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.
+9.7%
Total Return
$10,975
Ending Value
+4.8%
CAGR
-23.7%
Max Drawdown
0.32
Sharpe
67%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
ATR · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $10,975 (+9.7%) vs buy & hold $9,111 (-8.9%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 18.6%, worst drawdown 24% (vs 36%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+19%-23%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-07-012026-07-31 (open)LONG+7.0%
2026-03-252026-07-01SHORT+0.5%
2025-12-312026-03-25LONG+3.2%
2025-08-062025-12-31SHORT+12.0%
2025-07-032025-08-06LONG-14.0%
2025-07-012025-07-03SHORT-1.3%
2025-05-072025-07-01LONG+5.0%
2024-12-202025-05-07SHORT+4.3%
2024-10-102024-12-20LONG-0.7%
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