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.
+7.0%
Total Return
$10,696
Ending Value
+3.4%
CAGR
-32.0%
Max Drawdown
0.27
Sharpe
56%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
NTDOY · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $10,696 (+7.0%) vs buy & hold $8,948 (-10.5%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 17.5%, worst drawdown 32% (vs 59%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+85%-23%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-132026-07-31 (open)SHORT+9.8%
2026-04-012026-04-13LONG-7.9%
2025-12-082026-04-01SHORT+27.5%
2025-11-182025-12-08LONG-7.6%
2025-09-242025-11-18SHORT+3.0%
2025-04-302025-09-24LONG+5.0%
2025-04-022025-04-30SHORT-20.0%
2024-11-292025-04-02LONG+18.5%
2024-10-102024-11-29SHORT-10.0%
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