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.
-34.7%
Total Return
$6,530
Ending Value
-19.3%
CAGR
-82.6%
Max Drawdown
0.23
Sharpe
44%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
CNTX · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $6,530 (-34.7%) vs buy & hold $2,686 (-73.1%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 38.4%, worst drawdown 83% (vs 84%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+51%-83%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-202026-07-31 (open)SHORT+73.5%
2026-01-022026-04-20LONG+45.8%
2025-11-242026-01-02SHORT-34.8%
2025-07-182025-11-24LONG+29.2%
2025-05-272025-07-18SHORT-30.7%
2025-04-292025-05-27LONG-22.7%
2024-11-222025-04-29SHORT+36.6%
2024-11-062024-11-22LONG-37.4%
2024-10-102024-11-06SHORT-29.8%
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