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.
-8.8%
Total Return
$9,118
Ending Value
-4.5%
CAGR
-35.4%
Max Drawdown
-0.02
Sharpe
44%
Win Rate
9
Trades
90%
Time in Market
PPG · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,118 (-8.8%) vs buy & hold $8,780 (-12.2%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 3.4%, worst drawdown 35% (vs 32%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+18%-25%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-05-282026-07-31 (open)LONG-2.1%
2026-05-262026-05-28SHORT-3.0%
2026-05-042026-05-26LONG+5.2%
2026-03-172026-05-04SHORT-0.2%
2025-12-162026-03-17LONG+0.2%
2025-08-062025-12-16SHORT+1.9%
2025-05-162025-08-06LONG-7.4%
2024-10-312025-05-16SHORT+8.4%
2024-10-102024-10-31LONG-2.2%
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