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.

-307.2%

Total Return

$-20,720

Ending Value

-100.0%

CAGR

-136.2%

Max Drawdown

0.62

Sharpe

50%

Win Rate

Trades

82%

Time in Market

FMFC · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $-20,720 (-307.2%) vs buy & hold $1,191 (-88.1%) over 2025-06-25→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 219.1%, worst drawdown 136% (vs 99%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

277 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-04-20	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	-25.1%
2026-02-20	2026-04-20	LONG	+13.2%
2025-10-27	2026-02-20	SHORT	+94.3%
2025-09-04	2025-10-27	LONG	-40.4%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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