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.
-11.6%
Total Return
$8,838
Ending Value
-6.0%
CAGR
-55.1%
Max Drawdown
0.30
Sharpe
60%
Win Rate
5
Trades
90%
Time in Market
ABCP · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $8,838 (-11.6%) vs buy & hold $7,108 (-28.9%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 17.3%, worst drawdown 55% (vs 68%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+27%-61%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-212026-07-31 (open)LONG+24.6%
2025-08-012026-04-21SHORT+26.7%
2025-05-092025-08-01LONG-3.4%
2024-10-162025-05-09SHORT+13.6%
2024-10-102024-10-16LONG-6.8%
Alt-Data Signal Hub · showing live market data, fetched the moment this page loaded · market & option prices are always live on load · display-only, not advice

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