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.

-2.5%

Total Return

$9,749

Ending Value

-8.8%

CAGR

-10.2%

Max Drawdown

-0.23

Sharpe

Win Rate

Trades

30%

Time in Market

YSWY · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,749 (-2.5%) vs buy & hold $9,854 (-1.5%) over 2026-04-22→2026-07-31 — it trailed buy & hold by 1.1%, worst drawdown 10% (vs 33%) · 1 short trade.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

70 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

Entry	Exit	Side	Return
2026-07-02	2026-07-31 (open)	SHORT	-0.7%

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

Recent trades

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