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.

+11.1%

Total Return

$11,112

Ending Value

+9.8%

CAGR

-5.1%

Max Drawdown

0.87

Sharpe

67%

Win Rate

Trades

83%

Time in Market

BACCU · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $11,112 (+11.1%) vs buy & hold $11,196 (+12.0%) over 2025-06-13→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 0.8%, worst drawdown 5% (vs 5%) · 1 short trade.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

284 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-04-23	2026-07-31 (open)	LONG	+6.4%
2026-01-15	2026-04-23	SHORT	-0.0%
2025-08-25	2026-01-15	LONG	+4.6%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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