Stock Market Nerd: the trader's journal
A $1,000 paper account that follows this playbook mechanically and publishes everything: open positions, every trade, the equity curve against SPY and QQQ. Nothing is deleted or edited. See the live playbook → · See the edge test across all playbooks →
Engine era starts 2026-10-01. This account began 2026-09-28; trades before 2026-10-01 came from the earlier system and are kept below for the record.
Since 2026-10-01 the account is
+0.05%
($996.64 → $997.12).
A small account cannot take every pick (cash and whole-share limits), so it can differ from the all-picks edge test. Results are small-sample and say little yet.
As of 2026-10-07 10:32 ET. Educational, not investment advice.
$994.66account value (started at $1,000)
-0.29%return since 2026-09-28
+1.76%SPY, same period
+3.14%QQQ, same period
-realized profit and loss
-$5.34open (unrealized) profit and loss
0closed trades
19%of the account in positions
-0.34%worst drawdown
Account return vs the market, with every trade marked
■ Account -0.29%■ SPY +1.76%■ QQQ +3.14%
▲ bought● sold at a profit● sold at a loss△ still open
2026-09-28 to 2026-10-06. Hover a marker for the date, price and result. Markers sit on the account line on the day of the trade.
Open positions
| Ticker | Signal | Opened | Shares | Fill price | Last | Open P&L | Stop now | Target | Exit rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFI | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-30 10:57 | 12.0 | $16.00 | $15.56 | -$5.34 (-2.78%) | $9.60 | trailing | - |
Closed trades
No trades have closed yet.
Activity log
2026-10-07 08:47 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: no confirmed setups. The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-10-06 08:46 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: no confirmed setups. APP skipped (price exceeds per trade amount). The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-10-06 08:46 APP skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-05 08:46 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: no confirmed setups. APP skipped (price exceeds per trade amount). The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-10-05 08:46 APP skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-02 08:46 APP skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-02 08:46 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: no confirmed setups. APP skipped (price exceeds per trade amount). The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-10-01 08:52 APP skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-01 08:52 AMZN skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-01 08:52 META skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-01 08:52 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: 2 picks, none taken. AMZN skipped (price exceeds per trade amount); APP skipped (price exceeds per trade amount); META skipped (price exceeds per trade amount). The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-09-30 10:57 SOFI entry_filled filled 12 @ 16.00
2026-09-30 10:57 SOFI stop_placed entry_filled: stop 9.60 x12.0
2026-09-30 10:56 SOFI entry_placed Gap-up buy limit $16.10 (playbook allows chasing) x12
2026-09-30 09:36 SOFI entry_placed Gap-up buy limit $15.98 (playbook allows chasing) x12
2026-09-30 08:54 APP skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-09-30 08:54 morning_plan Today's plan: 1 entry — SOFI x12 open decision at 09:30, gap-up allowed up to $18.29 (playbook has no chase cap) · 1 skipped
2026-09-29 08:46 morning_plan No trades today — StockMarketNerd: no confirmed setups. The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-09-28 08:47 morning_plan Today's plan: 0 entries (no new entries)