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.
-63.8%
Total Return
$3,622
Ending Value
-56.9%
CAGR
-94.2%
Max Drawdown
0.59
Sharpe
50%
Win Rate
4
Trades
84%
Time in Market
ARAI · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $3,622 (-63.8%) vs buy & hold $177 (-98.2%) over 2025-05-15→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 34.4%, worst drawdown 94% (vs 98%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

304 trading days
+35%-98%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2025-11-212026-07-31 (open)SHORT+93.4%
2025-10-212025-11-21LONG-39.1%
2025-08-132025-10-21SHORT+13.9%
2025-07-282025-08-13LONG-33.3%
Alt-Data Signal Hub · showing live market data, fetched the moment this page loaded · market & option prices are always live on load · display-only, not advice

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