0.6%)
📅 Sim Ended
5d held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $8,301.94
Net Profit/Loss: $-1,698.06
Total Return: -16.98%
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