Long Call

Long Call • Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
225
Trades with profits
158
Win rate
70.22%
Largest profit
$39,519.90
Trades with losses
67
Loss rate
29.78%
Largest loss
-$52,771.20
Avg. return per trade
39.41%
Avg. days in trade
169
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,993.09
Avg. premium
$19,930.95
Avg. P&L per trade
$7,073.34
Avg. win size
$18,044.26
Avg. loss size
-$18,798.38
Total P&L
$1,591,501.80
Used capital
$10,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
176.04%
MAR ratio
1.48
Max drawdown
-119.19%
Total premium
$4,484,462.80
Total fees
$3,150.00
Premium capture rate
35.55%
Sharpe ratio
3.01

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Long Call strategy on SPY from Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 225 trades that stayed open for an average of 169 days. The results were impressive - winning 70.22% of the time (158 wins vs 67 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $1,591,501.80 in total profits. On average, each position made $7,073.34. When annualized, that's a 176.0% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 119.2%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 3.01, 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
2020-12-29 $5.15 $10.24 Take Profit $5,082.60 99.03%
2020-12-15 $10.37 $20.69 Take Profit $10,308.50 99.52%
2021-01-05 $8.87 $17.68 Take Profit $8,803.10 99.44%
2020-12-22 $16.69 $33.33 Take Profit $16,628.00 99.70%
2021-01-12 $11.43 $22.82 Take Profit $11,371.40 99.56%
2021-03-30 $5.78 $11.51 Take Profit $5,719.00 99.14%
2021-01-19 $16.83 $33.61 Take Profit $16,768.50 99.70%
2021-03-23 $15.89 $31.74 Take Profit $15,830.40 99.69%
2021-02-02 $8.73 $17.42 Take Profit $8,669.50 99.43%
2021-01-26 $16.03 $32.02 Take Profit $15,971.90 99.69%
2021-03-02 $11.68 $23.31 Take Profit $11,618.00 99.57%
2021-03-09 $19.32 $38.58 Take Profit $19,253.40 99.74%
2021-02-23 $20.67 $41.29 Take Profit $20,605.90 99.76%
2021-03-16 $12.64 $25.23 Take Profit $12,579.10 99.60%
2021-04-06 $8.63 $17.20 Take Profit $8,562.70 99.42%
2021-02-09 $23.55 $47.05 Take Profit $23,486.80 99.79%
2021-02-16 $21.72 $43.40 Take Profit $21,661.50 99.77%
2021-04-20 $8.08 $16.10 Take Profit $8,013.60 99.38%
2021-06-15 $8.63 $17.20 Take Profit $8,562.30 99.42%
2021-06-22 $12.27 $24.48 Take Profit $12,202.90 99.59%
2021-04-13 $14.87 $29.69 Take Profit $14,804.70 99.66%
2021-05-04 $18.65 $37.25 Take Profit $18,586.20 99.73%
2021-05-11 $17.70 $35.34 Take Profit $17,632.50 99.72%
2021-05-18 $20.92 $41.80 Take Profit $20,859.90 99.76%
2021-06-01 $21.37 $42.69 Take Profit $21,307.80 99.77%
2021-05-25 $21.73 $43.42 Take Profit $21,671.10 99.77%
2021-06-08 $20.27 $40.50 Take Profit $20,210.90 99.75%
2021-04-27 $20.30 $40.55 Take Profit $20,239.00 99.75%
2021-06-29 $17.06 $34.07 Take Profit $16,997.90 99.71%
2021-07-20 $8.51 $16.97 Take Profit $8,448.30 99.41%
2021-07-13 $6.12 $12.20 Take Profit $6,059.90 99.18%
2021-10-12 $18.16 $36.26 Take Profit $18,093.80 99.72%
2021-07-06 $18.34 $36.64 Take Profit $18,280.10 99.73%
2021-07-27 $6.23 $12.40 Take Profit $6,162.20 99.20%
2021-09-21 $14.95 $29.86 Take Profit $14,891.00 99.67%
2021-08-03 $10.63 $21.20 Take Profit $10,564.20 99.53%
2021-08-17 $8.68 $17.30 Take Profit $8,613.80 99.42%
2021-10-05 $20.27 $40.49 Take Profit $20,206.40 99.75%
2021-09-14 $9.54 $19.03 Take Profit $9,474.60 99.48%
2021-09-28 $21.99 $43.93 Take Profit $21,927.70 99.77%
2021-08-24 $8.68 $17.31 Take Profit $8,615.50 99.42%
2021-08-10 $22.87 $0.00 Expiration $-22,883.70 -100.00%
2021-08-31 $6.33 $0.00 Expiration $-6,342.50 -100.00%
2021-09-07 $14.29 $0.00 Expiration $-14,305.00 -100.00%
2022-06-21 $15.72 $31.40 Take Profit $15,660.20 99.68%
2022-07-05 $23.58 $47.12 Take Profit $23,521.60 99.79%
2022-07-12 $25.37 $50.69 Take Profit $25,308.90 99.80%
2021-10-19 $14.33 $0.00 Expiration $-14,345.60 -100.00%
2021-10-26 $23.37 $0.00 Expiration $-23,386.00 -100.00%
2021-11-02 $24.08 $0.00 Expiration $-24,090.70 -100.00%
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