Credit Put Spread

Credit Put Spread • Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
737
Trades with profits
489
Win rate
66.35%
Largest profit
$20,296.40
Trades with losses
248
Loss rate
33.65%
Largest loss
-$22,467.68
Avg. return per trade
21.27%
Avg. days in trade
20
Avg. BPR per trade
$20,000.00
Avg. premium
$10,856.46
Avg. P&L per trade
$2,120.56
Avg. win size
$8,180.46
Avg. loss size
-$9,828.18
Total P&L
$1,562,855.52
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
75.47%
MAR ratio
1.22
Max drawdown
-61.64%
Total premium
$8,001,208.36
Total fees
$8,254.40
Premium capture rate
19.63%
Sharpe ratio
3.13

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Credit Put Spread strategy on SPX from Dec 10, 2020 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 737 trades that stayed open for an average of 20 days. With a solid 66.35% win rate (489 winners and 248 losers), the strategy proved reliable. This translated to $1,562,855.52 in total profits. On average, each position made $2,120.56. When annualized, that's a 75.5% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 61.6%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 3.13, 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
2020-12-10 $40.84 $0.05 Early Exit $16,306.52 99.88%
2020-12-11 $34.75 $0.05 Early Exit $13,870.04 99.86%
2020-12-14 $33.52 $7.30 Early Exit $10,478.32 78.23%
2020-12-15 $21.62 $5.05 Early Exit $6,620.52 76.66%
2020-12-16 $25.25 $7.92 Early Exit $6,925.08 68.66%
2020-12-17 $19.93 $6.32 Early Exit $5,432.68 68.28%
2020-12-18 $17.51 $4.43 Early Exit $5,223.40 74.72%
2020-12-21 $27.01 $10.33 Early Exit $6,663.20 61.76%
2020-12-23 $27.60 $14.52 Early Exit $5,223.96 47.41%
2020-12-24 $38.05 $21.89 Early Exit $6,455.52 42.48%
2021-01-04 $24.40 $18.52 Early Exit $2,341.80 24.10%
2021-01-05 $23.12 $21.52 Early Exit $629.48 6.92%
2021-01-08 $22.55 $37.28 Early Exit $-5,900.16 -65.28%
2021-01-20 $22.98 $46.00 Stop Loss $-9,220.76 -100.22%
2021-01-11 $20.33 $4.50 Early Exit $6,320.60 77.85%
2021-01-12 $19.76 $5.05 Early Exit $5,871.64 74.42%
2021-01-13 $30.34 $11.74 Early Exit $7,427.16 61.29%
2021-01-14 $25.12 $8.45 Early Exit $6,657.20 66.36%
2021-01-15 $23.43 $5.53 Early Exit $7,149.76 76.39%
2021-01-19 $24.55 $5.27 Early Exit $7,700.44 78.52%
2021-01-29 $23.79 $0.05 Early Exit $9,485.72 99.79%
2021-02-01 $28.23 $11.21 Early Exit $6,796.04 60.28%
2021-02-02 $23.63 $13.95 Early Exit $3,862.36 40.97%
2021-02-03 $20.82 $12.98 Early Exit $3,126.60 37.67%
2021-02-05 $21.64 $21.13 Early Exit $193.00 2.35%
2021-02-12 $25.54 $51.14 Stop Loss $-10,247.56 -100.20%
2021-02-16 $27.45 $54.96 Stop Loss $-11,012.04 -100.18%
2021-02-17 $17.96 $35.97 Stop Loss $-7,214.36 -100.28%
2021-02-10 $19.24 $15.71 Early Exit $1,401.48 18.35%
2021-02-11 $24.50 $24.65 Early Exit $-71.68 -0.63%
2021-02-19 $31.78 $19.67 Early Exit $4,833.00 38.10%
2021-03-01 $30.79 $0.05 Early Exit $12,285.52 99.84%
2021-03-02 $27.63 $0.05 Early Exit $11,022.04 99.82%
2021-03-03 $24.33 $0.05 Early Exit $9,700.68 99.79%
2021-03-04 $24.28 $0.05 Early Exit $9,683.56 99.79%
2021-03-05 $29.80 $0.05 Early Exit $11,889.32 99.83%
2021-03-09 $26.93 $0.05 Early Exit $10,741.92 99.81%
2021-03-10 $24.83 $0.05 Early Exit $9,899.96 99.80%
2021-03-11 $20.86 $0.05 Early Exit $8,314.60 99.76%
2021-03-12 $17.64 $0.05 Early Exit $7,026.92 99.72%
2021-03-15 $24.26 $0.05 Early Exit $9,672.04 99.79%
2021-03-30 $20.53 $0.05 Early Exit $8,181.92 99.76%
2021-04-01 $38.72 $9.06 Early Exit $11,850.64 76.59%
2021-04-06 $18.20 $6.19 Early Exit $4,794.36 66.00%
2021-04-08 $15.94 $6.53 Early Exit $3,753.40 59.04%
2021-04-09 $20.31 $11.28 Early Exit $3,601.80 44.46%
2021-04-12 $20.05 $5.92 Early Exit $5,643.44 70.50%
2021-04-13 $29.02 $10.40 Early Exit $7,435.40 64.15%
2021-04-14 $34.93 $11.36 Early Exit $9,420.40 67.49%
2021-04-15 $26.22 $11.63 Early Exit $5,825.92 55.64%
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Overall P&L: +$195,884.16
Win Rate: 78.5%
Max Drawdown: 28.6%

Strategy Details

Use exact DTE matching

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