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.

-15.5%

Total Return

$8,449

Ending Value

-49.6%

CAGR

-15.7%

Max Drawdown

-2.55

Sharpe

Win Rate

Trades

21%

Time in Market

SIND · SMA Crossover Long & Short turned $10,000 into $8,449 (-15.5%) vs buy & hold $11,667 (+16.7%) over 2026-06-26→2026-09-24 — it trailed buy & hold by 32.2%, worst drawdown 16% (vs 22%).

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

62 trading days

Recent trades

long & short round-trips

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Strategy backtester

Equity curve — $10,000 invested

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