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.

-5.4%

Total Return

$9,464

Ending Value

-2.7%

CAGR

-27.1%

Max Drawdown

0.03

Sharpe

27%

Win Rate

Trades

90%

Time in Market

HRL · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $9,464 (-5.4%) vs buy & hold $6,377 (-36.2%) over 2024-09-25→2026-09-24 — it beat buy & hold by 30.9%, worst drawdown 27% (vs 41%) · 6 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

500 trading days

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

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