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
$11,698.17
Current Value
$13,023.24
Period P&L
$1,325.05
Max Drawdown
-18.0%
Sharpe Ratio
0.45

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
6
Winners / Losers
4 / 2
Best Trade
+5.50%
Worst Trade
-4.04%
Avg Trade Return
+1.77%
Avg Hold Time
6.3d

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$148,535.75
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$1,325.05
Net P&L (after fees)
$1,325.05
Gross Return
+11.33%
Net Return (after fees)
+11.33%

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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 - 6 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Marcus Reversal had $11,698.17 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 Dec 26, 2025 9:30am ET $69.66 169 $11,772.54
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 12:10pm ET $67.56 169 $11,416.80 $11,427.42 $-355.74
(-3.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
12.1d held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 12:55pm ET $71.46 159 $11,362.14
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 2:55pm ET $75.09 159 $11,938.52 $12,003.80 +$576.38
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
5.1d held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 3:05pm ET $71.20 168 $11,961.60
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 11:25am ET $74.81 168 $12,568.08 $12,610.28 +$606.48
(+5.1%)
🎯 +5% Target
11.8d held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 11:50am ET $75.85 166 $12,591.10
🔴 SELL Jan 29, 2026 9:30am ET $80.02 166 $13,283.32 $13,302.50 +$692.22
(+5.5%)
🎯 +5% Target
21.7h held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 12:15pm ET $78.48 169 $13,263.12
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 9:30am ET $75.31 169 $12,727.39 $12,766.77 $-535.73
(-4.0%)
🛑 -10% Stop
2.9d held
6 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 10:30am ET $76.49 166 $12,697.34
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 3:55pm ET $78.04 166 $12,953.81 $13,023.24 +$256.47
(+2.0%)
📅 Sim Ended
5.2d held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $13,023.24
Net Profit/Loss: +$3,023.24
Total Return: +30.23%
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