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.
-0.8%
Total Return
$9,918
Ending Value
-1.0%
CAGR
-22.8%
Max Drawdown
0.05
Sharpe
25%
Win Rate
4
Trades
76%
Time in Market
CBK · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,918 (-0.8%) vs buy & hold $14,267 (+42.7%) over 2025-10-02→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 43.5%, worst drawdown 23% (vs 10%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

208 trading days
+44%-20%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-142026-07-31 (open)LONG+21.6%
2026-03-202026-04-14SHORT-14.5%
2025-12-172026-03-20LONG-3.5%
2025-12-112025-12-17SHORT-3.0%
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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