Strategy backtester

Test any of 20 strategies on any ticker — long, short, or both — against free historical prices, and compare to buy & hold. Set trading cost and a stop-loss for a realistic run. Historical simulation only (dividends not modeled); past performance is not indicative of future results, and this is analysis, not advice.

Fast MASlow MAFastSlowSignalRSI lenBuy<Sell>PeriodStd×Lookbackno parametersMorning momentum: breakout → pullback holds → confirmation. Fixed rules, no parameters; real 0DTE option prices. Ignores the cost/stop/range fields below. Best on SPY/QQQ/IWM.
Direction lets you trade short too. Cost = bps per trade; stop-loss exits after that % adverse move (0 = off). "Compare all" runs every strategy.
-7.5%
Total Return
$9,250
Ending Value
-3.8%
CAGR
-45.6%
Max Drawdown
-0.04
Sharpe
22%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
AAT · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,250 (-7.5%) vs buy & hold $9,059 (-9.4%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 1.9%, worst drawdown 46% (vs 40%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+37%-31%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-202026-07-31 (open)LONG+13.3%
2026-04-012026-04-20SHORT-13.5%
2026-02-252026-04-01LONG-6.8%
2025-10-152026-02-25SHORT-0.8%
2025-09-052025-10-15LONG-6.6%
2025-08-062025-09-05SHORT-9.4%
2025-05-282025-08-06LONG-4.2%
2024-12-242025-05-28SHORT+24.0%
2024-10-102024-12-24LONG-0.2%
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