Long Call

Long Call • Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 8, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
177
Trades with profits
153
Profit rate
86.44%
Largest profit
$1,682,790.00
Trades with losses
24
Loss rate
13.56%
Largest loss
-$2,587,940.00
Avg. return per trade
29.13%
Avg. days in trade
96
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,987.87
Avg. premium
$990,780.65
Avg. P&L per trade
$239,758.67
Avg. win size
$470,611.07
Avg. loss size
-$1,231,925.42
Total P&L
$42,437,284.39
Used capital
$25,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
250.09%
MAR ratio
0.52
Max drawdown
-481.47%
Total premium
$175,368,174.98
Total fees
$122,656.80
Premium capture rate
24.26%
Sharpe ratio
3.08

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Long Call strategy on QQQ from Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 8, 2025, placing 177 trades that stayed open for an average of 96 days. The results were impressive - winning 86.44% of the time (153 wins vs 24 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $42,437,284.39 in total profits. On average, each position made $239,758.67. When annualized, that's a 250.1% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 481.5%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 3.08, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Bottom line: this strategy looks promising for anyone seeking consistent, well-managed returns.

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Trade Log

Date Entry Exit Exit Reason P&L Return Action
2020-01-07 $0.22 $0.27 Take Profit $2,265.00 26.92%
2020-01-14 $6.25 $9.33 Take Profit $60,937.78 49.20%
2020-01-28 $6.44 $9.60 Take Profit $66,564.17 49.22%
2020-01-21 $6.19 $9.23 Take Profit $61,199.94 49.19%
2020-03-24 $2.53 $3.74 Take Profit $60,055.00 48.02%
2020-03-31 $4.34 $6.46 Take Profit $105,290.00 48.85%
2020-03-03 $1.43 $2.09 Take Profit $32,510.00 46.49%
2020-03-17 $14.72 $22.04 Take Profit $364,960.00 49.66%
2020-04-07 $2.41 $3.56 Take Profit $57,032.50 47.92%
2020-03-10 $6.93 $10.35 Take Profit $170,125.00 49.28%
2020-02-25 $5.77 $8.61 Take Profit $141,162.50 49.13%
2020-02-18 $0.43 $0.60 Take Profit $7,607.50 38.38%
2020-04-14 $2.07 $3.05 Take Profit $48,497.50 47.58%
2020-04-21 $11.49 $17.18 Take Profit $284,090.00 49.56%
2020-04-28 $11.23 $16.79 Take Profit $277,527.50 49.55%
2020-02-11 $6.55 $9.77 Take Profit $160,545.00 49.24%
2020-05-05 $1.28 $1.87 Take Profit $28,885.00 46.10%
2020-05-12 $13.05 $19.52 Take Profit $323,005.00 49.62%
2020-05-19 $14.33 $21.44 Take Profit $355,080.00 49.65%
2020-05-26 $16.91 $25.31 Take Profit $419,530.00 49.70%
2020-06-02 $11.24 $16.80 Take Profit $277,727.50 49.55%
2020-06-09 $11.66 $17.44 Take Profit $288,357.50 49.57%
2020-06-16 $11.82 $17.68 Take Profit $292,402.50 49.58%
2020-06-30 $11.96 $17.89 Take Profit $295,797.50 49.58%
2020-06-23 $17.24 $25.81 Take Profit $427,795.00 49.71%
2020-07-28 $7.85 $11.73 Take Profit $193,125.00 49.36%
2020-07-07 $14.36 $21.49 Take Profit $355,917.50 49.65%
2020-07-14 $13.05 $19.53 Take Profit $323,142.50 49.62%
2020-07-21 $12.29 $18.38 Take Profit $304,030.00 49.59%
2020-08-11 $11.34 $16.96 Take Profit $280,347.50 49.56%
2020-08-04 $18.15 $27.17 Take Profit $450,542.50 49.72%
2020-08-18 $17.34 $25.95 Take Profit $430,257.50 49.71%
2020-08-25 $18.22 $27.28 Take Profit $452,322.50 49.73%
2020-09-22 $8.80 $13.14 Take Profit $216,755.00 49.43%
2020-09-29 $21.01 $31.46 Take Profit $522,035.00 49.76%
2020-09-15 $17.15 $25.67 Take Profit $425,567.50 49.71%
2020-11-03 $13.02 $19.48 Take Profit $322,372.50 49.62%
2020-11-10 $16.31 $24.42 Take Profit $404,675.00 49.69%
2020-11-17 $3.38 $5.02 Take Profit $81,427.50 48.52%
2020-09-08 $21.51 $32.21 Take Profit $534,532.50 49.77%
2020-10-06 $19.42 $29.08 Take Profit $482,375.00 49.74%
2020-10-27 $12.84 $19.21 Take Profit $317,842.50 49.61%
2020-11-24 $16.45 $24.63 Take Profit $408,217.50 49.70%
2020-10-20 $16.43 $24.60 Take Profit $407,675.00 49.70%
2020-12-01 $8.62 $12.87 Take Profit $212,252.50 49.42%
2020-12-08 $11.43 $17.10 Take Profit $282,665.00 49.56%
2021-01-05 $2.13 $3.15 Take Profit $50,145.00 47.65%
2020-12-15 $21.22 $31.77 Take Profit $527,250.00 49.76%
2020-12-22 $16.08 $24.07 Take Profit $398,802.50 49.69%
2021-01-19 $3.60 $5.36 Take Profit $86,937.50 48.61%
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Back 1

Previous Backtest

Overall P&L: +$388,386,575.45
Win Rate: 85.8%
Max Drawdown: 347.8%

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Use exact DTE matching

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