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
3,959
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
$10,520.34
Current Value
$9,974.68
Period P&L
$-545.61
Max Drawdown
-7.2%
Sharpe Ratio
-0.35

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
16
Winners / Losers
5 / 11
Best Trade
+1.67%
Worst Trade
-2.68%
Avg Trade Return
-0.33%
Avg Hold Time
10h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$325,806.67
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$-545.61
Net P&L (after fees)
$-545.61
Gross Return
-5.19%
Net Return (after fees)
-5.19%

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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

📈 BAC 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). Professor Mean had $10,520.34 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 1:25pm ET $57.13 184 $10,512.32
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 9:30am ET $57.18 184 $10,520.20 $10,528.17 +$7.88
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
20.1h held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 9:30am ET $56.57 186 $10,521.09
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 11:35am ET $56.08 186 $10,429.95 $10,437.03 $-91.14
(-0.9%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 1:10pm ET $56.39 185 $10,431.23
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:00pm ET $56.29 185 $10,412.73 $10,418.53 $-18.50
(-0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.8h held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 9, 2026 3:10pm ET $56.01 186 $10,416.93
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 9:30am ET $55.01 186 $10,230.93 $10,232.53 $-186.00
(-1.8%)
🛑 -10% Stop
2.8d held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 9:50am ET $54.86 186 $10,203.96
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 10:35am ET $55.05 186 $10,238.37 $10,266.94 +$34.41
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 15, 2026 2:45pm ET $52.67 194 $10,217.98
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 10:15am ET $52.49 194 $10,183.06 $10,232.02 $-34.92
(-0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
19.5h held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 12:35pm ET $52.54 194 $10,191.79
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 3:10pm ET $52.13 194 $10,113.22 $10,153.45 $-78.57
(-0.8%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.6h held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 1:10pm ET $52.80 192 $10,137.60
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 2:55pm ET $52.47 192 $10,074.24 $10,090.09 $-63.36
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
1.8h held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:30pm ET $52.05 193 $10,044.69
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 10:50am ET $52.03 193 $10,040.90 $10,086.31 $-3.78
(-0.0%)
MEAN_REVERSION
19.3h held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 11:15am ET $51.81 194 $10,050.17
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 1:20pm ET $51.62 194 $10,013.56 $10,049.70 $-36.61
(-0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 30, 2026 11:20am ET $52.98 189 $10,013.22
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 12:25pm ET $53.04 189 $10,024.56 $10,061.04 +$11.34
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.1h held
12 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 2:50pm ET $53.92 186 $10,028.19
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 2:55pm ET $53.84 186 $10,014.24 $10,047.09 $-13.95
(-0.1%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
13 🟢 BUY Feb 4, 2026 1:05pm ET $55.42 181 $10,031.92
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 2:35pm ET $55.33 181 $10,013.83 $10,028.99 $-18.10
(-0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.5h held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 5, 2026 3:45pm ET $54.83 182 $9,979.97
🔴 SELL Feb 6, 2026 9:30am ET $55.75 182 $10,146.50 $10,195.52 +$166.53
(+1.7%)
MEAN_REVERSION
17.8h held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 9:35am ET $56.30 181 $10,190.30
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 9:50am ET $56.59 181 $10,242.79 $10,248.01 +$52.49
(+0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 10, 2026 11:00am ET $56.38 181 $10,204.78
🔴 SELL Feb 10, 2026 2:30pm ET $54.87 181 $9,931.45 $9,974.68 $-273.33
(-2.7%)
MEAN_REVERSION
3.5h held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $9,974.68
Net Profit/Loss: $-25.32
Total Return: -0.25%
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