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
3,088
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
$15,248.07
Current Value
$15,505.26
Period P&L
$257.16
Max Drawdown
-10.5%
Sharpe Ratio
0.17

Trade Statistics (Year to Date)

Trades in Period
17
Winners / Losers
10 / 7
Best Trade
+1.48%
Worst Trade
-0.95%
Avg Trade Return
+0.10%
Avg Hold Time
4.1h

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

Asset Type
📈 Stock
Fee Rate
FREE
Total Volume
$518,617.75
Estimated Fees
$0.00
Gross P&L
$257.16
Net P&L (after fees)
$257.16
Gross Return
+1.69%
Net Return (after fees)
+1.69%

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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

📈 BMY 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 - 17 trades)

How to Read This Table

Each row is one complete trade cycle (BUY → HOLD → SELL). Professor Mean had $15,248.07 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 1:20pm ET $53.45 285 $15,233.25
🔴 SELL Jan 2, 2026 2:45pm ET $53.39 285 $15,214.73 $15,229.57 $-18.53
(-0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.4h held
2 🟢 BUY Jan 6, 2026 11:45am ET $54.22 280 $15,180.20
🔴 SELL Jan 6, 2026 12:30pm ET $54.44 280 $15,244.32 $15,293.69 +$64.12
(+0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
3 🟢 BUY Jan 7, 2026 12:35pm ET $56.35 271 $15,269.50
🔴 SELL Jan 7, 2026 1:25pm ET $56.00 271 $15,174.65 $15,198.84 $-94.85
(-0.6%)
🛑 -10% Stop
48m held
4 🟢 BUY Jan 8, 2026 1:25pm ET $56.41 269 $15,172.95
🔴 SELL Jan 8, 2026 3:50pm ET $56.16 269 $15,105.70 $15,131.59 $-67.25
(-0.4%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.4h held
5 🟢 BUY Jan 12, 2026 12:05pm ET $55.61 272 $15,124.56
🔴 SELL Jan 12, 2026 1:00pm ET $55.70 272 $15,149.04 $15,156.07 +$24.48
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
54m held
6 🟢 BUY Jan 13, 2026 1:00pm ET $55.99 270 $15,117.30
🔴 SELL Jan 13, 2026 2:15pm ET $56.05 270 $15,132.15 $15,170.92 +$14.85
(+0.1%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.3h held
7 🟢 BUY Jan 14, 2026 3:00pm ET $56.66 267 $15,126.89
🔴 SELL Jan 14, 2026 3:50pm ET $56.99 267 $15,215.00 $15,259.03 +$88.11
(+0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
8 🟢 BUY Jan 16, 2026 9:30am ET $56.12 271 $15,207.17
🔴 SELL Jan 16, 2026 9:35am ET $55.84 271 $15,131.29 $15,183.15 $-75.88
(-0.5%)
🛑 -10% Stop
6m held
9 🟢 BUY Jan 20, 2026 12:50pm ET $54.46 278 $15,138.49
🔴 SELL Jan 20, 2026 1:35pm ET $54.57 278 $15,169.07 $15,213.73 +$30.58
(+0.2%)
MEAN_REVERSION
48m held
10 🟢 BUY Jan 22, 2026 11:55am ET $54.91 277 $15,210.07
🔴 SELL Jan 22, 2026 2:00pm ET $54.74 277 $15,162.34 $15,166.00 $-47.73
(-0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
2.1h held
11 🟢 BUY Jan 26, 2026 3:55pm ET $54.60 277 $15,124.20
🔴 SELL Jan 27, 2026 9:30am ET $55.12 277 $15,268.24 $15,310.04 +$144.04
(+0.9%)
MEAN_REVERSION
17.6h held
12 🟢 BUY Jan 28, 2026 9:30am ET $55.20 277 $15,290.40
🔴 SELL Jan 28, 2026 10:40am ET $55.40 277 $15,344.42 $15,364.06 +$54.02
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.2h held
13 🟢 BUY Jan 29, 2026 2:00pm ET $54.92 279 $15,322.68
🔴 SELL Jan 30, 2026 9:55am ET $54.64 279 $15,244.56 $15,285.94 $-78.12
(-0.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
19.9h held
14 🟢 BUY Feb 2, 2026 11:40am ET $55.40 275 $15,234.97
🔴 SELL Feb 2, 2026 11:55am ET $55.55 275 $15,276.28 $15,327.24 +$41.30
(+0.3%)
MEAN_REVERSION
18m held
15 🟢 BUY Feb 3, 2026 3:40pm ET $56.01 273 $15,290.73
🔴 SELL Feb 4, 2026 9:30am ET $56.84 273 $15,517.32 $15,553.83 +$226.59
(+1.5%)
MEAN_REVERSION
17.8h held
16 🟢 BUY Feb 9, 2026 9:30am ET $61.13 254 $15,527.02
🔴 SELL Feb 9, 2026 10:35am ET $61.52 254 $15,626.08 $15,652.89 +$99.06
(+0.6%)
MEAN_REVERSION
1.1h held
17 🟢 BUY Feb 11, 2026 9:30am ET $60.27 259 $15,609.93
🔴 SELL Feb 11, 2026 9:45am ET $59.70 259 $15,462.30 $15,505.26 $-147.63
(-0.9%)
🛑 -10% Stop
15m held
Started with: $10,000.00
Total Invested: $10,000.00
Ended with: $15,505.26
Net Profit/Loss: +$5,505.26
Total Return: +55.05%
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