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.

+7.1%

Total Return

$10,708

Ending Value

+15.2%

CAGR

-39.4%

Max Drawdown

0.55

Sharpe

67%

Win Rate

Trades

60%

Time in Market

FPS · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $10,708 (+7.1%) vs buy & hold $11,472 (+14.7%) over 2026-02-05→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 7.6%, worst drawdown 39% (vs 55%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

122 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-17	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	+16.4%
2026-04-30	2026-07-17	LONG	+5.8%
2026-04-17	2026-04-30	SHORT	-11.7%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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