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.

-29.1%

Total Return

$7,094

Ending Value

-52.3%

CAGR

-32.5%

Max Drawdown

-2.63

Sharpe

Win Rate

Trades

58%

Time in Market

APC · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $7,094 (-29.1%) vs buy & hold $11,567 (+15.7%) over 2026-02-12→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 44.7%, worst drawdown 32% (vs 16%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

117 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-27	2026-07-31 (open)	LONG	-3.5%
2026-06-25	2026-07-27	SHORT	-16.6%
2026-05-08	2026-06-25	LONG	-6.7%
2026-04-24	2026-05-08	SHORT	-7.5%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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