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.
+41.5%
Total Return
$14,145
Ending Value
+19.1%
CAGR
-24.0%
Max Drawdown
0.79
Sharpe
62%
Win Rate
13
Trades
90%
Time in Market
LMT · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $14,145 (+41.5%) vs buy & hold $10,617 (+6.2%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 35.3%, worst drawdown 24% (vs 33%) · 6 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+81%-24%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-07-242026-07-31 (open)LONG+0.0%
2026-07-132026-07-24SHORT-11.9%
2026-07-062026-07-13LONG-3.2%
2026-04-022026-07-06SHORT+13.6%
2025-12-312026-04-02LONG+28.8%
2025-11-112025-12-31SHORT-5.8%
2025-09-082025-11-11LONG-0.4%
2025-07-012025-09-08SHORT+1.5%
2025-04-212025-07-01LONG+1.7%
2025-04-172025-04-21SHORT+1.2%
2025-03-282025-04-17LONG+5.1%
2024-11-062025-03-28SHORT+20.0%
2024-10-102024-11-06LONG-7.6%
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