When did ur hcg go down after a miscarriage?

I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks and 2 days but baby was only measuring at 8 weeks and 2 days on the 12/28, i then had a miscarriage on 01/08, i had a d&c on 01/09. I kept taking the cheap strip test to see how much time the hcg would go down and how long i would have a positive for, and it looked all negitive till i took 1 of thos 88cents ones from walmart and that showed a fain positive?

Negitive on 01/21

Then i get a positive on 01/23 on a walmart test.

Could it be left over hcg levels?

Me and bf had unprotected sex on 01/17 and on 01/19 unprotected but he ended up pulling out. So could it be just left over or could i be pregnancy again?