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.

-105.2%

Total Return

$-517

Ending Value

-100.0%

CAGR

-149.1%

Max Drawdown

-0.62

Sharpe

50%

Win Rate

Trades

88%

Time in Market

MEDS · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $-517 (-105.2%) vs buy & hold $184 (-98.2%) over 2025-02-21→2026-09-24 — it trailed buy & hold by 7.0%, worst drawdown 149% (vs 100%) · 2 short trades.

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

400 trading days

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

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