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.

-53.9%

Total Return

$4,613

Ending Value

-76.9%

CAGR

-61.4%

Max Drawdown

-1.46

Sharpe

33%

Win Rate

Trades

63%

Time in Market

BTGO · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $4,613 (-53.9%) vs buy & hold $2,700 (-73.0%) over 2026-01-21→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 19.1%, worst drawdown 61% (vs 75%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

133 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-05-29	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	+19.1%
2026-05-01	2026-05-29	LONG	-42.4%
2026-04-01	2026-05-01	SHORT	-24.3%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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