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.

-38.8%

Total Return

$6,123

Ending Value

-45.6%

CAGR

-46.8%

Max Drawdown

-1.70

Sharpe

25%

Win Rate

Trades

76%

Time in Market

ALH · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $6,123 (-38.8%) vs buy & hold $10,624 (+6.2%) over 2025-10-09→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 45.0%, worst drawdown 47% (vs 29%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

203 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-04-20	2026-07-31 (open)	LONG	+0.2%
2026-03-16	2026-04-20	SHORT	-30.5%
2026-02-05	2026-03-16	LONG	-10.8%
2025-12-18	2026-02-05	SHORT	-7.8%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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