Iron Condor

Iron Condor • Dec 10, 2019 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
1447
Trades with profits
1194
Win rate
82.52%
Largest profit
$22,439.80
Trades with losses
253
Loss rate
17.48%
Largest loss
-$12,452.25
Avg. return per trade
69.22%
Avg. days in trade
5
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,995.25
Avg. premium
$3,803.86
Avg. P&L per trade
$2,140.37
Avg. win size
$2,925.29
Avg. loss size
-$1,563.94
Total P&L
$3,097,120.69
Used capital
$300,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
49.84%
MAR ratio
9.26
Max drawdown
-5.38%
Total premium
$5,504,191.46
Total fees
$80,544.80
Premium capture rate
57.63%
Sharpe ratio
22.97

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Iron Condor strategy on SPY from Dec 10, 2019 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 1447 trades that stayed open for an average of 5 days. The results were impressive - winning 82.52% of the time (1194 wins vs 253 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $3,097,120.69 in total profits. On average, each position made $2,140.37. When annualized, that's a 49.8% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. Impressively, the maximum drawdown was only 5.4%, showing excellent risk control. With a Sharpe ratio of 22.97, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. The strategy managed to keep 57.6% of the premium collected. 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
2019-12-10 $0.64 $0.05 Early Exit $1,121.80 92.15%
2019-12-11 $0.35 $0.05 Early Exit $547.60 85.71%
2019-12-12 $0.33 $0.05 Early Exit $517.80 85.07%
2020-01-03 $0.18 $0.05 Early Exit $207.00 72.14%
2020-01-21 $0.23 $0.05 Early Exit $312.60 78.48%
2020-01-27 $1.32 $1.70 Stop Loss $-810.45 -28.80%
2020-01-24 $0.45 $0.05 Early Exit $757.80 89.01%
2020-01-30 $0.56 $0.76 Stop Loss $-434.35 -33.85%
2020-01-28 $1.08 $0.05 Early Exit $2,004.40 95.36%
2020-01-29 $0.78 $0.05 Early Exit $1,413.60 93.61%
2020-02-03 $0.89 $1.16 Stop Loss $-596.70 -30.62%
2020-02-04 $0.79 $1.04 Stop Loss $-546.45 -31.34%
2020-01-31 $1.49 $0.05 Early Exit $2,829.40 96.65%
2020-02-05 $0.51 $0.05 Early Exit $877.40 90.29%
2020-02-07 $0.25 $0.05 Early Exit $347.40 79.98%
2020-02-10 $0.22 $0.32 Stop Loss $-260.00 -48.15%
2020-02-18 $0.44 $0.05 Early Exit $730.80 88.67%
2020-02-20 $0.23 $0.05 Early Exit $317.00 78.68%
2020-02-26 $4.44 $5.60 Stop Loss $-2,372.20 -26.13%
2020-02-21 $0.63 $0.05 Early Exit $1,098.40 92.00%
2020-02-25 $5.51 $6.94 Stop Loss $-2,907.55 -25.91%
2020-02-27 $7.28 $9.15 Stop Loss $-3,792.25 -25.69%
2020-02-24 $3.28 $0.05 Early Exit $6,413.00 98.48%
2020-03-04 $4.74 $5.98 Stop Loss $-2,524.15 -26.05%
2020-02-28 $13.15 $5.27 Early Exit $8,637.09 59.90%
2020-03-02 $6.20 $0.05 Early Exit $12,244.80 99.19%
2020-03-03 $8.15 $10.23 Stop Loss $-3,802.14 -25.61%
2020-03-05 $8.75 $10.98 Stop Loss $-3,846.21 -25.57%
2020-03-09 $12.64 $15.85 Stop Loss $-3,882.45 -25.40%
2020-03-10 $9.73 $12.21 Stop Loss $-4,012.72 -25.51%
2020-03-11 $14.31 $17.93 Stop Loss $-4,017.67 -25.35%
2020-03-06 $8.80 $0.05 Early Exit $14,822.81 99.43%
2020-03-12 $20.38 $11.77 Early Exit $6,004.67 42.22%
2020-03-13 $14.75 $18.48 Stop Loss $-3,762.98 -25.34%
2020-03-16 $20.84 $12.44 Early Exit $5,858.58 40.29%
2020-03-17 $19.08 $8.29 Early Exit $8,608.80 56.53%
2020-03-18 $19.77 $11.88 Early Exit $6,296.88 39.94%
2020-03-19 $16.66 $8.47 Early Exit $7,350.21 49.17%
2020-03-23 $14.55 $18.24 Stop Loss $-4,084.41 -25.34%
2020-03-20 $15.07 $18.89 Stop Loss $-3,843.68 -25.33%
2020-03-24 $15.48 $19.40 Stop Loss $-4,341.45 -25.32%
2020-03-25 $15.54 $7.48 Early Exit $8,030.80 51.85%
2020-03-26 $13.93 $5.30 Early Exit $10,320.00 61.93%
2020-03-27 $13.68 $1.72 Early Exit $14,319.24 87.43%
2020-03-30 $10.79 $2.57 Early Exit $12,289.65 76.18%
2020-03-31 $9.94 $5.41 Early Exit $7,662.92 45.61%
2020-04-01 $10.31 $0.05 Early Exit $17,399.67 99.52%
2020-04-02 $7.36 $0.05 Early Exit $14,562.60 99.32%
2020-04-03 $7.23 $9.08 Stop Loss $-3,765.90 -25.69%
2020-04-06 $6.10 $7.67 Stop Loss $-3,200.80 -25.82%
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Previous Backtest

Overall P&L: +$3,097,120.69
Win Rate: 82.5%
Max Drawdown: 5.4%

Strategy Details

Use exact DTE matching

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