Short Call

Short Call • Dec 10, 2024 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
251
Trades with profits
90
Profit rate
35.86%
Largest profit
$255,340.10
Trades with losses
161
Loss rate
64.14%
Largest loss
-$9,302.30
Avg. return per trade
804.42%
Avg. days in trade
1
Avg. BPR per trade
$208.55
Avg. premium
$2,085.46
Avg. P&L per trade
$15,009.59
Avg. win size
$45,639.89
Avg. loss size
-$2,112.94
Total P&L
$3,767,406.10
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
3,777.10%
MAR ratio
806.20
Max drawdown
-4.69%
Total premium
$523,450.90
Total fees
$3,514.00
Premium capture rate
720.35%
Sharpe ratio
6.47

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Short Call strategy on SPX from Dec 10, 2024 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 251 trades that stayed open for an average of 1 days. Despite winning only 35.86% of trades (90 vs 161), the winners were big enough to generate $3,767,406.10 in profits. On average, each position made $15,009.59. When annualized, that's a 3,777.1% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. Impressively, the maximum drawdown was only 4.7%, showing excellent risk control. With a Sharpe ratio of 6.47, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Notably, the strategy captured 720.4% of the premium sold, which is excellent. While it made money, there's definitely room to improve the consistency and risk management here.

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Trade Log

Date Entry Exit Exit Reason P&L Return Action
2024-12-10 $0.75 $0.00 Expiration $-763.60 -100.00%
2024-12-11 $1.03 $23.90 Expiration $22,853.90 2,213.43%
2024-12-12 $1.65 $6.64 Expiration $4,980.60 303.30%
2024-12-13 $0.67 $0.00 Expiration $-681.30 -100.00%
2024-12-16 $0.93 $21.12 Expiration $20,178.10 2,173.66%
2024-12-17 $1.02 $162.35 Expiration $161,319.70 15,858.91%
2024-12-18 $5.28 $0.00 Expiration $-5,296.20 -100.00%
2024-12-19 $3.34 $0.00 Expiration $-3,356.40 -100.00%
2024-12-20 $3.14 $0.00 Expiration $-3,153.20 -100.00%
2024-12-23 $1.36 $0.00 Expiration $-1,371.50 -100.00%
2024-12-24 $1.28 $0.05 Expiration $-1,245.10 -96.10%
2024-12-26 $1.18 $87.10 Expiration $85,909.80 7,298.91%
2024-12-27 $1.30 $20.60 Expiration $19,290.20 1,488.53%
2024-12-30 $2.97 $36.62 Expiration $33,637.90 1,133.37%
2024-12-31 $3.79 $0.05 Expiration $-3,750.60 -98.68%
2025-01-02 $2.93 $0.00 Expiration $-2,940.10 -100.00%
2025-01-03 $1.83 $0.00 Expiration $-1,840.50 -100.00%
2025-01-06 $2.21 $66.40 Expiration $64,174.00 2,900.45%
2025-01-07 $1.90 $0.00 Expiration $-1,909.30 -100.00%
2025-01-08 $1.40 $0.05 Expiration $-1,360.00 -96.42%
2025-01-10 $3.11 $0.00 Expiration $-3,125.80 -100.00%
2025-01-13 $2.34 $0.00 Expiration $-2,354.70 -100.00%
2025-01-14 $2.56 $0.00 Expiration $-2,576.20 -100.00%
2025-01-15 $2.18 $5.51 Expiration $3,318.30 152.90%
2025-01-16 $1.38 $0.00 Expiration $-1,388.60 -100.00%
2025-01-17 $1.93 $0.05 Expiration $-1,897.10 -97.41%
2025-01-21 $0.73 $0.00 Expiration $-740.90 -100.00%
2025-01-22 $1.40 $0.00 Expiration $-1,417.00 -100.00%
2025-01-23 $0.50 $2.85 Expiration $2,337.90 471.03%
2025-01-24 $2.05 $85.62 Expiration $83,560.70 4,084.14%
2025-01-27 $2.71 $0.00 Expiration $-2,720.40 -100.00%
2025-01-28 $1.01 $24.50 Expiration $23,479.90 2,332.73%
2025-01-29 $3.02 $0.00 Expiration $-3,037.70 -100.00%
2025-01-30 $3.13 $0.05 Expiration $-3,091.00 -98.40%
2025-01-31 $2.86 $22.95 Expiration $20,072.30 701.13%
2025-02-03 $3.09 $0.00 Expiration $-3,101.10 -100.00%
2025-02-04 $1.41 $0.00 Expiration $-1,425.20 -100.00%
2025-02-05 $0.86 $0.00 Expiration $-869.80 -100.00%
2025-02-06 $1.09 $38.39 Expiration $37,288.50 3,426.87%
2025-02-07 $1.49 $0.00 Expiration $-1,501.30 -100.00%
2025-02-10 $1.58 $0.00 Expiration $-1,589.40 -100.00%
2025-02-11 $1.41 $18.21 Expiration $16,785.40 1,190.03%
2025-02-12 $2.02 $0.00 Expiration $-2,037.70 -100.00%
2025-02-13 $0.93 $0.00 Expiration $-938.40 -100.00%
2025-02-14 $1.10 $0.05 Expiration $-1,067.80 -95.47%
2025-02-18 $0.90 $0.00 Expiration $-916.90 -100.00%
2025-02-19 $1.46 $20.15 Expiration $18,673.20 1,276.55%
2025-02-20 $1.31 $96.12 Expiration $94,793.10 7,215.63%
2025-02-21 $1.62 $3.55 Expiration $1,921.20 119.71%
2025-02-24 $1.61 $40.77 Expiration $39,149.90 2,436.87%
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