Short Put

Short Put • Dec 10, 2000 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
864
Trades with profits
860
Profit rate
99.54%
Largest profit
$601,033.80
Trades with losses
4
Loss rate
0.46%
Largest loss
-$83,926.00
Avg. return per trade
86.50%
Avg. days in trade
31
Avg. BPR per trade
$154,456.41
Avg. premium
$154,456.41
Avg. P&L per trade
$134,849.63
Avg. win size
$135,620.65
Avg. loss size
-$30,919.68
Total P&L
$116,510,082.18
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
32.64%
MAR ratio
1.68
Max drawdown
-19.46%
Total premium
$133,450,339.10
Total fees
$12,096.00
Premium capture rate
87.31%
Sharpe ratio
26.22

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Short Put strategy on SPX from Dec 10, 2000 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 864 trades that stayed open for an average of 31 days. The results were impressive - winning 99.54% of the time (860 wins vs 4 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $116,510,082.18 in total profits. On average, each position made $134,849.63. When annualized, that's a 32.6% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. The account experienced a 19.5% drawdown at its lowest point, which is moderate but manageable. With a Sharpe ratio of 26.22, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Notably, the strategy captured 87.3% of the premium sold, which is excellent. 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
2010-11-08 $101.04 $0.05 Early Exit $100,979.00 99.95%
2010-11-09 $100.12 $0.05 Early Exit $100,052.60 99.95%
2010-11-10 $96.27 $0.05 Early Exit $96,206.90 99.95%
2010-11-11 $94.98 $0.05 Early Exit $94,918.00 99.95%
2010-11-12 $90.90 $0.05 Early Exit $90,833.10 99.94%
2010-12-13 $101.36 $0.05 Early Exit $101,300.60 99.95%
2010-12-14 $95.68 $0.05 Early Exit $95,620.80 99.95%
2010-12-15 $95.50 $0.05 Early Exit $95,433.20 99.95%
2010-12-16 $89.18 $0.05 Early Exit $89,120.20 99.94%
2010-12-17 $84.39 $0.05 Early Exit $84,326.30 99.94%
2011-01-20 $47.59 $9.57 Take Profit $38,008.76 79.89%
2011-01-24 $35.56 $7.16 Take Profit $28,385.00 79.86%
2011-01-18 $69.67 $0.05 Early Exit $69,607.60 99.93%
2011-01-19 $80.13 $0.05 Early Exit $80,064.70 99.94%
2011-01-21 $79.61 $0.05 Early Exit $79,551.10 99.94%
2011-02-08 $44.46 $0.05 Early Exit $44,401.30 99.89%
2011-02-11 $73.91 $0.05 Early Exit $73,848.40 99.93%
2011-02-14 $77.54 $0.05 Early Exit $77,472.10 99.94%
2011-02-15 $86.01 $0.05 Early Exit $85,947.60 99.94%
2011-02-16 $78.74 $0.05 Early Exit $78,672.30 99.94%
2011-03-14 $91.60 $0.05 Early Exit $91,540.20 99.95%
2011-03-15 $97.87 $0.05 Early Exit $97,803.60 99.95%
2011-03-16 $113.46 $0.05 Early Exit $113,396.20 99.96%
2011-03-28 $64.13 $0.05 Early Exit $64,065.20 99.92%
2011-03-29 $56.10 $0.05 Early Exit $56,033.80 99.91%
2011-04-11 $89.80 $0.05 Early Exit $89,734.80 99.94%
2011-04-12 $86.14 $0.05 Early Exit $86,079.30 99.94%
2011-04-13 $80.04 $0.05 Early Exit $79,974.00 99.94%
2011-04-14 $68.64 $0.05 Early Exit $68,575.90 99.93%
2011-04-15 $61.19 $0.05 Early Exit $61,131.50 99.92%
2011-05-16 $84.99 $0.05 Early Exit $84,930.00 99.94%
2011-05-17 $78.63 $0.05 Early Exit $78,566.60 99.94%
2011-05-18 $88.47 $0.05 Early Exit $88,410.10 99.94%
2011-05-19 $43.28 $0.05 Early Exit $43,220.10 99.88%
2011-05-20 $54.36 $0.05 Early Exit $54,299.70 99.91%
2011-06-13 $72.39 $14.53 Take Profit $57,846.28 79.93%
2011-06-27 $65.91 $13.23 Take Profit $52,665.16 79.92%
2011-06-28 $62.10 $38.09 Early Exit $23,991.50 38.66%
2011-06-29 $47.01 $33.40 Early Exit $13,597.50 28.95%
2011-06-30 $50.91 $47.78 Early Exit $3,117.50 6.15%
2011-07-01 $52.18 $0.05 Early Exit $52,118.00 99.90%
2011-07-07 $88.41 $0.05 Early Exit $88,349.40 99.94%
2011-07-11 $49.30 $0.05 Early Exit $49,237.50 99.90%
2011-07-12 $93.99 $0.05 Early Exit $93,922.30 99.95%
2011-07-13 $91.40 $0.05 Early Exit $91,338.90 99.95%
2011-07-14 $42.07 $0.05 Early Exit $42,005.10 99.88%
2011-08-15 $130.02 $0.05 Early Exit $129,952.50 99.96%
2011-08-16 $131.81 $0.05 Early Exit $131,744.80 99.96%
2011-08-17 $142.31 $0.05 Early Exit $142,242.60 99.96%
2011-08-18 $168.82 $0.05 Early Exit $168,755.40 99.97%
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Previous Backtest

Overall P&L: +$36,294,881.18
Win Rate: 98.3%
Max Drawdown: 350.4%

Strategy Details

Use exact DTE matching

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