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.
-1.7%
Total Return
$9,834
Ending Value
-0.8%
CAGR
-31.5%
Max Drawdown
0.11
Sharpe
33%
Win Rate
12
Trades
90%
Time in Market
VRSK · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,834 (-1.7%) vs buy & hold $7,455 (-25.5%) over 2024-08-01→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 23.8%, worst drawdown 31% (vs 51%) · 6 short trades.
Equity curve — $10,000 invested
501 trading daysRecent trades
long & short round-trips| Entry | Exit | Side | Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | 2026-07-31 (open) | LONG | +6.0% |
| 2026-04-02 | 2026-06-12 | SHORT | +0.7% |
| 2026-03-20 | 2026-04-02 | LONG | -8.3% |
| 2026-01-29 | 2026-03-20 | SHORT | +6.9% |
| 2026-01-08 | 2026-01-29 | LONG | -2.8% |
| 2025-07-09 | 2026-01-08 | SHORT | +26.6% |
| 2025-05-07 | 2025-07-09 | LONG | -2.0% |
| 2025-04-04 | 2025-05-07 | SHORT | -8.7% |
| 2025-02-10 | 2025-04-04 | LONG | -3.1% |
| 2025-01-02 | 2025-02-10 | SHORT | -7.5% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2025-01-02 | LONG | -0.8% |
| 2024-10-10 | 2024-11-01 | SHORT | -2.7% |
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