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.
-99.1%
Total Return
$93
Ending Value
-90.5%
CAGR
-99.9%
Max Drawdown
0.28
Sharpe
44%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
PHGE · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $93 (-99.1%) vs buy & hold $47 (-99.5%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 0.5%, worst drawdown 100% (vs 100%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+55%-100%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-04-022026-07-31 (open)SHORT+95.0%
2026-01-302026-04-02LONG-36.0%
2025-11-112026-01-30SHORT+21.6%
2025-10-072025-11-11LONG-32.5%
2025-10-032025-10-07SHORT-9.8%
2025-08-122025-10-03LONG-7.8%
2025-03-132025-08-12SHORT+6.8%
2025-01-102025-03-13LONG-20.9%
2024-10-102025-01-10SHORT+18.1%
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