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.
-96.3%
Total Return
$366
Ending Value
-81.1%
CAGR
-97.2%
Max Drawdown
-0.86
Sharpe
27%
Win Rate
11
Trades
90%
Time in Market
MLTX · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $366 (-96.3%) vs buy & hold $4,385 (-56.1%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 40.2%, worst drawdown 97% (vs 90%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+41%-97%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-05-272026-07-31 (open)LONG+0.2%
2026-05-072026-05-27SHORT-7.0%
2026-05-042026-05-07LONG-2.1%
2026-04-292026-05-04SHORT-9.0%
2025-12-042026-04-29LONG+7.4%
2025-09-292025-12-04SHORT-140.1%
2025-05-082025-09-29LONG-84.3%
2025-01-152025-05-08SHORT+9.6%
2024-11-262025-01-15LONG-16.8%
2024-10-252024-11-26SHORT-13.1%
2024-10-102024-10-25LONG-0.6%
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