The Base and Break Trader: 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
-0.60%
($1000.00 → $994.02).
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 09:59 ET. Educational, not investment advice.
$993.55account value (started at $1,000)
-0.60%return since 2026-09-28
+1.76%SPY, same period
+3.14%QQQ, same period
-$5.28realized profit and loss
-$1.17open (unrealized) profit and loss
1closed trades · 0% won
10%of the account in positions
-0.60%worst drawdown
Account return vs the market, with every trade marked
■ Account -0.60%■ 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.
Profit and loss, trade by trade
1 closed trade: 0 won. Realized total -5.28 dollars. Bars = each trade's dollar result in the order it closed; the line = running total.
- - running realized totalOpen positions are not in this chart; see the table below.
Open positions
| Ticker | Signal | Opened | Shares | Fill price | Last | Open P&L | Stop now | Target | Exit rule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAE | 2026-10-05 | 2026-10-05 09:31 | 1.0 | $104.35 | $103.18 | -$1.17 (-1.12%) | $102.20 | $112.54 | 50-day avg |
Closed trades
| Ticker | Signal | Opened | Closed | Held (days) | Shares | Bought | Sold | Exit | P&L ($) | Result (%) | Result (R) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOD | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-02 09:31 | 2026-10-02 12:00 | 0 | 1 | $95.86 | $90.58 | stop | -$5.28 | -5.51% | -1.00R |
Activity log
2026-10-07 09:30 GRPN entry_cancelled the open gapped past the chase cap (gapped_skip: open $17.89 below the engine band floor $18.37)
2026-10-07 08:45 morning_plan Today's plan: 1 entry — GRPN x10 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 2.54642% ($19.33) · 4 skipped
2026-10-07 08:45 MRVL skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-07 08:45 MXL skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-07 08:45 KEYS skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-07 08:45 SOFI skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-06 09:30 ALGT entry_cancelled the open gapped past the chase cap (gapped_skip: open $77.47 > cap $76.44 (engine band))
2026-10-06 08:45 morning_plan Today's plan: 1 entry — ALGT x2 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 1.72322% ($76.44) · 3 skipped
2026-10-06 08:45 ABSI skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-06 08:45 CORT skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-06 08:45 COLL skip per_playbook_max_open
2026-10-05 09:31 HAE stop_placed entry_filled: stop 102.20 x1.0
2026-10-05 09:31 HAE entry_filled filled 1 @ 104.35
2026-10-05 09:30 HAE entry_placed Open decision: limit at cap $105.93 (filled at open ≤ cap) x1
2026-10-05 09:30 SEZL entry_cancelled the open gapped past the chase cap (gapped_skip: open $112.04 > cap $109.61 (engine band))
2026-10-05 08:45 morning_plan Today's plan: 2 entries — HAE x1 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 1.18923% ($105.93); SEZL x1 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 2.03873% ($109.61) · 1 skipped
2026-10-05 08:45 BAND skip max_new_trades_per_day
2026-10-02 09:31 KOD entry_filled filled 1 @ 95.86
2026-10-02 09:31 KOD stop_placed entry_filled: stop 90.58 x1.0
2026-10-02 09:30 AVR entry_cancelled the open gapped past the chase cap (gapped_skip: last $7.97 outside the engine band [$7.46, $7.78])
2026-10-02 09:30 KOD entry_placed Open decision: limit at cap $102.41 (filled at open ≤ cap) x1
2026-10-02 08:45 LITE skip max_new_trades_per_day
2026-10-02 08:45 morning_plan Today's plan: 2 entries — AVR x25 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 2.16535% ($7.78); KOD x1 open decision at 09:30, chase cap 4.0063% ($102.41) · 2 skipped
2026-10-02 08:45 VRTX skip price_exceeds_per_trade_amount
2026-10-01 08:48 morning_plan No trades today — Base and Break: no confirmed setups. The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-09-30 08:52 morning_plan No trades today — Base and Break: no confirmed setups. The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-09-29 08:45 morning_plan No trades today — Base and Break: no confirmed setups. The bot plans again tomorrow at 8:45 AM ET.
2026-09-28 08:45 morning_plan Today's plan: 0 entries (no new entries)