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.

+3.0%

Total Return

$10,295

Ending Value

+10.6%

CAGR

-15.8%

Max Drawdown

0.48

Sharpe

50%

Win Rate

Trades

33%

Time in Market

ALMR · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $10,295 (+3.0%) vs buy & hold $11,527 (+15.3%) over 2026-04-17→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 12.3%, worst drawdown 16% (vs 28%) · 1 short trade.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

73 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-01	2026-07-31 (open)	LONG	-2.9%
2026-06-29	2026-07-01	SHORT	+5.9%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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