A $50 Experiment in Stock Trading

The Experiment

I'll trade $50 in the US Stock Market until I lose all of it or I make some money

Why Only $50?

Fidelity allows trading fractional shares, so I can hold 10 shares of $5 each. And for a trading experiment the percentage of gain and loss matters, not the actual sum.

My Guidelines

My intention is not to lose money, but I may...
All my trades are real trades placed in my Fidelity account.
I will list all my trades as I make them.
This ISN'T stock trading or stock pick advice, I am a Software Programmer, not a Stock Market Expert. DO NOT copy my trades in order to make a profit in the Stock Market.
2024-01-01
Starting Acct Value

$50.00

2025-04-03
Current Acct Value 🛈

$56.27(12.54%)

To see all my trades you acknowledge that (i) this is NOT stock trading advice (ii) these are for educational purpose only and (iii) you have read our T&C.
Symbol Curr Price Acquired Cost Basis # of Shares Current Value Unrealized
Gain/Loss
ALSN $91.37
2025-02-14
$103.00
($3.09)		0.0300$2.74
-11.29%
($-0.35)
AXTA $31.99
2025-03-06
$35.52
($6.39)		0.1800$5.76
-9.94%
($-0.64)
BSY $40.25
2024-12-17
$48.54
($4.85)		0.1000$4.03
-17.08%
($-0.83)
DCO $56.12
2025-02-18
$62.57
($5.63)		0.0900$5.05
-10.31%
($-0.58)
DFS $163.37
2025-03-25
$169.10
($5.07)		0.0300$4.90
-3.39%
($-0.17)
KKR $106.32
2025-02-14
$140.75
($4.22)		0.0300$3.19
-24.46%
($-1.03)
NVDA $102.75
2024-12-06
$141.99
($5.68)		0.0400$4.11
-27.64%
($-1.57)
ORRF $27.77
2025-02-11
$34.60
($5.19)		0.1500$4.17
-19.74%
($-1.02)
PANW $166.68
2024-12-12
$200.50
($4.01)		0.0200$3.33
-16.87%
($-0.68)
PWR $254.76
2025-02-11
$302.97
($6.06)		0.0200$5.10
-15.91%
($-0.96)
PWR $254.76
2025-02-12
$296.15
($2.96)		0.0100$2.55
-13.98%
($-0.41)
Cash$11.34
Symbol Sold On # of Shares Sold at Acquired Cost Basis Realized
Gain/Loss
LZB 2025-04-020.1500$39.952025-03-25$39.80
($5.97)
0.38%
($0.02)
CMG 2025-04-010.1000$51.162025-03-25$49.95
($5.00)
2.42%
($0.12)
GM 2025-03-240.1000$51.362025-01-31$51.00
($5.10)
0.71%
($0.04)
MMYT 2025-03-240.0500$105.762025-02-14$104.85
($5.24)
0.87%
($0.05)
PLTR 2025-03-240.0600$95.802025-02-24$89.80
($5.39)
6.68%
($0.36)
BLFS 2025-03-060.2400$26.432025-02-28$24.20
($5.81)
9.21%
($0.54)
TPC 2025-02-280.2000$28.932024-12-11$27.40
($5.48)
5.58%
($0.31)
CHRW 2025-02-240.0500$102.162025-01-31$100.35
($5.02)
1.8%
($0.09)
R 2025-02-140.0300$166.122025-01-31$162.25
($4.87)
2.39%
($0.12)
UTHR 2025-02-130.0200$370.202025-02-11$352.50
($7.05)
5.02%
($0.35)
WGS 2025-02-130.0800$74.472025-02-11$67.97
($5.44)
9.56%
($0.52)
NVDA 2025-02-070.0400$128.552025-01-31$125.25
($5.01)
2.63%
($0.13)
NVDA 2025-02-070.0400$128.552024-12-17$127.10
($5.08)
1.14%
($0.06)
PAHC 2025-02-060.3000$24.102024-12-12$24.05
($7.22)
0.21%
($0.02)
VNOM 2025-02-050.0400$49.502025-01-31$47.90
($1.92)
3.34%
($0.06)
IBN 2025-02-040.0700$29.152025-01-24$28.04
($1.96)
3.96%
($0.08)
ORCL 2025-02-040.0300$168.062025-01-29$161.10
($4.83)
4.32%
($0.21)
ROST 2025-01-310.0300$154.012025-01-29$150.44
($4.51)
2.37%
($0.11)
BKE 2025-01-300.1000$48.552025-01-29$48.20
($4.82)
0.73%
($0.03)
GIB 2025-01-280.0500$114.452024-12-10$113.79
($5.69)
0.58%
($0.03)
PLTR 2025-01-280.0900$80.102024-12-27$78.88
($7.10)
1.55%
($0.11)
PLTR 2025-01-280.0700$80.102024-12-09$72.45
($5.07)
10.56%
($0.54)
VZ 2025-01-280.1500$40.652025-01-03$40.50
($6.08)
0.37%
($0.02)
ORI 2025-01-270.0500$37.062024-12-24$36.34
($1.82)
1.98%
($0.04)
DOCN 2025-01-240.0500$39.522024-12-12$39.20
($1.96)
0.82%
($0.02)
DTE 2025-01-030.0500$121.902024-12-17$121.60
($6.08)
0.25%
($0.02)
IIIV 2024-12-260.3000$24.002024-12-18$23.00
($6.90)
4.35%
($0.3)
ECL 2024-12-160.0200$250.592024-12-06$250.50
($5.01)
0.04%
($0)
AVGO 2024-12-130.0300$216.222024-12-10$171.00
($5.13)
26.44%
($1.36)
AVGO 2024-12-130.0300$216.222024-12-04$169.49
($5.08)
27.57%
($1.4)
AVGO 2024-12-130.0300$216.222024-12-04$169.40
($5.08)
27.64%
($1.4)
SOC 2024-12-110.2500$20.822024-12-09$20.40
($5.10)
2.06%
($0.11)
GOOG 2024-12-100.0300$185.762024-12-05$174.99
($5.25)
6.15%
($0.32)
GOOG 2024-12-100.0300$185.762024-12-05$174.65
($5.24)
6.36%
($0.33)
AU 2024-12-090.2000$26.202024-12-03$25.90
($5.18)
1.16%
($0.06)
AU 2024-12-090.2000$26.202024-12-03$26.15
($5.23)
0.19%
($0.01)
AU 2024-12-090.2000$26.202024-12-03$25.85
($5.17)
1.35%
($0.07)
DY 2024-12-050.0300$195.302024-12-03$187.48
($5.62)
4.17%
($0.23)
DY 2024-12-030.2500$193.782024-11-20$184.82
($46.21)
4.85%
($2.24)
AEO 2024-11-191.0000$17.502024-10-30$20.40
($20.40)
-14.22%
($-2.9)
ETD 2024-11-191.0000$28.712024-10-30$29.75
($29.75)
-3.5%
($-1.04)
PLTR 2024-10-251.2400$44.952024-10-18$42.70
($52.95)
5.27%
($2.79)
BCH 2024-10-182.0000$24.552024-10-11$24.48
($48.96)
0.29%
($0.14)
BBIO 2024-10-112.0000$25.592024-10-03$25.62
($51.24)
-0.12%
($-0.06)
BBIO 2024-10-110.0600$25.592024-10-08$24.95
($1.50)
2.57%
($0.04)