Short Put
Short Put • Dec 10, 2010 - Dec 10, 2025
Backtest Performance
Backtest Metrics
Backtest Summary
This backtest shows a Short Put strategy on QQQ from Dec 10, 2010 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 761 trades that stayed open for an average of 13 days. The results were impressive - winning 83.97% of the time (639 wins vs 122 losses), which shows remarkable consistency. This translated to $263,732.90 in total profits. On average, each position made $346.56. The 9.0% annualized return (CAGR) shows this could be a solid long-term strategy. The journey was quite volatile though - at its worst, the account was down 58.6%, which would require strong conviction to ride out. The Sharpe ratio of 0.84 shows modest risk-adjusted performance. Overall, this is a viable strategy that could be improved with some fine-tuning.
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Trade Log
| Date | Entry | Exit | Exit Reason | P&L | Return | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-29 | $0.20 | $0.21 | Early Exit | $-19.00 | -2.96% | |
| 2011-04-05 | $0.67 | $0.38 | Take Profit | $269.70 | 42.49% | |
| 2011-04-12 | $0.30 | $0.20 | Take Profit | $86.40 | 33.27% | |
| 2011-04-19 | $0.28 | $0.19 | Take Profit | $79.05 | 32.40% | |
| 2011-04-26 | $0.20 | $0.29 | Early Exit | $-108.70 | -48.26% | |
| 2011-05-03 | $0.32 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $252.90 | 84.17% | |
| 2011-05-10 | $0.26 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $199.50 | 80.95% | |
| 2011-05-17 | $0.32 | $0.21 | Take Profit | $95.20 | 34.20% | |
| 2011-05-24 | $0.35 | $0.23 | Take Profit | $114.15 | 35.89% | |
| 2011-05-31 | $0.34 | $0.87 | Early Exit | $-545.60 | -156.60% | |
| 2011-06-07 | $0.29 | $0.31 | Early Exit | $-27.60 | -4.99% | |
| 2011-06-14 | $0.43 | $0.42 | Early Exit | $-2.50 | 2.44% | |
| 2011-06-21 | $0.41 | $0.42 | Early Exit | $-18.50 | -1.33% | |
| 2011-06-28 | $0.17 | $0.14 | Early Exit | $21.10 | 19.58% | |
| 2011-07-12 | $0.35 | $0.22 | Take Profit | $109.65 | 35.52% | |
| 2011-07-05 | $0.27 | $0.38 | Early Exit | $-114.00 | -36.82% | |
| 2011-07-19 | $0.32 | $0.52 | Early Exit | $-208.90 | -61.10% | |
| 2011-07-26 | $0.60 | $1.41 | Early Exit | $-825.70 | -134.98% | |
| 2011-08-02 | $0.50 | $0.56 | Early Exit | $-72.50 | -11.98% | |
| 2011-08-09 | $0.92 | $0.51 | Take Profit | $395.75 | 44.55% | |
| 2011-08-23 | $0.72 | $0.41 | Take Profit | $298.85 | 43.09% | |
| 2011-08-16 | $0.57 | $0.58 | Early Exit | $-27.50 | -2.56% | |
| 2011-08-30 | $0.76 | $1.13 | Early Exit | $-374.70 | -47.37% | |
| 2011-09-06 | $0.59 | $0.34 | Take Profit | $230.70 | 41.49% | |
| 2011-09-13 | $0.95 | $0.52 | Take Profit | $410.90 | 44.72% | |
| 2011-09-20 | $0.76 | $3.32 | Early Exit | $-2,572.40 | -337.52% | |
| 2011-09-27 | $1.11 | $3.32 | Early Exit | $-2,221.80 | -199.19% | |
| 2011-10-04 | $0.71 | $0.40 | Take Profit | $289.60 | 42.91% | |
| 2011-10-11 | $1.12 | $0.61 | Take Profit | $495.90 | 45.53% | |
| 2011-10-18 | $0.41 | $0.26 | Take Profit | $143.30 | 37.88% | |
| 2011-10-25 | $0.96 | $0.53 | Take Profit | $417.55 | 44.80% | |
| 2011-11-01 | $0.93 | $0.51 | Take Profit | $400.15 | 44.60% | |
| 2011-11-08 | $0.84 | $2.25 | Early Exit | $-1,422.60 | -167.23% | |
| 2011-11-22 | $0.70 | $0.40 | Take Profit | $285.30 | 42.82% | |
| 2011-11-29 | $0.38 | $0.24 | Take Profit | $127.20 | 36.86% | |
| 2011-11-15 | $1.62 | $0.95 | Early Exit | $652.70 | 41.13% | |
| 2011-12-06 | $0.50 | $0.30 | Take Profit | $188.20 | 40.05% | |
| 2011-12-13 | $1.08 | $0.59 | Take Profit | $476.45 | 45.37% | |
| 2011-12-20 | $0.37 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $310.70 | 86.62% | |
| 2011-12-27 | $0.27 | $0.05 | Early Exit | $210.80 | 81.74% | |
| 2012-01-03 | $0.73 | $0.42 | Take Profit | $304.45 | 43.20% | |
| 2012-01-10 | $0.98 | $0.54 | Take Profit | $426.60 | 44.89% | |
| 2012-01-17 | $0.68 | $0.39 | Take Profit | $279.25 | 42.70% | |
| 2012-01-24 | $0.39 | $0.31 | Early Exit | $59.80 | 18.81% | |
| 2012-01-31 | $1.03 | $0.56 | Take Profit | $449.70 | 45.12% | |
| 2012-02-07 | $0.68 | $0.39 | Take Profit | $275.05 | 42.60% | |
| 2012-02-14 | $0.41 | $0.26 | Take Profit | $143.85 | 37.91% | |
| 2012-02-21 | $0.86 | $0.48 | Take Profit | $367.20 | 44.19% | |
| 2012-03-06 | $0.46 | $0.28 | Take Profit | $167.90 | 39.17% | |
| 2012-02-28 | $0.33 | $0.22 | Take Profit | $102.30 | 34.88% |
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