Long Call

Long Call • Dec 10, 2023 - Dec 10, 2025

Backtest Performance

Backtest Metrics

Number of trades
502
Trades with profits
284
Profit rate
56.57%
Largest profit
$50,410.45
Trades with losses
218
Loss rate
43.43%
Largest loss
-$6,215.10
Avg. return per trade
103.44%
Avg. days in trade
1
Avg. BPR per trade
$1,451.53
Avg. premium
$1,451.53
Avg. P&L per trade
$1,487.26
Avg. win size
$3,578.20
Avg. loss size
-$1,236.70
Total P&L
$746,605.82
Used capital
$100,000.00
Return on used capital
0.00%
CAGR
190.75%
MAR ratio
46.97
Max drawdown
-4.06%
Total premium
$728,668.58
Total fees
$702.80
Premium capture rate
102.55%
Sharpe ratio
6.99

Backtest Summary

This backtest shows a Long Call strategy on SPX from Dec 10, 2023 - Dec 10, 2025, placing 502 trades that stayed open for an average of 1 days. With a solid 56.57% win rate (284 winners and 218 losers), the strategy proved reliable. This translated to $746,605.82 in total profits. On average, each position made $1,487.26. When annualized, that's a 190.8% return (CAGR), which suggests strong growth potential if maintained over time. Impressively, the maximum drawdown was only 4.1%, showing excellent risk control. With a Sharpe ratio of 6.99, the returns were excellent relative to the risk taken. Notably, the strategy captured 102.6% of the premium sold, which is excellent. 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
2023-12-11 $8.96 $30.12 Expiration $2,114.94 236.25%
2023-12-12 $5.88 $65.21 Expiration $5,931.22 1,008.11%
2023-12-13 $10.63 $24.48 Expiration $1,383.94 130.34%
2023-12-14 $10.59 $6.11 Expiration $-448.85 -42.28%
2023-12-15 $11.27 $43.69 Expiration $3,240.62 287.64%
2023-12-18 $9.21 $27.21 Expiration $1,798.87 195.49%
2023-12-19 $7.56 $0.00 Expiration $-757.34 -100.00%
2023-12-20 $12.31 $36.09 Expiration $2,376.69 193.17%
2023-12-21 $12.34 $23.74 Expiration $1,138.34 92.33%
2023-12-22 $14.01 $0.05 Expiration $-1,397.78 -99.64%
2023-12-26 $4.14 $0.00 Expiration $-415.02 -100.00%
2023-12-27 $8.36 $25.08 Expiration $1,670.31 199.86%
2023-12-28 $6.27 $0.00 Expiration $-627.98 -100.00%
2023-12-29 $13.29 $0.05 Expiration $-1,325.71 -99.62%
2024-01-02 $8.84 $0.00 Expiration $-885.04 -100.00%
2024-01-03 $9.73 $0.27 Expiration $-947.00 -97.22%
2024-01-04 $12.01 $3.88 Expiration $-813.97 -67.68%
2024-01-05 $9.84 $72.20 Expiration $6,234.23 633.39%
2024-01-08 $7.66 $0.37 Expiration $-730.68 -95.17%
2024-01-09 $10.56 $37.25 Expiration $2,667.94 252.83%
2024-01-10 $12.36 $10.21 Expiration $-216.07 -17.38%
2024-01-11 $10.71 $16.30 Expiration $557.75 52.20%
2024-01-12 $6.73 $0.05 Expiration $-668.84 -99.26%
2024-01-16 $8.66 $0.00 Expiration $-867.17 -100.00%
2024-01-17 $9.08 $53.76 Expiration $4,466.65 492.04%
2024-01-18 $9.40 $66.78 Expiration $5,736.71 610.43%
2024-01-19 $11.90 $27.51 Expiration $1,559.32 131.10%
2024-01-22 $13.06 $21.84 Expiration $876.88 67.25%
2024-01-23 $12.90 $27.59 Expiration $1,467.53 113.85%
2024-01-24 $8.50 $15.12 Expiration $660.66 77.87%
2024-01-25 $11.91 $12.27 Expiration $34.40 3.00%
2024-01-26 $8.09 $40.73 Expiration $3,262.98 403.64%
2024-01-29 $6.17 $11.01 Expiration $482.76 78.46%
2024-01-30 $11.74 $0.00 Expiration $-1,174.91 -100.00%
2024-01-31 $12.16 $62.03 Expiration $4,985.53 410.04%
2024-02-01 $8.01 $70.07 Expiration $6,204.42 774.48%
2024-02-02 $10.33 $0.00 Expiration $-1,034.54 -100.00%
2024-02-05 $15.81 $13.88 Expiration $-194.34 -12.21%
2024-02-06 $4.38 $56.05 Expiration $5,165.93 1,180.35%
2024-02-07 $6.39 $6.93 Expiration $52.89 8.48%
2024-02-08 $7.38 $31.75 Expiration $2,435.63 330.18%
2024-02-09 $12.02 $15.38 Expiration $334.44 27.93%
2024-02-12 $10.69 $0.00 Expiration $-1,070.16 -100.00%
2024-02-13 $11.46 $65.95 Expiration $5,447.67 475.46%
2024-02-14 $11.15 $40.03 Expiration $2,886.22 258.86%
2024-02-15 $5.39 $0.00 Expiration $-539.94 -100.00%
2024-02-16 $13.24 $0.05 Expiration $-1,319.96 -99.62%
2024-02-20 $10.09 $8.69 Expiration $-141.35 -13.88%
2024-02-21 $9.64 $127.74 Expiration $11,808.46 1,224.77%
2024-02-22 $13.73 $16.60 Expiration $286.11 20.94%
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