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.

+92.6%

Total Return

$19,257

Ending Value

+39.0%

CAGR

-15.4%

Max Drawdown

1.26

Sharpe

71%

Win Rate

Trades

90%

Time in Market

FIS · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $19,257 (+92.6%) vs buy & hold $5,962 (-40.4%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 132.9%, worst drawdown 15% (vs 59%) · 3 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-24	2026-07-31 (open)	LONG	+7.9%
2026-01-22	2026-07-24	SHORT	+32.3%
2025-12-18	2026-01-22	LONG	-7.0%
2025-08-01	2025-12-18	SHORT	+15.9%
2025-04-11	2025-08-01	LONG	+8.3%
2024-12-02	2025-04-11	SHORT	+15.0%
2024-10-10	2024-12-02	LONG	-1.6%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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