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.

-107.6%

Total Return

$-759

Ending Value

-100.0%

CAGR

-107.6%

Max Drawdown

-0.23

Sharpe

18%

Win Rate

Trades

86%

Time in Market

APUS · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $-759 (-107.6%) vs buy & hold $2,236 (-77.6%) over 2025-05-09→2026-09-24 — it trailed buy & hold by 30.0%, worst drawdown 108% (vs 96%) · 6 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

345 trading days

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Strategy backtester

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