Long Call

Long Call • Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 8, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
900
Trades with profits
768
Profit rate
85.33%
Largest profit
$3,957,290.00
Trades with losses
132
Loss rate
14.67%
Largest loss
-$5,603,010.00
Avg. return per trade
27.35%
Avg. days in trade
94
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,369.50
Avg. premium
$1,366,303.59
Avg. P&L per trade
$363,461.54
Avg. win size
$674,568.50
Avg. loss size
-$1,446,615.30
Total P&L
$327,115,386.11
Used capital
$50,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
339.40%
MAR ratio
1.84
Max drawdown
-184.43%
Total premium
$1,229,673,227.41
Total fees
$1,254,892.80
Premium capture rate
26.70%
Sharpe ratio
6.34

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Long Call strategy on QQQ from Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 8, 2025, placing 900 trades that stayed open for an average of 94 days. The results were impressive - winning 85.33% of the time (768 wins vs 132 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $327,115,386.11 in total profits. On average, each position made $363,461.54. When annualized, that's a 339.4% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 184.4%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. With a Sharpe ratio of 6.34, 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
2020-01-09 $0.25 $0.33 Take Profit $6,210.00 30.02%
2020-01-07 $0.50 $0.69 Take Profit $18,480.00 39.91%
2020-01-03 $1.65 $2.43 Take Profit $76,305.00 46.97%
2020-01-06 $0.59 $0.84 Take Profit $23,270.00 41.55%
2020-01-02 $6.51 $9.72 Take Profit $122,291.90 49.23%
2020-01-08 $7.90 $11.80 Take Profit $122,780.22 49.37%
2020-01-10 $3.78 $5.62 Take Profit $135,679.23 48.68%
2020-01-24 $1.30 $1.90 Take Profit $58,745.00 46.16%
2020-01-27 $0.59 $0.83 Take Profit $23,075.00 41.49%
2020-01-30 $0.56 $0.78 Take Profit $21,475.00 41.00%
2020-01-31 $0.59 $0.84 Take Profit $23,435.00 41.59%
2020-01-13 $5.41 $8.07 Take Profit $182,335.95 49.08%
2020-01-14 $3.26 $4.84 Take Profit $156,640.00 48.47%
2020-01-16 $6.36 $9.49 Take Profit $182,894.53 49.21%
2020-01-23 $1.21 $1.76 Take Profit $54,090.00 45.86%
2020-01-15 $10.95 $16.37 Take Profit $184,535.56 49.54%
2020-01-21 $8.13 $12.15 Take Profit $400,305.00 49.39%
2020-01-28 $6.81 $10.16 Take Profit $334,135.00 49.27%
2020-01-29 $6.43 $9.60 Take Profit $315,345.00 49.22%
2020-02-03 $7.10 $10.60 Take Profit $348,810.00 49.30%
2020-01-17 $9.69 $14.49 Take Profit $184,124.33 49.48%
2020-02-05 $0.60 $0.85 Take Profit $23,695.00 41.67%
2020-01-22 $9.61 $14.36 Take Profit $429,904.40 49.48%
2020-02-06 $0.47 $0.65 Take Profit $16,975.00 39.26%
2020-02-07 $1.20 $1.76 Take Profit $53,945.00 45.85%
2020-02-04 $6.83 $10.20 Take Profit $335,230.00 49.27%
2020-02-28 $1.36 $1.99 Take Profit $61,540.00 46.31%
2020-03-20 $0.72 $1.02 Take Profit $29,515.00 43.02%
2020-03-23 $8.29 $12.39 Take Profit $408,380.00 49.40%
2020-03-24 $1.07 $1.55 Take Profit $47,190.00 45.33%
2020-04-01 $5.07 $7.56 Take Profit $247,410.00 49.01%
2020-04-03 $8.05 $12.03 Take Profit $396,395.00 49.38%
2020-03-12 $0.78 $1.12 Take Profit $32,740.00 43.60%
2020-03-13 $1.42 $2.07 Take Profit $64,450.00 46.47%
2020-03-25 $0.80 $1.15 Take Profit $33,835.00 43.77%
2020-03-26 $4.25 $6.32 Take Profit $206,145.00 48.82%
2020-04-02 $0.76 $1.08 Take Profit $31,460.00 43.38%
2020-03-18 $2.86 $4.24 Take Profit $136,730.00 48.25%
2020-03-27 $0.90 $1.30 Take Profit $38,760.00 44.45%
2020-03-30 $1.77 $2.60 Take Profit $82,035.00 47.17%
2020-03-31 $1.62 $2.37 Take Profit $74,470.00 46.90%
2020-03-11 $1.24 $1.81 Take Profit $55,790.00 45.97%
2020-04-06 $1.77 $2.60 Take Profit $82,140.00 47.17%
2020-03-16 $11.01 $16.46 Take Profit $543,960.00 49.55%
2020-02-25 $0.65 $0.92 Take Profit $26,060.00 42.27%
2020-02-27 $1.27 $1.86 Take Profit $57,310.00 46.07%
2020-03-04 $0.71 $1.02 Take Profit $29,210.00 42.96%
2020-03-06 $0.74 $1.06 Take Profit $30,665.00 43.24%
2020-03-09 $0.89 $1.28 Take Profit $38,130.00 44.37%
2020-03-10 $4.40 $6.54 Take Profit $213,495.00 48.86%
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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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