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.

+41.1%

Total Return

$14,109

Ending Value

+98.0%

CAGR

-44.7%

Max Drawdown

1.20

Sharpe

33%

Win Rate

Trades

61%

Time in Market

YSS · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $14,109 (+41.1%) vs buy & hold $4,383 (-56.2%) over 2026-01-29→2026-07-31 — it beat buy & hold by 97.3%, worst drawdown 45% (vs 66%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

127 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-06-03	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	+51.6%
2026-04-14	2026-06-03	LONG	-11.7%
2026-04-10	2026-04-14	SHORT	-3.4%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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