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.
+500.9%
Total Return
$60,088
Ending Value
+146.4%
CAGR
-40.9%
Max Drawdown
1.76
Sharpe
75%
Win Rate
4
Trades
90%
Time in Market
CIEN · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $60,088 (+500.9%) vs buy & hold $73,513 (+635.1%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 134.3%, worst drawdown 41% (vs 47%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+1110%-9%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-06-182026-07-31 (open)SHORT+11.9%
2025-05-092026-06-18LONG+472.9%
2025-03-032025-05-09SHORT-0.1%
2024-10-102025-03-03LONG+9.0%
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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