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.
-0.6%
Total Return
$9,935
Ending Value
-0.3%
CAGR
-35.5%
Max Drawdown
0.10
Sharpe
33%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
ABT · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,935 (-0.6%) vs buy & hold $9,596 (-4.0%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 3.4%, worst drawdown 35% (vs 41%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+25%-33%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-06-262026-07-31 (open)LONG+12.3%
2025-10-212026-06-26SHORT+26.2%
2025-08-282025-10-21LONG-2.9%
2025-07-172025-08-28SHORT-9.0%
2025-05-092025-07-17LONG-9.6%
2025-04-012025-05-09SHORT-1.2%
2025-01-272025-04-01LONG+1.7%
2024-12-172025-01-27SHORT-14.2%
2024-10-102024-12-17LONG-2.0%
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