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.
+121.9%
Total Return
$22,185
Ending Value
+49.3%
CAGR
-20.4%
Max Drawdown
1.31
Sharpe
80%
Win Rate
10
Trades
90%
Time in Market
REGN · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $22,185 (+121.9%) vs buy & hold $6,977 (-30.2%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 152.1%, worst drawdown 20% (vs 60%) · 5 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

501 trading days
+122%-55%■ strategy■ buy & hold

Recent trades

long & short round-trips
EntryExitSideReturn
2026-07-202026-07-31 (open)LONG+13.5%
2026-03-202026-07-20SHORT+8.3%
2026-02-122026-03-20LONG-6.5%
2026-02-062026-02-12SHORT+0.2%
2025-10-232026-02-06LONG+36.4%
2025-10-202025-10-23SHORT+0.2%
2025-07-232025-10-20LONG+0.8%
2025-03-242025-07-23SHORT+13.4%
2025-03-132025-03-24LONG-2.9%
2024-10-102025-03-13SHORT+31.9%
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