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.

TickerStrategyRangeFast 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.

DirectionCapital ($)Trading cost (bps)Stop-loss (%)Out-of-sample (%)Direction lets you trade short too. Cost = bps per trade; stop-loss exits after that % adverse move (0 = off). "Compare all" runs every strategy.

+57.0%

Total Return

$15,703

Ending Value

+25.5%

CAGR

-17.8%

Max Drawdown

0.87

Sharpe

71%

Win Rate

Trades

90%

Time in Market

ACI · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $15,703 (+57.0%) vs buy & hold $5,860 (-41.4%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 98.4%, worst drawdown 18% (vs 52%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-03-23	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	+32.4%
2026-02-11	2026-03-23	LONG	-3.4%
2025-11-19	2026-02-11	SHORT	+0.6%
2025-11-03	2025-11-19	LONG	+1.4%
2025-06-10	2025-11-03	SHORT	+17.1%
2024-11-11	2025-06-10	LONG	+9.6%
2024-10-10	2024-11-11	SHORT	-5.8%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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