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.

TickerStrategyRangeFast 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.

DirectionCapital ($)Trading cost (bps)Stop-loss (%)Out-of-sample (%)Direction lets you trade short too. Cost = bps per trade; stop-loss exits after that % adverse move (0 = off). "Compare all" runs every strategy.

-48.6%

Total Return

$5,138

Ending Value

-44.4%

CAGR

-69.5%

Max Drawdown

-0.32

Sharpe

43%

Win Rate

Trades

83%

Time in Market

VOYG · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $5,138 (-48.6%) vs buy & hold $4,343 (-56.6%) over 2025-06-11→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 8.0%, worst drawdown 69% (vs 68%) · 4 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

286 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-07	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	+23.1%
2026-04-20	2026-07-07	LONG	+1.0%
2026-02-23	2026-04-20	SHORT	-17.7%
2025-12-30	2026-02-23	LONG	+2.0%
2025-11-11	2025-12-30	SHORT	-9.6%
2025-10-13	2025-11-11	LONG	-26.7%
2025-08-21	2025-10-13	SHORT	-7.0%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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