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.
+190.3%
Total Return
$29,027
Ending Value
+70.9%
CAGR
-28.7%
Max Drawdown
1.39
Sharpe
50%
Win Rate
10
Trades
90%
Time in Market
NOK · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $29,027 (+190.3%) vs buy & hold $23,139 (+131.4%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 58.9%, worst drawdown 29% (vs 50%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+324%-18%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-07-062026-07-31 (open)SHORT+26.9%
2026-01-122026-07-06LONG+90.1%
2025-12-152026-01-12SHORT-6.1%
2025-09-172025-12-15LONG+31.9%
2025-07-092025-09-17SHORT+7.8%
2025-05-272025-07-09LONG-5.7%
2025-04-222025-05-27SHORT-2.5%
2025-01-072025-04-22LONG+14.0%
2024-11-262025-01-07SHORT-10.8%
2024-10-102024-11-26LONG-5.2%
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